Sentences with phrase «champion league contender»

18 years an we have never been further from being champions league contenders.

Read what he told the Telegraph in 2009; «Of course I regret leaving Arsenal... I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.»

By the way Pal - for # 9m a year salary I would expect my manager to win the odd Cup now and then even though he has proved he has no ability to turn us into genuine Title or Champions League contenders.

Ramsey, Jack, Ox and Theo could fetch about $ 70 - 80M that could buy a Griezman / Lukaku or Minolas + brahimi (Mahrez type) that would transform Arsenal into a serious EPL and Champions League contender.

Ancelotti has experience at the highest levels of football, and if Arsenal is serious about becoming Champions League contenders, Ancelotti has shown he can do that.

Few gave Le TFC much hope against an effective MHSC side who had lost only one of their previous four and had held Champions League contenders AS Monaco in their last match.

It'd need at least another 3 summers of quality signings alongside our developing talent pool, until we could look at being real Champions League contenders.

Despite being 3 - 1 down from the first leg, Champions League contenders Bayern Munich plundered five goals against a hapless Porto in the first - half of tonight's quarterfinal...

Despite our recent upturn in fortune, Merson can see us being trampled on by PL champions Chelsea, who he claims could be Champions League contenders this term.

Signing them both would make us Champions League contenders, let alone just title contenders.

The Gunners are in the top seven of the list, with only real Champions League contenders and Manchester United ahead of them.

Now we face two Champions League contenders in Benfica and Sevilla this weekend, ahead of our rematch with Chelsea in the Community Shield next weekend.

We had to do with sub-par replacements (Chamakh etc) and although they weren't as good Arsene was able to keep us in the top four and earning money worthy of champions league contenders (albeit while making an extra couple playoff matches revenue).

Though Juventus are still neck - and - neck with Napoli for first place in the league, they are still very much alive as a Champions League contender.

Brian Glanville runs the rule over England's Champions League contenders and doubts whether any of the quartet are capable of going all the way this season.

Which leaves us with the Old Lady herself, Italy's No. 1 Champions League contender Juventus.

«I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.

It would be quite wrong if the player who has steered City into becoming serious Champions League contenders over the years was not present to lift the title.

This team would be genuine Champions League contenders

More players will surely followed as the Blues want to be Premier League and Champions League contenders next season.

The former Champions League contenders had their worst season for seven years in 2014, finishing in 9th place, and sacking legendary long term manager Kurban Berdyev after 11 years and two league titles with the club, in the process.

However, Umtiti has been a regular in Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona defence this season, so whether he'd want to jump ship from the regular La Liga winners and Champions League contenders, remains to be seen.

It gave the success of Jurgen Klopp and Borussia Dortmund an extra degree of mystery and romance for those surprised by their style of play and re-emergence as Champions League contenders.

Not exact matches

Fully strengthened and determined title contenders like city, Chelsea and united will not have champions league injuries or fatigue to worry about.

If we get Lemar and Seri and possibly a CB, we can be contenders but so far I feel 3rd at best and it will be a scrappy battle for the Champions League places.

Arsenal need to take the next step and become contenders for premier league and Champions Lleague and Champions LeagueLeague.

With Bayern Munich far from unbeatable, and Real Madrid stuttering, there's no doubt we must now consider them among the serious contenders to win the Champions League — they belong in the top tier.

Keeping players like Alderweireld will be crucial to ensure Spurs can emerge as genuine title contenders next season as well as progress further in the Champions League.

The 24 year - old has been virtually ever present for a Villarreal team that have been unbeaten since November and are looking like contenders to challenge for the wide open final Champions League spot in La Liga, and he has settled into Spanish football superbly since joining from Brazilian outfit Vitoria in 2013.

Juventus appeared to be the main contenders for his signature earlier this week, but it now looks like he could be headed to Milan, who will have the edge over Roma in terms of being able to offer Eriksen Champions League football.

The 25 - year - old's tremendous run has helped Liverpool into the semi-finals of the Champions League, and if he carries on like this they'll have to go down as genuine contenders for the trophy.

They managed a credible 0 - 0 draw away at Arsenal on Monday evening, but it remains to be seen whether they are yet credible contenders for a Champions League place.

Arsenal, one of the this season's Premier League title contenders, kick start their Champions League campaign, ahead of their rivals, against Besiktas in the playoff round starting tonight.

like gala few weeks back anderlecht are poor - we will win... an everyone will say we are contenders for champions league... until we get beaten by dortmund... again

Champions league has been horrible, and our form hasn't been close to our best... Though I still think we're genuine contenders for the league, we can lift, and will.

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Still 3 players short of being serious tittle contenders another cb, dm and striker all needed not convinced wenger will buy 3 players maybe 2 max but believe 1 of them will be a big signing only thing prob holding up deal is champions league qualification first hope its reus we have chance as dortmund appear to have changed there stance in whether they can keep him would be a fantastic signing and still leave funds to cover other 2 positions we really need to make these signings if we are to have any chance of challenging in all competitions!

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I'm actually a fan of Dortmund myself, and just being contenders to the league, cup and advancing from the champions league group stages is considered success.

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Liverpool, one of the contenders for the top 4 Champions League places, has taken 4 points of a possible 6 points from Arsenal.

Manchester United remain Real Madrid and Barcelona's closest contenders for value, and with a return to the Champions League expected and an improved battle for the Premier League title, all certainly looks well with the Red Devils.

Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline

Personally, I have long time ago lost all belief that Wenger can make us contenders for the PL title again, and nor can he get us success in the Champions League.

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Whether the team manages to take the next step and become a serious contender for the Champions League remains to be seen.

And those players that we have by then are expected to try to win a fairly tough Champions League group and be serious contenders for the Premier League title.

Denial by believing we are contenders for the premiership, for the champions league.

Champions League, League titles, you name it the odds are chalked up in Arsenal's favour, but it has become almost routine that we put in a dismal subpar start to the season next to the other contenders for such accolades.