Sentences with phrase «stages of the season when»

It's no good for Arsenal and Wenger during this stage of the season when they are hit by injuries to many a key player, and it's precisely due to that reason why Wenger needs to start thinking of utilizing Podolski and Tomas Rosicky a lot more than what he has done with them so far.

It seems Wenger is already displaying the sort of delusion we have come to expect from him in the latter stages of the season when Arsenal's customary implosion reaches its most critical stage.

Not exact matches

In our experience, seasoned managers are extremely disciplined when deploying capital and typically invest capital in only one to four out of every one hundred early - stage companies that are under review.

So, when I encounter in the lives of my own people similar stages or seasons or attitudes, how do I respond?

We have almost a fit squad, we're able to introduce players slowly, which means when we get to the final stages of the season, we may have a good number of fit players.

If we only play with the same mentality and intensity just as when we played against Monaco away after losing at home, which is not unlike previous years at the same stage of CL, against Bayern last year and Dortmund before that, I believe this team can start another «Invincible» streak from this month onwards till next season.

The news will be welcomed by Neil Lennon's side, who sprang one of the surprises of last season's Champions League group stage when Tony Watt's late winner inflicted a rare defeat on a Barca side that did include Messi that night.

The Frenchman was talking this week about why he feels that Arsenal are much more prepared for this title challenge compared to other recent seasons when we have been in a good position only to see the EPL trophy slip away in the latter stages of the campaign.

Wish we had of got knocked out of our group, Europa this season looked easy compared to Seville, and when Zenit and Leverkusen were still good, also a couple Italian teams like Napoli Fiorentina Roma, or a Porto, but these latter stages kept getting sh*t tier and sh*t tier.

When we were asking Wenger to spend big to buy Lacazette some few seasons back people said he is not proven on the big stage yet and that he was in the French League.Today, we are in a similar situation and we are going to bid a whooping # 50 for a player who'll probably be benched if Sanchez stays and take up the leading role if he leaves.Whrre's the sense in all this?Probably, long term he might be worth it but as of now he ain't.

Hell even when Chelsea became the first winners of the Champions League to be knocked out in the Group Stages the following season.

I'm sick of that stage of the season, when we say we have no real fight, haven't got the stomach for it.

The report by John Cross in the Mirror futher goes on to state that contract talks are in an advanced stage and that an announcement will be made at a more appropriate time — perhaps when the team manage to string a couple of wins together or manage to creep into the top four at the end of the season, although the latter looks unlikely now.

Someone mentioned a while back that Ozil must be sick with Giroud sometimes, I told him nonsense, but when chances go begging at the most crucial stage of season, well Id have to be inclined to agree.

It's normal for players and teams to push themselves extra hard when they are closing in on the final stage of a football season.

There's no point in debating Mr wenger's future or replacement at this stage of the season, When we are still involved in 3 competition's, So, We just have to wait and see, How the remainder of this season pans out!

Finishing second in the Group Stages when in almost every one of the last 7 Season we should have finished 1st in the Group — and consistently avoided Barcelona any Bayern.

It's a sad state of affairs when we have to go all the wayyyy back to the beginning of the season to remember our Guns Blazing against a Chelsea side who where at an experimental stage with their new manager and formation.

Wenger keeps us in the top 3 but when the season end, instead of being a relieved and willing to accept Wenger for an other few seasons, the fans stage a respectful silent protest outside Emirates.

How can anyone even dare to blame our loss on injuries WHEN WE ARE SITTING ON A # 200m transfer kitty?????? All the players that are injured right now except bellerin, were injured at some stage last season and the one before that.It really isn't rocket science to predict the players that are going to get injured at arsenal and even which type of injuries they will get.

We were eliminated in the quarter final stage of the competition last term by Watford, when the Hornets pulled off their best performance of the entire season to beat us by two goals to one.

Porn star Alina Henessy hit the headlines earlier this week when she promised to stage a 16 - hour sex session with Dynamo Moscow striker Alexander Kokorin as a reward if he scored five goals before the end of the season.

The Gunners, having won the reverse leg last season — when these two sides faced each other in the group stages — will take great confidence from that tie, as a tonic of confidence and possibly clinch a win, again.

i think it more about that incident when chelsea were knocked out of the 2012 - 13 CL Group stage and went to win the europa league that season meaning chelsea were rewarded for their failure.

When he was challenged about his statement by one of the reporters at the Arsenal press conference yesterday, Arsene Wenger chose to back up a little and say that you can never rule out any club from the Premier League title race at this early stage of the season.

There are only one or two of them that might roll their eyes, and that's worth it when you consider the kids at the top of the upper deck, or watching at home, hoping to see the player they've rooted for all season, appearing on the national stage because he did so well entertaining them.

You know you've reached the sweet spot of the college football season when midweek MACtion starts, setting up the stage for a big Week 10 of action.

When you hear that Arsenal are one of the clubs linked with a striker that scored more goals in the group stages of the Champions League last season than any other player, with a stunning nine goals from just six games, most Arsenal fans would start rubbing their hands together with anticipation.

The boss put that right and we saw the value of this in the second half of the season, but could Mourinho really have done much better with Arsenal in the early stages, when we were ravaged by injury problems and had players like Ozil and Mertesacker woefully short of their best form?

Once was a couple of seasons ago when Chelsea played liverpool at the bridge and left with a point, the other was the 2011 — 2012 season when Chelsea played Juventus in the group stages of the CL and drew at the bridge and lost in Turin 3 — 0.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Rotation comes in place when the same starting 11 players have been playing for too long and face the risk of getting injured or losing form during key stages of the season.

When the season started, Ramsey was expected to continue from where he left off last season; Sanchez, although a spark in Arsenal's season so far, hasn't really set the stage on fire; Wilshere continues to be a skeptic of his own self.

Arsenal fans found out all we needed to know about the France international star Geoffrey Kondogbia this season, as the central midfielder was easily the Man of the Match when his French Ligue 1 club Monaco came to the Emirates for the Champions League first - leg game of the knockout stages.

If you don't play your most expensive purchase at this stage of the season, when will you play him.

The youngster gained some significant attention during the early stages of the Champions League when he bagged a wonderful solo goal against Manchester United, though it remind to be seen whether he would figure in Arsenal's first team plans next season.

Fans staged a walkout at Grove Stadium last season when the team went through a spell of bad form without points.

When we watched with baited breath to see who Arsenal would be playing in the group stages of the Champions League this season, all of the softer looking sides got put into other groups and the Gunners got another tough draw.

Brady said, «I think it's going to be a season where we won't threaten to the top four, and I think it's going to be a season where getting into the Champions League relies on the Europa League, where we would have a chance of winning it when we get into the latter stages and he [Wenger] puts his best team out.

The days are over when you could get easy wins at this stage of the season against mid-table teams.

In fact, it's not since the 2009/10 season that Arsenal have progressed beyond the round of 16, when they were eliminated from the tournament by Barcelona at the quarter final stage.

For all the build up to what is effectively United's last chance saloon in terms of achieving at least the bare minimum — reaching the group stages of the Champions League for next season with the added bonus of silverware, the players somehow managed it — like they did in the last few minutes of the EFL cup final, when at one stage the odds were stacked against them.

The left - back, who United made the most expensive teenager in the history of the game when he was purchased from Southampton in 2014 — a record broken by the club a year later with the signing of Martial — missed the majority of his second season in Manchester due to a double fracture he suffered in his first Champions League group stage game of 2015 in September.

When it was seeming all grey in the middle of the season, they recovered unexpectedly in the European stage.

The League of Ireland champions were on course to shock Henning Berg's side, who have won back - to - back domestic titles and featured in last season's Europa League group stage, when Christy Fagan converted Ian Bermingham's left - wing cross in the 38th minute.

Recently, FC Basel showed a better European campaign than CSKA when Bebbi reached the Round of 16 in 2014/15 season after beating Liveroool in the group stages — while CSKA finished last under Bayern Munich, Man City, and AS Roma.

He netted 12 times in the Czech league over three seasons, and his contribution was especially crucial in the qualifying stages of the 2013 - 14 Champions League, when he scored five goals, including a hat trick versus Nomme Kalju of Estonia.

It's rather hard to point the finger at a particular aspect of their game that has improved on last season — but they look as if they have collectively moved up a level in terms of confidence and assurance both on and off the ball that even when Everton threatened David De Gea in the early stages of the second half, the home side refused to be drawn in.

Juventus won a fifth consecutive Serie A title last season, equalling an Italian record, but they missed out on Champions League victory when Bayern Munich knocked them out of the competition at the quarter - final stage.

People may look and think we should utilise the entire squad but I disagree - at this stage of the season it's all about momentum and, if you have a solid XI who are playing to a high level week in week out, this will make all the difference when we reach the lottery of the playoffs.