Sentences with phrase «under the cosh for»

Coq's stupidity today was just so bloody frustrating, after being under the cosh for most of the first half were were well in control, all he had to do was shadow Kane down the wing.

We were under the cosh for most of the first half, and had David Ospina to thank when Erik Lamela looked to turn a cross goalwards.

I agree with you that AW has done some astounding things for the club, but he has also made some reall balls ups and week in week out it seems he is not able to offer up a tactical plan B or utilise key players in key positions against the relevant sides we play, (not starting with Rosicky and Walcott on Saturday was one such instance) I realise that no team wins all their games and I know that we have been under the cosh for quiet a few years now, but what annoys me more than anything else is the lack of Visible ambition, we spent three weeks messing around with Beliek and only just managed to get Paulista who was an uncertainty due to a work visa.

I get the reason for Arsene Wenger bringing up the last time Arsenal faced our Champions League opponents Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium, as we did beat them 2 - 1 despite being under the cosh for a lot of the match.

The Blades were under the cosh for the majority of the game, with Pochettino's side even reaching up to 85 % possession at times as the midfield trio of Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane and Andros Townsend probed for an opener.

You could sense people's amazement at the night's result, Fulham 2 Burnley 3 at a place that has been a graveyard for so long and where in this game they were under the cosh for long spells.

I'm sure we will be under the cosh for some of the game but will eventually come out of it with a draw.

When they went to Napoli they were under the cosh for 20 minutes and went a goal down.

Not exact matches

The third CB is there to cover for you Bellerin, and when we are under the cosh then it's five back.

Newcastle were seriously under the cosh, but Brendan Rodgers had switched Liverpool to a back four for this game, having deployed a back three for the bulk of the season, and gaps did start to open for the Magpies to break into.

There is another big reason for Wenger to give Walcott more time in the centre and it is the upcoming Champions League double header with Barcelona because you know that we will be under the cosh in both of those games and having Walcott in top form could make the difference.

They were under the cosh through most of the second half, but Luka Milivojevic's late penalty secured what could be a vital point in their battle for Premier League survival.