Sentences with phrase «league squad place»

Not exact matches

We are used to being able to secure our top four spot without too much hassle, with Arsene Wenger managing to somehow maintain our place in the Champions League year - on - year despite the changes made to the squad, but this year will not be so easy.

After a summer of big spending, the new arrivals certainly look likely to continue at Old Trafford, with van Gaal attempting to revolutionise the squad at United after their highly disappointing 7th place finish in the Premier League last season.

Chelsea just want upgrades in CB and Striker.Liverpool needed more player as they are in Champions league this yr.Spurs don't need anyone as they have a young squad and they have almost all their places covered.

He fears that the same squad would suddenly challenge for major honours in league and europe, the same squad which is trying to just finish around 4th place under Arsene.

However, Wenger has got a good squad that is sitting pretty in 3rd place on the Barclays Premier League table, and the likes of Mesut Ozil, Santiago Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud, to name a few, have to turn up on the night and produce their best performances.

The Red Devils speant heavily in the summer, bringing in big names such as Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao to improve their squad after last season's disappointing 7th place finish in the Premier League.

Despite impressing in the league last season under Mark Hughes — and registering an unexpected ninth - place finish — the Potters have invested heavily in their squad this summer.

Despite the disappointment of eventually finishing in third place in the Premier League last season, Spurs are evidently keen to keep the same nucleus of the squad in place and build on their success last year as they currently sit with eight points from their first four games of the season leaving them just four points off top spot.

I'm pretty sure that next season our lovely club will battle with Everton and Southampton for that precious Europa League place, with a squad finally devoid of any top attacking players.

One of the more impressive debut months in recent memory belongs to them as the rest of the League will definitely be placing a bullseye on the # 1 squad in the second half of the season.

Podolski is yet to get on the score sheet with the Nerazzurri and the club have been so unimpressed with the forward that they've decided against placing him in their squad for the Europa League.

Christophe Galtier's limited squad may be stretched to their limits, but they will be keen to secure victory and overtake Marseille, to draw level with third - placed Monaco and within touching distance of the Champions League places.

With United collecting three trophies this season, albeit coupled with a disappointing sixth - placed finish in the Premier League, it's widely expected that they will spend heavily again this summer to further strengthen the squad.

Was supposed to add experience to a young Arsenal squad but looks uncomfortable and out of place in the Premier League.

In the years when Arsenal were not winning anything except our annual place in the Champions League group stage, Arsenal fans were understandably a bit miffed when Arsene Wenger spoke about the balance of the squad and about building for the future.

Khedira because he adds a world cup and champions league winning mentality to our squad, whilst rabiot is one for the future, same age as chambers but not taking a place in the 25.

Since Moyes» departure, Rooney has become a pivotal part of now manager Louis van Gaal's Manchester United squad who are in a perfect position to retain their Champions League spot and sit in third place.

The 24 year old also made just ten Premier League starts last term and that lack of first team action in all likelihood cost the winger his place in Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad.

Delighted Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has promised he will make every single member of his squad better, after a comfortable 3 - 0 victory over Hull City consolidated them in the Champions League places.

But now it seems (after another long term injury) that he is now back to full fitness, and now Wenger is saying that the 32 year - old is now back in contention for a place in first team squad after playing some games in the Europa League and the Caraboa Cup.

The Blues suffered across the board last year as they finished in 10th place in the Premier League, and there was a concern that perhaps significant changes could be made to the squad under the new manager.

Wenger is content with the squad and believe that champions league place is a guarantee.

Certainly don't want to sell players like podolski, when we have players like miquel, ryo, diaby sanogo and coquelin taking up places in the premier league and champions league squads.

Just two league goals from open play this term mean Soldado is likely to be miss out on the a place in the talented Spanish squad.

The Premier League champions are desperate to improve their squad after a difficult season, which could see them finishing as low as fourth place after a surprisingly poor run of form towards the end of this season.

Many were hoping that the Ox would come back strong for the final few games of the Premier League season in order to attract a place in England's Euro squad this summer, however overall for Chamberlain it has been yet another highly disappointing season.

The chance to return to a Man United side with respected manager Louis van Gaal in place, and seemingly endless sums to invest in squad building, and one imagines the possibility of such a move would increase significantly if Louis van Gaal secures a Champions League return for next term.

The Ox is second in our club's Premier League assist table at present, and clearly has a place in our playing squad, but I cant help but think we could improve on him in the coming window.

That initially paves the way for Mertesacker and welbeck to return from injury and take their places in our champions league squads, which currently they are not registered for.

For Leicester's squad at the beginning of the season looked like most of the squads in the Premier League: A mish - mash of competent (if largely unspectacular) professionals, familiar and unfamiliar, who have by various means earned themselves a place in the Premier League and might, if they put their minds to it, manage to stay in the Premier League.

Bellerin has since emerged as one of the best right - backs in England, earning his rightful place in last season's Premier League Team of the Year, and was rewarded with a call - up to Spain's international squad for the summer's European Championships also.

the club will be at a dark and very unfamiliar place while it tries to find a new manager and rebuild the squad without champions league to attract «top» talents.

seems that once we achieve the lofty heights of 4th premier league place we struggle to get any more momentum — a concerted effort to replenish the obvious weakness we have in our side would go some way to rectify the inefficiencies we clearly have... but will we add to the squad in winter?

If he thinks that this squad can win the League then he is placing a lot of faith in our current strike force of Giroud, Walcott (haha), Welbeck and Sanchez to fire us to the title.

every fan of every team in the epl wants them to win every game they play that is what being a fan is but getting back to planet earth i do nt think anyone believes we have a first 11 or squad depth to win the league even the 4th place junkies on this site do nt expect it but are just so high on wenger juice that they can trip their way to any thing before cold turkey hits them... the disappointment comes from the absurdity of another wasted transfer window

Every year when Arsenal go through a bad patch (like losing ONE out of the first TEN League games lol) the fans start calling for Wenger to be sacked, but surely he has had to cope with players returning from the World Cup, an unbelievable injury list, blending new players into the squad, and he has STILL managed to get us up into Fourth place already.

I think its comical that the selling of Jack and Theo could make Arsenal an infinitely better squad by adding a Reus and Higuain with the proceeds but hey keeping that English core does guarantee us that coveted 4th place trophy and a CHAMPIONS league knock out round exit every year.

West Ham's owners want Grant to improve a squad which finished in 17th position in the Premier League, one place above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 38 matches.

They're not alone in this, of course, and every other team angling for the Champions League places has their own irreplaceables and shallow squad areas.

Arsenal really need to play him where he is strongest so he can challenge for a premier league place and not just slotted in where we are weak in the squad just caus he is talented enough to do a job

The United board have been keen for new manager Louis van Gaal to access plenty of transfer funds to improve on the squad that finished in 7th place in the Premier League last season, and it now looks as though the spending is set to continue in the winter with two more big names being targeted.

Tottenham are also keen on the want - away forward as they build a squad which will contend for the Champions League places.

The Argentine missed out on a place in his country's World Cup squad this summer, and could therefore be keen to move to a more competitive league.

The Reds have been extremely busy in the transfer market so far as manager Brendan Rodgers looks to assemble a squad that is capable of challenging for the Champions League places this season after a disappointing 2014 - 15 campaign.

Now if we can end our 4th place trend and actually compete for the BPL title this season, I think our squad will push even further towards the Premier League and UCL titles next year.

The 21 year - old earned a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year this season, and was a late inclusion into Vicente Del Bosque's Spain squad this summer, and that is a cause for concern.

How will the squad in general react, if the new manager sets a target of the league title, instead of targeting 4th place like Wenger does?

The winger had impressed last season, and had appeared to have earned his place in the Gunners playing squad, but following the emergence of Alex Iwobi, the Costa Rican was limited to only three substitute outings in the league.

However, with Juve manager Antonio Conte keen to strengthen his squad this summer to help push for a third consecutive Serie A title as well as progress further in the Champions League, it is thought that he may sign a number of players that would threaten Marchisio's place in his starting lineup.

He will come back to the Premier League and he will already be looking for a club to join that will get him the games that he needs to guarantee him a place in the France squad.