Sentences with phrase «league success over»

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has not gambled with the club's season by prioritising Europa League success over a top - four finish in the Premier League, he said on Wednesday.

There was a 1 - 0 home win for Chelsea vs Southampton in mid-December and that was Chelsea's fourth straight Premier League success over the Saints.

I blame the fans lunatic fringe for Arsenals lack of CL and league success over the years.

Not exact matches

Having won titles in Holland, Italy, Spain and France, Ibrahimovic is enough of an egoist to want to prove he can be a success in the Premier League as well, so he won't be short of motivation to prove some doubters over here wrong and help Arsenal to glory.

Still, Mourinho is extremely pessimistic about English success this season, telling the Daily Mirror: «I don't think so because I always say the Champions League only starts in February and in February, the English teams are after December and January where we can play 20 matches over two months and the Germans, the French, the Spanish, the Italians, they all come from a winter break.

«While these are market forces that have contributed directly over time to the success of the Premier League, I would sound a note of caution in light of the very material contractual commitments to future wages that clubs are taking on.»

Visitors Athletic, meanwhile, suffered a disappointing Champions League defeat to BATE Borisov in Belarus this week and are six games without a win in all competitions, since a 3 - 0 success over Levante at the end of August.

Although question marks have always been raised over his defensive quality and concentration, the Brazilian international was a key figure in Chelsea's Premier League title success last season after returning to west London following his stint at PSG.

Arsene has proven over time that he can not steer the team to success in the League and Europe.

However, their 4 - 0 win over the Queens Park Rangers on the 24th August was the last success Spurs have registered, excluding a League Cup victory over Nottingham Forest.

Setting expectation is where the deception lays because winning goal EPL trophies sets the bar at champions league the following season and THAT costs major major money with no real guarantee of success If Wenger goes expect a like minded or very junior weak willed manager to take over because the board won't be employing anyone who will want to change the way things are.

A lot of Arsenal fans would gladly take a bit of the trophy success that Chelsea have enjoyed over the last decade or so, with Premier League titles, domestic cups and both the Champions League and Europa League to celebrate, but I am not so sure about the way that their big spending billionaire owner Roman Abramovich gets through managers.

Over the first two months of the season, the success of the league's two youngest players has astonished fans across the league while creating a riveting narrative.

was hoping due to our lack of success over 10 years and the extra influx of revenue to premier league clubs, we may be getting a 10 % reduction.

We can either take the blue pill, essentially hit reset, wake up believing Arsenal are on the cusp of success repeating the same season of false hope all over again; you know premier league contenders in September, out of the running by march.

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

The Braves hope that success carries over to the big leagues and that he can slot in somewhere behind Freddie Freeman and provide some much needed power from the right side of the plate.

«Whilst these are the market forces that have contributed directly over time to the success of the Premier League, I would sound a note of caution in light of the very material contractual commitments to future wages that clubs are taking on.»

Mandzukic is a proven goalscorer with plenty of experience, having shone in Germany with Bayern Munich, ending the 2012/13 season as a treble winner after playing a key role in the Bavarian side's success, contriubting the opening goal in the win over Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Champions League.

He displayed his leadership DNA his very first year in the league and went on to success and in the process built the foundation for the most formidable dynasty in the modern NBA the Golden State Warriors who by the way are strikingly similar to the dysfunction of the Knicks today when he took over for them and for whatever reason everyone here hates him and doesn't want him to come home to lead his hometown team.

No goalkeeper has kept more Premier League clean - sheets than this Czech Republic international, who although has now been usurped from his No. 1 spot at Stamford Bridge, has been key to the Blues» success over the past decade.

@Arseovertits you ai nt the only one who's been supporting Arsenal for over years and years, We're all hungry for success and even the whole team has been saying it and showing it in league matches, if you haven't seen the hunger this particular squad has then you probably just watch and scream gooal and other rants without knowing about this team.

This House of Cards created by the thin - skinned narcissist and our absentee landlord is going to come crashing down over the next 12 months and anyone who doesn't put the success of the club ahead of blind allegiances will need to check themselves so that we can move forward once the dust has settled... this club has been on auto - pilot for far too long and the same old, same old just won't cut it in the new EPL where many of the best managers, players and deepest pockets in the world now reside... just think to yourself what has transpired in the last 7 years alone: Leicester City won the EPL, Chelsea and ManCity have changed several managers and still won the League on multiple occasions, ManU lost Fergie yet we still didn't take advantage, Liverpool has emerged from their slumber and the Spurs are presently the better team in North London... if you find this acceptable, I feel for you and this future of this club... hope you all enjoy fighting with Everton and West Ham for the final Europa spot every year (aka the new Wenger Cup)

After SigEp, these two Teams have had the most success out of any other houses in the League over the past two seasons and only one of them was going to get to the Championship and have shot at dethroning SigEp..

«I think I've seen that in Cleveland and also with a lot of young quarterbacks all over the league, because most of them have a lot of success their whole lives, and all of a sudden the NFL is a different game, and everything they thought they knew about themselves — that they were great leaders, and they could throw the ball and read defenses, and that their will would always overcome — they start to question those things and lose their confidence, and some never regain it.»

Of the 38 QBs in our pro sample, only one (Osweiller) managed a league - average passing success rate in the NFL over his first four years after producing a college success rate this low.

Both of these Franchises have had tremendous success in the Champaign League over the years but are looking for their first Crown.

The team will also be hoping for further success within the club, as the men's 1st team have edged closer to league victory, following a 7 - 1 victory over the University of Manchester yesterday.

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!!!

It's unthinkable to me that we're going to have another manager in the Premier League, let alone at Arsenal, who will be 22 years in tenure and have the run of consistent success that Arsène had over those years.

Bundesliga side Leipzig have already tasted success over a French side this season having collected four points off Monaco in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, which helped them get third place.

Ronaldo in contrast has had a stellar season, tasting nothing but success over the year, converting his spot - kick to ensure Real Madrid their 11th Champions League trophy in May and also cheer - leading his side to victory in the Euro finals six weeks later.

That victory in the Potteries was the Blues» second this season away from Goodison — where Everton have lost only two of their past 12 Premier League fixtures — and represented a second success on the spin after the previous week's win over Brighton.

A hat - trick on the final day of the Premier League season against West Bromwich Albion was followed up with the opener in Arsenal's emphatic 4 - 0 FA Cup success over Aston Villa, and everyone expected this term to finally be his big year.

In previous seasons the Argentine had been the driving force behind the Citizens» success, with over twenty league goals scored in three of his past five seasons in England's top flight.

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Nigel Atkins departure at Bramall Lane saw Wilder take over at his boyhood club last summer and he proved to be an instant success as The Blades ran away with last season's League One title.

An opening day success over The Bees was just one of 12 wins they picked up from their first 17 games as they set the pace at the top of the league for much of the autumn.

The club's unusually low position in the La Liga table (fourth) also suggests a rebuilding phase could be about to get underway in the next season or two after so much success over the last couple of seasons under Zinedine Zidane, which has included a domestic title and two successive Champions League triumphs.

But, having guided the Red Devils to 12 league championships, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League successes in just over a quarter of a century in charge, Sir Alex probably merileague championships, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League successes in just over a quarter of a century in charge, Sir Alex probably meriLeague successes in just over a quarter of a century in charge, Sir Alex probably merits it.

Manuel Pellegrini has said he would choose winning the Premier League with Manchester City and being shown the door over continuing as the team's manager for an extended period without any major success.

Their one previous semi-final against Spanish opponents did end in success, a 1 - 0 aggregate win over Villarreal in 2005/06 (1 - 0 home, 0 - 0 away) taking them into their first — and as yet only — European Cup / UEFA Champions League final.

Hamsik has been tipped to leave the Naples club for a team competing to win the Champions League but after reaching a personal landmark in the 2 - 1 win over Torino on Wednesday night, he said he's happy at Napoli where they are still dreaming of title success.

Tuesday's exit from the Carling Cup may well have been preceded by a comprehensive 3 - 0 victory over Wolves in the league, but that's their solitary success in a miserable four - game run that has seen the Blues slump to three defeats − all of which have been costly.

-- Not since September 2001 have Newcastle recorded a Premier League win over Manchester United, when winning 4 - 3 on Tyneside − the Magpies have won none but lost thirteen of the previous eighteen top flight encounters with the Red Devils since that 4 - 3 success at St James» Park over ten years ago.

It is, however, highly unlikely; Roberto Mancini's will still be licking their wounds following Tuesday's 2 - 1 defeat to Napoli in Italy, a result which leaves them on the cusp of dropping into the Europa League, while Liverpool will be buoyed by their recent success over Chelsea in London.

With Carlo Ancelotti signed up to succeed Pep Guardiola this summer, the football played at the Allianz Arena is likely to become slightly more orthodox next season, with straightforward success in the Champions League the primary goal after four years of dominance over the domestic game.

With one point and a 1 - 11 goal difference after three rounds, Maribor's hopes of qualifying from the group will be over with another loss, but the hunt for Europa League success might continue, and the Reds can't expect their visitors to roll over without a fight.

-- Bolton's last Premier League victory over the Reds was in September 2007, when goals from Ivan Campo and the late Gary Speed earned the Trotters a 2 - 0 home success.

Blackburn's failure to win in the league for the seventh match running, since their unforgettable 4 - 3 success over Arsenal at Ewood Park on 17 September, leaves them with a four - point deficit they must bridge if they're to claw themselves back onto safe footing.