Sentences with phrase «challenging league placing»

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Arsenal are currently in 5th place in the Premier League at the halfway stage, and although we are only 8 points behind the leaders, many Arsenal fans think we are simply not playing well enough to challenge for the title — and in fact may have a battle just to finish in the Top Four.

4th place doesn't help us since we never challenge for the champions league trophy.

With fitness and injury concerns as well as balancing the priorities of a third Wembley win on the bounce against the Premier League title challenge, I would not have liked to be in the Frenchman's place.

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.

A striker that can make up for the loss of Alexis will be needed if we are to challenge for the Champions League places or even the Premier League title, and speculation is already rife linking us with a whole host of attackers.

If they can bring in 5 - 6 world class players next season and offload 5 - 7 average to below average players, AND with a new top quality Manager, they could probably get up to 4th place next season and then bring in another 5 top quality players the following offseason and then challenge for the league title in 2019 - 2020.

Inter currently sit in ninth place in Serie A, 23 points behind league leaders Juventus, and despite Mancini returning to the club in November, he has failed to inspire much of a transformation at San Siro, but the former Manchester City man believes that he needs a bit of time to mould the team to title - challenging quality.

Indeed De Rossi has collected five Serie A title runners - up medals and of late has seen the club even secure Champions League football, last term's seventh place finish cost Luis Enrique his job, and arguably this could be the right time for the tough tackling midfielder to consider a new challenge.

The 2014/15 Champions League is now four games old and a number of sides have already booked their place in the last - 16, whilst for others the challenge is still on.

With Man City's billions, they are surely going to dominate the Premier League for years to come, and with Chelsea and Man United being the next richest kids on the block, for us to even consider selling to them would mean that we have given up on challenging for even second or third place.

As much promise as Fekir has shown it has been the french league... I'm not disputing that he wouldn't make a genuine challenge for a first team place but in no way would it be guaranteed.

With a place in the group stages up for grabs, there can be little room for error otherwise it will be Europa League football for either club, however, van Gaal insists his side are ready for the challenge that awaits them from the Jupiler Pro League outfit:

New York, challenged by the hottest team in the league, Chicago, dropped from a seven - to a two - point edge over the fourth - place Black Hawks.

Our neighbours are enjoying their best Premier League title challenge since the competitions creation in 2013, but the international break broke up their momentum, and I firmly expect us to return to our rightful place above them in two weeks.

As we are placed nicely in the league it's on to the team I believe will challenge us for the title, Man City!

Arsenal's ambitions are fourth — not to win the league, not to challenge for it just to «win» fourth place.

I am fairly sure that a large percentage of Arsenal fans are finding it hard to get enthused about the defence of the FA cup trophy, because two points from the last three Premier League games has left the Gunners down in third place and our challenge for the Premier League title looking a lot less assured than it was a couple of weeks ago.

Wenger is reportedly preparing a bid of around # 25 million for Kondogbia, who is also challenging Schneiderlin for a place in the France international side, but is still hoping that the talented and versatile Saint, who has the big advantage of Premier League experience, chooses north London and Arsenal over Old Trafford and United.

IF Wenger stays I'm prepared to give him another year or so to prove he can look beyond 4th place and challenge for the league trophy.

We would all love to see Leicester beat Jose Mourinho's Man United in the later game today, and they have definitely been improving lately and currently sit in 8th and could still challenge for a Europa League place.

We're proving that with our own challenge for a place in the Champions League next season, so even a 2 - 0 defeat at home can be overturned.»

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 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.

As if the challenge to get back into the top - four places or even win the title was not already daunting enough, the Premier League fixtures, which were revealed on Wednesday, has only added to the Frenchman's woes with five of their six matches directly after Europa League group stage fixtures away from home.

What is important is to come back next season and challenge for the league, ideally with a new manager in place and with both Sanchez and Ozil signing contract extensions.

just a little thought for any sanchez detractors or baters in his 1st season with us we was in a champion's league playoff given that in the epl we managed 4th place; it was his goal that catapulted us into the champions league full in his first season — we were in the stew before he came and he did more than many others in our side to keep our challenge relevant.

Once one of the biggest names in the Premier League, Newcastle would dearly love to be challenging for a European place again and should still be able to lure big names to St James» Park.

First and foremost a return to the Champions League has to be prioritised, which can only be done with a top four finish or by winning the Europa League competition (as Manchester United did last year), but our current form, ignoring he midweek loss for our B side, I wouldn't rule us out pushing on to challenging for second place in the table, possibly even first once Manchester City finally start to show chinks in their armour.

Not only did Arsenal win this match to put the Gunners back above last week's tormentors Watford into fifth place and only outside the top four on goal difference, it was done in an emphatic style, but does that mean that Arsenal are now properly back on track and ready to mount a challenge for the Premier League title?

Atalanta are still in a position to challenge for a spot in the Europa League — just four points back of sixth - place AC Milan.

They will undoubtedly finish in the top six, but I reckon they will be hard pushed to be challenging for a place in the top four to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, a competition that they are competing in this season, and top their league with just two games to play before the knockout sLeague, a competition that they are competing in this season, and top their league with just two games to play before the knockout sleague with just two games to play before the knockout stages.

The very top players only want to sign for a club that will be competing in the Champions League, or at the very least a team that will realistically be challenging for a place in the top four.

In 1990 — 91, Palace challenged for the English league title, eventually finishing in third place in the top tier, their highest ever league position.

Rumours of players coming in are always going to be coming in, with Saido Berahino looking highly likely to be the next player Spurs sign, and that would be a welcome addition to the squad, but is he what Spurs need to challenge, let alone break into the Champions League places.

Inter are challenging for the Champions League places in Serie A and have closed the gap on champions, Juventus, Napoli and Roma and sit in 4th place which will guarantee a Europa League place next season.

Defending Champions Atletico de Kolkata managed to see off the challenge of eight placed Chennaiyin FC, as they defeated the former league stage winners 2 - 1 in Round 10 of the Hero Indian Super Lleague stage winners 2 - 1 in Round 10 of the Hero Indian Super LeagueLeague.

As a regional football journalist covering both Championship side Cardiff City and newly - promoted Swansea City, Chris Wathan is better placed than most to talk about the rewards and challenges in covering the Premier League and the Football League from a media perspective.

Arsenal also have a Europa League campaign to deal with following their fifth place finish last term, and they are likely to fancy their chances of going all the way, barring a challenge from AC Milan or a top European club entering the knockout phase.

Ipswich could use the boost of three points against the league leaders in this one to get their challenge for a play off place going again.

Atlético would demand around # 10m for Alderweireld to make it worth their while to buy out his Southampton clause, but Spurs may be prepared to pay that for a player who has helped Southampton mount an unlikely challenge for a Champions League place.

However, off the back of a larger Anfield, the return of Champions League football and the arrival of some fantastic talents thanks to far shrewder recruitment, for the first time in years, Liverpool seem to be genuinely well placed to challenge all of its domestic and continental rivals for silverware.

It is matchday seven in the Italian Serie A as league leaders Juventus travel to Tuscany to face a lacklustre Empoli side, while second placed Napoli will try and take the challenge to Juventus as they travel to Atalanta.

Vincenzo Montella's men sat 7th in the table, a whopping 18 points off top spot, and 14 points off the Champions League places they were expected to challenge for.

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The last ten games of the season give us a nicer run - in than many of the teams we'll expect to be challenging for the Europa League places, but as detailed above we have to keep fighting for points.

Considering the way he has handled the step up at Lyon, Ndombele could be challenging for a first - team place in the Premier League next season should speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal come to fruition.

The Newcastle boss believes his side are well - placed to not only challenge for a top - ten finish but to also mount a serious assault on the Europa League places, with the Magpies just four points shy of Liverpool in sixth - placed and even have the opportunity to reduce their arrears further this weekend.

The Netherlands international had been a target for Barcelona and Manchester City after leading Lazio's challenge to secure a Champions League place this term.

Third - place Dortmund start the second half of the Bundesliga campaign at home to Wolfsburg on Sunday, confident that they will make the Champions League again next season and provide a serious challenge in the Europa League.

For Adi Viveash's side, there is an opportunity to move fourth in the league table to within three points of second - placed City and defender Dujon Sterling anticipates another test full of new challenges.