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Premier League Is Officially Awful: English Teams Lose 9 - 5 In Terrible Week Of European Fixtures Liverpool Avoid FFP Punishment, But Premier League Rivals Not So Lucky

Given Guardiola's preference to have goalkeepers and defenders being comfortable on the ball and capable of retaining possession to play on the counter attack, this was a position in need of improving and is why we were so reluctant to sell Walker, league rival not withstanding.

Not exact matches

This week Fortune caught up with Jarred Kennedy, the co-head of esports at Riot Games, to discuss the world championship (the finals will take place Nov. 4 at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing) as well as the overall growth of the esports industry and Riot's plans, much like rival Activision Blizzard, to remodel its own esports league after major professional sports leagues like the NFL and NBA.

That would be a double blow because not only would we be losing all that experience and know - how but it would be going to help a direct rival and with Guardiola being new to the Premier League we do not want to help him settle in quickly if we can possibly help it.

While it is our fierce Premier League rivals Chelsea that have signed the Spanish international, it is Man United, Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward with a hefty helping of transfer egg on their faces, not us.

Well you kind of knew that it would not take long for the Arsenal manager and his long term rival Jose Mourinho to get back to their old trick of aiming verbal bullets at each other and that is what has happened before the new Premier League season has even started.

It was a rumour that has been doing the rounds and it was not just Arsenal, but our Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool that were said to be keen on the talented young defe3nsive midfield star.

He's had a fantastic opportunity of the last few years to win the league, what with the finances, and the manager merry - go - round at our rivals, and still he hasn't!

The fact that he would not be going to a Premier League rival would also be a plus point and if the Chilean is not committed to the arsenal cause I can see why Wenger and the board might be tempted.

With just a year left on his contract and with Cech having made just six Premier League appearances all season, you can understand why the 32 - year old wants to go but you can also understand why his manager Jose Mourinho does not want him to join and almost certainly strengthen one of his big rivals for the Premier League and other domestic trophy honours.

There were 55 players on that shortlist so it may not sound all that impressive that three of them were Arsenal stars, but that number does look better when you compare it with our Premier League rivals, especially when you consider how much more money the likes of Manchester United and Man City have been throwing around to build their squads.

And meanwhile the other potentially available strikers are being snapped up by other clubs around Europe, including our Premier League rivals, such as Liverpool completing the transfer of Benteke, which I am not happy about.

This is not only to give ourselves a better chance of competing in the league, but to also keep up with our rivals who are speeding full steam ahead in the transfer market.

ALL main rivals have been out of sight below us for most of the season, it doesn't get any easier... yet now we are 6 pts behind Spurs and 9 pts behind Leicester despite being just 2 points from the league leaders at Christmas — with 8 games to go.

The club last won at the home of their Norfolk rivals in more than 12 years and have not played in the Premier League since 2002.

The young Frenchman may not be the really hot property that many Arsenal fans are hoping for the boss to sign this summer but I reckon he would be a great addition who would soon find his feet again and start producing the sort of form that made our Premier League rivals make him the most expensive teenage transfer in football history just two years ago.

After Arsenal seemingly agreed to sell another contract rebel, Oxlade - Chamberlain to one of our biggest Premier League rivals, it would now not surprise Arsenal fans if they also decided to cash in on the sale of Sanchez to Man City as their next deal, which will leave very little time for Wenger to bring in replacements...

From the strengthening I've seen our rivals do in this transfer window, with Wenger sitting down with his tail between legs, I'm afraid we may not even qualify for Europa League.

Every great team from every league have no tolerance for mediocrity, they won't allow the club to stagnate or regress whilst their rivals become stronger.

Arsenal are all too often criticised for their work in the transfer market, but the Gunners deserve some credit for not always pushing through for the big moves, with these three an example of expensive failures by some of their Premier League rivals...

Arsenal are not the only club being linked with Mahrez, with Premier League rivals Man City and Chelsea also mentioned, but the Gunners can offer him a guaranteed place in the Champions League group stage and also a much better chance of being a regular first team starter.

and yes arsenal is not one of the biggest offenders here... but the result appears to be mediocre teams compared with rival leagues and a mediocre national team..

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?

Its not about winning the premier league its about the football we play currently and the disgusting way we're losing to other rivals.

Not only are they off to another hot start at 3 - 0 but they took down Rivals Team Lalez in a Rematch of our very first Chicago Hoops League Championship (back in 2013 - 14 season).

Man United seemed to be our main rivals, if not our only ones, because of the player's desire to stay in the Premier League and also play in the Champions League.

We can only hope that the teams leading the way so far in the Premier League drop points before our match, but with Man City going to bottom club Crystal Palace who have yet to pick up a point or even score a goal, while their local rivals United play Southampton the chances are not good for us.

Most of the papers and sports websites have focused on his comments about the Gunners not being able to beat our big Premier League rivals when it comes to spending power and his suggestions that the club's youth policy combined with an ultra careful and disciplined transfer policy will continue to be the Arsenal way.

But United's Premier League rivals Liverpool can not be discounted from the battle for one of Europe's most sought after players.

I don't even care if it sounds arrogant, but this is turning out to be our worst season ever, not simply due to the fact a team in the championship two seasons ago has now surpassed us to practically win the premier league, but for all the taunts we've given spurs they look like the only team able to challenge them, this all in a season where our usual rivals have capitulated.

One point from the opening two games is not what the Gunners needed and the fact that our big Premier League rivals Manchester United, Chelsea and Man City have all gained maximum points from their opening two games really ups the ante.

Wenger does not usually act in the January transfer window, despite other rival Premier League managers taking full advantage of it, as shown last season when Mourinho brought in defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.

The blatant truth is that we will always rely on our rivals to drop points, Simply because we're not good enough to fight our own battles to win the league on our own and the sad part is even when they do drop points, we never seem to capitalise on it....

So even without the relaxing of the FFP rules, Arsene Wenger is still likely to have a smaller transfer budget than our big Premier League rivals and with Chelsea and the Manchester clubs also able to offer the lure of Champions League football, our manager will be hoping that his transfer targets are not the same.

Our Premier League rivals Everton are not really holding out any hope of lifting the EPL trophy in May but Ronald Koeman wants at least a place in Europe next season and he is so determined to get Giroud to help with that goal, according to The Mirror, that he is willing to splash out a cool 40 million in January.

While big names moving between Premier League rivals has become slightly more commonplace in recent years, swap deals are known for being complicated and it's not often they come to fruition.

No chance is this going to happen — Liverpool are aware of Manchester United's interest but absolutely insist they will not sell one of their best players to their biggest rivals in the Premier League.

Rooney, having moved from Everton to Manchester United and won multiple Premier League titles with Liverpool's biggest rivals — would not be able to support an Anfield opponent so easily now...

Not only did the Chelsea boss see his side throw away a two goal lead against Bradford City but he even forget the name of his FA Cup conquerors, mistakenly calling them their Yorkshire and League One rivals Barnsley!

CaughtOffside understands that Blues boss Mourinho is ready to sell Juan Mata after running out of patience with the Spanish international and will look to garner at least # 25m from the 25 year old's sale but will not consider offers from Premier League rivals.

Premier League sides would prefer not to strengthen their rivals, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

With the new Premier League campaign set to get underway this weekend, it adds another thrilling sub-plot to the season, with Mourinho showing no sign that he's ready to back down from any of his rivals after suggesting that they aren't big enough to make the kind of signings United have.

Tottenham are currently fifth in the Premier League, one place above arch rivals Arsenal, and Champions League football is certainly not out of reach if they continue in this vein of form.

Sunday's 4 - 2 defeat to local rivals Man United was the Etihad Stadium outfit's fourth loss in their last six Premier League fixtures and not only ended their hopes of retaining their domestic title but could even lead to the club failing to secure a top four spot.

That is a chance we are going to have to take I think but it could also be gopod for Arsenal in the long term because it means that City will not be a rival for Guardiola if he plans to move to the Premier League from Bayern Munich when his current contract expires next summer, which many in football expect.

Young's first effort wasn't bad either, and while it's taken a while for him to find the back of the net, he certainly did so in style as he continues to play an important role for Mourinho and Man Utd this season as they hope to remain within firing range on rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League table.

The fact of the matter is that the Gunners are on course to keep up our amazing record of qualifying for the Champions League and that is something that not one of our big Premier League rivals can match.

His goals helped fire Dortmund to the Champions League final although the club could not overcome their German rivals Bayern.

However, Klopp wasn't giving too much away on either player, as he kept supporters waiting on news as to whether they will be available to face their Premier League rivals on Tuesday night.

Get Verrati, Varane, Cavani / Martinez and see if we will not kill all big four rivals that's how u win d league.