Sentences with phrase «league points came»

Just two Premier League points came from the month and the injury list has now doubled to 10 players, so it is understandable that there is a fair bit of doom and gloom around north London.

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As Blogging the Boys points out, the Packers are 0 - 5 against teams ranked in the league's top half when it comes to points per game.
It comes just a fortnight after they were defeated by Manchester City, while their overall form hasn't been good enough and that's reflected in the fact that they sit in sixth place in the Premier League table, a point adrift of the top four and 12 points behind leaders City.
I quite agree sell all the deadwoods but which player in his right mind would want to come to arsenal at the moment, remember people man u was in the same situation under moyes but we're able to attract better player's even when not playing champions league, the selling point from arsenal point of view is to tell players which they are trying to get what the plan is of getting back to top flight football by going for the Europa league over the FA cup and finishing in the top six otherwise if they go for wishy - washy arsene wenger stupid attitude of we've got quality all the squad we are competing for everything then I'm afraid We will end up with nothing
Like say we really gave the league a good go of it, but narrowly missed out by one or two points, it would mean we came close to the double, but at least we have something to show for it.
My only fear is that the first match after national duty is alway difficult for Arsenal to win but what is involve in this game will make Arsenal players to work hard to destroy Old traford and come with the required three point that will put us in competing for the league
Not only do Arsenal have to claim all three points from our next Premier League game, and all of the ones coming up at least until we travel to face the current pace setters Chelsea at the start of February, but the Gunners will be expected to sweep past the EPL strugglers Swansea City without too much trouble.
Both teams are unbeaten in the League this season, and I for one wouldn't complain if we came away with a point.
We have all but ruled ourselves out of the title race following our dismal display at Stamford Bridge this weekend which allowed our rivals to move to 12 points clear of us, and we (for now) have to concentrate on building our own form to assure ourselves of Champions League football, and should the Blues begin to drop points, we must be within touching distance of them when push comes to shove.
Not sure how this proves your point, all these world class players came to the PL because it's the hardest league in the world but they came AFTER they had developed in easier leagues with plenty of game time.
Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one of the board members come out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the champions league, they also have several agreements or contract signed with major companies, all that points to money coming back to the board.
If we still truly have our eyes on the League then we should get a win at Bournemouth to close the gap at the top given the result of Liverpool yesterday and no one knows what is still to come at Chelsea - Spud, we just have to keep winning games and i am sure teams around us will drop points... COYG
As I pointed out at the beginning of the transfer window, it would be worth backing Arsenal at 11/2 to win the League, because when Petr Cech and other marquee signings came in the price would be dropping steadily.
The Swans came into the match with a sturdy defensive record away from the Liberty Stadium in the Premier League, and it looked like they may be able to utilise that into a win at half - time, but our boys were not going to give up any points without a fight.
Arsenal have had lots of talented youngsters coming through the Hale End Academy, and the whole point of staying with us is because Arsene wenger had a big reputation for blooding youngsters in the first team, usually via playing in the League Cup.
Arsenal's never - ending injury woes left Arsene Wenger feeling nervous ahead of the visit of Sunderland yesterday, but his rag - tag collection of understudies came good and finally came away with the three points to leave us second in the Premier League.
Their first Loss of the Season is a much easier to pill to swallow since it came in Volleyball where they were still able to pick up 6 points and actually build their lead on some of the Teams in the League.
Central Catholic is in a tougher league, so wins over Manteca and Oakdale would likely be enough to push them close enough to St. Mary's so that the head - to - head came into play — and at that point, they would move past the Rams.
This season, they finished third in the extremely competitive West Catholic Athletic League, then came up a two - point conversion short in a 31 - 30 loss in the Central Coast Section Open Division II championship game to Serra - San Mateo, which also won a state bowl title in Sacramento.
You know what you are going to get from these guys each and every week — gritty defense, hustle plays all over the place, 25 + points from Jabarri «maybe the best scorer in the League» Reynolds and 15 - 20 points from Evan «one of the best 2nd options in the League» Zahniser... The difference between Ws and Ls for these guys usually come down to a few missed / made jump shots between them and their opponents.
They also come in at first in the league in running the ball, so Marshawn Lynch should be a focal point for Seattle.
There is no love nest when it's comes to 3 Premier League points at stake.
The German has come up with a couple of league goals too, although none of those goals have directly resulted in earning points for his team.
Opta powered fantasy football game www.oulala.com have collated the data and the Gunners come out on top in all eight of the major criteria despite only leading the Reds by five points in the Premier League table.
It will come as a bitter blow for City if they come away from Anfield empty - handed, as they have slipped 10 points behind league leaders Leicester City although they hold a game in hand over the Foxes.
However, to reinforce the point above about how he's come into form recently to lead Madrid's charge with the Champions League still an objective, the statistics below just show how he has been able to turn it around and deliver for Los Blancos when they needed him.
«The number of leagues that are covered, the number of players that are covered, it really gives us a lot of information that can be slightly trickier to come by, and works as a nice starting point», Smith said.
Los Merengues need to step things up in a big way soon, or their form will continue to deteriorate to the point where they'll have to fight just to make the Champions League next season — and with just a one - point cushion on fifth place coming into this match, their fight for that relevance may be coming sooner rather than later.
Reports coming from Colombia point that the national goalkeeper David Ospina may still stay in the Premier League for the new season.
Blackburn are one place and one point ahead of their opponents, who are bottom of the Premier League table, and Kean insists he is handling the pressure that comes with a relegation fight.
Which would you rather be doing, I'd much rather celebrate Arsenal winning the league instead of coming up with overused excuses, and pointing at lesser clubs and saying «it could be worse».
Both teams will know that three points here will go a very long way to assuring a playoff spot come the end of the season, and a chance to have a crack at getting Premier League football the hard way.
For three straight weeks Arsenal have had a chance to take a top - two position on the Premier League table, and out of the nine points available to them — which would have given them a commanding leading — they came away with just two.
I mean, we all heard this offseason about the changes to the extra point play that were coming and that the league would use that to incentivize teams to go for two more often.
I think he will prove his doubters wrong, and I think he has not had the credit he deserves, but I also see their point, as the German has at times been a bit too easily out - muscled by opposing Premier League players since coming to north London.
His goals have helped fire the German side to second in the Bundesliga, eight points off league leaders Bayern Munich, and as such he is likely to come at a price to any potential suitors.
Most of us fan's saw this coming, even when we were top and joint top of the league, So I would like to see the Wenger fanboys comments, Since they were pointing at that!
People also forget we also came close to the EPL tile 2007 - 08 4 points off the top, reached the CL final in 2006 and should have won the League cup in 2011.
While some Arsenal fans as well as the generally not as sympathetic folk who make up the football media will call any attempt to come up with a reason for Arsenal falling to nine points off the Premier League leaders Chelsea just looking for an excuse, I think we have to look at the latest season full of injury problems and accept that this will have a negative effect on the Gunners or any side for that matter.
What we have learnt from the league is that it is very tight, that everybody can drop points, and the teams — and the fans — who can show togetherness and solidarity until the end, might come out of it in a positive way.
Dyke pointed out that in the past four years, 23 successful applications had come from the Football League, though since 792 players start each weekend across the Championship, League One and League Two, that doesn't seem a hugely significant number.
They do make some good points and it will not take too much for the questions to come flying in again, but for now the manager appears to have a bit of leeway, even with the team still sitting outside the top four of the Premier League.
Point to note, we are hosting Bayern Munich this Tuesday in a life and death Champions League clash but we were very sluggish with Watford away, though eventually we blew then away 3 to nil... but the goals took time to come and with Bayern such eventualities will possibly be punishable.
The 2016 - 17 Premier League title race is on a knife edge, but everything points to Arsenal firmly being involved in the hunt for major silverware come May.
Despite a tough campaign, in which his club have endured heavy criticism and calls for the manager to leave, before earning a second - placed finish in the league on the final day of the season, Ozil has been a strong positive point amongst fans, whereas a number of his team - mates have come under fire.
Tottenham face an in form West Brom who have won both of their league games since they came within minutes and a Giroud header from holding us to a point.
So my point is like I always say Arsenal can never come close to winning d league with Wenger in charge.
Arsenal were so close to joining the list of Premier League big boys to come a cropper this weekend, after Liverpool lost and Man United, Tottenham and Man City only managed a point.
It therefore comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier League matches, scoring just three goals.
The Gunners also come into the match on the back of six straight wins in all competitions, and their confidence will also have been boosted by the fact they joined Manchester City on points at the top of the Premier League table this weekend.
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