Sentences with phrase «league spot even»

Without tactics you can not maintain a Champions League spot even with a star - studfed team, ask David Moyes or AVB.

Not exact matches

I'm even in my family Fantasy Football League and this year I've held the # 1 spot all season -LSB-...]

Arsenal are readying a bid for Barcelona attacker Pedro Rodriguez as sources within the Nou Camp have confirmed that high level scouts from the North London side have been spotted at matches state Tribalfootball, even before the two teams were drawn to meet each other in Champions League action.

I think Rafa will stick it out at Liverpool even if we fail to get the Champions League spot.

Arsenal fans will obviously hoping that this is where the coincidence ends as well, because the Gunners got off to the worst possible start last year by losing at home to Liverpool (and when you consider they pipped us to the final Champions League spot by a single point that loss looks even worse).

Sanchez will most probably leave even if get a Champions League spot, and he's the only one I want to keep.

Even if we get the 4th spot, what if Man U wins the Europa league?

Arsene will never be fired directly, but maybe they are working on finding the future replacement already now — and maybe this will be Arsenes last season, should he fail to bring us at even a champions league spot.

Instead of clawing with the St. Louis Blues for the bottom two seeds of the three guaranteed playoff spots in the Central Division, the Stars leap - frogged both the Blues and, even more surprisingly, the Chicago Blackhawks to win arguably the toughest division in the league.

Into his first season as United boss, Louis van Gaal can make a major statement here if his side condemn the visitors to yet another defeat in this awful recent run of theirs which has seen the title and even an automatic Champions League spot slip away from them.

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.

Olympique de Marseille remained in the hunt for a Champions League qualifying spot with a 2 - 0 victory away at FC Metz in Ligue 1 action on Friday evening.

And since the premier league trophy is looking very unlikely i think we should just focus on the europa league because even if we don't finish in the top four spot winning the europa league automatically gives us champions league football.

Arsenal have at last (nearly) made a small leap from the Wenger Trophy to third spot in the Premier League, or maybe even second if Southampton do the business this weekend.

Wenger will hope to secure a top four spot and doing so force Southampton out of the race and having tasted Champions League action at Parkhead it's likely Wanyama would be even more drawn to Arsenal should they have once again secured a berth in the competition.

Let's just say we sacrificed 4th spot back then for FA cup and Carling cup, we probably would have won a few trophies but I'm definitely sure we would not have made Champions league on a consistent basis which means it would have taken the club longer to pay of the stadium and also for us to be able to get the likes of Alexis, Ozil and even Cazorla.

I can't see Allegri or Simione leaving their clubs who have champions league spots and are regular finalists and semi finalists in the competion to move to Arsenal, leaving their world class players like Griezmann or Higuain when we might not even have Sanchez next season.

Even with maverick manager Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich among their ranks the German top tier still doesn't manage to take top spot, with Schalke 04's Roberto di Matteo chipping in with his FA Cup and Champions League triumphs with Chelsea.

Why would he want to leave a champions league spot to manage Arsenal who might not even qualify this season?

Anything recommending a better place to be?Don't think so.We will be lucky to catch an Europa league spot, but the way things are going, I have doubts about that too.I thing this is the best thing happening to Arsenal in the last 12 years, it may be the only way to pull us out of misery and embarrasment.For sure the only way to see Wenger gone.Let's keep up the «good work», boys, and see Arsenal even lower on the table.Ready to take 2 - 3 years of reconstruction instead of being humiliated every year.

The only way Wenger will willingly leave is if we finish outside the Europa league spots... Even with that, he could come up with another excuse like «we are privileged to be in the BPL»...!!

Meanwhile Spurs will be looking to bolster their squad after failing to even challenge for the Champions League spots this time round.

Blatche is willing to consider any offer, even a spot on an NBA Developmental League team.

And, even to win those enviable 24 points from a possible 33 in the next 11 fixtures, Arsenal would have to play out of their skins to keep them within touching distance of 3rd or 4th spots in the Premier League.

Champions league will be even harder then with city, utd, chelsea the favourites to take them spots at the end of most seasons.

The other real issue is that United are casting green eyed looks at out Champions League record and they now see us once again as a serious rival, even if it is for a Champions League spot rather than the title.

The league is in a unique spot because basketball fans can understand some parts of the game even if they haven't touched a controller before.

Walking out on a cup final early is poor saying the things after is poor we have had the most consistancy of any pl club for 20 years it goes bad we lose and we show no honor in defeat i never mentioned wenger i mentioned the lack of support in a cup final was sad and by walking out it showed we've been spoiled city did nt leave the semi early last year when we beat em they did nt leave early wehen they lost in league one and i cant stand city im arsenal through and through we won a cup last year and the year before were in another cup final and tempemental fans leave early even though it takes alot to get to a cup final maybe you need to lose more to lose respectable its hard it sucks but its a cup final bigger than the management our opinions for a day its about how you show you solidarity as a club win or lose every other club in england would of taken our spot in a heartbeat if they could of and we lea e early that shows spoilage and it was embarrassing to see we need to be stronger as supporters newcastle does nt like ashley yet they still show up and when was the last time they won a cup?

Liverpool «keeper Simon Mignolet produced an instinctive penalty save to deny Leicester forward Jamie Vardy from the spot to keep his side ahead on their Premier League match this evening.

Still, a surprising number of players win spots on major league rosters — even starting jobs — based on these suspect stats.

That's great... if we are to mount a charge for a UCL spot (via finishing top 4 or Europa league) and even more the Prem trophy having Sanchez as part of it is essential.

And let's be honest, it has been even worse for the clubs normally expected to be challenging for the Premier League title, with Chelsea and Liverpool struggling to even reach a Europa League spot and Man City and Man United fighting it out with West Ham for fourth.

However, they will not be expecting any favours this evening, with Arsene Wenger's team looking to book themselves a guaranteed spot in the Champions League group stage as quickly as possible.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Which means even the chances to sneak through to any Champion League spots mathematically are now even slimmer.

we shdn't complain about injuries coz even without we are gonna scramble for a 4th spot in the league and the inevitable exit at round 16 of the champions league.even without injuries this squad is not good enough to challenge city in the epl or the likes of barca, bayern and madrid in europe, period!!!

The Chilean superstar has just over one year of his contract left at Arsenal and is likely to push for a move this summer, even if the Gunners do make a spot in next season's Champions League.

Arsenal are looking to secure a spot in the quarter - finals of the Champions League for the first team since 2010 when they take on Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening.

Albion are fourth in the league with just three matches remaining, and Rusk's side are within touching distance of securing a play - off spot - but it's all attention on the cup this evening, as they aim to reach the final four.

With Porto's exit at the hands of Juventus in the Champions League earlier today evening, it appears that Portugal will lose their quota of three Champions League spots for the 2018/19 edition of the tournament.

Gattuso surprising even AC Milan AC Milan managing director Marco Fassone admitted even club bosses were surprised at the impact coach Gennaro Gattuso was having after extending his unbeaten run to 12 matches and reviving their hopes of a Champions League spot.

This time the Red Devils are as far back as seventh, struggling to even get into a Europa League spot, let alone compete for the title, while under the tutelage of Northern Irishman Rodgers, Liverpool have consolidated their position at the top of the table and are now in a genuinely great position to win the championship for the first time in the Premier League era.

Even though the Chechen side wasn't in danger of relegation like in the 2013/2014 season, a spot in the lower half of the league wasn't satisfying for the ambitious club.

After Liverpool's defeat against Leicester City on Monday evening, Jurgen Klopp's side have come under immense pressure as they look to secure a Champions League spot for next season.

The Premier League season has not even kicked off yet, so this may seem a little morbid, but with so much focus on the top of the table and who will be fighting for European spots, I want to take a look at who will be fighting for their Premier League existence this year and who could be looking at relegation.

Enrique is gearing his players up for a Catalan derby versus Espanyol Sunday evening and a huge Champions League home fixture against Paris Saint Germain to decide the top spot in Group F.

With even a Champions League place 19 points away, Feyenoord will now be aiming to claim a Europa League spot via the unpopular play - off system that sees teams finishing 4th - 7th facing each other for a European place (a system that saw Feyenoord fall last season to Vitesse).

So, whereas I was of the opinion that heading into Monday's encounter no longer top of the league would have a negative effect on the team, it will instead empower them with so much reassurance and positivity that any sort of result would be enough to keep them on course for the title, but it does also mean they're there to be shot at so don't be at all surprised if United come sprinting out of the blocks this evening and put the Gunners to the sword very early on as don't forget, United had top - spot stolen away from them because of the recent bout of adverse weather.

High flying Napoli will be hoping to retain top spot in the Serie A league table when they host eighth place Empoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday evening in Naples.

The rearranged match this evening - which kicks off at 7 pm, has now been moved from Crawley Town's stadium to Albion's training ground in Lancing - and Simon Rusk's team will look to move closer to sealing a play - off spot in the Premier League 2 Division 2.