Sentences with phrase «be in a title race for»

Wenger hasn't been in a title race for well over a decade.

Defensive errors are alarming, Ok truth be told, we were never in the title race and we have not been in the title race for over a decade so there is no need in talking about this.

Will not make too much about beating tottenham, they were in the title race for longer than us and only collapsed when out of title race.

Not exact matches

Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life from bicycle racing in 2012 by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after it accused him in a report of engineering one of the most sophisticated doping schemes in sports.

They are forcing it to include Spurs in the title race when in reality they are fast drifting out of the race for the top 4.

referring decisions also go in our favour, for instance that dortmund goal sanogo scored was clearly offside, these things are apart of football, GREAT teams overcome these obstacles, GREAT teams do not crumble with 3 or 4 goal leads, GREAT teams do not concede 3 + goals in 40 mins REGULARLY, GREAT teams average more than one tackle every 90 mins, GREAT teams don't need more 7 clear cut chances to score, united have academy players in defence, in fact our defensive players are 15x better but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have had an injury list just as long if not longer than ours but VAN GAAL will get a result, united have just gone through a managerial shift but VAN GAAL will get a result, so why on earth are united in the title race and not arsenal?

Bob, let the Gunners not take winning the treble for granted and start to underate the resolve of their main title rivals who are still in the 3 titles race.

Arsene Wenger has hedged his bets and although he thinks it will have no effect on the title race, he is definitely looking to win the trophy for the second year in a row.

Arsenal are not even in the race for the title anyway, so it wouldn't affect our chances should he leave.

Chelsea and City will be laughing at the string of surprise failures inside the top six this week, and considering that Arsenal were the only side to actually lose, we will have to consider ourselves lucky not to have lost much in the race for the title or the top four.

With the Gunners out of the EPL title race we could really do with the boost of beating Bayern Munich and getting into the quarter - finals for the first time in years, so perhaps now would be the perfect time to give Sanchez a little rest to recharge his batteries.

Will he keep it up and will this be the driving force in our race for the EPL title?

The criticism seems to increase year on year, and you can bet your life that the first time Arsenal drop points this season, the verbal attacks will resume once again, but the fact is that every single team in the Premiership is investing in players in that race for the title, and it is not getting any easier to win the League.

That was a potentially pivotal game for us in the title race and we went into it with high hopes against an injury hit team, but it was Rashford who took the glory on the day, stunning Arsenal with two goals in the space of three minutes to set us on the road to a damaging 3 - 2 loss.

Last season, Spurs famously came third in a two - horse race for the Premier League title, when capitulating under the pressure of being Leicester's last remaining rivals, and it was our care - free winning form which led us to leapfrog our noisy neighbours.

So I was a bit surprised to say the least when I saw in a Metro report that our former centre back and member of the invincibles of 2004 suggested that Chelsea have the edge over us in the race for the title because of the strength of their defence.

The Red Devils have fallen short in the Premier League title race, the Champions League and League Cup, which in turn leaves them battling for the FA Cup to avoid being left empty - handed this year.

The Citizens are back in action on Sunday as they face a tough trip to Merseyside for a clash with Everton at Goodison Park and will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the result in the corresponding fixture last season as the 1 - 1 draw saw them lose valuable ground in the title race.

Arsene Wenger thinks this game is a chance to prove that our bad run is just a blip in our race for the Premiership title.

Hamilton had dropped back in the late stages of the race as the rain came down, and with a few corners to go he was only in sixth place - and he needed to be fifth for the title.

Nadine started the day by taking the 100m, 200m and 400m titles, but the moment of the match was her anchor leg in the 4x400m relay, where she caught and overtook the Cambridge athlete in the final metres of the last race of the day, bringing the match victory back to Oxford for the first time in four years.

Looking more long term though, the fact that Costa keeps having problems with his hamstring could be good news for us in the race for the Premier League title, especially if our own injury situation does not go back to the bad old days.

With Leicester hoping to extend their five - point lead at the top of the table, it promises to be a crucial second half for both clubs in the Premier League title race.

The Cardinal were the two - time defending Pac - 12 champions and expected to give Oregon a serious run for its money in the West Coast wing of the title race.

The Gunners have always got through those play - off games even though it was sometimes a close call, but for the first time in two decades the Gunners will not be involved with the elite of Europe and Arsene Wenger has admitted that this is not good, in a report by The Mirror, but he also played it down a little bit by claiming that the English Premier League and the title race is now more important and more of interest to fans than the UCL and maybe the fact that Arsenal have not looked remotely like winning it since we lost to Barcelona in the final makes that true.

The Argentine tactician is doing a stellar job at White Hart Lane for the second consecutive season, as they remain hot on the trails of Chelsea in the Premier League title race this year.

If we weren't in the title race I would say we go for the Europa league n If we had a big enough squad winning both would be a great accomplishment

But I am not sure that I quite share the optimism of our German international star Mesut Ozil, who The Mirror have reported as insisting that Arsenal are not out of the race for the EPL title race just yet, despite the fact that we are not even in the top four of the table and are currently 13 points behind the league leaders Chelsea.

But Eto'o is truly in the young stages of his prime and his style of play is perfect for England, if someone in the Big Four does pick him up it would certainly change the landscape of the title race.

Tuesday's result means the chances of that happening look bleak, and with City also well adrift of Chelsea in the title race, it could be the beginning of the end for their 61 - year - old manager.

Having got the ball rolling with excellent spells at Espanyol and Southampton, the Argentine tactician has taken himself and Spurs to the next level since arriving at White Hart Lane as the club are in the midst of a Premier League title race for the second consecutive season.

We can still strengthen again in January, with Giroud coming back then too we should still be able to be in the race for the title.

With a 21 - 16 victory at Detroit on Sunday, Minnesota is 7 - 5, a bona fide NFC wild - card contender and still only two games behind Chicago in the race for the NFC North title.

It takes 9 months to compete for a title and even back then we were out of the race in February.

Killy's lead over Sabich for the title had been 30 points, quite an edge since only 25 points are awarded to the winner of each race, 20 to the runner - up, 15 for third, 10 for fourth and on down to five for the eight losers in the opening round.

So with both clubs embroiled with Leicester and Man City in a very real and tight race for the Premier League title, this is being billed as one of the biggest clashes with the spuds ever.

Arsene Wenger has admitted that this month could have a big effect on the title race, and he thinks we are in fine fettle for the fight ahead.

The last time Ramsey's hamstring went he missed three weeks but the time before that he was out for twice as long, so how will this injury blow affect the Gunners and our chances in the EPL title race and Champions League?

Ernesto Valverde will have to take the lead on it if the alleged poor morale is a genuine issue, as with Barcelona going so well this season with a commanding lead in the La Liga title race coupled with their ongoing hunt for the Copa del Rey and Champions League, there is still a lot on the line this year.

Nope, sign a good DM to compete with and provide cover for Coquelin... we don't need to scramble in Jan if we are in the midst of a title race and short a DM... sign now, get him integrated into the team, and waiting in the shadows along with Gabriel.

Nervous start — usual criticism at the beginning of the season, with the lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the lack of bench depth put pressure on the team, the downfall of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.

«In the second half we tried to come back because we knew this game was very important for the race for the title.

Tomorrow Arsenal face yet another crucial game in the race for the title, and like the win over Leicester it is going to be a tough fixture facing Man United at Old Trafford.

Some naysayers could put forward the view that Arsenal lost two points in the draw at Stoke, but Petr Cech is the type of player whose glass is always half - full and he has persuaded the other Gunners that it is a point gained in our race for the title.

There is still a possibility that Wenger will renew his contract with the Gunners, but having slipped out of the top four and, in doing so, the title race — it could well be time for a change in North London.

Well Arsenal has been plummeting for years, being out of the title race in November.

ALSO NCAA champ Grace Park of Arizona State, whose Sun Devils tied for second with Georgia behind Duke in the race for the team title, is the fourth non-American to win the individual crown in the last five years....

Another Brazilian starlet, Oscar has been key for Chelsea this season in their run to what looks like victory in the Premier League title race.

However, Hubert Fournier's Olympique Lyonnais are hot on the heels of PSG in the race for the title, and the OL coach will also be hoping to usurp Blanc for the Manager of the Year award as well.

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.