Sentences with phrase «talking up»

Anyone reading where Liverpool fans are talking up smashing us on opening day?

Jim Crane had college teammates talking him up when he bought the Astros.

All summer we listened to the players and fans talking up our chances that «this could be our year», but we were all suddenly brought back down to Earth by our opening day defeat.

Everyone is bouncing around talking up Arsenal's chances.

Roy Hodgson tried to get someone in during August but failed but he is now talking up his hopes of resolving the issue in January and with new owners on board perhaps we stand a good chance of getting someone good.

I'm certain Zorc and Watzke know that and are just trying to encourage him to finish the season with dignity by talking him up.

So when you have The Mirror reporting that the Tottenham boss is dismissive of the challenge from Arsenal and is thinking of bigger things, while Sky Sports reports Erikssen talking up their title challenge as if they have already beaten us then I have to suggest that the spuds are way too sure of themselves and I hope that this attitude comes back to bite them as well as firing up the boys in red and white.

The BPL player of the month had no problem talking up Arsenal's title hopes, although he did admit that any slip ups by the Gunners now would probably finish those hopes.

But Le Prof has also been talking up Mikel Arteta's credentials a future coach as well.

The 26 - year old midfield star has been talking up our chances of winning the EPL title this season and he believes that a relatively injury free campaign would give us a fantastic chance, thanks to the quality and squad depth available to Arsene Wenger.

More signings seemingly on the way with Wenger and Gazidis talking up our financial fire power.

His latest comments are a painful read for any Gunner, as he talks of motivation from our rival's manager, as well as talking up his relationship with now City assistant manager Mikel Arteta.

Both Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck have been talking up our chances this week as the Gunners have a great chance of making it to the quarter - finals for the first time in five years.

The striker is reported by Sky Sports talking up our chances of being able to win the Premier League this time because of the ability to grind out results shown in the last two wins over Burnley and Swansea.

Players agent talking up one of his clients is not news.

The TV folk are talking up how the refs want autonomy to make their own decisions and not get overruled by Toronto.

As usual Wenger is «talking up» one if his defensive transfer mistakes... Unfortunately this is one mistake that the club have been unable to offload... even on a «Free»!!

Arsene Wenger has now move to praise the progression of the defender, talking him up to be a «great player» in the future.

He looked to bounce back last preseason, but then the Bears ultimately released him before the regular season started after talking him up most of last offseason.

Wilshere is the one who we keep talking up, cause the guys been injured for ages.

Despite Wenger talking up a lot of our Academy youngsters in the summer, only Jeff Reine - Adelaide (31) has actually been newly promoted to the side although Akpom (32) and surprisingly Sanogo (22), who were both out on loan last season, have been kept as striker backups, despite Arsenal having bought Lucas (9) and already having Giroud (12), Walcott (14), Welbeck (23, when fit) and Sanchez (7) all capable of covering that position as well.

I thought he would be talking up our better - skilled players to get past one of the weakest defences in the League, but after this little speech it sounds like he will be Parking the Bus himself.

i agree we also need to get rid of Arteta, Diaby, Podolski and Campbell probably.This story worries me because the squad is overloaded with midfielders, yet we still need a top DM, the guys i've mentioned in midfield clearly don't come up to scratch imo.Another worrying developement is Wenger talking up Theo playing thru the middle, i sincerely hope this isn't another attempt at trying to get out of buying a top CF, Theo's a useful player but hes not a real CF

We both spot Eric Kelly down the block talking up a girl and some of her friends.

Wenger has been talking up Wilshere, especially as he is yet to sign a new contract with the Gunners, and the boss is also saying that Jack should bechosen by Gareth Southgate for England as well.

Mr Wenger only seems to be Talking Up Player while keeping his Hands in his Pocket's holding firmly on to the Cheque Book as usual nothing new here.

The 17 year - old looks like he will enjoy his time around the first - team squad this season, and there will be plenty of time to see exactly how good he really is, although with Wenger talking up his hopes for Takuma Asano, there may not be too much room for another young striker within the first - team squad in the near future.

More recent reports are talking up his willingness to join Pep Guardiola at the Etihad however, with the City club said to have failed in a bid to sign Hector in the summer, while the very latest claims are that the Spanish defender is set to snub us in order to seal a move.

Pelligrini talking up Pep to City and Chelsea now eying Pelligrini.

He loved music and hanging out with local musicians, always talking up their work to anyone who would listen.

We spent weeks talking up our chances, saying we're ready now, how we can finally have a genuine title challenge.

There are always people talking up the 76ers.

At the end of last month, Rodgers» teammates were talking up just how good he looked throwing the ball in practice with the group of players rehabbing injuries.

People keep talking up Holding's potential, but if he really has got potential, why do we rarely see it?

Salah was also keen to play down his own success by talking up the qualities of strike partner Roberto Firmino and the way he helps the team up front, as well as Jurgen Klopp's general tactics meaning he's always given plenty of opportunities to score, making his job easier in that department.

Bellerin recently revealed that his family had left him in London to return to Spain, citing family reasons for their departure, before talking up his love for his former city.

Bell doubling down on his threat to retire, the Steelers talking up RB James Conner, Bell possibly holding out and all the glorious, agent - driven dirt that is sure to surface in the meantime.

Surely these Benzema, Cavani quotes and Wenger talking up Theo as a striker is stirring him up a bit.

So why does Wenger keep talking up the team spirit?

As well as talking up the quality that Crystal Palace have on the pitch, Wenger spoke about their new manager Sam Allardyce and the proven Premier League nous and experience that he has shown over the years.

And while I am a bit sick of hearing Arsene Wenger and various Arsenal stars talking up the team spirit and mental toughness in the dressing room, I do accept that they have a point.

Of the dozen or so colleges still under consideration, almost all have medical schools nearly as renowned as their basketball teams, and most of the coaches spend as much time talking up new chemistry labs as they do their latest league championship.

Could Wenger be doing a Mourinho / Costa type thing by talking up the injuries to avoid international matches?

Wenger is scarily talking up Chambers as CB and Wilshere Arteta (captain) Flamini Chambers again and Diaby as DM»S.

I was just talking you up recently to a friend who asked my advice about going gluten free.

Talking up sushi and how fun it is to make with the whole family, including a recipe for an Easy Sushi Roll.

You see my mom is a master at talking up her kids, she is a well seasoned pro I tell ya.

You can hardly blame the winemakers of Coonawarra or Margaret River for talking up cabernet.

Every year around this time investment bankers, lawyers and other corporate advisers spend hours over Christmas lunches talking up the merger and acquisitions pipeline.

Conspiracy theorists would argue that Moody's has a vested interest in talking up the prospects of a company that helps underpin the mortgage businesses of the big four Australian banks.