Sentences with phrase «weakened teams in this competition»
How is it a major trophy when most clubs including Arsenal play weakens teams in the competition Would the do the same in the CL knock out stages
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In previous seasons this would have been accepted because Arsenal historically fielded a weakened team in this competition.
Not exact matches
I suspect Wenger isn't prioritising the Europa league because he knows full well he's not good enough to win it so he'll eventually start putting a weakened team out in the latter rounds providing we even get past Ostersunds which is probably 50/50 so when we fail in the competition he has an excuse «We didn't play our first team, we don't believe qualifying for the champions league through this competition» the man is unbelievable!
It is surprising to me as to how many of them fielded weakened teams in the FA Cup competition this season.
Following their feeble display in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup in midweek, Villa fans feel they deserve an explanation from manager Gerard Houllier as to why he felt it was necessary to ring the changes at Eastlands, all but forfeiting the competition altogether in naming a weakened team for a tie which was already formidable.