Sentences with phrase «with midweek games»

There are a lot of factors that have to be input, from start and end date, blackout dates like FIFA windows, broadcast requirements, number of matches, stadium availability / unavailability, rest time (particularly when dealing with midweek games), limiting consecutive home games or consecutive away games, travel, and more.

TBH I think we play better with midweek games like the CL.

With no midweek game for the Gunners to have to deal with this week, the inquest goes on among the Arsenal faithful about the recent run of disappointing results.

With the midweek game against Besiktas in mind and some of the Arsenal squad still to get up to speed, Arsene Wenger opted for a bit of an experimental selection for the away game with Everton.

Given that this was Juve's third straight week with a midweek game, rotation was both inevitable and necessary.

Not exact matches

With the return of the midweek absentees it would be nice to have Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Oxlade - Chamberlain start the game in order to run down the opposing team with pace and trickWith the return of the midweek absentees it would be nice to have Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Oxlade - Chamberlain start the game in order to run down the opposing team with pace and trickwith pace and trickery.

PUT ON THE AURA OF CHAMPIONS Arsenal as much as they lost 0 - 2 to the Saints in the EFL Cup in the midweek but this game provides the Gunners the chance to turn things around with a win.

Arsenal come into the game with mixed form, but our players could benefit from being much the fresher with us having completely rotated our XI for the Europa League on Thursday, while City had a tough match away to Napoli in midweek.

If Chelsea win against Arsenal, they could seal the title with four games to go by beating Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in midweek.

Arsenal have a massive week ahead starting with today's FA Cup match at home to Watford, followed by our trip to Barcelona in midweek, and then a massive game away at Everton in the League next weekend.

As expected, Arsene Wenger has brought back the players rested for the Champions League game in midweek and so Arsenal will start at Stamford Bridge with the same 11 players that won our last Premier League game against Stoke City.

He has a poor game for Spain midweek and that coupled with his display against Arsenal on the opening day and had led some idiots to question his ability, as though the previous five years had somehow never happened.

It will be interesting to see what kind of team Wenger puts out and if he takes the initiative to rest our players who were on international duty, what with the up and coming champions league game in midweek.

It's midweek and we have to wait until Saturday before the big game against Chelsea, but the papers are keeping busy with Arsenal transfer rumours to keep themselves amused — so I will pass on today's offerings for discussion.

The Gunners are away as well so you can see why we could do with Norwich City winning and as the Saints are involved in two midweek games against Liverpool for a chance to reach the EFL cup final at Wembley and after their Europa League involvement then we can hope for an FA cup upset.

In both games against their top - four rivals the Merseyside outfit failed to seriously test either goalkeeper and Rodgers wants that to change starting with the midweek fixture at Ewood Park:

It is a fact that we all know Arsenal have little hope of winning the biggest trophy, and with two games a week Wenger made a concious decision to play his reserves in the midweek games (i.e. Champions League and League Cup) and save his A team for the Premier League.

For now, here's a look at the stars who excelled in their games in midweek, with players from Liverpool, Chelsea and City joining big names from Paris Saint - Germain, Bayern Munich and Barcelona...

These clubs» interest in Bale may have been given another major boost this week with AS claiming Real are not happy with the player's attitude when he was forced to watch the PSG game from the bench in midweek.

We simply have to win our home games, so the ever growing injury list has really given Arsene Wenger a headache and left him with a selection headache for midweek.

Arsene Wenger is going to have a dilemma on Tuesday if he is intending to rotate his starting line - up like he has done in Arsenal's last two midweek games, with the massive game against League leaders Man United next weekend.

Now we are entering December, and the Arsenal starting XI have played 5 intense midweek games less than every single other rival in the Top Six, as all of them have had tough Champions League matches to contend with.

The Gunners should have too much for Crystal Palace even though we are away from home but only if we are fully focused on the game and are not looking ahead to the midweek UCL game with Monaco or the Man United clash.

However, with respect to the game against Southampton in midweek, perhaps the biggest injury boost that has been handed to Arsene Wenger's side is that Morgan Schneiderlin, unarguably the Saints» best player so far this season, is out for the big game as a result of an abductor injury the French international had picked up during the 3 - 0 defeat to Manchester City at St. Mary's.

The Gunners ended a two - game streak without a win in midweek with their 2 - 0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, and will hope to continue to build on their momentum.

If things go the way of Arsenal this week, as they did in midweek with the win in Olympiacos that kept us in the Champions League after having one foot and nine toes through the exit door after the first four group games, then we could soon be setting the pace domestically.

We have seen clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea thrive without all the extra midweek games and the toll they take on a squad and we know that Arsenal are beset annually with more injury problems than most.

Boro will be bang up for this, while City might have one eye on their Champions League game with Monaco in midweek.

With six goals in our last two games it certainly looks promising and we will find out if everyone's confidence back when we face Watford tomorrow, and then maybe we'll get 4 or 5 against Barcelona in midweek??

The games continue to come thick and fast for United, with this weekend's clash — the Reds» fifth fixture in a fortnight — kicking off just over 66 hours after our midweek meeting with Celta Vigo in Spain.

All of the teams around us also seem to have easy games in midweek, so it is vital that we keep up the pressure with a good win at Loftus Road and also that we increase our goal difference.

Next weekend could be massive for us because we have a home game against Everton after the midweek Champions League clash with Monaco.

Both teams rotated for their midweek Champions League games, with very different results.

You could see that we were tiring and with Everton having no midweek game, they smelled blood so the Frenchman was delighted with the way we dug in.

I like the idea of Holding getting a game, but surely he will be playing in the League Cup in midweek, along with Gibbs and Debuchy.

7points gap combined with the advantage of them not having any midweek games / European games to play.

«I have ten minutes» Mueller says when asked midweek to discuss the program and the upcoming game with Johnson.

With the domestic title being our clear priority, the game at Stamford Bridge is obviously the most important and with the timing of the fixtures, we might have to rest a few key players in midweek because the Chelsea game kicks off at 12.45 on Saturday, giving the players just two days in between games and a long fliWith the domestic title being our clear priority, the game at Stamford Bridge is obviously the most important and with the timing of the fixtures, we might have to rest a few key players in midweek because the Chelsea game kicks off at 12.45 on Saturday, giving the players just two days in between games and a long fliwith the timing of the fixtures, we might have to rest a few key players in midweek because the Chelsea game kicks off at 12.45 on Saturday, giving the players just two days in between games and a long flight.

With Ramsey missing the midweek game, he should definitely start and Arteta's injury should see Flamini alongside him, which will give us a bit more steel and energy in the middle, which we need.

Salah made it 16 goals in his last 14 games for club and country with a strike for Egypt against Portugal in midweek.

Jurgen Klopp's side have already conceded eight goals in four Premier League games, and leaked two more in their draw with Sevilla in the Champions League in midweek.

They followed up that win with the two - legged defeat of Liverpool in midweek, and will be flying full of confidence ahead of tonight's upcoming game, but have decided to name a relatively inexperienced side for the encounter.

For starters it would appear that he is sticking with Maitland - Niles at left - wing back instead of Kolasinac after leaving the youngster out of our Caraboa Cup game in midweek, and with Mustafi back we should have our strongest back three out.

I know negativity is in fashion, but let's not kid ourselves - Arsenal are the bigger club, he'd have teammates like Ozil, Cazorla & Sanchez - household names around the world, instead of Vardy, Drinkwater & Albrighton, Leicester will not replicate the same form next year with the addition of European competition to work the squad - flying around, extra midweek game.

This must definitely be worth a punt, especially as all of our rivals in the betting will have the distraction of the Champions League and the subsequent fatigue that goes with playing top European teams in midweek games.

It was always going to be a balancing act for Arsenal in the second Europa League quarter - final against CSKA Moscow, with a 4 - 1 lead almost securing progress but the other midweek games offering a telling reminder of what can happen in football.

We finally have a win under our belt against one of the bigger teams in midweek and I expect that to propel us onto better things starting with the game at the Hawthorns.

Wolves, who are six points clear at the top, ended a three game winless run with victory at Leeds in midweek.

Theo Walcott looks to be unavailable again after missing the midweek Champions League game in Paris with a knee injury and the manager suggested in his press conference reported by The Mirror that the reason he has not been starting Olivier Giroud in the centre forward position is that the big Frenchman is not fit and has been slowly reaching match readiness.

This is the biggest game of the season so far for Arsenal, with the winner taking a place at the top table of European club football and the loser getting their midweeks off for the next few months.