Sentences with phrase «seen against the better sides»

You could argue that maybe Wenger doesn't have the personnel to carry out a defensive game plan, but I thought defensively we looked good today, which is something we haven't seen against the better sides in previous games.

Not exact matches

Finally good to see slow but steady progress against the total lunacy that is religion, we need more money guys on our side making awareness possible.

He's proven himself against lesser sides, but getting behind the defense of good teams we shall see.

In a way I hope the young striker does get another chance to play against West Brom because we have seen signs of some real talent and the more he plays the more comfortable he will feel in the side and the better he should perform.

but its a bit sad to see that i as i know more about arsenal fans than other fans, to say from the bottom of my heart, that the fans on here are as worse as the worst if not the worst fans out there... arsenal being on a run, with özil scoring one of the best goals i have ever seen on tuesday, draws against the best defensive side in the league and no they arent stoke city or something they are SPURS equally title challenger as any of arsenal man city, man united, chelsea, liverpool, a team that sent man city home when they (city) looked unbeatable..

Pep Guardiola will know him better than the others given that his City side came directly up against Monaco in the Champions League round - of - 16 stage, and evidently the Spanish tactician saw something he liked to warrant his interest in signing Mendy.

Yet to be seen how he can shield the back 4 as a DM but indications would suggest that he could do a good job against the mid / lower table sides (physical strength, read of the game, tackles, interceptions, distribution, composure... all seem pretty good)

The Invincibles were obviously a better side and coped well against a great Utd side with 10 men, but to be fair, from what I saw, we coped pretty well with Chelsea with 10 men, and were still in it until Cazorla got sent off as well (which was stupid obviously).

When you are playing football and you got a high ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones pewell i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones peWell if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period

In fact, it had been thought that McCarthy would be moving to Anfield this summer after the Englishman's man - of - the - match performance against Brendan Rodgers's side in the Premier League last April, a display that the Reds boss later called one of the best - ever that he had seen from a goalkeeper in his career.

As well as this, he has the numbers to back up; scoring on his first Arsenal start, albeit an offside goal against a poor Everton side, but the quality is there for all to see.

Many fans think this could be our best two defenders so it will be interesting to see how well they perform against a Newcastle side with a lot of pace and width up front.

Best formation i ve ever seen, actually with Flamini in our team, our chances are bigger by 50 %, he scored against strongest defence in europe against Spuds, he will score against poor side like Bayern, ALL HAIL FLAMINI

everyone seems to be in a rush to do interviews especially after the Man u game... its a big big win for us seeing as we have not had one over them in 4 years but in the name of all that is good this is AFC we are talking about and no matter how crucial a win is against one of our biggest rival we should just move on and focus on the next game and stop behaving and acting like a newly promoted side that caused a big upset by beating one of the favorites for the title... at the end of the day its a very important win but its still 3 points....

In turn, that will be a real concern for Klopp as he'll be desperate to see them avoid any injury setbacks of their own as that could leave Liverpool exposed at the back against the side with the best goalscoring record in the English top flight this season.

I think the best thing we can say right now with accuracy was it was nice to see us win away albeit against a weak side and that Wilshire looked quite good.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

We started well and controlled the game against a side who are good, you can see it's a quality team, but once we opened the score I think we were in control.

It remains to be seen whether his upturn in commitment is due to the January transfer window or more simply that he is keen to prove his worth to Arsenal, but I believe his performance yesterday was amongst his best against the bigger sides in the division.

If the third goal against Watford is anything to go by, then the above would see Arsenal at the optimal best which is better than any side in the EPL and Europe — Come On You Gunners!

So it is good to see names like Coquelin, Mertesacker and Mustafi back in the matchday squad, although only the latter is set to start today's game against the Potters and it looks like he will be the right sided defender in a back three, with Monreal and Kolasinac completing the back line.

However, they will be desperate to see him line - up against Pep Guardiola's side, as Arsene Wenger will want as close to a fully - fit squad to select from as possible in order to give his side the best chance of winning a piece of silverware this season.

This is the stuff we saw when Arsenal were up against a good quality champions league side or a determined Stoke or Watford that were able to nullify and frustrate us, causing us to panic and lose our heads and ideas.

The 18 year - old has fired 19 goals in all competitions so far this season, including a whopping 11 in his last nine outings for Monaco, helping his side to top the French Ligue 1 table ahead of Paris Saint - Germain, as well as scoring in both legs against Manchester City to see his team through to the last eight of the Champions League.

It will be interesting to see how well Dembele does against a rejuvenated Bayern side who are on the back of five straight wins, in which they conceded only the one goal, but the Celts are famed for their performances in front of their home crowd, and you wouldn't like to write the Scottish side of at Parkhead.

The Arsenal and Germany international star Mesut Ozil is well aware that the Gunners are not at their best right now and he knows that the Arsenal fans are not happy after seeing the team slump to a second defeat in a row against a previously out of sorts Chelsea side.

Futhermore the fm has filled his side with ballerinas.When the waltzing comes off against 2nd rate sides like Everton, all is well and forgiven and forgotten.The problem as we saw in the Spurs game, Beelerin and Wiltshire were easily bullied.

However, with the boss having no injury problems to concern him, it looks like team that started against Deportivo La Coruna in the final league game is what Zidane sees as his best XI, so will that be the same side that starts the Champions League final against city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday?

City saw off their Champions League away tie against Basel with rather ease and they are well clear at the top of the table in premier league so we expect Guardiola to start with a full strength side in the league cup final.

Moreso than any other team, we can't know how good PSG is until we see them play against another top continental side.

However, if the Gunners are to avoid a repeat of the nail - biting drama that saw Arsenal progress after an extra time winner against Reading, Arsene Wenger must be prepared to play his best side.

KEY FACT: Stoke have won seven of their last nine home Premier League matches against newly promoted sides MATCH ODDS: Stoke 6/5 Draw 9/4 Brighton 11/4 bet365 Pick: Half time score 0 - 0 @ 6/4 ANDY SAYS: Stoke win for me here, think Paul Lambert will get the win... 2 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Stoke have improved and they should just about claim the three points... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I can see a home win, think Stoke will take the victory... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: At # 0.69, Jack Butland has to be a good buy

KEY FACT: Swansea have won five of their six home Premier League matches against West Brom MATCH ODDS: Swansea 17/10 Draw 21/10 West Brom 2/1 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to score in the first half @ 11/2 ANDY SAYS: A real six - pointer this one, but I will just go with the home side... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: I don't see West Brom getting beat here, think they will grab a point... 0 - 0 SILKY SAYS: I can see goals here, but not sure either is good enough for the win... 2 - 2 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Tammy Abraham is just outside the top 150 at # 1.22

You can see he knows what he wants when we play the Champions» League - chasing sides, which is why we have witnessed very good wins against these sides and taken a substantial number of points from them when others have failed to do so.

Rojo made his return from injury playing for the U23; s, gaining some much - needed match fitness, then returning in the UEFA Champions League against Basel, following that with another good performance in the 4 - 2 victory over Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, conceding a penalty in the second half which saw the home side score twice in seven minutes.

They've suffered a string of defeats since jumping up to the top flight, and it's hard to see them adapting well to playing against the side who finished top of the league last term.

«The main thing for me is to see my team compete against one of the best sides in the world at the moment.

Wenger chose to rotate his squad for the FA Cup semi-final match against Reading, but the clash against Chelsea is sure to see the boss go with his best eleven — a side that has won eight Premier League games on the bounce.

The partnership of Lescott and Okore on Tuesday night was one of the strongest that has been seen in a Villa side in a long time and the pair also played together for the club's better performances and results this season against Southampton, Newcastle United and West Ham United.

But against Everton, he was able to almost play cat and mouse, letting Lukaku see just enough to go in for the kill only for Blind to spin away, impishly snatching away the ball with a well - timed foot or using some other subtle trickery to shepard his rival to a side he'd prefer to take him.

Middlesbrough do have tendancy to up their game against big teams but this Chelsea side is well rested and come with a clinical edge and I see them getting all three points this weekend.

«We didn't need to defend very often either, so it's very upsetting that I didn't see the defensive side of our game come together today, when the attacking side was a lot better than it was against Everton.

However, while the Tangerines are a breathe of fresh air to watch, they are far from untouchable and the use of right tactics, formation and personnel would see them struggle, which is why I have my concerns regarding their chances on Tuesday night up against a well - drilled, stubborn Birmingham side.

This is the first real chance to see the team against a top opponent at full strength, so Valverde shouldn't save anyone for Wednesday and field his best side at the Wanda.

Half a mile away on the other side of Victoria Street, sitting inside the Department of Work and Pensions, remains Iain Duncan Smith, a man who has seen his welfare reforms repeatedly crash against the rocks of Whitehall's information technology, a self - deluding good news culture and the messy reality of the lives of benefit claimants.

It's easy to get into a narrow view of politics, to see only the bad side, but Lincoln reminds us that sometimes good men come along and manipulate the venal and the weak into performing, against their own better judgement, works of incredible public good.

SAN FRANCISCO — The fifth graders in Jade Cooney's classroom compete against a kitchen timer during lessons to see how long they can sustain good behavior — raising hands, disagreeing respectfully and looking one another in the eye — without losing time to insults or side conversations.

It isn't pleasant to see the Obama administration, against all good advice, siding with the charlatans on both financial and education «reform.»

See the Cherokee compared side - by - side against key competitors here.Performance During a day of testing, I drove the new Cherokee on twisty mountain roads and pockmarked streets, as well as a brief highway stint, and it performed about as well as any SUV in the class.

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