smaller and less prestigious and lower
tier teams beat us because of that......... his talent is a plus but he has to play his part in the team........
Not exact matches
With the match likely to be hugely significant in the fortunes of the two sides as they each fight to
beat the dreaded drop into the second
tier it was no surprise to see neither outfit being prepared to attempt anything remotely bold as the interval brought halt to the lacklustre proceedings with neither
team making the vital breakthrough.
Until then we'll continue to see the same old arsenal,
beating lower
tier teams 2 - 1 and getting top 4, crashing out in the round of 16 in CL.
drew 3 - 3 at home with a fourth
tier European
team (Anderlecht) and haven't reached quarter finals in 6 years we are third
tier team now and this third
tier who
beat us today was missing HALF there
team sorry but do nt care about fourth place anymore
Says the guy who constantly puts down our
team and always predicts we will get
beat cause we're 3rd
tier team like you say.
Even though it was only a friendly, theres no excuse for failing to
beat a second
tier french
team, even with half of our first
team regulars missing.
And even if we overcame these lesser clubs we still have the proper top
tier teams to get past who we have no divine right to be
beating on a regular basis — and as many of the Arsenal detractors will tell you finishing 2nd in the UCL is ultimately no better than going out in the group stages, your trophy cabinet ain't gonna look any different.
Man City's dreams of a quadruple were ended at the DW Stadium by third
tier Wigan Athletic, who added Pep Guardiola's side to their list of top flight conquests - they've already sent Wigan and West Ham out of the tournament, and have become the second
team outside the top two divisions to
beat three PL sides in the same FA Cup season (Millwall were the first one!)
Their second round victory over Burnley being the first time that they have ever
beaten a
team from the top
tier.
The lowest side left in the competition, seventh -
tier Istres, took third -
tier Consolat to extra time before succumbing 3 - 1, while another third -
tier team Chateauroux also advanced and Auxerre
beat fellow Ligue 2 side Troyes 4 - 2 in extra time.
Madrid
beat off stiff competition from around Europe to land the 16 - year - old in January, but his time with the first
team has since been limited to training sessions, while he has played with the reserve
team Real Madrid Castilla in the third
tier of Spanish football.