Sentences with phrase «league cup run»

Nigel Kahn takes you through the archived footage from The Hammers League Cup run in 1981 which saw West Ham reach the final.

Citys Champions league fixtures and League cup run drained them as did Pep early announcement.

Hope Rosicky can get some more playtime next season, perhaps in a good league cup run?

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As well as the need for Arsenal to keep winning our Premier League game to stop Chelsea running away with the EPL title this season, there is a growing importance to Arsenal fans on the FA cup.

Just as the Gunners are getting over our own injury crisis and are looking to build a decent run of results together, following on from a 2 - 0 win over Hull City in the FA cup and a 3 - 0 defeat of Stoke City yesterday, our next Premier League game throws up an away game with the reigning EPL champions.

So we are good to go, 38 PL games plus long runs in league cup, FA Cup and Champions Lleague cup, FA Cup and Champions Leagcup, FA Cup and Champions LeagCup and Champions LeagueLeague.

The only down fall to losing in the league cup is that our bench players will have less opportunity to get a run.

I say Lets focus on the young gun Reiss Nelson... scored a cracker for under - 23's tonight... get him in the 1st team squad and let him run riot in last 15 minutes if we are already winning plus europa league and League culeague and League cuLeague cup.....

We can only hope the styles of football Leicester and Spuds play catches up with them physically, and that Man City don't go on a run off winning the league cup.

One of the features of the last few years has been Arsenal putting a brilliant run of results together and although it may be too late for a title challenge this time, we still need to secure a top four spot, as well as having the knockout rounds of the Champions League to think about — and the small matter of defending the FA cup trophy won in dramatic fashion last season to defend.

Arsenal on the other hand have won their last two matches, but were previously on a run of five games without a win, but are believed to be full of confidence after their win over Premier League champions Chelsea in the League Cup, which booked themselves a spot in the Carabao Cup final.

Pellegrini has spent an incredible # 172m on just eleven players since taking over at the Etihad Stadium, and although he won the Premier League and Capital One Cup double in his first campaign with the club, he looks set to finish trophyless this term and possibly even out of the top four after a surprisingly poor recent run of form.

It will be painful to get knocked out of the cup by our local rivals, but in the long run, do we not have to focus on the Premier League?

As we enter the crucial run in to the end of the season, which is the time that we traditionally up our game to reach the Champions League positions, we also have another big advantage in that all of the five teams above us are still in the Champions League and Man United, City, Tottenham and Chelsea are also still in the FA Cup, and are set to face some very tough games in the coming weeks, or maybe months if they do well.

Arsenal have very few Cup games left to rotate in except the Europa League, and our tie against Ostersunds will probably see the end of that run, so it would appear that Arsenal has little need of most of our second team for the rest of this season.

I think we will do the double, pinching the league and running riot in the end of season cup.»

They will hope to continue their unbeaten run in the league and progress in the cup to help them prepare for next season in Northern 1A.

After a gruelling run of Premier League games, Arsene Wenger can at last give some Arsenal first team players a much - needed rest as we travel to the City ground to take on Nottingham Forest in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

I predict: - we bounce back and win against CP — the players post loads of selfies - Wenger uses the win to justify no spending - we continue to be linked with loads of players but buy no one (except maybe a teenager or 2 for the reserves)-- we finish 4th and lament only for injuries we would have won the league — get to the last 16 in CL — have a good cup run

Hilary Term for the women will be a busy one as the Blues have four BUCS league fixtures to complete, plus a knock - out cup fixture, whilst the Panthers have a run of friendly fixtures leading into their Varsity Match as a Double Header with the Men's Under 20's at Iffley Road.

Man Utd and Mourinho may have bigger aspirations than the League Cup this season, but ultimately a decent cup run, and a good win especially after the weekend's result, will be a timely boost for all concerned and it should give an indication of where Shaw is at in terms of his comebaCup this season, but ultimately a decent cup run, and a good win especially after the weekend's result, will be a timely boost for all concerned and it should give an indication of where Shaw is at in terms of his comebacup run, and a good win especially after the weekend's result, will be a timely boost for all concerned and it should give an indication of where Shaw is at in terms of his comeback.

Van Gaal has opted to use the 3 -5-2 system that was so effectively employed by his Netherlands side at the World Cup since he took over at Old Trafford, with Red Devils stars Daley Blind and Robin Van Persie thriving particularly in the 5 - 1 victory over Spain, but it has not been quite as effective in the Premier League and United's best winning run this season actually came in the midst of a brief switch to a 4 -4-2 diamond system.

Ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night, manager Brendan Rodgers has urged his players to recapture the creativity which saw them put together a 13 game unbeaten Premier League run.

The former Rayo Vallecano has set the Premier League alight with his bright attacking play, scoring 15 goals already, plus another three in the club's successful Capital One Cup run.

The German tactician will be hoping for a strong cup run to coincide with Liverpool's bid to win the Premier League title this season, and although he has freshened things up after a busy festive schedule, he'll be confident in those starting to get the job done.

Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone finally lived up to the potential that he had always had at Arsenal in the last twelve months, the Italian emerging as one of the key reasons for Sunderland's impressive run to the League Cup final and dramatic escape from relegation.

Hull City's push to bring in new additions could well have been aided by the fact that the KC Stadium side will be competing in the Europa League in 2014/15 following their run to the FA Cup final last term.

However, the Italian tactician will relish his first taste of FA Cup football and will undoubtedly be keen on a strong run to coincidence with their aspirations of winning the league.

Costa has scored less Champions League goals than Rickie Lambert this season, while he failed to find the net at any point during the Blues» triumphant Capital One Cup run — although he did strike via a deflection during the final against Tottenham Hotspur.

Then again, there's no possible CL games in January and I don't really expect us to run far in the League Cup.

To stay in the EPL, make Europe league if they can and have a good domestic cup run that can culminate in winning the FA cup or capital one cup.

Hopefully win another cup, and put in a good run in the champions league.

These young guns will only get a chance to prove themselves at top level if and only if arsenal make massive signings that will give us a major trophy... if we are for example leading the league in like seven points in February, then we can afford to give them some minutes on field but they wont get game time on the current team cz the manager realizes that the club needs trophies and hez running out of time so i even doubt he will use them in capital one cup... Good luck boys

Arsenal are in fantastic form in the Premier League and FA cup and even though we had to suffer yet another disappointing early exit from the Champions League, the players did go some way to redeeming themselves by playing well and winning 2 - 0 away in Monaco, so Arsene Wenger will be hoping that we can continue our strong run and cement our place in the top four by beating a struggling Newcastle United side at St. James» Park today.

While the EPL title look out of reach, Arsenal still need to finish in the top four and there are two very good cup competitions to think about, with a really good draw in the Champions League offering a great chance of an extended run in Europe.

I'll be just as happy when you go on a mazy run to beat Spurs, Chelsea or City, as I was when Memphis scored a blinder against PSG, Falcao won the French league, Ronaldo won Ballon D'or or Nani won the European Cup with Portugal.

To be honest the season is 3 weeks old and i have had enough already cos i know nothing is going to change 3rd or 4th finish quarter finalist champs league and a decent cup run who can be excited about that its the same every season the club has lost its ambition and until that changes this will just continue season after season at this moment in time i hate being an arsenal supporter and having followed them for over 30 years i never thought i would ever say that!!

Job done weaknesses covered, 2 quality players throughout team which is needed to push on don't do it then hope for another champions league spot n cup run in f.a cup.

With some really big games coming up in the Champions League and FA cup, and with the terrible run of injury problems that have beset the Gunners for well over a year, I thought he might have hedged his bets.

Yes agree plus more youth get a chance which seems to be our best place to find a world class act for peanuts like wenger likes and its not like europa cup gets tough till march so its an extra League cup for the youth to get a run pout and if we get knocked out sure no worry.

We have World Cup, Euro championship and Copa America winners in Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla and no fewer than nine of the Arsenal first team have won league titles, so as usual the media have jumped at the chance to run us down without getting their facts straight.

Another FA cup winners trophy this season would certainly be a big help, as would a first triumph in the Champions League of course, although a decent run would be a bonus as well.

Ospina will be hoping that he can at least challenge Cech to a run in the Premier League, however in reality I think it'll be another year of cup competitions for the Colombian.

Ospina played second fiddle to Petr Cech last season and whilst he played a number of games in the cup competitions, his only real run in the Premier League came in Petr Cech's absence.

If Wolves fail to make it through the play - offs then it will be harder to keep these youngsters and Brian Howard, having now had a taste of the big - time in their fabulous cup run, may seek an even bigger pay packet in the Premier League or indeed he may just see a move to the top tier simply a more ambitious move regardless of salary and I don't think anyone could blame him.

If we continue our good run in the league and win the FA cup, it would be the best season since 2005.

«It's been a great run of form to build up the momentum and, even though it's not got us Champions League football, at least we're going to get to the FA Cup final with a great mood and environment in the dressing room.

we need squad quantity and depth with europa cup and keep star squad fit and able to concentrate on league and give bench sitters run outs in cup games.

We really need the youngster for the FA cup game with Man United, the Champions League second leg in Monaco and of course the Premier League run in.

defense should be ok just the attacking side needs changing more pace and direct running in behind gets us a BIG NAME C / F that can do it all up front on his own we are at least 2 more big attacking names away from a least making c / l semis, but once again well done for winning on the night just shame we could get the third and make c / l history on wars and upwards in the league and f.a cup coyg