Sentences with phrase «struggle against the league»

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It was a crucial win for the Red Devils in the battle for a top four finish in the Premier League, and Romelu Lukaku finally delivered when it mattered having previously struggled against the top sides this season.

The visitors arrive full of confidence as they look to stretch their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions, but Arsene Wenger comes up against old foe Jose Mourinho against whom he has struggled in the Premier League.

A few key contributors really struggled on the offensive side of the ball as their leading scorer and the leagues second leading scorer, Sterling Williams, was only able to muster 12 points against a very stingy Team Harlander D. Michael Halusek was able to put up 17 points while Chris Hicks chipped in with 10, unfortunately that just wasn't enough to get them past a very determined Team Harlander.

Under Wenger we always struggle in the «internal league» against the other teams in the PL.

But perhaps their biggest service to watchers of the Eee Pee Ell — and the reason they have SB Nation Soccer's total and unthinking support in their struggle against relegation — is their badge, by some distance the most fascinating in the league.

Will you please give reason as to why chelsea struggled to score two goals against leicester city at the bridge.things like this happen in futbol.so, are you saying man city is crap cos they lost at home to stoke.dont forget the manner with which they won the league last season.the league is a marathon and it will be ridiculous to say chelsea is already the champ considering everton played us last week and chelsea this week - two energy sarping matches

He impressed for Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup, and again in the Champions League when he netter against Manchester United for Olympiacos in the Champions League, but has since struggled to get any regular playing time in north London.

It might work so far against mid-table Premier League teams, but they will struggle against other top teams.

Arsenal will be forced to field a makeshift defence against Hull City, and if the new look back line struggles to click instantly then the Gunners» Premier League title hopes could be over before they even begin.

A win against our Premier League rivals would not only keep the Gunners in touching distance of the league leaders, but it would also land an early blow on Brendan Rodgers and his players, whose confidence is probably quite fragile after last season's struLeague rivals would not only keep the Gunners in touching distance of the league leaders, but it would also land an early blow on Brendan Rodgers and his players, whose confidence is probably quite fragile after last season's struleague leaders, but it would also land an early blow on Brendan Rodgers and his players, whose confidence is probably quite fragile after last season's struggles.

Similarly, the struggles of Wayne Rooney — who bagged the winner against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League in midweek — have only exacerbated the problem.

The Spanish right - back has enjoyed somewhat of a whirlwind year with the Gunners as he struggled on his UEFA Champions League debut against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund 12 months ago and it appeared he wasn't quite ready to make the step up to first - team football at the time.

Despite leading the league during the regular season with the man - advantage, the Predators struggled significantly against the Red Wings to produce a power - play goal, scoring only twice in the series.

The attacker struggled to make an impact against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League opener, he appeared lively against Aston Villa, but missed an opportunity which would have broken his duck with his new side.

Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend, after an international break, and will face struggling Aston Villa at Old Trafford, before a home game against bitter city rivals Manchester City, who they are only two points behind in the table.

And with the next four Premier League games for the Gunners being against the two clubs propping up the league table, Aston Villa and Sunderland, and the others struggling not far above the drop zone, you could say that the Frenchman has the ideal opportLeague games for the Gunners being against the two clubs propping up the league table, Aston Villa and Sunderland, and the others struggling not far above the drop zone, you could say that the Frenchman has the ideal opportleague table, Aston Villa and Sunderland, and the others struggling not far above the drop zone, you could say that the Frenchman has the ideal opportunity.

The Pirates were battling to stay alive against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Steelers were in the midst of what should have been a hot quarterback controversy, and Pitt football coach Paul Hackett was struggling through such a wretched season that newspaper columnists from other cities were suggesting he should be run out of town.

The Red Devils have struggled in general over the last few games, winning twice against Huddersfield but also suffering defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United along with a goalless draw against Sevilla in the Champions League.

If Arsenal do as we expect them to this weekend and run out as winners of the home game against a struggling Southampton side getting used to their new manager Claude Puel, while he gets used to the English Premier League for the first time, then we will be heading into the next round of matches a bit closer to at least one of our big spending Premier League rivals.

In the final week of the regular season, Granite Bay struggled against Sierra Foothill League - rival Del Oro, especially in the second half of a 20 - 7 defeat.

Struggled to get involved again, this time against lower - league opposition.

Le Prof's prayers were answered when we were given yet another home game against Lower League opposition in Hull City, the team we struggled against in the Final a couple of years ago.

The experienced centre - back has struggled to keep pace with the Premier League, emphasised by a recent red card against Liverpool.

The Spanish striker has struggled throughout his time at Tottenham, but did at least get off the mark for the league season against Everton a couple of weeks ago.

Aspas, who arrived at Liverpool from Celta Vigo last summer, has struggled to make any impression in the English game, with his only goal for the Reds coming against League One side Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup.

Cast your minds back to the 2011 League cup final where Arsenal were looking to win their first piece of silverware in six years against a struggling Birmingham City side.

this current squad will never get out of the group stages and struggle against mid table mediocre in the league.

In the 2016/17 campaign, Arsenal have struggled to put together impressive performances against those ranked above them in the Premier League ladder.

With Arsenal struggling to get a point against Middlesbrough at the weekend, our League Cup opponents Reading managed a hard - fought win over Rotherham to move up to 8th place in the Championship.

I for one am glad that the next few fixtures coming up for Arsenal in the Premier League are against teams that are struggling and so they should, theoretically, be easier to beat.

What followed was a lacklustre 0 - 0 draw at struggling West Bromwich Albion and then another blank in front of goal against another Premier League straggler, Hull City.

Wolves were disappointing in midweek, managing only a draw at home against struggling Hull, and they'll face an uphill struggle away at Cardiff who have won seven consecutive home league games.

The Nuggets are the league's foremost fast - break team, but they struggle mightily in the half - court against the good defensive teams.

Arsene Wenger is clearly well aware about the protests being planned by the angry Arsenal fans for our Premier League match against struggling Norwich City at the Emirates stadium tomorrow, because the manager today issued a sort of rallying cry asking for us to support the team as he tries to avoid the complete disaster of dropping out of the Champions League places for the first time in his long tenure in charge of the club.

The Premier League is full of players going in and out of form and ones who seem to struggle against certain teams or at certain grounds.

The options available to Arsene Wenger when selecting his Arsenal line up for today's game against Sunderland at the Emirates stadium are smaller than they have been all season and with three key players in Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin being on the injury list and after the Gunners» recent struggles in the league, what should have been an easy three points is now looking like a tough and pressure filled match.

A year or so ago I would have agreed with what Gary Neville has said about Arsenal and our recent struggles to get results in the big games against our Premier League rivals.

But the last two matches, against Southampton in the Premier League and PSG in the Champions League, have been very similar and were both notable for the way we struggled to click and looked off the pace and out of sorts all over the pitch.

The towering Bosnian netted a treble against Andorra in their Euro 2016 qualifier, despite only scoring four league goals this season and struggling to hold down a starting spot.

It is fair to say that in games against a big Premier League rival, a draw and a point is not too bad a result and that has certainly been true for Arsenal in recent seasons, as we struggled to avoid heavy defeats and began to have a terrible record and even a bit of a mental stumbling block when coming up against the likes of Chelsea or Man United.

Premier League Betting: After the struggle against Palace last week Arsenal shortened to 11/2 from 7/1 in the Premier League winner market but remain 8/5 favourites in the outright winner without Chelsea and Man City market.

Just like last weekend when Arsenal were gifted two goals to give us a much needed Premier League win in Sunderland, the Gunners won again yesterday against one of the league's struggling sides BuLeague win in Sunderland, the Gunners won again yesterday against one of the league's struggling sides Buleague's struggling sides Burnley.

Arsenal, for all the struggles they have endured in the Premier League so far, have done well to pick up 6 points out of 6 in their last two Champions League fixtures against Galatasaray and Anderlecht.

And while some were impressed with Wanyama's showing against Brighton on Tuesday (Football.London awarded him a match rating eight out of 10, while Efan Ekoku - the former Premier League striker turned BBC Sport commentator - described him as «outstanding»), many Spurs fans are struggling to agree.

The Tigers have continued putting up big numbers against the ACC's bottom tier, but have struggled somewhat against the better defenses in the league.

After inflicting on league leaders and rivals Manchester City - their first defeat at home in over 70 weeks, Manchester United continue their push for second - place against a struggling West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

They are having issues at the back though as they have been struggling badly for clean sheets with one in their last seven league outings following a 1 - 1 draw at home against Crystal Palace in midweek.

Harry Kane has history against Saturday's opponents Huddersfield Town, but I don't blame you for struggling to remember... The striker, who has scored nine goals for Tottenham in September including a Champions League hat - trick, was once a young man in...

For the past two weeks, the Ravens» generally top - notch secondary has struggled against two of the league's more dynamic receivers.

The Clarets have struggled for any returns against Liverpool in their previous Premier League clashes, but they have shown plenty of battling qualities this season already against the big guns away from home, which is surprising after how poor they were away from Turf Moor last season.