Sentences with phrase «cup title defence»
Our Emirates FA Cup title defence came to a disappointing early end, as we were beaten 4 - 2 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
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An important factor is that they failed miserably in their FA Cup title defence this season, falling at the first hurdle and so they will be pretty geared up for this and they got the boost of Mesut Ozil returning over the weekend in their beating of Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
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The linchpin of the famous Arsenal defence, and won four league titles, three FA Cups, two League Cups and Cup Winners Cup.
So will today be an important day for the Premier League title challenge as well as our defence of the FA cup trophy?
With defence clearly a weakness for the Red Devils last season as they conceded more than nearby rivals Chelsea, Arsenal and even Southampton, the addition of a world class performer like the Spanish World Cup winner could make all the difference as they look to mount a more serious title challenge.
I am fairly sure that a large percentage of Arsenal fans are finding it hard to get enthused about the defence of the FA cup trophy, because two points from the last three Premier League games has left the Gunners down in third place and our challenge for the Premier League title looking a lot less assured than it was a couple of weeks ago.
The World Cup winner, and former Everton man, has been in fantastic form for the Spanish side this year, helping them maintain a solid defence that has only conceded 27 times this season, five less than title - contenders Real Madrid, and keeping them in the hunt for a spot in next year's Champions League.
Chelsea's title defence never really got off the ground this season and they remain five points off the top four despite beating Burnley on Thursday but Giroud knows the importance of fighting for cup success.
An exhausted bystander as Bordeaux's title defence crumbled in the second half of the 2009 - 10 season, Gourcuff endured a wretched World Cup and has failed to settle since joining Lyon in a $ 22 million deal in August 2010.