Sentences with phrase «well against big clubs»

There is a huge amount of pressure on Antonio Conte as the team is not performing well against the big clubs.

But Arsene Wenger and the players are not and are right not to be too downcast, as we have done a lot better against the big clubs this season and but for a slow start, we could have pushed Chelsea all the way.

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Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Shitroud is just not good enough... if he strives under pressure he should be scoring against big clubs.....

Now I know Arsene should be doing better and he is at a club with big expectations but comparing the job Arsene has been doing against the job Mclaren has been doing it is not even close.

kronkes influence over the club is minimal at best how many decisions does he actually make in the public club domain that we all know of, i am only guessing here but just because he is majority shareholder it doesn't mean he can just do what he wants without the other board members say so, i suppose the rest of the board would vote him out of power and liquidate his shares if he did something really wrong like leveraged the club against a big debt.

Santi was the engine oil to our new found way of playing against the big clubs, because he made it work so well.

I wanted to know we could challenge the best to win, and I just don't think there is as much appeal in a victory against this liverpool team as there was last year, just feel like I'm waiting for that game where we turn up away from home against a big club and show them we can play and win

Thierry Henry has said it all, that there's is a problem in arsenal, there was a time he don't even relate with his teams mate and he question why Sanchez will remain at arsenal after the display against Liverpool, I have said it before the big issue on ground is not money that the player are demanding but the ambition of the club... henry also said, when u are playing for arsenal u are comfortable whether u are playing well or not because there's no pressure on u....

So I can understand why the pundit and former Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas is looking at the way the Gunners got that point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and suggesting in a Sky Sports report that Arsene Wenger drops the club's two big name stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, because they were absent from that game as well and it seemed to work out pretty well for us.

i think this could officially be the start of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp

No one is questioning Wenger's past achievements, but he has had three seasons and 5 transfer windows to get the necessary players i.e a top sttiker and a dm which are glaring deficiencies in our squad and yet he ignores it and this summer was an example of how delusional he has become, by making statements like there no players available which could improve our squad, while treble winner barca even with their transfer ban get couple in, same with Bayern, Madrid and all other big clubs because they know you have constantly improve their squads to compete, and by making that statement he implied that he has one of the best sqauds in Europe, so can you please tell me whether you are optimistic about our chances against Bayern?

Carvallho is not that good in big games against big clubs... We all saw him Home / Away against Chelsea and Schalke

Flamini did well today but I have doubts he can hold up against the bigger clubs.

arsenal as a big and rich club they didn't spent so much money to buy best players in the past years like the other big clubs so this time it is a must that arsenal buys best defender, midfielder and striker and as well keep Sanchez valuing the service that he will be giving next season mote than # 50 m which will also protect him not to play against arsenal at least for the coming season, and who knows after wards..

Our two biggest areas that need improvement are DM and CF. Arteta is getting old and just can not cope under the pressure against the best clubs.

And not only that, he feels that they have showed the ability to do a good job in the different circumstances that come from playing a game against a big Premier League rival like Man City or a team at the bottom that we are expected to dominate, like the basement club Aston Villa.

If Arsenal can not win against the likes of Crystal Palace and West Brom away from home, Wenger had better do something else, rather than managing a big and rich club like Arsenal.

Why the media got it for Arsenal, we bottle some games we are expected to win, proving some pundits that hates the club right time after time, games are not comfortably won, last season we had a better away record than home, We have an overall poor result against the big teams for the past 5 years, we haven't won the league for 12 years now, we haven't made a proper challenge in Europe for 10 years and on top of it we have an Owner who doesn't care about football, just the money he makes, so many reasons.

Although I think he is still good enough to play against the big clubs (he is still sharp, and is in the top 5 fastest players at Arsenal), he should at least be starting games against the mid / lower table teams to give guys a break and to keep him motivated and content!

Don't say a word about defenses packing it in, because defenses pack it in against all the big clubs, but I seem to see Bayern, Real, Chelsea, and other teams score and create more with strikers that are marginally better than Giroud.

After the shocking way Arsenal were hammered at Stamford Bridge last season, today's Premier League clash with Chelsea is a good chance to see if Arsene Wenger and the Gunners have learned their lessons — and whether we will have any more joy against the big clubs this season.

Varane because he already has an understanding with Koscielny and Debuchy at National team level and is still young with experience from the biggest club in the world against the best oppositions one can face.

swansea made a mistake by sacking their manager, they may have been losing games but they, ve had a difficult fixtures list.they, ve lost against better teams but lately they had been playing well and been unlucky too, you could see the players giving everything for their manager, i truly believe given time he would have turned things around and deserved it for keeping them up last season.the appointment of the new manager is a way for the new owners to stamp their authority on the club / to announce that the americans have arrived in town, no one can say that bradley was the best man available for the job / big mistake i say!!

But the kind of better so that when you match Juve up against another one of Europe's biggest clubs, it doesn't look like the opposing midfield is in a completely different class than the one that's wearing black and white.

On the other hand, for the biggest European football clubs, who are intrinsically part of the global entertainment industry, attracting the best talent is an absolute must to ensure a competitive advantage against their peers on and off the pitch and to grow their global fan base.»

Under SAF I felt towards the end of his career that he couldn't win the big games and we would play for a draw against top teams but what he was so good at was not slipping and losing points to the smaller clubs.

KEY FACT: West Ham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: West Ham 21/10 Draw 9/4 Palace 31/20 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to Score @ 4/5 ANDY SAYS: Tough call this one, but I will back my former club to take a point... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: A big game for both clubs, but maybe West Ham might just have the edge... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: I think West Ham should and will claim the win here... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Javier Hernandez might still be a good investment

«Today was a good learning experience because it told me about the group I've got to work with,» Mark Hughes said after watching his side roll over against the biggest crisis club in the Premier League.

We were careful what we wished for and got ourselves an ex-player as manager who performed commendably well in his first season even though it was characterised by over-performing against big clubs and under - performing against the others.

In a week where the supposed big English clubs have struggled in Europe against similar standard of opposition, it's good to see Liverpool showing the rest how it's done.

KEY FACT: Newcastle are one of three PL clubs who Jurgen Klopp has faced and is yet win against MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 18/5 Draw 29/10 Liverpool 7/10 ANDY SAYS: Neither have impressed me too much this season, so have to go draw... 2 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: Depends how Liverpool defend, Newcastle could get something but just an away win... 1 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Newcastle are poor for me, can only see a big away win... 1 - 4 LADBROKES PICK: Newcastle to win or Draw v Liverpool @ 11/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson for under # 1 — has to be a good deal

That's a pretty big strike against the movie from the start, and although Blitz tries his best to mold the story into a sort of adult «Breakfast Club,» the characters are paper - thin and none of the subplots pay off, including a potential romance between Eloise and a hunky wedding crasher (Thomas Cocquerel) that goes nowhere.