Sentences with phrase «after last season when»

After last season when Arsenal spent much longer at the top of the Premier League table than any of our big rivals, only faltering in the second half of the season as the injury list ground us down, expectations were naturally high going into this campaign.

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Last month the company waved a white flag in the sport, announcing it would not seek a renewal when the deal expires after the 2016 — 17 season.

We thought that perhaps our story with the Pips had reached an end when, last summer, after they had left for the season, Dan insisted on removing the nest.

When at last help comes, after many seasons of prayer it may be, how sweet it is, and what a present recompense!

Our best hope to win the League was last season, we had something going on when WENGER signed Ozil (ONLY AFTER HE WAS PRESSURED BY LOOSING TO VILLA) Ramsey was at his best, Koz and Pert where doing the job, GIROUD was scoring, but most importantly MANURE had MOYES, MAUREENS 1st season with CHELSKI»S, we were serious contenders, THEN injuries happened WENGER not to blame, BUT comes JANUARY and the man makes a fool of himself by sitting in his ar... se and signing a FREEBIE Brokeback KALSTROM, the rest is History...

Arsenal had won their last 9 games against Watford at home up until last season when the Hornets arrived for an FA Cup match (a competition that we hadn't lost a game in for 3 seasons) but we let our North London neighbours bully our stars off the ball and surprisingly lost the game 2 - 1 after going 2 - 0 down.

The 18 - year - old is one of the most exciting young players in Europe at the moment and more than a few eyebrows were raised when Mourinho engaged in a long and enthusiastic conversation after last season's Europa League final.

It may not feel like it after our sluggish start but the Gunners have got a strong side and when, or if, we click into gear then last season proved that Arsenal are now a formidable force.

GETTING OLD Mustafi is reliable when Fit, which was why he struggled in d 2nd half of last season after he was rushed back.

Wenger and the mgt keep ranting how we now have money but when, it comes to biding wars they start shivering like a bunch of pussies.I remember no single comment section here the dm schinederin was not mentioned here, now he has gone to utd deluded fan say utd did nt win title after spending last time.They spent and improved from no. 7 To 4 now they will challenging for title no doubt, next season will be tough rivals are strengtheng, wenger has his usual new signing from injuries.I do nt care wether we add more players, but will be akb till wenger lifts the epl title!!!

If we only play with the same mentality and intensity just as when we played against Monaco away after losing at home, which is not unlike previous years at the same stage of CL, against Bayern last year and Dortmund before that, I believe this team can start another «Invincible» streak from this month onwards till next season.

You would have thought after getting beaten last season with 3, 4, 5, and 6 goals that defence would be priority when it comes to transfer window.

Birmingham City are hoping for a better season than last time out and Lee Clark has said that starting the campaign well is vital, so he is going to be after all three points when his men entertain Watford, who need to bounce back from their play - off heartache last time out.

The Knicks made the playoffs just once in his 4 1/2 - year run, which ended after the 2007 — 08 season; a fellow team executive sued Thomas for sexual harassment in 2007, costing the team's parent company $ 11.6 million in a settlement; and Thomas was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping pills last October, a tabloid drama heightened when he told reporters it was his 17 - year - old daughter who was treated, not him.

Arsenal only just missed out on the Top Four last season by one point after finishing very strongly and winning 8 of their last ten matches, and then capping it off when they beat the Champions Chelsea in the FA Cup Final.

The Boss has been tinkering with our formation a lot this season after opting to go with a three - man defence at the end of last season when we started grinding out wins as we attempted to return to the Top Four.

See, some folks thought Beasley was drafted a lil» too high last year when Atlanta took him in the top 10, so when he had a somewhat underwhelming rookie season those same folks rushed to call the guy a bust after just one year.

Team Phi Psi moves up into the # 2 Ranking after their incredible performance last Wednesday when they dished former # 1 (and now # 3) AEPi SO / JR their first L of the Season.

Payton's career hit bottom last season when he was held responsible for everything from the firing of coach Paul Westphal (one week after he and Payton had had a heated confrontation during a game) to the Sonics» failure to make the playoffs for the second time in three years.

By making only a halfhearted attempt to re-sign free - agent running back Ricky Watters after the 1994 season, San Francisco found itself high and dry when fullback William Floyd destroyed his right knee last October.

When assigned budgets were introduced after the last collective bargaining agreement negotiations, though, that changed, as teams now only had a few million dollars — or less — allotted to them, based on their record the previous season.

A run to say, the College Football Playoff, would be unlikely, but after struggling so badly last season, a year when it finished 4 - 8, winning most of those games would be a nice achievement.

When point guard Chauncey Billups arrived in Denver last November after being traded from the Pistons for Allen Iverson, he advised his new coaches not to play him more than 36 minutes per game in the regular season lest he wear down in May and June.

A top manager might have come at the beginning of last season when we had a very good squad but that will change after this season and next summer.

This last season was one of my most enjoyable in recent memory, not only the win against Michigan (when yes after God only know how many years it has been since we got to host them, wow what a scheduling setup?)

When you were cut by the Ravens after last season and didn't catch on with another team, did you think that it was because of your marijuana advocacy and being so outspoken about NFL doctors» giving out painkillers?

The Nets finally received some good news last week when Kerry Kittles, out all season after right knee surgery last June, ran and dunked at their practice facility...

you know when he is one on one... its a goal not so sure about Campbell... Cant believe i'm saying this... i was one of the first people in my group to pick on walcott but after last season... He definitely has goals in him... and in big matches somehow he is in and around the goals / results I like Campbell but i think he was actually let go to give a shot for the Ox to make a regular spot which i think the Ox has done.

After back - to - back seasons with double - digit sacks in 2014 and 2015 and a visit to the Pro Bowl last season to boot, Griffen is definitely in the conversation when you talk about the best pass rushers at defensive end in the league.

MG: When you were cut by the Ravens after last season and didn't catch on with another team, did you think that it was because of your marijuana advocacy and being so outspoken about NFL doctors» giving out painkillers?

but, here's a little reminder of his importance (i) upon arrival his was the goal that catapulted into th CL; (ii) when others were tired and unable to respond he has the strength of character to fight to bring us into the game; (iii) he scores the goal to save us face in FAC after last seasons fiasco; (iv) he is without equal our best player so he already earned the right to be in the highest bracket of epl strikers, we need sanchez desperately we've no choice other than to pay # 320K + and build into his deal performance rated enhancements so as we're all able to move forwards.

Fox is expected to bid on PGA Tour events — including the three new worldwide tournaments announced last week — when contracts come up for renewal after the 1998 season.

He was also pleased with the support from the stands, after receiving much abuse last season when the team played a mediocre game.

They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting out of the way of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.

you said the same thing after this event in 2014... and again in 2015... then last year we did nt actually win anything but we added xhaka so lets get behind the team like wat a «true» fan does... unlike others on this site who do nt really know anything about footie like me even though ive been wrong about our chances for the last 10 seasons it do nt matter coz i'm a real fan and wenger is a great bloke who knows about footie whereas all these negative fans do nt know nuffin... its like listening to some demented uncle every xmas droning on about how things were better in the old days when everyone knew their place....

We might as well decide to sign no striker after all.I just wonder what is wrong with arsenal fans.I remember how people were against signing Auby last season and now look at him.What is wrong with you.People are against signing Morata and many more.Then when they become stars they start praying we sign them like how a guys prays a girls he likes also likes him back.

As always, it will depend on what team Wenger puts out, I hope that we at least get the draw, it will probably need a comeback in the second half to nick it, or We could also balls it up after being ahead and they end up Nicking the draw, as that happened before when it finished 3 - 3, I think that was last season?

I get your point.But it won't help us if we're playing in 3 back and some of our players are being played out of position.Our success of 3 back last season was more of mentality than due to the formation.The formation seemed to renew the mind of players and they started playing better.Little did people realize that we always go back to our old ways only to put up a strong surge in the end.We'll do well for a while when we go back to 4 back because our players will again change their mentality then after some time we'll go back to our old ways.

We have only seen his best in the last few seasons, he was virtually none - existence before then, we look @ Ramsey who was absolutely terrible prio to last season, it took him almost three yrs to make any meaningful impact and yet Wenger stood by him, and he came good, look @ Wilsere, he has never been the same after beiing out for more than a year, look @ Eduado da silva, I culd go on and on, truth is, when you are out for that long, it takes time for you to return to you usual level, it doesn't help his cause that he is not even being used by wenger, how is he suppose to get the match sharpness that he needs?

Last season Giroud started game after game when we were in a title race without scoring a single goal.

All this «Wenger plays his card close to his chest» malarkey is just an excuse, The press do spin stories when they have nothing else to talk about BUT there's a grain of truth is all of them, it's as plain as that, last year the press had an inkling about Sanchez coming to u and thus it was proved a I've said many times on here Wengers statement prior to the end of the season are clear if you look back at what he said going back season after season, He said That Olivier Giroud WAS in his opinion good enough to fire Arsenal to PL glory.

We are back to being the slow starting, slow playing team we were last season when we drifted away from the top of the PL to finish a lucky 2nd after Spurs collapsed once they could no longer win the PL.

He did struggle a bit with the pace of the game last season but he worked on his strength and fitness when recovering from injury and after that he covered more distance than any other Arsenal player, as reported by The Telegraph.

At the point inthe season when most rookies hit the wall, 2005 first - rounder Mark Clayton tookoff: 24 of his 44 catches and all three of his TDs came in the last five games.Now coordinator Jim Fassel is emphasizing yardage gained after the catch, totake advantage of Steve McNair's precise passing.

Generally speaking Chelsea are a far different team when he plays than without him and was a big reason they tailed off after January last season.

When he showed up at spring training strong and finely tuned after a full season of Puerto Rican winter ball last year, Martinez found himself on the trading block.

He played in only one game last season — 17 fourth - quarter plays in a 40 - 0 blowout of Ole Miss — and his stint as the No. 1 quarterback in spring practice ended after 12 days, when a helmet smashed into his right leg.

But there is no doubt that the central midfielder has not been quite at the same level that he was playing at last season, when he silenced the doubters among the Arsenal fans and the football media alike with fantastic performance after fantastic performance, with the added bonus of 16 goals, some of them absolutely crucial like the extra time winner in the FA cup final.

Arsenal defeated City 0 - 3 at the Etihad few seasons ago with Nicklas Bendtner the architect of that win and likewise last season the Gunners held City to a 2 - 2 draw at the Etihad after claiming a 2 - 1 win at the Emirates earlier on when Yaya Toure got a brilliant consolation which left Petr Cech dead.

Not only is there a concern about him getting an injury, and it is a big one after we saw how badly Arsenal missed him when he was out of action and then out of touch for a large part of last season.