Sentences with phrase «weakened sides in»

Pochettino has fielded weakened sides in FA Cup ties at Newport County and Rochdale, and now at Brighton, and the outcome has been the same: underwhelming draws.

There has been much made already about teams fielding weakened sides in last night's first crop of EFL Round Two matches.

The big teams will be tired from European football, but Arsenal have been playing a weakened side in the UCL.

Would Bellerin exit even weaken our side in any way?

Look, as the Arsenal manager is so fond of saying, if it meant playing a significantly weakened side in a Wembley final that could see Arsenal and Arsene Wenger make FA cup history, then there is no way that Theo Walcott would be in the starting XI to run out onto the hallowed turf on Saturday evening.

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In my view, the Chinese would not be terribly upset to see the US dragged into a war that would weaken Washington if it lost and would cause massive casualties on all sides if it won.

In fact, North American business interests have sought to weaken a key NAFTA side accord on environmental protections and enforcement.

By comparing the response side - by - side, you will see if the list is trending up (getting better in response) or trending down (response weakens each time you mail it).

This is weakening the side of the marginal communities in the conflicts between commercial interests and survival needs» -LRB-» Ecological Perspective of Development» in Development and Politics of Survival, pp. 71 f).

Wenger will have to get his rotation down to a tee so that the team isn't weakened in any way, but that the side is also fresh and fit for each game.

«You simply do not weaken your side when faced with a game you have to win to stand a chance of progressing in the Champions League.

Another interesting statistic in defence of Ozil, would be that football is a team sport, and that it's sometimes hard for certain individuals to perform at their normal level when you're playing in a weakened team due to injuries or because your team is a generally poor side.

We have travelled there 3 times on Matchday 6 and have picked up absolutely nothing... though in saying that, and rightly so, we had qualified already so have mostly fielded a weakened side.

Ospina's inclusion could open Wenger up to further criticisms however, having been scrutinised in recent weeks after consecutive losses in the Premier League, and now taking the decision to play what has to be described as a weakened side.

With Arsenal's weakened side and a very loud, partisan home crowd, this will certainly not be a walk in the park for the Gunners.

We were forced to field a weakened side due to injuries, I'll give credit to AW for his belief in our second string players but had we lost last night a lot of people would have again addressed the issue of not buying cover in the summer and rightly so.

The Forest legend Gary Birtles, who played in both those massive Finals, thinks that Arsene Wenger will be wary of playing a weakened side at the City ground.

The Portuguese tactician claims that he will seemingly weaken his starting XI as he looks to prioritise the Europa League competition, in which his side hold a 1 - 0 advantage going into their home leg.

However as a result of fielding a weakened side, Arsenal have often slipped up in the final match, by not achieving the win that would definitely secure our place at the top of the group.

Jose Mourinho has claimed that he will be fielding a weakened side today, with the second - leg of the European competition to take place in four days, but he is known for his mind games, and he will not be coming here to give up his unbeaten streak without a fight.

From that POV, it probably wouldn't matter whether it was Thomas Dimitroff (the guy whose neglect of the defense led the team to have to do a complete rebuild in the first place) or some other guy with weakened GM powers, if you devote almost every high value pick for six years to one side of the ball, that side of the ball will probably get better.

Arsenal are set to take on Ostersund in tonight's Europa League match - up, and are firmly expected to field a weakened side having taken a comfortable win away from Sweden.

It'll be like being stabbed with a double sided blade in the sense that he's going to drastically and markedly strengthen our opposition and weaken us an secondly just make us look real stupid in many ways.

In short, Chambers in not the answer unless Arsenal were going to play an entirely weakened side given the opposition and throw the game in order to concentrate and consolidate an attack on the premiership which is more realistiIn short, Chambers in not the answer unless Arsenal were going to play an entirely weakened side given the opposition and throw the game in order to concentrate and consolidate an attack on the premiership which is more realistiin not the answer unless Arsenal were going to play an entirely weakened side given the opposition and throw the game in order to concentrate and consolidate an attack on the premiership which is more realistiin order to concentrate and consolidate an attack on the premiership which is more realistic.

We are more than likely to have to field a full strength side in Moscow, so when we face Newcastle just three days later we are either going to have some rotation and field a weakened side, or put out a full strength side that has just got back from Moscow!

Arsene Wenger may have an Arsenal injury list to cope with, including two of the forwards in his squad DannY Welbeck and Lucas Perez, but that does not necessarily mean that the boss will have to field a weakened Arsenal side when we go to Old Trafford for the big Premier League match of the weekend against Jose Mourinho and his misfiring Manchester United.

Even if he were to play a dramatically weakened side, it would still be prudent to claim that it's a «strong team» as to keep the selected players» confidence high, and make clear that pressure is on the first choice players for places in the remaining fixtures of the season.

Then you must consider that Cesc Fabregas replaced the injured Denilson after only 18 minutesâ $ ¦» Spurs Odyssey «Underestimating Tottenham — and Juande Ramos — was a big mistake, and it matters not whatever the Gooner fans say about «it was our kids», «we're not bothered about the Carling Cup», «good win but it has been nine years» â $ ¦ Last night Arsenal were HUMILIATED by a Tottenham side they thought they had the measure of, with a team weakened purposely by a manager with hamfisted tactics and an over-inflated view of his strength - in - depth.»

Yes, we lost 3 - 0 to them in the league cup, but we rolled over with a weakened side.

If they manage neither, it will be difficult to argue this side hasn't been weakened — and Klopp's stubbornness, which has gotten him into trouble in the past, will be pointed to as a cause given he will be the one who chose to sanction the Coutinho sale when the club had previously shown the will to hold on to him.

Yes, this time we'll probably have a weakened side due to our injuries, but Swansea haven't won against us in the league.

The Baggies (3.80 VCbet), though, have won the last four competitive meetings and with their unbeaten home record still in tact — 3 Wins and 2 Draws — will fancy their chances of inflicting another defeat on the Citizens, as they did in the Carling Cup earlier in the season when beating a weakened City side 2 - 1 at The Hawthorns.

There seemed to be no end to the poor run of form, as a weakened Arsenal side were beaten 2 - 1 in Greece by Olympiakos.

Arsene Wenger risked fielding a weakened side and paid the price, losing in the Third Round for the first time ever in charge of the Gunners.

Buying a new crib could protect your baby from such hidden dangers as drop sides, slats, or hardware that might have been weakened by rough use, as well as loose hardware or glue joints caused by changes in humidity during storage.

Scott Olin Smith compares the video to efforts by Democratic California Governor Gray Davis in 2002 to undermine his strongest Republican rival (in part by tying him to Gray Davis), and I can see the point he's making, since we again have an avowed Democrat trying to weaken a leading candidate on the other side during the primary process.

Progressive activist groups angered over the IDC's siding with Senate Republicans are calling on Klein to resign, a move that could weaken the breakaway faction's cohesion and improve the chances of mainline Democrats gaining the majority in the chamber.

Cuomo was never going to engage in this fight on the progressive side and is now even moving to weaken that side as much as possible going forward.

«It appears that what has happened is that they are dividing and... weakening the black vote in the west side of The Bronx,» Anthony Curry, who opposed Gibson in the state primaries, said at a public redistricting hearing in October.

However, the classic smallpox vaccine, a weakened poxvirus called vaccinia, can cause serious side effects and even death in people with compromised immune systems, eczema, or atopic dermatitis.

Steven Pavletic, who heads the Graft - versus - Host and Autoimmunity Section at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, says the standard treatments — corticosteroids such as prednisone — «carpet bomb» the immune system, causing a host of side effects and weakening the immune response to potentially deadly infections.

Fluoride causes many, many side effects, weakening bones and increasing your chance of developing osteoporosis and cancer, yet it's added to almost every municipal water supply in the country.

Playing as the Western Roman Empire you will begin with vast territories under your control, but weakened by political in - fighting and threatened on all sides by enemies, your dominance will quickly become a struggle to survive.

These products are also prone to cause side effects in pets whose general health has been weakened by mange.

Legendary start position Playing as the Western Roman Empire you will begin with vast territories under your control, but weakened by political in - fighting and threatened on all sides by enemies, your dominance will quickly become a struggle to survive.

If the Gulf Stream were to weaken, the difference in sea level on its east and west sides would slacken, thus bringing higher sea levels to the U.S. and Canadian coasts.»

Players on each side pick a mixed - and - matched team of characters from across the Dragon Ball universe and can not only utilize a wide range of abilities and powers for each character individually, but also chain and combo those attacks together through assist moves from the remaining two characters on the bench, or switch them out in the midst of a fight to give weakened characters a breather.

Based on the article published in Psychology Today, parental alienation weakens loving parent - child relationships, making children to choose sides.

The divorce litigation process is very adversarial and is geared to amassing information to benefit your side while weakening the opposing side so that a judge will rule in your favor after a trial is conducted.