Sentences with phrase «strongest sides in the league»

In this sense, although it'd be difficult to ever rule Rangers out, being one of the strongest sides in the league, currently sitting in 3rd, and having gone unbeaten in 7, its hard to see them taking more than a point even on home soil with all things considered.

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Wenger is notorious for not playing his strongest Arsenal side possible in the Champions League, especially in the goalkeeping position.

In my opinion it would be silly not to play our strongest side against the strongest of European opponents and that of course means the Champions League winner Petr Cech in goal ahead of David OspinIn my opinion it would be silly not to play our strongest side against the strongest of European opponents and that of course means the Champions League winner Petr Cech in goal ahead of David Ospinin goal ahead of David Ospina.

According to The Times, Wenger is looking to field his strongest side possible in the Europa League, which could mean Cech coming in for David Ospina from now on.

The Croatian League may not be the strongest in Europe, but Zagreb are the dominant side in the country.

Arsenal fans will have been a bit worried to say the least when the news came in on Saturday that our opponents for the first game of the Premier League season had just put the mighty Barcelona to the sword, with a 4 - 0 win against a strong side including their former striker Luis Suarez, Messi, Iniesta and all.

Even though Arsene Wenger put out a fairly strong Arsenal side for the trip to lower league Preston North End in the FA cup, it may have been stronger with the addition of some regular first team players like Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

While the recent form of the Under - 21s side might be a strong argument against that with a group of talented young players on show, the point he makes about the Italian, Spanish and French leagues providing an obvious spine of homegrown players in their respective All - Star teams is true.

April 18th: at Wembley vs Reading in the FA Cup Arsenal's FA Cup semifinal opponents are languishing in 19th place in the Championship and you have to think that the currently 3rd placed Premier League side might prove too strong for their lowly opponents.

Over the last few months there was a feeling in league circles that Fisher would try to push Snead out and encourage the Rams to bring in a strong voice, like Bill Polian (Fisher's old friend from the competition committee), to realign the football side of the organization.

Despite this, I am confident that, with the personnel in the side and the class we have showed this half of term, along with some hard work in training, we will find the winning formula and give a strong push up the table in both leagues in Hilary.

With the emergence of the big spenders and with the new TV money being shared throughout the division, even the mid-table sides are getting stronger, and there is no guarantees in the Premier League any longer.

Last term Dimitar Berbatov bagged nine goals for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco and was a regular in their Champions League campaign and the stylish striker has a strong Premier League pedigree having scored 94 goals in the English top tier during his time at White Hart Lane, Old Trafford and Craven Cottage.

Chambers and Holding have been in our Europa League side, and although I admit that the opponents are not as strong as the English sides, they have still only conceded one goal in their last four matches.

Arsenal are in fantastic form in the Premier League and FA cup and even though we had to suffer yet another disappointing early exit from the Champions League, the players did go some way to redeeming themselves by playing well and winning 2 - 0 away in Monaco, so Arsene Wenger will be hoping that we can continue our strong run and cement our place in the top four by beating a struggling Newcastle United side at St. James» Park today.

Their feeding off the others in the Bundesliga may have ruined the spectacle of the league, but it has made the Allianz Arena outfit a very strong side.

To be fair to the boss, I reckon this is a pretty strong side and with a crucial Premier League game against Liverpool coming in just a few days he has little choice but to rotate.

After a tough week which saw Arsene Wenger pick a strong Arsenal side to face Basel in Switzerland on Wednesday and with a Premier League match away to Everton coming up on Tuesday, the boss could hardly have asked for a better fixture for this weekend.

Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Manchester United have been linked with him in recent times, though Serie A side Napoli may also be strong contenders to snap him up if he does become available in the near future.

With it being a home game against Brighton you would certainly expect us to, and even though Arsene Wenger picked a fairly experienced and strong side in the Europa League this week, he still was able to rest key players like Ramsey, Ozil, Lacazette and Alexis Sanchez.

The home side may well opt to make some changes of their own, having played late on Wednesday before an early Saturday kick off, but I have no doubts that they will be keen on fielding a strong side against us with a comfortable mid-table finish in the league looking likely.

He formed a strong partnership with Víctor Ruiz, with his side conceding only 17 goals in the 19 league matches in which he appeared

The pair were key in the 4 - 0 win over Yeovil Town in the last round, and so in the interests of squad rotation and fielding a strong line - up to see off their fellow Premier League side, Mourinho will be disappointed to be without them.

Even though Arsene Wenger made a complete change to the Arsenal starting line from the weekend draw away to Chelsea in the Premier League, he was still not willing to take too many chances in this Carabao cup game at home to Doncaster, so the visitors were facing a strong Gunners side including Walcott, Giroud and Alexis Sanchez up front.

Never happy with a loss, no matter who we play, but this chelsea team is definitely the strongest in the league and are in terrific form... i thought we played reasonably well, luck just wasnt on our side.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino will field a very strong starting XI when his side take on AEL Limassol in the Europa League at 5 pm this evening.

Sterling enjoyed a strong season last term, netting 11 goals in all competitions, and was one of only a handful of players to come out of the 2014/15 campaign with any credit as Brendan Rodgers saw his side failed to retain their spot in the top four and therefore lost out in the race for Champions League qualification.

With AC Milan successfully assembling a strong squad this summer, it seems unlikely that the Serie A side will miss out on the Champions League this season, which means De Gea could be set to stay in England for the long - term.

However, that looks set to change this term as the West London side are through to the Capital One Cup final, are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League and are in a strong position to qualify for the quarter - finals of the Champions League after a 1 - 1 draw with Paris Saint - Geramain in France in their last - 16 first - leg on Tuesday.

That goal narrowed Madrid's aggregate lead to just one goal, and with Juventus looking like the stronger side in the run of play that meant that the hour was truly growing desperate for the defending Champions League winners.

Along with Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young, Nani has failed to provide enough goals and assists in this current United side, despite them enjoying a strong season in the Premier League with the free - scoring Robin van Persie proving decisive in their fortunes.

Now we have to turn our attention to Champion League double header against arguably the strongest European side in Bayern Munich.

But how many of us before the Champions League away game against Dinamo Zagreb last night really wanted Arsene Wenger to play his strongest side, with less than three days to recover before the more important away game at Chelsea in the Premier League?

The Blues have little to play for in the Premier League and so Guus Hiddink is likely to name a strong side as he aims to add another trophy to his career CV.

John Sheridan's side have the strongest defensive record in the division and should maintain that run against Pompey, who have not got the best attacking statistics in the league this season.

Guardiola's side are in the Carabao Cup final and will be favourites against Arsenal next month, while they also enjoy a strong lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Song has handily retired from the Cameroon national team set - up and this certainly helps Sam Allardyce as he seeks to keep his side in among the top seven after a strong first half of the Premier League campaign.

It would be a disaster if the Gunners were to waste the renewed form and confidence gained from a battling draw at Chelsea on top of the 100 percent home record, so the boss will want his strongest side on the pitch for the visit of Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday.

With Arsenal facing a trip to the in form Premier League leaders on Sunday, you would expect the manager to be planning to rest all of his key players this week for the Europa League game against Red Star Belgrade and then select as strong a side as possible at the weekend, and Arsene Wenger may still do just that.

With both clubs playing strong sides in the Europa League during the week, neither side will be at a disadvantage when it comes to fatigue.

Jürgen Klopp has told fans to expect a strong side when Liverpool take on Porto next week in the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League tie despite the fact the Reds have already all but advanced thanks to a 5 - 0 first leg victory.

Luciano Spalletti's side made a strong decision to keep hold of their key players including Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic in the summer, and their move is now paying dividends as they lead the league standings.

A strong side doesn't mean no rotation given no side in the Premier League has made more changes this season than Klopp's Liverpool.

Citing Arsenal's stumble against Östersund in the Europa League last week — the Gunners lost the second leg but advanced on aggregate — Klopp says it will be a strong side for Newcastle on the weekend, then Porto, and then against Manchester United.

Arsene Wenger's side failed to clinch the Premier League yet again, as after a strong challenge for the title, they stumbled in the latter stages.

Sides that have won the Premier League have always had a strong performer in the defensive - midfield role, with Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira in the late 90s and early 2000s, along with the likes of Claude Makelele, Nemanja Matic and even Danny Drinkwater at Leicester City last term.

Despite the game sandwiched between our tame defeat at Chelsea and the opening home fixture with Bournemouth it is expected that the Hammers will field a strong side in order to secure Europa League group stage qualification.

Chelsea are yet to lose in the Premier League since Guus Hiddink took temporary charge, but, despite the fact that they have an away goal intact, they face a difficult task to overturn their deficit against a strong PSG side.

Even with England striker Andy Carroll at the spearhead of a strong lineup, the Premier League side came off second - best against a club making their first appearance in Europe.