Sentences with phrase «tough run of fixtures»

So with a tough run of fixtures for the Gunners to kick off with I feel that a win at home to Leicester City in our first game this Friday night is hugely important and I would expect to get all three points as well, even without our Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez, but there is one thing that worries me and that is the Algerian attacking star of the Foxes, Riyad Mahrez.

However think we have a tough run of fixtures coming up that we need to pay more attention to and hope Chelsea drop points.

But as former Gunner Martin Keown told the BBC there is a very simple way for Arsenal to cope with this tough run of fixtures and it is all in the mind.

Bolton have had a tough run of fixtures against the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea and Klasnic believes 18th place is not a true reflection of their ability.

As for spurs, they have the toughest run of fixtures compare to Leceister Bournemouth (H), Liverpool (A), Man Utd (A), Stoke (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Newcstl (A)

Three home games (Watford, Southampton, Middlesbrough) and a visit to West Brom does not constitute the toughest run of fixtures that we will have.

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I du n no, tough to understand why Campbell hasn't at least been run in some of more recent and arguably weaker fixtures.

The Gunners are nine points behind Mourinho's men after a tough start to the season, but just as our injury crisis is easing off and we are going into a nice looking run of fixtures, losing Costa would be a real blow and they face an away trip to a Crystal Palace side that had a good win in their last game and who Neil Warnock will have very well organised.

With our first match of the new league season kicking off on August 12th there is little chance these four players will be available and with the Gunners having been handed a tough early run of fixtures starting with Leicester and then Stoke and Liverpool away, we really need to be ready from the off.

So with Arsenal heading into a tough run of games and then the festive fixture list, these two Gunners will be hoping that their international action will help them get a chance to show what they can do for Arsenal before it is big decision time in January.

Much has been written about our forthcoming run of fixtures which some have said will be tough.

Yet, United's best run of form surfaced during a spell of tough fixtures.

It's been a rough run of fixtures from them and they have come through and now a trip to fifth placed Reading won't be looking so tough for them.

The manner of the victory against a good Everton side who gained a point at the Emirates earlier in the season can also boost Arsenal before a tough run of league fixtures.

We have a tough game at the weekend against Arsenal and then we have a run of fixtures which are a bit more kind to us.

The team had reacted positively to a tough 3 - 1 defeat against Tottenham in their opening Champions League fixture and put together a run of three Bundesliga wins that saw them score 14 goals and concede just once — the only goal allowed in their first six league games.

However, Chelsea are all cheered out at the moment and, on the back of a retched run of form, will have to contend with arguably their toughest fixture period of the season, which ironically comes without the burden of having to fit domestic matters around European commitments.

They head into a tough run of games with this fixture and will seriously be put to the test.