We nearly blew our only realistic
chance of silverware at Abbey Road.
Not exact matches
As a said a few weeks ago when I got a fair amount
of dislikes, the FA cup is our only realistic
chance at silverware.
This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best
chance of picking up some
silverware outside
of the Champions League, in which they are evenly poised against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw
at the Bernabeu.
A world class player who can always influence a tight game, German playmaker Mesut Ozil will be among Arsenal's most important players this season in their quest for
silverware, and if he can truly replicate the form he showed
at Real Madrid he'll give the Gunners a good
chance of winning
silverware.
There have been many more dark days like that
at Chelsea this season, and the FA Cup arguably represents their best
chance of silverware this term.
While one
chance of silverware has disappeared, they did record an encouraging 1 - 1 draw
at Chelsea in the first leg
of their League Cup semi-final, with the return game
at the Emirates following the weekend's encounter with the Eagles.
At 35 years of age, the veteran shot - stopper arguably has one last window for a good contract, which is likely to offer him more security in terms of wage and length, and at this stage of his career, that's completely understandable regardless of whether or not Guardiola and City could offer him a short - term chance at winning more silverwar
At 35 years
of age, the veteran shot - stopper arguably has one last window for a good contract, which is likely to offer him more security in terms
of wage and length, and
at this stage of his career, that's completely understandable regardless of whether or not Guardiola and City could offer him a short - term chance at winning more silverwar
at this stage
of his career, that's completely understandable regardless
of whether or not Guardiola and City could offer him a short - term
chance at winning more silverwar
at winning more
silverware.
And with the English version already being used as an experiment by the bigger teams to test younger players or to give fringe members a game,
at least until the latter stages where managers realise they have the
chance to get their hands on some
silverware, it could be seen as an even bigger waste
of time.
The Red Devils host the Seagulls
at Old Trafford in tomorrow's late kick - off in what remains their last realistic
chance of silverware this season.
Jose Mourinho's team have four games left to secure their place as runners - up while an FA Cup semifinal against Tottenham
at Wembley this weekend offers the
chance to take one step closer to another piece
of silverware.
For all the build up to what is effectively United's last
chance saloon in terms
of achieving
at least the bare minimum — reaching the group stages
of the Champions League for next season with the added bonus
of silverware, the players somehow managed it — like they did in the last few minutes
of the EFL cup final, when
at one stage the odds were stacked against them.
The
chance of winning a
silverware at the end
of the season is only possible in the Champions League for the Reds.
These are the words
of Arsene Wenger on the eve
of the Carling Cup final, our first
chance at silverware since we lost narrowly in the Champions League Final in Paris in 2006.
The Portuguese won the Community Shield, EFL Cup and Europa League in his first season
at Old Trafford but the FA Cup is his last
chance of silverware this season.
The potential return, the assurance
of future Champions League football and a
chance at silverware in the league and on the continent, was worth the investment and so they were willing to do what Liverpool fans always say they want the club's owners to — sign the cheques but otherwise stay in the background.
Even
at this stage
of the season, there was an eery predictability about our Capital One Cup exit, and with it, United's
chances of any
silverware all but disappeared.
I may have one answer to the question, and that is simply that Liverpool do not have a
chance of silverware in the future with the club's current approach to building the team, and prospective players recognise that, and are unwilling to sacrifice playing for a successful club to only have a small
chance of winning trophies and titles
at Liverpool.