Sentences with phrase «string side in»

Defence Arsenal played a second string side in Thursday's clash with Ostersunds FK in the Europa League and duly conceded twice in the first half.

If we have my forecasted new arrivals and we keep our full squad fit, we must surely have the best second string side in the competition.

They had no European football whatsoever but we can afford to play a second string side in the Europa League and focus on the EPL games, at least until the latter stages if we get there.

All five above Arsenal could be in UCL while arsenal play 2nd string side in Europa league.

Not exact matches

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Isaac knelt down and began to pray; he strung along, and strung along, about the heathen in distant lands, and about the sister churches, and about the state and the country at large, and about those that's in authority in the government, and all the usual programme, you know, till everybody had got tired and gone to thinking about something else, and then, all of a sudden, when nobody was noticing, he outs with a match and rakes it on the under side of his leg, and pff!

The continued string of derision of me as a Catholic or of Catholics in general doesn't advance an argument for your side.

Cut the stem off and wash pumpkin, cut in half horizontally, remove seeds and strings, place cut - side - down on parchment paper - lined baking sheet, and bake until a sharp knife can be easily inserted through the softened flesh, about 30 minutes, or more for a larger pumpkin.

Gather up the muslin sides and tie with string; place on a drainer over a large bowl and leave to drain in the fridge for 12 - 14 hours.

If you see strings pulling along the sides and your dough looks caved in slightly, it's over-risen.

Our stand - in skipper Koscielny has now moved to reveal that he still holds serious hope of returning to the top of the division, claiming this win will help his side to turn things around after a string of bad results.

Chelsea and City will be laughing at the string of surprise failures inside the top six this week, and considering that Arsenal were the only side to actually lose, we will have to consider ourselves lucky not to have lost much in the race for the title or the top four.

Having said that though, Stoke are not a team in form at the moment, so Wenger will be hopeful that a second string side can keep our momentum going.

The Nou Camp side have an expansive B side squad that must be reduced to meet league regulations, Barcelona's second string compete in Spain's third tier, and promising winger Traore is one player who could be loaned out this summer.

Instead of moving players out of position to accommodate a new arrival how about applying some tactical nous and allowing two talented players to both play as strikers.The best teams of 1998 - 2004 had a number of different strikers playing off the genius of Dennis Bergkamp.We had pace, movement and power.Although I would not put Ozil in Bergkamps class he is talented enough to pull the strings with other playmakers such as Jack and Mikki in the side in a 442.

Eventhough am not a big fan & all i feel if he's able to buy Lemar & a centre without selling Alexis we might end up in the top 4 or even steal the title from the favourites this season because AW said he'll prioritize the EPL over the UEL that means he might be using a second string side for the Europa League while the favourites lose their players to injuries & fatigue because of the Champs League.

But we do not want to field a completely second string side, so with Alexis Sanchez coming back to London just in time for the weekend, do you think Wenger might think of not starting him against Swansea and playing him in midweek?

We might not have gotten the points we needed in our pursuit of the Premier league title but with the exception of our cowardly performance against a second string Man United side, we have not played badly at all.

Why were we OUTPLAYED OUTHOUGHT and pretty much 2nd best against a side who will probably only just realise their ambition of staying in thePremier league?Simple.They have a manager who COACHES and MOTIVATES his players to achieve to their abilities.When was the last time we could say this?Wenger somehow achieved this in last seasons cup final by getting a fantastic performance on the day with a second rate / string goalkeeper a back three which included a novice, a left back and BFG playing after 37 minutes of football the whole season.Thats not forgetting OX playing LWB.Why can't Wenger Coach and Motivate Players for a season any more?Start the clear out with Wenger and get someone in who can

You have to wonder the wisdom in Mick McCarthy's decision to field a second string side for their trip to Old Trafford, perhaps not for footballing reasons alone but also for essentially turning up for a Premier League match and essentially admitting defeat before the referee blew for the kick - off.

Janjetovic pulled off a string of fine saves in the first half of his side's 0 - 0 draw with rivals Melbourne Victory, including several excellent reflex saves to keep Victory marksman Archie Thompson goalless.

With a second string side out, including some players like Bellerin in unfamiliar positions and some like Podolski and Campbell with hardly any minutes on the pitch, fierce home crowd and a Galatasaray team playing for pride and a new manager, it could have been a tough night for us.

It was our 3rd string DM chamberlain had to be a 5th string CM, we were missing sanchez, cazorla, coquelin, ozil against a very good stoke side where we haven't won in 5 games and who have beaten city and United at home.

Valverde's side were happy to soak up the pressure in the first 45 as they looked to rely on Messi and Iniesta to pull the strings going forward, however in the second half, everything changed.

Arsenal on the flip - side are breezing into the title race with a long string of good results, and have climbed to second in the table having only lost one league cup encounter since their opening weekend defeat to Liverpool.

But it was the home side that started to come out of their shells aftyer about 20 minutes and they started to cause us problems, winning a string of corners and getting crosses in from the flanks.

There's no denying that Chelsea are a better side with him in it, and so his return to full fitness will be a welcome boost to all connected to the club as they look to continue to build momentum after a string of positive results.

He is virtually ineffective against them, just about manages to pull of a string fairly average performances against «lesser sides», yet the cult following he's gained seem's to have convinced people than he is... Ill turn up at the emirates and sing «Na na Giroud», in appreciation for what he has done for the club so far and the fact he is an Arsenal player.

Wenger will not want to give up our trophy easily so I am not expecting a totally second string side, but it looks like the boss will have no choice but to play some more youngsters than usual in the FA Cup...

Arsenal are guaranteed to play a second string side, but so are our opponents and this season we seem to have much more strength in depth than usual so there is no reason why we can not go all the way this time around.

He failed to make an impression at Bournemouth and on the back of one full 90 minutes against a lower division side there is a clamour for him to replace the likes of Ramsay, Xhaka and Elneny who is in my opinion the best defensive midfielder at Arsenal.Wenger is absolutely correct on this occasion when he points that it is up to Wiltshire to stake a claim to a regular midfield berth by stringing together a number of consistently good performances.I sincerely hope he can but please, no more of this hype after a 90 minute shift.

We were forced to field a weakened side due to injuries, I'll give credit to AW for his belief in our second string players but had we lost last night a lot of people would have again addressed the issue of not buying cover in the summer and rightly so.

A mostly second string Arsenal side (Lacazette, Ozil, Ramsey, Kocielny, Wilshere all rested with the Europa tie in hand) outplayed at home by Very decent full strength side who are unfortunately in relegation and have more to play for in other to avoid relegation.

Arsenal wins, all of a sudden it's - «it's just a community shield», «it's not even a trophy, it's a round something», «whether you like it or not, it's a pre season friendly» If Arsenal had lost oh boy oh boy, it would be — «City beat them with their second team», «Arsenal are not ready for the league yet» I thought one of the reasons they repeatedly bashed Arsenal in comparison with city is that city has so much in depth that their second string side could beat Arsenal.

This Gunners side looks to have lost all confidence after a string of defeats saw them beaten in the Carabao Cup final by Manchester City and winning a place in the Premier League top four this season also looks in serious doubt.

Arsenal's second - string side got past Cologne in the Europa League last week, and if anything this Caraboa Cup game at home to Doncaster should be even easier.

After a string of mistakes from both sides early on in the half, Olivier Giroud was denied what he thought was a certain goal, with his curling effort looking destined for the back of the net.

Apparently the 27 - year old is happy with life in London and being a Gunner, especially with Arsene Wenger getting the side playing at our fluent best with Ozil pulling the strings.

They may call it a second string side but there were still many top players in there, but there are also quite a few international's in Arsenal's reserve side.

Our first string side has lost 3 of their last 4 games and look to be lacking in confidence, so maybe it would be a good thing for them to get a big win under their belts on Monday, or perhaps Wenger will want them all to get a good rest before we go to Liverpool in two weeks time.

Arsenal three front line attackers of Sanchez, Walcott and Oxlade - Chamberlain was magnificent in the game pulling the strings against a Stoke City side led by Charlie Adam.

The Brazilian side kept just two players from the starting line - up in that game, playing very much a second - string side.

Whether it's his ability to offer defensive coverage and break Arsenal forward quickly or his talent to dictate the tempo of a game and string passes together in midfield and set his side on their way, he is absolutely vital to the style in which they play.

In 48 hours time Arsenal will be getting ready to run out at the RheinEnergieStadion to face Koln, but as the Gunners have already qualified for the next rounds I can seriously see Arsene Wenger picking an even weaker team than usual, although he will be keen to keep most of the unbeaten second string side together as long as possible, and of course a win will guarantee us top spot in the Group although the chances of anyone catching us is rather slim anyway.In 48 hours time Arsenal will be getting ready to run out at the RheinEnergieStadion to face Koln, but as the Gunners have already qualified for the next rounds I can seriously see Arsene Wenger picking an even weaker team than usual, although he will be keen to keep most of the unbeaten second string side together as long as possible, and of course a win will guarantee us top spot in the Group although the chances of anyone catching us is rather slim anyway.in the Group although the chances of anyone catching us is rather slim anyway...

The initial signs were positive as he started a string of league games, but in recent weeks he's been left on the bench and has struggled to keep his place in the side.

Whatever, the fact is that they are now in an even worse place mentally and will not be looking forward to the visit of Arsenal on Sunday, especially as we won our own European game and have nearly qualified already despite playing a second string side against Red Star Belgrade.

Arsene Wenger has kept to his policy of playing his second (or third) string Arsenal side in the League Cup, and so I am not in the slightest bit surprised that he has named this XI tonight.

The 34 - year - old was not named in either of Mourinho's starting elevens for recent Champions League and Premier League wins over Maccabi Tel Aviv and Arsenal and will be part of a second string side that will face Walsall on Wednesday night.

Possible Starting Lineups: Predictions: Southampton will fancy their chances against Chelsea who coming into this game with a 5 - 1 win over second string Manchester City side in FA Cup.