Sentences with phrase «league and cup runs»

Inconsistencies ruined what could have been a very pleasing league campaign, while a few poor performances and tight decisions could have led their Europa League and cup runs in different directions.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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.

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

I am not slating anyone here, but it makes it all the more remarkable that we have extended our unbeaten run by winning 3 and drawing 3 of our 6 matches so far plus we have qualified for the champions league and collected a trophy, which in most countries is called the super cup and highly valued.

The LFP, which runs the Primera and Segunda divisions of La Liga, has joined the Premier League in denouncing the recommendation made by an FIFA task force to play the 2022 Qatar World Cup during the European winter.

I would prefer Arsenal to be honest and say they will not compete and are happy to settle for a good cup run and just aim to finish as high in the league as they can.

I remember back when Vela and Bendtner scored goals for fun the League Cup and actually got a run before being discarded as below par.

Theo Walcott may have scored 20 goals for Arsenal last season, but in this campaign he can't buy a League game from Arsene Wenger and the rumours are that the 28 year old is desperate to move in January to seek first team football to try and get a good enough run to impress the England manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the World Cup Finals in Russia this summer.

And also extend their knockout run in the Europa League Cup by knocking out CSK Moscow to reach the semis.

The North London derby is always an emotional meeting for Arsenal and Tottenham fans, and tonights League Cup game is becoming even more important than usual as the Gunners have to break a losing run.

End of last season The Gunners ended last season on a high, with a third place finish in the league, and an FA Cup win for the second year running.

For me an FA cup run and win (as great as that achievement is in itself) does not erase all that goes before in terms of our league and European exploits.

Am i dreaming it seems like we've been here before, oh yeah thats right it happened last season and the season before that... Oh wait guys but there is hope, if i remember corectly all we have to do is wait for any serious potential threats to us retaining the Fa cup for a third time to get eliminated by lower league opponents or of course eliminate themselves by not taking this competition too seriously by fielding their second team and laugh our way to the final where we'll probably beat a sub par premier league team and repeat it all over again next year you know when Wenger fails to address the squad depth, the injuries mount up and are out of the champions league and title run ins by march..

We have a little run of games that should see us into the top four and in touch with the top, and also perhaps into the next round of the Europa League and the Carabao Cup before the trip to Man City at the start of next month.

Ohh Do nt get me wrong i well and trully understand tht it would be a milestone to win it a third time but do nt sit there and pretend that we did nt get lucky on our cup runs to the final, both times we faced piss easy teams, the reality is if that had been Manchester United or perhaps Chelsea we faced in the final we would have lost, because under Wenger we would have been unable to beat them in the premier league, what makes you think we would beat them in the Fa cups.

Looks like we'll finish with roughly the same points total, exited the Champions League at the same stage, no run in the League Cup again and looking for a repeat of the FA Cuo win.

Totally agree Chris.He is now well past his sell by date and defeats like have suffered against Bournemouth and Swansea are not only embarrassing but unforgivable.The results were bad enough but the performances are now all too familiar against theses lower ranked clubs.To expect us supporters to be blinded by League Cup Final and only a couple of decent performances so far this season is misjudging our feelings about his position This is a very well educated and intelligent man who can have no doubts about our attitude and utter disgust for him.He has allowed for us to make this personal now and he is deluded if he thinks e can collect another years salary out our expense.He knows his control is slowly being wrestled away from him and that really says it all.Ivan G is taking control and Wenger will be raging inside with this.Did he seriously expect things to continue until he felt it was time to just walk off into the sunset?Well he now knows his time at OUR club is fast running out.The day can't come soon enough for me.

Gone are the days when Arsenal were run by people who desired to win the league and cups, and now they only desire stuffing their pockets with money like thieves.

We are as good as out of the running for the PL title this year, and as we are not in the Champions League, we are left with competing for somewhat less attractive cups + the Wenger Trophy.