Sentences with phrase «tight goal difference»
Seriously, this race for 3rd and 4th place is so tight goal difference may be an issue.
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Villa began the season with a new look air tight defence, but having faced four of last season's top five in quick succession their goal difference has understandably taken a big hit.
The title race is tighter than a gnat's chuff and with Leicester City and Tottenham already above us, even though the spuds are only in second place due to their better goal difference, we really can not afford to give any ground in the next round of games.
Beat a top team and we are lucky, beat a lower team and we should be beating them anyway, lose when playing a too risky brand of football and we are inept, win a tight game playing ugly it is not acceptable nor the Arsenal way, win by 3 goals and it should have been 5, keep playing the same predictable way every game and we should vary it more, vary our pattern of play and we should go back to doing what we used to, win 2 - 0 and keep a clean sheet and we should have been more adventurous to improve goal difference, win 2 - 1 and concede in the last minute and we were naive not to shut up shop, win 12 out of the last 15 games and it should have been 15 wins......... blah, blah.
In tight match like this, having the first goal mean a hell of a difference, Ramsey scored when we are dominating — The game would sway to our favour if the goal stands.
If he comes off the bench he will definitely bring with him added confidence for the team and will be against tired players so will have a guaranteed impact and in a tight game at home when we will more than likely be the ones searching for a goal later on that can make all the difference.
Yes we have attacking options on the wings (sanchez) and in CAM and Giroud is doing an admirable job and Walcott could do a job down the middle but if we want to win more games and finish top, as well as having goals from the rest of the team we need a demon who will bang in 25 - 30 goals for our goal difference and to pounce when it's tight and that 1 chance falls your way.
Things should be easier against Leeds and backing Villa to cover a one - goal Asian handicap makes sense with Steve Bruce's side still looking to improve their goal difference in an increasingly tight battle.
They only missed out on topping the group behind Portugal on goal difference and they could well spring a surprise in Russia with a threat going forward and tight defence.
The points they have been digging out have at least just kept them in the play off zone, but on goal difference only and because the race is so tight and there are so many form teams beneath them, a top six finish looks to be in jeopardy now for them.
There wasn't much difference between these two at all over the course of the regular season in terms of goal difference so this will be a tight game.
Atletico have only managed around half of the goals that Barcelona have this season and although they remain tight at the back, Lionel Messi is in such stunning form, that he could make the difference.