Sentences with phrase «fa cup double»

So despite guiding the club to a Premier League and FA Cup double last term, Chelsea are going backwards under Carlo Ancelotti, and at a rapid rate of knots.

Chelsea were chasing a Premier League and FA Cup Double, but instead the double was Arsenal's: a record 13th FA Cup success and an unprecedented seventh triumph in the competition for Wenger.

Ancelotti guided Chelsea to their first League and FA Cup double in 2009 - 1010, his side scoring a record 103 Premier League goals in the process.

It still leaves open the slim chance of a third Premier League / FA Cup double for Wenger.

There was still no way through a compact Clarets defence, however, and Tammy Abraham — who ended his four - month scoring drought with a midweek FA Cup double against Notts County — was sent on for the final 15 minutes.

Wolves were outstanding the last time these two sides met, although Chelsea still conjured a 2 - 0 win back at Stamford Bridge at a time (October) when Carlo Ancelotti was still hailed a hero for guiding Chelsea to a league and FA Cup double in his first season, not to mention the ferocous start at which they made in the defence of their Premiership crown.

At 65, the Frenchman has both wisdom and experience, from winning the League and FA Cup double to going 49...

There are likely to be several twists and turns but come the end of May, Chelsea could well be celebrating a Premier League and FA Cup double.

First London Club to win the League Title and FA Cup Double (Tottenham did not become a London Club until 1965....

Carlo Ancelotti, in just his first full season in charge at Stamford Bridge, brought in two of England's most coveted pieces of silverware last season when winning a Premier League and FA Cup double, which basically leaves him just one trophy short of completing a personal trouble.

Ancelotti won Premier League title and FA Cup double during his two - year spell at the west London club from 2009 to 2011.

After losing two successive League Cup finals in 1967 - 68 and 1968 - 69, George helped the Gunners win the 1969 - 70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1970 - 71 League and FA Cup double; he was a regular in the Double - winning team that season, setting up a number of goals for his team - mates, which included teeing up Ray Kennedy's winning header against Tottenham Hotspur, in the match that won Arsenal the League title.

In 1992 — 93 he gained the distinction of being the captain of the first English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup double.

Pochettino's tigers could well win the EPL and FA Cup double.

The teenager would go on to win the League and FA Cup double, and win the Young Player of the year award during his time at Arsenal, and his huge # 23million sale paid for Arsenal to upgrade all training facilities.

I have already told you that you can get 80/1 on the League and FA Cup double, but you can get the same price for the League and League Cup or the League and Europa League double as well.

Spurs — two - time English champions, and the first club last century to win the league and FA Cup double — find themselves in an unlikely title challenge as the season enters its final stages.

Conte is aiming to do the league and FA Cup double in his first year in England, and while his ability to deliver silverware will ultimately be the defining factor as to whether or not he is a success in west London, he has certainly shown enough to deserve the faith of the hierarchy.

As Chelsea close in on a certain Premier League title win as they take on Crystal Palace at home this afternoon, here's a look at how this Blues squad compares to their class of 2010, when Carlo Ancelotti led the club to a league and FA Cup double...

* Winning the League (EPL) * His early success, a year after joining the Club in 1996 at Arsenal was phenomenal, winning the League (EPL) and FA cup double in 1997 - 98 & 2001 - 02 seasons and then winning the league for the last time in 2003 - 04 season (Les Invincible) was enough to win and melt the hearts of die hard fans, the Board and even eagle eyed watchers in London as well as coaches and even referees.

They said the old football league and FA Cup double would never be repeated back in 1970, the year before we won it.

With the Blues still facing the prospect of a trip to the Emirates Stadium, Ozil could yet help inspire an unlikely Premier League and FA Cup double, with their next fixture against Reading set to determine whether they'll be involved in a second successive Wembley final.

He put together a unstopptable team, that gave us an unbeaten season plus the league and fa cup double in one season!

Although the 58 - year - old enjoyed a successful spell at Chelsea between 2009 and 2011, doing the league and FA Cup double in his first season at the helm, the fact that he was sacked by Roman Abramovich in his second year could have left a bad taste in his mouth.

Overall I was thrilled with our performance and bodes well for the EPL FA Cup double.

We probably should have won the league at least once in the last 10 years, and yes the FA cup double is great, but most fans and pundits see the league as the true test of a top team.

Arsene Wenger was relatively unknown in England when joining, but quickly gained the respect of the players, coaches and pundits, as he led Arsenal to the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first full season in 1997/98.

Former England goalkeeper Seaman made 564 appearances in 13 years at Arsenal, winning the top - flight title in 1991, and the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998 and 2002.

The Italian is undoubtedly a level above Klopp, having proven himself in leagues all around the world with a hugely impressive collection of the best trophies; three Champions League titles, a Premier League and FA Cup double in his first season at Chelsea, the Serie A title with AC Milan and Ligue 1 with Paris Saint - Germain.

Of course we have twice proved we can stay the course and win despite hard games with an FA Cup double in the last two seasons.

FA Cup double with the aim to be the 1st EPL team to hold it 3 years running.

Even an EPL - FA cup double is not out of the question.

In our 2nd League & FA Cup Double season 1997 - 98 Manninger played all the FA Cup games up to the Final and was picked for the final.

Wenger believes Kirkland will provide perfect cover for Almunia as the Gunners go in search of a Premier League and FA Cup double.

The Blues are in pole position, with Antonio Conte looking to replicate the achievements of compatriot Carlo Ancelotti and win the Premier League and FA Cup double.

Three of those trophies came all at once in the 2000 - 01 campaign when the Merseyside outfit clinched a unique treble consisting of a domestic League and FA Cup double, while they triumphed over Spanish side Alaves in a dramatic UEFA Cup final.

Not exact matches

No champion team has not won the double despite reaching the FA Cup final... not for the last 20 years at least

In fact the next two months are fairly daunting, with a double header in the Champions League against the current holders Barcelona as well as the next round (or two hopefully) of the FA cup.

I believe we can do a double (League Title & FA CUP).

Although Watford are bottom of the table, the 35 year - old has been impressive at the heart of the Hornetsâ $ ™ defence and even bagged a memorable double in the FA Cup against Stockport.

However, hope of securing a third FA Cup and league double is dwindling for Wenger, but he still found time to lay a verbal jab on his nemesis Jose Mourinho in his post-match press conference.

So imagine if he improves to second place this year and retains the FA Cup again, then manages the Double to end his tenure in style, then how can the next manager improve on that, unless he gets the Treble!

PL is our top priority, but I hope we can get double winners with FA Cup.

In 2001 - 02, the team completed a second domestic double, while 2002 - 03 saw Wenger's Arsenal lift their third FA Cup.

next season has to be title / double with fa cup / cl semi at least or nothing else will do for me, wenger's had three summers including this summer now to try and bring in big names (and he has delivered in the last 2 summer windows) so that's more than enough time to build a first team capable of winning the league.

At the end of the 1997 - 98 season, Wenger's first full season in charge, the team won their first league title of the Premier League era and added the FA Cup to their haul soon after, completing a domestic double.

The 1998 Double In two years» time after stepping as a chief of Arsenal, Wenger managed to introduced such significant changes to the training methods of the team that in 1998 the club grabbed its second Double of capturing the League's title and the FA Cup in the Gunners» history.

The Frenchman bagged both goals in the Gunners» 2 - 0 FA Cup Fifth Round win at home to Middlesbrough, bringing up double figures for the season.

In the FA Cup Final, we were the only team that could stop Chelsea winning the coveted Double, and not one pundit believed we could stop Antonio Conte's triumphant side but we duly came from behind to deny them their second piece of silverware, and claim our third FA Cup in the space of four years.

We also have Premier League away games at Tottenham and Liverpool, not to mention the Champions League double header with Bayern Munich and hopefully a few more FA cup matches to get through.