Sentences with phrase «biggest challenge this season»

From a personnel standpoint, sorting out the glut of young defensemen was his biggest challenge this season.

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And even though Jim had just spent 36 days alone becoming the first person to cross the mountainous Ungava Peninsula in northern Quebec in winter (the peninsula itself has been crossed in a single season by canoe much further to the south)... we decided this was too big a challenge for us to miss out on.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to strengthen his squad for a top four assault in the 2015/16 season, and has identified these two midfielders as players who could give his side what they need to challenge the big boys...

But the Rockets face their biggest challenge of the season Tuesday night on national TV when they welcome the NIU Huskies to the Glass Bowl.

Spot on... Without a big upgrade in the middle of the park we will not be challenging again this season... Carzola was a great..

He has consistently scored within 15 goals in the past three or four seasons, he is a player we need, especially with Europa, which needs a very big and proven squad to challenge and also concentrate in domestic league and cups.

I said before the game that Wenger's biggest problem is his team selections and for us to challenge this season, his team selections first have to be spot on.

Being the only Team to have played all 3 of the current Big 3, Team Pivar has certainly had its challenges this season.

In the marquee game of this season's ACC / Big Ten Challenge, Duke opened as a 12 - point favorite against Michigan State at Olympic.

They are certainly a lot closer than Arsenal this season, and they were last season too in fact, but they are a very long way from challenging Man City just yet, and it is still ten years since they won a trophy of any kind, so they can hardly start bragging about being a bigger team than Arsenal just yet.

Liverpool are now looking at two big - name Serie A players to come in in midfield and attack, plus another transfer deal this month to ensure they are better equipped to finish this season strongly and possibly mount a challenge on the Premier League title next year.

Both are big names in European football and arguably look like upgrades on Rodgers, who has failed to build on a strong season that saw the club challenge for the Premier League title in 2013/14.

I'm aware Chelsea conceded a fair portion of their goals after the title was already secured but their scoring at the other end dried up substantially second half of season... Just to reiterate that was without Cech or Debuchy and our much improved defensive record when the required personnel was added is a big part of my belief that we're in the position to challenge currently.

But by the Saturday tournament finale the conference's alleged chalk, Villanova, was gone; the league's most dominant center, Georgetown's Patrick Ewing, was long gone; and only the underrated overachievers from Boston College, who had tied St. John's and Villanova for the regular - season Big East title, were left to challenge the drums and the war paint and the non-home team.

Even if Arsenal consistently spent big, I still wouldn't expect us to win trophies every season, but I would expect us to be challenging at the very least.

It must be very frustrating for the big stars at Arsenal to see other rival clubs signing world class additions that will help their sides challenge for major honours this season, whilst the Gunners sit back with basically the same squad that failed to win a trophy last term.

everyone with common sense knows that all the players will be playing a big part in arsenal challenging for titles except may be our defenders & goalkeeper who will play in all our important games otherwise we will see a lot of different combinations used in midfield & attack during the season depending on the opposition or if it, s a cl game to top the group or when it, s been decided already, a cup game or when we have to play twice in a week, injuries, loss of form....

Another reason why Arsenal take more flak than the other big teams, is because they have all been winning major trophies and at the very least, challenging for them almost every season.

Man U suffered from change of coaches, while spending big in the past 4 seasons, they have not been able to make any meaningful challenges to the title mainly because they are virtually rebuilding every two seasons.

I do feel that Arsene Wenger and Arsenal have got some of the worst luck going on the injury front and although we can also point to other problems and things that keep stopping the Gunners from challenging for the Premier League title, it is hard to ignore the fact that Arsenal have to do without a number of big players for significant parts of every season.

We haven't challenged for the league for a number of years; I» ld be tempted to give up the FA cup if someone said we'd definitely challenge for the league next season, it's just a far bigger deal to me.

This season has been a mirror of the last 12 seasons and I'm sorry but if we claim to be a big club not only capable of competing as well as capable of actually winning the league then the fans have every right to be absolutely livid if the title challenge went exactly the same way it has as the last 12.

That's 5 players we need to replace with quality if we want to challenge the big teams next season on all fronts next season.

The rain started beating us the moment we watched as our rivals spend big thinking that Wenger guarantees top4 trophy, we are now languishing at 6th on the table, but are now spending two top strikers signed breaking our transfer record twice that's a positive and may it continue.you also notice that new players take some time to adapt we are now started swing the best of lava and auba.After finishing 5th last season there is no instant coffee solution it will take time and effort to challenge for top honors

I just hope ozil will be around next season, it could be our last chance to win the champions league with players like ozil, Sanchez and a couple of big signings we can challenge for UCL.

The Arsenal midfielder now faces his biggest challenge of the season so far as Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas prepare to visit the Emirate's on Sunday.

The big sports cars open a new world - championship season at Daytona as Ferrari returns to challenge speedsters from Porsche and Matra.

I am glad of the news cause Arsenal play against man against the best men Arsenal are growing big they will beat bayern comfortably and move on to beat the rest competition like that make champions a proper challenge brilliant looking forward for it but we meet everton first let us concentrate on that one first and move on come on the Arsenal its our season to push and take all

While a look at the Arsenal result in the Premier League today, 5 - 1 away to West Ham who under Slaven Bilic took four points off us last season, looks great and is certainly a big boost to our chances of challenging for the EPL title, the scoreline was given a huge coat of gloss with a late flurry of goals.

He is more concerned with making sure that Arsenal do not suffer from the same problems against the big teams that we did last season, when many people thought that our failure in those games was the main reason for the title challenge faltering in the latter half of the season.

Isn't it bemusing?The season that were supposed to finally challenge the big boys for the league title is increasingly looking like the season that we finally miss out on champions League qualification.All courtesy of the untouchable, unquestionable Sir Arsene Wenger, the founding father of Arsenal, well according to the akbs

Well we are all making our contributions, moreover our contributions are decent individually, Wenger knows the direction he is heading towards when it comes to transfers, when he speaks with the press don't rely on his words, he speaks with the press sometimes to encourage the fans and conceal the truth in him.nevertheless my verdict concerning this issue of alexis sanchez and arsenal is that, wenger should keep hold to his words by not selling alexis, he should allow him to see off his contract if he refuses to sign because next season alexis will turn 29, he has already at the pick of his career, by allowing him to stay we can mount title challenge come next season and this will really give us an advantage even for him to o sign another contract with arsenal, arsenal is a big club, they should how to hold, encourage and lure their best players to renew their contract rather loosing them to other top clubs, especially title rivers

Losing James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao during the summer was a big loss for Leonardo Jardim who has found the pressure of repeating last season's title challenge difficult to handle, and despite a wonderful unbeaten run during December and January which produced 11 victories in 12 games, a difficult February has left them 11 points adrift of Ligue 1 leaders Lyon.

They are a very complete team at the moment and I think this will be as big a challenge as we will face all season.»

It's difficult Sue.We are all and of the Club and want the best for OUR CLUB.The natives are obviously restless and are voting with their feet but the empty seats highlight the frustrations we are all feeling.Before this season the ground was full (ish) for almost every game despite us failing to offer a realistic and sustained challenge for either the Premiete League or Champions League.Over the course of this season the ground has regularly been seen to have thousands of empty seats even for some of the bigger games.

Get these new players and we would challenge big time next season.

With big names like Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Ander Herrera added to their squad, surely there was a team in place at Old Trafford this season to mount more of a serious challenge to Chelsea.

Why the media got it for Arsenal, we bottle some games we are expected to win, proving some pundits that hates the club right time after time, games are not comfortably won, last season we had a better away record than home, We have an overall poor result against the big teams for the past 5 years, we haven't won the league for 12 years now, we haven't made a proper challenge in Europe for 10 years and on top of it we have an Owner who doesn't care about football, just the money he makes, so many reasons.

Our problems seem to run in cycles of a few seasons, we can challenge against the big teams but struggle against mid-table sides, or we can beat the mid / lower - table teams and get d*ck ed by the big guns.

There is every chance that the youngster could be off to Spain though, as David Moyes is looking to bring budding talents from the Premier League to get Real Sociedad challenging the big boys next season.

The two back to back FA cups did help and probably made it easier for Wenger to convince the club's stars that Arsenal were a good prospect, but you get the feeling that the collapse of another title challenge like we saw last season may just give us a big problem with the likes of Ozil and Alexis.

Griezmann has scored 52 goals in 94 La Liga appearances since joining the capital club from Real Sociedad in 2014, but it looks as though he'll have two big options to start a new challenge in England ahead of next season.

It's the world's biggest ALS challenge thing as he poors a bucket of ice cold water over Arsenal supporters hopes and dreams for the season

If Sanchez left after one season i would not hold any grudges whatsoever he is top class and deserves to be in a team challenging on all fronts he will never achieve that with us so instead of wasting his time he may as well move on to bigger and better things good luck to him if he does!

The Marauders are expected to challenge for a Delta League title in 2017, and Baker is a big reason for the program's high expectations for this season.

2: R2P9 DL HARRISON PHILLIPS STANFORD — Country strong 3tech had 14.5 sacks and 27 TFL over the last 2 seasons 3: R3P11 TE MARK ANDREWS OKLAHOMA — Pass catching TE with big time production weapon to Carr's arsenal, Cook traded / released 4: R4P10 CB DUKE DAWSON FLORIDA — Compact, strong slot corner who can start year 1 5: R5P22 LB GENARD AVERY MEMPHIS - Big, athletic linebacker with a history of production in the inside or the outside LB positions 5: R5P36 WR CEDRICK WILSON BOISE STATE — Productive big slot option with the potential to challenge on all three levebig time production weapon to Carr's arsenal, Cook traded / released 4: R4P10 CB DUKE DAWSON FLORIDA — Compact, strong slot corner who can start year 1 5: R5P22 LB GENARD AVERY MEMPHIS - Big, athletic linebacker with a history of production in the inside or the outside LB positions 5: R5P36 WR CEDRICK WILSON BOISE STATE — Productive big slot option with the potential to challenge on all three leveBig, athletic linebacker with a history of production in the inside or the outside LB positions 5: R5P36 WR CEDRICK WILSON BOISE STATE — Productive big slot option with the potential to challenge on all three levebig slot option with the potential to challenge on all three levels.

It is clear we can kiss goodbye any hope of challenging for any big title this season.

However, in what could be the biggest transfer of the summer, Sky Sports revealed that a bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was launched on Monday evening and that would represent a fantastic deal for van Gaal and the club, who will be looking to challenge for the Premier League title next season.

After providing neutrals with one of the most thrilling ends to a season ever with Sergio Aguero's last - gap title - winning goal in May, an arguably bigger challenge faced them this year as they were tasked with retaining their Premier League title.

Listening to the radio and I ear that Arsenal title challenge suffer a big blow, my heart start to beat very fast, tinking ozil was out for a season, then the say Ox is out for 2 months I just jump of joy