Sentences with phrase «chance of a trophy»

So as well as being our best chance of a trophy, could the FA cup save our season in more ways than one?

Our two realistic chances of a trophy before the season began, and now our only two opportunities, come in the domestic cup competitions.

The only chance of a trophy for Arsenal fans to celebrate and for the Gunners to add some gloss to what has been a disappointing and painful season is the FA cup.

The longer that Chelsea keep winning the longer that this cup competition looks like the best chance of a trophy for Arsenal.

Also on the transfer front, Arsenal finishing second rather than third or fourth can only help the boss to persuade top players that they will have a real chance of trophy success if they sign for Arsenal.

It is crucial that Wenger gets his team selection right as the Europa League represents Arsenal's last chance of a trophy this season, having recently lost the Carabao Cup final, gone out of the FA Cup in the third round, and being mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

One way of looking at the EFL cup from an Arsenal point of view, with Southampton heading up to the Emirates stadium on Wednesday to fight it out with us for a place in the semi-final, is that it is a great chance of a trophy for the Gunners this season.

Wenger will most likely play a strong side against City as it may be our only real chance of a trophy (hopefully not).

Avoiding Chelsea AND Liverpool to give us our best chance of a trophy in years.

He would also be able to make the FA cup final if Arsenal were to be in it, but without Ramsey in the middle and with Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla still not fit the chances of the end of the season holding much chance of a trophy is vastly reduced.

Losing that or even just failing to win could put a massive dent in the confidence of the team as well as harming our league position, so is it time to risk elimination from the cup to give Arsenal the best possible chance of the trophy we all want most?

Realistically the FA cup is our last main chance of a trophy this season so why not go out all guns blazing and win this game.

It is not only that the FA cup is beginning to look like the most likely chance of a trophy for Arsenal this season, according to Arsene Wenger the oldest cup competition in football should always be treated with utmost respect.

Wenger has never won either of those two competitions, and he probably never thought that his reserves would get to either final, but with us getting knocked out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Nottingham Forest this game against City at the weekend must surely be our very best chance of any trophy at all this season.

Arsene Wenger is desperate for his Arsenal players to keep their foot down and finish the season strongly, with two home Premier League games left before that crucial chance of another trophy with another Wembley FA cup final.

Let's be honest Gooners and admit that the FA Cup gives Arsenal a much bigger chance of a trophy and maybe even a double win.

Sensible clubs change their managers when the seasin is over and there are no more mathematical chances of trophies, or unless they are on a desperate losing run and ropping away.

The FA Cup, which Guus Hiddink won in his first spell in charge, is now Chelsea's only chance of a trophy following their midweek Champions League elimination at the hands of Paris Saint - Germain.

Arsene Wenger was asked in the press conference ahead of the FA cup quarter final between Arsenal and Watford whether the domestic cup was now the most realistic chance of a trophy coming to the Emirates this season, as reported by The Mirror, and although the Frenchman gave a cagey answer it seemed to me that he does.

As I wrote prior to the last round of the competition, our two realistic chances of a trophy before the season began, and now our only two opportunities, come in the domestic cup competitions.

Liverpool's glorious past, despite much of it going back 30 years, helps create an almost hysterical reaction to the outside chance of a trophy - laden return.

The two most in need of a break though, are of course those we would find hardest to replace, so how can Wenger give Alexis Sanchez and Hector Bellerin the rest they could do with and make sure he does not damage the team's chances of trophy success?

We have won games that maybe we shouldn't have, played badly and lost, frustrated the fans and confused the critics, but we are both in the top four of the Premier League and both still have a great chance of a trophy.

Wenger, when will he learn... I hope for an outright win today cos this is our only REALISTIC chance of a trophy... pls we plead, win this!!!!!

Its a mess and funny part is the title is still part of the question hahahaha we could go all out for the europa our only chance of a trophy in my eyes..

It is certainly obvious to all that the chances of Arsenal winning in Italy, or even getting a draw, is extremely slim, and if Milan beat us by a large margin it will mean our last chance of a trophy will have disappeared into the horizon.

Roberto Martinez may well see the League cup as a very real chance of a trophy and it gets you a place in Europe these days as well.

The cup represents the best chance of a trophy for both teams and will make for a finely contested encounter and van Gaal is relishing the challenge.

His path to the Arsenal first team looks as difficult as ever; so he faces the choice between staying safe at Bournemouth without much chance of a trophy, or risking it all on a move to Italy.

I know that it is a good chance of another trophy for the Gunners and we have been starved of them in recent years, but we have to be ambitious and look at the Premier League and Champions League.

This victory makes it look like the FA Cup is our very best chance of a trophy this season, and after 2 winners medals out of the last 3 seasons, we should have every chance of going all the way yet again.

Being still in the Carabao Cup and with West Ham up next you would have to say that this looks our best chance of a trophy but it is the least prestigious of all and may not appease too many Arsenal fans who have been asking for big changes at the club.

Arsene please, even though the FA cup has been a good friend to the Gunners and looks like it is once again our best chance of a trophy this season, do us all a favour and do not even put Alexis Sanchez in the squad.

FA Cup of course is our most realistic chance of trophy.

What makes the draw even better from a Gunners point of view, increasing our chances of a trophy and also bringing up the possibility that some of our Premier League rivals could be distracted while we have it easy, are the draws putting Man City away to Man United, Chelsea away to West Ham and Tottenham away to Liverpool.

You could say that the really big one is the final game of the season against Aston Villa at Wembley, as it gives Arsenal the chance of a trophy and also to become the most successful club ever in the history of the FA cup.

If we lose our season is more or less a failure because it's our most realistic chance of a trophy, so Wenger should really start with our best 11.

Biggest game of the season, our only chance of a trophy and Wenger already has us on the back foot.

United were knocked out of the FA Cup at home to Arsenal in their last outing, losing 2 - 1 in the quarter final and seeing their only chance of a trophy this season slip away.

January also sees us enter the FA cup with hopefully a 4th round game after the 3rd round trip top Preston, so will the start of 2017 see our chances of a trophy get stronger or fall away altogether do you think?

I know that Arsene Wenger has been trying to keep the Arsenal defence as solid and secure as possible and the fact that the Frenchman has been able to name the same back four in front of Petr Cech in goal for most of the season has definitely been a big help to the Gunners» chances of trophy success.

They are turning to Alexis too, and they have the best chance of trophies.

You can hate Wenger, you can hate Nasri, but there's only one person who is scuppering Arsenal's chances of trophies, for his own financial gain, and with whom it is impossible for Arsenal to win anything.

The Gunners will have to be strong all over the pitch, of course, even though our opponents are in a bad place after losing to Leicester City on Monday and they are left with no chance of a trophy.

While both would be available in Europe, Wenger would have to move fast if he wanted them to not be cup tied in the FA cup and that is our most realistic chance of a trophy.

The Spaniard did not come out and say it, but it seems to me like he is telling the manager that Arsenal are better off with Mustafi than we were with Mertesacker and while that is great news for the Gunners and our chances of trophy success, it is bad news for the club captain.

Failing to win this cup game against a Championship side would be a big blow to Arsenal, not just because it would end our best chance of a trophy, but for the knock on effect it could have in our final Premier League games.

Considering that this game was a must - win for many Arsenal fans, thinking that the FA Cup is definitely our best chance of a trophy this season, it was a bit surprising that he made wholesale changes to the side that struggled against Burnley last week.