Sentences with phrase «cup competition so»

By the way Leicester is now out of all cup competitions so can now focus on just the EPL.

Not exact matches

People get too cocky and we end up being embarrassed or run close against so called weaker teams in cup competitions..

The FA cup is a trophy that we've won a lot recently and it practically saved Arsene's career here, so I think with the amount of players we've got, we're likely to do well in the competition again as it is not the main priority of the other big teams.

Even the FA cup this season is not a sure thing for us because we still have big teams in the competition and if we are to meet any of them in the Semi-final or final, you know how it will end, so I will spare you further details».

Arsenal are still in two cup competitions, the FA cup and the Champions League, so would a trophy from one of them be enough for us to be happy?

JJPawn, I know from your previous posts that you deeply care about the club so can I ask if you are happy with the position we have seen for more than 10 years where we are now just a team who can only compete in the domestic cup competitions?

Yet now, at this time, sitting a very lowly and pathetic and embarrassing SIXTH place in the Premiership, after getting knocked out of the FA Cup by a team struggling in the Championship, and competing in the Europa League, (Which is basically the Championship) you feel you need to remind us of your loyalty and commitment to Arsenal Football Club.This same Club that despite you failing to achieve a Top 4 finish to give us our Champions League fare for this season, Increased your Salary to # 9m per year.I would remind you that you yourself have continually stated that a Top 4 finish was a greater achievement than winning a Domestic Cup Competition, so I will not allow the FA cup win of last season to enter into this lettCup by a team struggling in the Championship, and competing in the Europa League, (Which is basically the Championship) you feel you need to remind us of your loyalty and commitment to Arsenal Football Club.This same Club that despite you failing to achieve a Top 4 finish to give us our Champions League fare for this season, Increased your Salary to # 9m per year.I would remind you that you yourself have continually stated that a Top 4 finish was a greater achievement than winning a Domestic Cup Competition, so I will not allow the FA cup win of last season to enter into this lettCup Competition, so I will not allow the FA cup win of last season to enter into this lettcup win of last season to enter into this letter.

They've fallen short in both those competitions, and so now the Premier League title will be of paramount importance to add to their League Cup triumph.

Form can allow for competition and it wouldn't be so deep that Nelson is totally forced out, we would have to rely on him for things like the League Cup or early rounds of FA cup as well as injuries and a reminder to the star players that there is a hungry youth snapping at their heels for gametiCup or early rounds of FA cup as well as injuries and a reminder to the star players that there is a hungry youth snapping at their heels for gameticup as well as injuries and a reminder to the star players that there is a hungry youth snapping at their heels for gametime.

It tends to happen more often in cup competitions and so I don't think that Arsene Wenger will have given up, even though he may not be feeling very confident.

We have a BIG fight for the Champions League places, not to mention the FA Cup where we have got practically a bye into the 6th Round, so we still have lots to look forward to in that competition.

How about hull getting inspired by the fact that they got a draw at the emirates in the league after scoring twice, or that blackburn beat us at the emirates a couple of seasons ago in the same competition, or that arsenal needed extra time to beat them in the final or that ALMIGHTY birmingham beat us in a league cup final, so anything is possible as long as arsenal is involved

Wengwr always makes some changes for Cup games, but ultimately we are aiming for an historic treble in the competition, a feat that hasn't been achieved for well over a century, so we must also make sure we make no mistake in this game either.

The competition progresses in a tree format so potential opponents are known straight away, similar to that of the World Cup.

Albeit winning the domestic cup competition can not be as significant as winning the Premier League or the Champions League — two most coveted pieces of silverware for any top club — it would have given Wenger's wizards the relief of having finally won a trophy after so long, as well as the belief to continue in the same vein in the future.

«So in this competition (Europa League), cup games, Premier League when given the chance, I need to take it.

So we all knew about finishing in the Top Four, and the occasional Cup competition, but I didn't realise another target was to break at least one youngster into the first team?

That's something many of Arsenal's current wingers struggle with and so I think Willock could certainly be set for an appearance here and there next season, especially in the domestic cup competitions.

Claude Puel's men have just beaten Liverpool to reach the League Cup Final in February and in fact have won 4 out of their last 5 games in all competitions (and have won their last three at home too) so may be confident of getting another result against us at St Marys.

He had a bad game against Chile, therefore he deserved to be dropped and from my understanding the German coach carried other players to look at in this tournament, so its going to be a hell of a competition for world cup place in all positions for German, even our Ozil may not make it into the squad

Lichsteiner has already made an appearance in the Champions League for Juve so will be cuptied for us if we progress further in the competition, but there will be enough League and FA Cup games for the Swiss defender to be used in rotation with whoever else happens to be fit at the time!

Campbell and the other fringe players know that the cup competitions are their best chance of time on the pitch and so they need to get Arsenal into the next round.

Vardy had 24 goals in 36 league games while Giroud had 24 goals in over 50 games in all competitions including the league, Fa cup and champions league so your comparison is balls because Giroud's record is rubbish!

The 2022 World Cup may well be seven years away, and many may wonder why there is such intense discourse with so much time remaining until the tournament must kick off — yet the competition goes well beyond the realms of football, pushing the sport aside as but a minor talking point.

The Group Stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is now over, and with it being Friday, we thought we'd test your knowledge of the competition so far with a quiz!

There were always going to be some changes made by Arsene Wenger to the Arsenal starting XI for this third round FA cup clash with Preston North End, but the boss has kept faith with the competition that has been so good to him and the club and gone for a pretty strong Gunners side.

I hope wenger does not take it as MICKEY MOUSE CUP VERSION - 2 and keep playing the kids coz we may be really embarrassed in the knockout stages in europe, especially against the likes of the above mentioned teams and a.c.milan, lazio etc... who are in a descent form in this competition so far...

Arsene Wenger has often used the domestic cup competitions to give some up and coming young players their first taste of Arsenal first team action, but the Frenchman has generally done this in the early rounds so an FA cup quarter final against a Premier League team like Watford would not normally see a young Gunner make their debut.

League cups a strange one Most league only have one domestic cup and the FA cup is a far bigger competition so is the priory cup competition.

3) PIRES FOR GODS SAKE WAKE UP TO WHAT IS HAPPENING.They LAUGH at US.They LAUGH at WENGER.They chant this at AWAY GAMES.They even chant this at THE EMIRATES.Dont Just take my word for this as you can have this confirmed by anybody on this site.The song is so popular it is likely to be the UK entry into the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST.Its embarrassing to listen to but how can we argue Wenger has NOT been successfully for 2 decades.He was successful foSEVEN SEASONS.Look at the stats.Please do not quote FA CUPS or COMMUNITY SHIELDS.The BIG Competitions are the PREMIERE LEAGUE and the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.These are what we are measured on.Nothing else.

When Jose Mourinho's Manchester United were in the Europa Cup semi finals last season, the Portugese boss gave up on the title race and rested players in important Premier League games so they could be fresh for the infamous Thursday night competition.

Yeh they lost cause no penalty calls but seriously how can a team like Chelsea with so much class players being 2 nil up at home lose 4 2 imagine if that was Arsenal we would all pull the rope on Wenger Would love to hear if they have a forum like this to hear there comments It's what makes this competition the best even I would say than the World Cup is second to FA just for the Drama that unfolds England has created a beauty in this Comp I get the photo out every year to see the Copper on the White horse at the first Wembly final CB

However, with the Blues flying in all competitions it is debatable that they even need the player who impressed so much at the 2014 World Cup.

The dramatic late goal against Southampton won Manchester United the EFL cup final and made it 26 goals already in all competitions in his debut season with United, so Arsenal fans can only wonder what might have been.

When the New Manager takes over (hopefully tomorrow morning) I can not believe he will wish to start promising youngsters in League Games so it's more of the same with Cup Competitions the only way for these youngsters to progress.The odd substitute appearance will encourage them but the priority is the here and now.We simply have to recruit quality reinforcements (or in some cases replacements) that will improve us straight away.

He always had 8 or 9 starters inked in — he rotated in cup competitions but not hugely so in the league.

The England Under - 20 World Cup winner has occasionally featured in the early rounds of domestic cup competitions, but has been an ever - present throughout the Europa League campaign so far, and has also made five Premier League starts this seasCup winner has occasionally featured in the early rounds of domestic cup competitions, but has been an ever - present throughout the Europa League campaign so far, and has also made five Premier League starts this seascup competitions, but has been an ever - present throughout the Europa League campaign so far, and has also made five Premier League starts this season.

i figure we will still be in all competitions, so that may convince them to stay and participate, even if the do leave reus will be cup tied for champions league, therefore i do not see wenger buying players whom are cup tied and we are over stock of midfield players still..

So while we know that Keegan's 1978 award had nothing to do with the World Cup and everything to do * with the 12 goals he scored for Hamburg in the league, the competition he was facing was still very much World Cup inflected; indeed, he nearly missed out on the thing altogether.

Having scored in the FA Cup encounter with Exeter City last month, he has made just two appearances in all competitions all season and so therefore sees his future elsewhere in a bid to gain regular playing time.

Further, Coutinho is now cup - tied in the Champions League having featured for Liverpool in the competition, and so he'll be of no use to them in Europe for the remainder of the campaign.

However much this competition might be a lower priority for Arsenal, with the Premier League, Champions League and then the FA cup all more important, it is still a trophy and in recent years we Arsenal fans have not been so overloaded with silverware that we can afford to be blase about any chance of winning something.

The so called first team appearance was a CATALAN Cup Competition not officially recognised be the Spanish League.

He is truly a SuperSub He is excellent at scoring goals of the bench Even match winning goals He will also start when Lacazette is injured or rested He can start Europa League too And both Giroud and Lacazette want to make the French World Cup squad so their competition will benefit us.

There is no doubt that the FA cup has been good to Arsenal over the years, but perhaps it has been even more so to our current manager, so in this modern age of football when a lot of the big clubs have been accused of showing the oldest cup competition in the world a lack of respect, Arsene Wenger is determined not to follow suit.

So another big Final approaches for Arsenal, and yet again we are facing the League Champions, but this time it is in the League Cup which is a competition that Arsene Wenger has never won.

So the most successful team in African Cup of Nations history, Egypt takes on Cameroon on Sunday, 05 February 2017 for the final of this year's competition.

don't you know that the champions league defeat was a deliberate ploy by our esteemed coach to get out of the worthless competition so that we can concentrate on our fourth place trophy and the mighty fa cup.....

For most of the games that Arsenal have played this season, whether in the Premier League, domestic cups or Champions League competitions, we have had to cope with a bigger injury list than our opponents, but that was not true of West ham on Wednesday and even less so for our next EPL game away to Crystal Palace.

Zagreb: Walcott Chelsea: Giroud Spurs: Campbell (it's only League Cup so rest both Walcott and Giroud for important competitions)