The Europa
League draw also pitted Celtic against Zenit Saint Petersburg, while Napoli vs RB Leipzig is another one to watch.
Not exact matches
The move
also drew condemnation from the
League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Hispanic civil rights organization.
Of course we might not be exactly buzzing with self - belief ourselves but at least we are coming up against a team that is
also yet to win this season, with a
draw against Southampton and a loss to Chelsea before this
league cup exit.
There are
also a few shocks on final positioning in this year's group stages so the Gunners could once again be
drawn against a potential champions
league winner early on in the competition.
It is the time of the season at which it is good to
draw conclusions on what has transpired in the Premier
League season so far, conclusions that can
also be
drawn out through the statistics, as this team of the season so far from statistical gurus WhoScored shows:
We have
also blown another great chance of topping our Champions
League group and so must wait and hope for an unlikely slip by PSG in the final group game or a favourable
draw.
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We
also know how the FA cup
draws have been very kind to Arsenal (e.g. playing a weak Man Utd in transition under Van Gaal, sending offs going in our favour, and
drawn against countless non
league or weaker teams compared to our EPL rivals etc)
They may have beaten Chelsea on new years day and scraped past
League One Sheffield United to reach the cup final, but they also got knocked out of the FA cup at home and have drawn with Burnley and lost to Crystal Palace in the l
League One Sheffield United to reach the cup final, but they
also got knocked out of the FA cup at home and have
drawn with Burnley and lost to Crystal Palace in the
leagueleague.
We had already been deprived of Olivier Giroud, Sead Kolasinac, Aaron Ramsey, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny and, of course, Santi Cazorla before the Premier
League draw against Chelsea on Tuesday, and then Granit Xhaka was
also added to the list after that game after suffering groin strain.
They have
also not lost in the
league, with 10 wins and one
draw putting them three points clear of the champions Juventus at the top of Serie A.
As well as it being every club's wish to be champions of their country, another EPL trophy would secure Wenger's legacy at Arsenal and
also put us in the top seeded group for the Champions
League draw.
People immediately pointed to the fact that Penn possessed the highest Ken Pomeroy ranking of any 16 seed in six years, and
also drew parallels between the Quakers and past Ivy
League teams that either pulled stunners or nearly pulled stunners in similar situations.
They were
also dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Leeds, and then
drew a third
league game in a row with a 1 - 1 at Norwich.
helo dear guys so nice to be here again after long while.We will again win fa cup INSHAA ALLAH and become the most successful club to win fa cups and i have a feeling that if we win next 2 3 games and chelsea lose or
draw few games and
also without costa we have a slight outside chance to win the
league after long 11 years i hope so we win and become a top notch club again after invincibles and so far so good things are looking well..
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It's
also easy to see how the
league would save a lot of effort and cost by handling the appeals in - house and avoiding a
drawn - out third party arbitration process.
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We
also seemed to get the worst possible outcome every time there was a
draw made for the Champions
League or one of the domestic cup competitions, but that changed last year as the injury crisis gradually cleared up and we got some decent cup
draws, even though we failed to make the most of this against Monaco.
Mourinho
also added that the 1 - 1
draw this weekend, felt like he'd finally been beaten by Arsene Wenger in the
league, after seeing his side disappointingly throw away a harshly contested win against the Gunners.
Spurs have
also won five of their last eight visits to the Boleyn Ground —
drawing one and losing two — and are the form team in the Premier
League with six successive victories.
If he can develop consistency in his increased contact rate and ability to
draw walks, his other numbers should rise,
also, maybe enough to produce at a major
league level, even if as a utility player.
I think we could be happy with a score
draw, but I
also think we should get the win and put one foot in the Champions
League group stage.
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The Red Devils have struggled in general over the last few games, winning twice against Huddersfield but
also suffering defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United along with a goalless
draw against Sevilla in the Champions
League.
We
also got knocked out of the FA cup by the Hornets at home, were put out of the Champions
League by Barcelona and were held to draws in the league by Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Wes
League by Barcelona and were held to
draws in the
league by Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Wes
league by Sunderland, Crystal Palace and West Ham.
But I
also think that being
drawn against Barcelona could be as good for our Premier
League title hopes as it is bad for our Champions
League chances.
To have a chance of staying and ward off huge fan protests, round the corner shortly, Wenger would have to beat City in the
League Cup and
also get at least an honourable
draw in the Prem.
Any motivate the players he don't know how to be tactical he just picks the team and tells the same thing it's not working change it ever team will not play open so wenger needs to change the team players and style to defeat that
also if a team presses us wenger does nothing to get round that same team same tactics that's the issue that's why arsenal won't win the
league it's like a boxer going for head all the time you need to go for body to open up the other for the head shot wenger is to soft and it's transfers to the players remember the team he had before always makeing runs stretching teams even if they are sitting back spread there whole back line and midfield with run after run arsenal don't do that anymore they don't even shoot outside the box you know why because wenger tells them not to another tactic to
draw another team out Ramsey can shoot but he never shoots anymore why is that wenger fact thanks guys.
United are likely to have to pay a far more sizeable fee to the rich Russians to sign Garay, however, after he became a key part of the Andre Villas - Boas managed side who have dominated Russian domestic football this season and
also look well placed to progress in the Champions
League after a comfortable group
draw, despite a midweek defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.
The Toffees followed up that success with a creditable 0 - 0
draw away at Lille in the Europa
League on Thursday night, putting them in pole position for qualification from the group, and have
also been boosted by the return of Ross Barkley from injury ahead of schedule.
They
also held Mourinho's team to a
draw in the
league and were unlucky not to win it after Markovic crashed a shot off the post late on.
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Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions
league performances have been poor we had some tough
draws and the premier
league is more demanding then the other
leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will
also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline
Also 0 - 0
draw in the Europa
League in the last week will not have helped.
Manchester United have endured a hugely frustrating start to the 2014/15 Premier
League season under Louis van Gaal, with a disappointing 0 - 0
draw against newly promoted Burnley at Turf Moor extending their winless start to the season that
also saw a 4 - 0 battering at the hands of
League One outfit MK Dons in the
League Cup second round.
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However, our north London rivals Tottenham were
also pleased with Bayern's
draw, because it means that their record of winning the first 11
league games of a season, back in the mists of football history, still stands with Bayern only able to win the first 10.
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INSHAA ALLAH this season we will the win the
league of we just keep focus, treat one game at a time, don't be afraid of man city, man utd, tottenham, Liverpool, Everton when we we play them away just be patient and respect them at their home grounds sit deep and work hard and we wil get the important results in our favour in these games and
also don't underestimate small sides because these games can give you points and if we you lose or
draw against these sides then it can cause huge dent in our title ambitions... COYG!!!
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Premier
League rivals Tottenham Hotspur were
also drawn early.
Koln have 6 defeats and 2
draws in the Bundesliga so far, and have
also lost all three previous Europa
League games, so this should pose little threat to the Arsenal fringe side.
A win for them would
also have them equal our record of 14 consecutive
league wins, to add further pain to, but I think this game has a
draw written all over it.
Klopp
also said that the Europa
League draw had given many people at the club exactly what they were hoping for.
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Not only did the defeat
draw United to within one point of their fierce city rivals in the hunt for the fourth Champions
League spot, but it
also came at a cost for Manuel Pellegrini's side moving forward, as both Hart and Sterling were replaced.
After having lost to West Brom and managing only
draws against Spurs and Norwich City in consecutive games, Arsenal's title credentials were seriously being questioned, with the Gunners
also seemingly on the verge of an exit from the Champions
League.