Sentences with phrase «team against a big team»

«When you have got the big teams against the big teams, they are the sides who can capitalise more if the other isn't having the best of days.
We played like a big team against a big team.

Not exact matches

Taking one for the team; bidding up and against your own best offer; sucking it up, and accepting a deal that you're not sure the company can afford — these are bad choices and consistent signals that there're bigger issues and problems coming.
«Those tuna are the big companies that all us small businesses are teaming up against
On this topic, I go back to a clip of one of my college games at NC State against Indiana, a Big 10 Team that we needed to beat.
Adds Buzza, «If you're going to go after the biggest companies in Canada, you can expect that by the time you get to court, you're going to be up against a legal team with a lot of resources at its fingertips.»
It means, he hopes, that the big free - to - air networks will be enticed to take a package of NBL games along with the rights to telecast what will be the biggest basketball matches in Australia for years, between the Boomers led by international names such as Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons and fellow National Basketball Association players such as Patty Mills and Joe Ingles against a US team that could include the biggest names in the sport.
«We played well but they played better» this is becoming the theme song for arsenal when matched against big teams.
Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't hold the ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a good squad player to have and when on form can do well against top teams.
We've dropped a few points, but this is a great chance to go and win against a big team and get our season up and running.»
I would rather have us win the so called lessee teams home and away and drop a few points against the bigger boys.
So until then, why not show a bit of modesty, stop with the big predictions and declarations, start showing on the pitch we have changed, beat every team that's put in front of you and fight each game as if you play in the CL final against Bayern Munich or Barca.
I completely agree, if you notice the goals the big team score against us are also from mistakes.
Jerry Jones and the Cowboys made a big deal out of their «unity» display during a Monday night game against the Cardinals, with Jones staring right at the camera as the team kneeled BEFORE the national anthem.
But I don't think Wenger has cojones to use that style against big teams like Tottenham and Mancester United.
Even if Auburn or a team like Missouri wins big over Alabama and Ohio State has close calls against arch rival Michigan and two weeks from now's Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the Buckeybig over Alabama and Ohio State has close calls against arch rival Michigan and two weeks from now's Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the BuckeyBig Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the Buckeyes.
Arsenal always plays well if there is no heavy pressure from their opponent, unlike the previous matches against the other big teams.
It is difficult to predict Arsenal games especially against the big teams or teams like us.
We had pressure when playing the bigger teams because due to our record against them and because everyone does ask can Arsenal finally handle the big games.
The charity shield is still a trophy and I agree, however we need to play better against big teams.
I'm annoyed we yet again couldn't win a big game against a big team, not even at home, it's 2 points lost rather than 1 gained in my opinion.
playing draw on our own home soil against the big teams is total crap if we think we are a big team as well.
If you are saying that he can't perform in big games or against big teams then explain how he manages that for Germany?
I lost interest in the rest of the season at Westfalenstadion... Wins against a lackluster Galatasaray & teams of that sort bring a smile to my face, but they are no match to winning against a big team.
In order to win PL / CL we need to perform on big days against tough teams and against those tough teams we get very few chances to score and giroud does not have those killer instincts to score on the slightest of hint of chance.
Finally, Ozil recently has been at best been described as a flat track bully due to his evident ability to impose himself on the «lesser» teams but at worst he is described as lazy and a luxury player that has no place in the team against the «bigger» teams.
James Franklin needs a way to keep his team motivated heading into the offseason — especially losing some big - time contributors to the NFL — and he'll look to make a point against the Huskies.
We have been shocking all season against big teams, with only ONE win all season!
Arsene playing a balanced team will give you positive results, especially playing against a big team, over the past years we have continued to use players not suited for certain positions, we actually had a player who used left foot on the left side of the field who got in attacking position, Kolasinac to me was the most important player going forward and defending.
A Tuesday night game against the Canes was never a big deal, but especially now when the team is a.500 squad that spends half its season looking like one of the worst teams in the league.
Finding a way to near the.500 mark in conference play or against top 25 teams would help; last year, they went 3 - 6 in the Big XII and were just 2 - 5 against ranked teams.
If Wenger can't be motivated enough to take some revenge on Mourinho, not even for the sake of the fans, after 12 losses... If his can ship 17 goals in 3 games against top level opposition and still continue with a similar approach to games, then I don't know what will ever really drive this guy to overhaul his tactical approach to compete more fiercely against big teams...
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions
Look I don't think ppl hate Giroud it's just that he's all good scoring against mid and lower league teams but it's against the big boys he does tend to go quite.
I still believe Mert is liability against the big teams, but definitely has a role to play in games like these.
He should be useful against smaller teams but will be useless against the bigger teams who dominate the midfield, tackle hard and are intense in approach play.
What I attribute to our lack of results against the big teams Is overexuberance and naivety.
Ok so now we've beaten City, Utd, and Pool putting and end to this lack of big team mentality, but the 1 win I crave the most is against that blue team from West London.
So you're saying when we win (against smaller teams), it's the team effort, and when we lose (against big boys), it's Ozil's fault?
Giroud doesn't score against the big teams?
Mourinho is notorious for his ultra defensive strategy against big team in away matches and the upcoming match will not be a different case for him.
I don't see them defending and counter attacking like Ahtletico do against the big teams either.
They were defensively compact, tactically set out to counter-attack against big teams, for which they had the right personnel.
When Arsenal plays against smaller teams, we somehow manage to win the ball back, but playing against biger teams we play like basketball, leting the enemy attack and hope that they do nt succeed in scoring, rather then us winning the ball back.
But for big matches against defensive teams, we need luck to beat them even if we have high quality player than we have now.
Giroud is very good and scores but not consistent, misses chances and doesn't perform well against big teams / big moments and can't pull a goal from nothing) 4.
And not just against the big teams.
Snail to be precise And sometimes against big teams we used to get one dimensional because of his hold up play style and having no pace for the counters
He hasnt neasured up against big teams.
[We need to] do a great job together defensively as a unit, like we showed at Manchester City, it's a good idea to do it again and again, especially against big teams.
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