Sentences with phrase «slice of luck»

That was until the Gunners were handed a huge slice of luck.

He must also have a fair slice of luck.

But his victory relied on an enormous slice of luck.

And even then, you'll fail, because you'll need a huge slice of luck, too.

Barca then got another big slice of luck as they went 2 - 0 up.

It was a good break and both Debuchy and Chamberlain were caught out of position on our right, but there was a huge slice of luck for them in the goal.

As the Saints tried to hold on, the Blues got a much needed slice of luck to get back on level terms.

But Sergi Roberto was sent off for preventing Iago Aspas sprinting clear and in the 82nd minute the former Liverpool striker made it 2 - 2, albeit with a large slice of luck given the ball brushed his hand on its way into the net.

There is no denying that Arsenal were handed a huge slice of luck when the Champions League draw was made this week.

Ironically enough, that wasn't the biggest slice of luck the Ukraininans have enjoyed during their European campaign this season.

However, luck favours the brave and all champions needs their fair slice of luck along the way.

The result was right, as we got the three points we so desperately needed against Leicester City, but it came from a massive slice of luck towards the end of a game that we never looked like winning.

Man City's Premier League credentials were put to the test by a stubborn Huddersfield but a huge slice of luck proved the decisive factor.

Maybe it wouldn't have mattered anyway, but Manchester City certainly got a huge slice of luck on their third goal against Arsenal today.

He was ineffective and subsequently dropped for the cup final as we failed to score a a goal in 3 home games and away vs United (That og was a huge slice of luck in another toothless attacking showing).

Reliability, driveability and simplicity can go a long way to achieving a good result - as can grit, determination and a good old fashioned slice of luck.

Bayern Munich are probably a step ahead of the rest, with the Spanish giants Real and Barca behind them and then a group of around six teams who will all need to improve and probably have a good slice of luck too if they are to deliver.

Soon after that, the home side had a major slice of luck come their way that allowed Rooney to bring things level.

In the meantime, with Roberto Di Matteo seemingly reluctant to delve in the market, the Italian tactician is relying heavily on Lady Luck to see them through what will be an arduous second half of the season, and it was several slices of luck which saw them stop the rot last weekend with a hard - fought 3 - 2 win over Blackpool at The Hawthorns.

The victor can be someone who has performed brilliantly, or somebody that did a good job, but has had a nice slice of luck.

The Sun have claimed Shaw could be loaned out in January, but a change in manager could prove a huge slice of luck for the player in terms of getting his United career back on track.

And both of our German stars have been fairly honest in their assessment of the game, admitting that the performance was not really good enough and that we only got the win with a large slice of luck.

Until the first goal, which lets face it came with a massive slice of luck — no one was expecting it, the crowd wasn't happy, we then seemed to wake up after that — and the team as well!

However, the jury is still out on Zidane's managerial abilities and while the Frenchman could eventually go on to become a great manager; it would probably require a huge slice of luck for the 43 - year old to guide his beloved Madrid to victory in the Champions League this season.

Next up not so far in the north - west come Liverpool who also needed a slice of luck to get a point of off West Brom at home, despite opening the score.

Karl Robinson's boys could have been five down when they got a slice of luck to equalise through Darren Potter's deflected shot, but Chelsea retook the lead through Oscar's second goal on 32 minutes.

A nice exchange of passes opened up the Chelsea defence, and they got the slice of luck they deserved as Faupala blocked Cesar Azpilicueta's clearance over the line, as the above video shows.

It was a good result though so let's not be greedy, especially as there was a slice of luck with a big deflection for Walcott's goal.

Or that Swansea did the double over us and that the likes of Anderlecht, Sunderland, Leicester and Hull held us to a draw, while we needed extra time and a slice of luck to get past the Championship side Reading in the semi-final?

Chelsea benefitted from a slice of luck as the ball deflected away from Cahill and into Costa's path, but the finish from the 27 - year - old was top class from a tight angle.

if thats the case where is our slice of luck surely there is enough to go around for everyone.

I hope we get a slice of luck soon and long for either kos, hayden or debuchy to return soon.

If we play with the same lack of intensity and cutting edge on Thursday as we showed yesterday, however, then Arsenal would need a huge slice of luck to get any sort of win.

There was a slice of luck involved as Iwobi's shot was deflected off Alexis giving the keeper no chance.

Colombia international James Rodriguez got a slice of luck with a deflected strike which handed Real the lead again shortly before the interval:

The 19th - place Magpies have given as good as they've got on Tyneside and were rewarded with a slice of luck when Skrtel diverted Georginio Wijnaldum's 69th - minute shot beyond Simon Mignolet.

True, he had a large slice of luck and was helped out by the post on a couple of occasions but the only ball that ended up in his net that night was from a Clarke penalty.

The story so far After Sundowns beat Zamalek of Egypt to win African club football's top prize thanks to a huge slice of luck, coach Pitso Mosimane joked «we were the Denmark of the Champions League».

Influential figures such as Leonardo Bonucci and Lucas Biglia will need to step up, Suso will need to deliver in a big game and Milan could certainly do with a slice of luck along the way to get the result that they desire.

7 minutes later, Liverpool got their slice of luck, when Miquel's clearance struck Aaron Ramsey, to chip over Szczesny into the net.

It came with a huge slice of luck, as Willian's cross ended up being turned in to the net by Dyanmo defender Dragovic.

Manchester United 1 Brighton 0 Ashley Young's deflected strike proved the slice of luck Manchester United needed to sneak past promoted Brighton.

A defeat last night would have meant we were well off the pace, but now if we can put together a nice run over the next few weeks, there's no reason we can get back into a top four position, Spurs definitely due a blip and we are well and truly overdue a slice of luck and some more fortuitous refereeing decisions.

The right - back, signed in the summer from Paris Saint - Germain, benefitted from a slice of luck as his first - half cross sailed all the way in at the back post to set us on the way to a 2 - 0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley.

You have to have all these variables lined up and a slice of luck to win.»