Sentences with phrase «cup competitions if»

The 2 - 0 loss leaves Spurs 10 points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League table and likely to be relying on the cup competitions if they want to win a trophy this season.

Not exact matches

If Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in the League next weekend, crush Lincoln at the Ems later in the FA Cup and knockout Bayern Munich thereafter from this season's Ucl campaign, then it will be acknowledged in the football circle that Arsenal have steadied their staggering season on track which looked to be staggering in two competitions.

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».

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?

The 75 - year - old thinks that despite the FA Cup victory last season, fans will not be happy if the Gunners fail to win another competition this year.

The Fa cup is the biggest and most famous domestic cup competition in world football, if you don't rate it as a major trophy then it's not not me and you thinking on different levels, it's you and the footballing world.

It was not that Theo or Giroud should be defended for any weak campaign, more that if they had had a hypothetically strong campaign in a competition a lot of fans deem second tier, (Carling Cup, Europa League, even F.A. Cup to some fans, I'm guessing including yourself as you seem happy to disregard the opening goal of the FINAL for some strange reason.......)

Personally if I were City or Chelsea I would flag all cup competition now.

If they beat us in league cup competition twice that is a competition where we normally field our reserve team.

Like I say, we should know if I am right very soon, because it would seem daft to delay our bid and risk not being able to have all options open to us in the cup competition.

Problem is even if we go to the next round we still won't have either Lacazette or Aubameyang because Lacazette is out for 6 weeks minimum and Aubameyang is cup tied as long as BoRussia Dortmund is still in the competition (i think).

but for some strange reason wenger never seems to build a big enough squad, to compete in all competitions it almost as if he is only interested in certain cups more than others.

If I was in the manager's shoes, Jenkinson would replace Debuchy as back up, and give the Englishman a role to play in the domestic cup competitions.

If we didn't fight back and go out on GD then fine — we were shit — but it's a cup competition ffs!

Well if Arsenal do end up being on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets ever in the long history of football's oldest cup competition then Arsene Wenger will have a lot of questions to answer over his team selection for this evening's away tie against Sutton United.

It will be very interesting to see if Wenger allows Szczesny to play in the FA Cup semi-final next weekend, as he has always preferred to use his sub goalkeeper in that competition, but considering the steadiness of Ospina I wouldn't be surprised if Wenger sent the Pole a message by leaving him out.

I don't see us winning the EPL this season, if I was Wenger I would put my best resources in cup competitions especially the UCL, qualifying 17 years in a role and reaching 1 final is just poor no two way about it.

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!

@TMJW If money spent is to be taken into consideration as inputs that determine success, then we (Arsenal) didn't deserve to be in Semi finals of any competition (FA cup inclusive) let alone wining it.

Am i dreaming it seems like we've been here before, oh yeah thats right it happened last season and the season before that... Oh wait guys but there is hope, if i remember corectly all we have to do is wait for any serious potential threats to us retaining the Fa cup for a third time to get eliminated by lower league opponents or of course eliminate themselves by not taking this competition too seriously by fielding their second team and laugh our way to the final where we'll probably beat a sub par premier league team and repeat it all over again next year you know when Wenger fails to address the squad depth, the injuries mount up and are out of the champions league and title run ins by march..

If Crowley was to stay at Arsenal for the upcoming season, it was likely we may have seen him in the early rounds of the domestic cup competitions, but aside from that, he would've been stuck amongst the youth ranks and sadly the youth team isn't known for giving players that professional edge that they need when developing as a youngster.

Also note: if we win the FA Cup this year then that is an achievement in itself and shows progress that we can actually win in cup competitions while competing in the leagCup this year then that is an achievement in itself and shows progress that we can actually win in cup competitions while competing in the leagcup competitions while competing in the league.

Both players are versatile enough to be considered as capable of playing higher up the pitch, however, whilst it is vital that Louis van Gaal fills his squad with both quality competition and players who can cover a number of positions if he is to bring his 5 -3-2 system that he has being using with the Netherlands at the World Cup to Old Trafford.

With a battle to make the top four and now the risk of elimination from the cup competitions, it would be no surprise if the unrest at the club built very quickly in the coming weeks and months.

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

And again, even if we end up in the Europa cup, Wenger will find a way to make some Arsenal deluded fans believe that it is a great competition and we can win it and qualify for the CL... Only the one still «s * cking his balls» will «believe» and follow his incompetent and mediocre behind to the promise land of failure.

I'm also sure that Adelaide will feature in some, if not most, of Arsenal's matches in domestic competitions like the FA CUP and League CCUP and League CupCup.

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

We will no doubt buy a new GK this summer and if Cech stays as a No2 he would maybe enjoy the less pressurised position of Cup Competition and be a Top Draw back up.

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..

If cup competition and top four is at the top of your priorities, well then most would see the sense in Arsene getting a contract.

Having failed miserably as Mexico coach and then had all manner of problems at Notts County he know finds himself taking Ivory Coast to the World Cup where he will have to negotiate the competition's group of death if he is to take the African nation to the knockout stages.

If Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players were slipping into any kind of a complacent frame of mind ahead of the fifth round FA cup tie against the lowest ranked team still in the famous ould cup competition, then the shock result o9f Lincoln City today should knock it out of them.

If he is bought i think we will be seeing him in the near future, in the various cup competitions and couple under 21 matches.

If you take the history of the cup — it is the oldest competition in the world and that is special in itself.

If they do emerge victorious then we will have the record amount of successes in the competition with and to commemorate that fact, the FA have decided to rename it «The Arsenal Cup»........

If you top five plus league cup winner you just add one more competition to deal.

If they do manage to overhaul Ronald Koeman's side, then they will have to hope that Arsenal do them a favour, by winning the FA Cup and denying Aston Villa a place in the competition.

Yes we won the FA Cup back to back and now hold the record for the most successful club in the competition but that for me now is simply not enough, even if we win it again this season.

He just won us 3 fa cups and two community shields and in those competitions in one way or another inclusing this years semis we had to beat the champions that is success if were top four then its we do nt win trophies we slip out of top four for a year and now its even though we have won trophies and competing in finals its were just outside of top four for first time in 20 years next it will be anything no matter what to say something negative e en after hes done and you will say atleast we did this and that with wenger he was a legend after all at the club

I choose to celebrate or moan if necessary only after the end of the season and / or our run in the cup competitions.

It is a well - known fact that the League Cup has never been a top priority for Arsenal, and Arsene Wenger normally uses it to give his reserves and youngsters the chance to play more regular football if they go far in the competition, which is not usually the case in recent seasons.

As for Kroenke I really don't know, he said he loves winning the FA cup and also wants to win the League and Champs League but why then re-employ Wenger and if doing so, not insist on better results in the other two main competitions.

firstly we are not talking about lads cheating week in week out because these incidents result in a team maybe losin 3 pts, or even the unbeaten run, but to cost a team 2 years of qualifying and end players careers in terms of world cup competition there can be no comparison, c» mon now if your gonna chip in with your two cents at least think about wot your sayin, this has nothing to do with english bias or rooney and gerrard cheating in the PL every sat afternoon... and you cant say the irish are being bad losers as we lost harshly on sat and still kept the faith and did nt gripe....

The ICC tournament will begin just five days after the World Cup which would limit the number of stars in the competitions, if clubs see their players advance to the latter stages of the World Cup.

Reporting the following week, the Burnley Express correspondent wrote: «If there were a roll of honour whereon could be inscribed in golden letters the most meritorious deeds of any club, irrespective of whether they be in the competition embraced by Cup or League, then the performance of Burnley at White Hart Lane would be given most careful and special recognition.

However, there is little public appetite for a boycott of the World Cup in England, which has been reflected in comments by England manager Gareth Southgate (who has argued England should definitely participate) and also in media comment which has pointed to the danger England could be excluded from future FIFA competitions if a political boycott was imposed by the country's leaders.

Although many fans would willingly sacrifice the FA Cup if it guaranteed an improvement in the league, the competition could actually provide an opportunity to lift the players» confidence and self - belief.

If the current league position was just a little more healthy then perhaps we could expect to go into this game all guns blazing, in the hope of securing a semi final berth in this season's EFL cup competition.

He has also the Champions League and other cup competitions to focus on and if he is not careful, he might end win losing out on winning anything this term, which might trigger a reaction from the management, which is already not too happy with the way that the team have been performing so far.