Sentences with phrase «current top team in the league»

, they kept their composure and went for punch for punch with the current top team in the League.

Not exact matches

I only had to look back at last couple concluded seasons to find a current top team that got a lower league fin while playing in UEL.

The point made previously about how expensive it will be to get the players in that will bring champions league back th the Emirates: It was the current first team squad that failed to qualify last season after 20 years in the competition and it loooks as if we are going to need a positive second half of this season to finish in the top four.

These young guns will only get a chance to prove themselves at top level if and only if arsenal make massive signings that will give us a major trophy... if we are for example leading the league in like seven points in February, then we can afford to give them some minutes on field but they wont get game time on the current team cz the manager realizes that the club needs trophies and hez running out of time so i even doubt he will use them in capital one cup... Good luck boys

Narrowly ahead of his old team mate is current City hot - shot Sergio Aguero, who finished as top scorer in the Premier League for 2014/15.

Whilst all other teams strengthen their ranks and at least attempt to make an effort to win things, we are told to expect only challenge for a top 4th position, and then expected to celebrate as if we won the league or champions league... Each year we tend horde our dead - wood / dead - weight who earn too much money for their return in this current climate.

They are looking good for a top four finish in my opinion and now that Liverpool seem to be over their slump, could Arsenal be one of the current top six teams that will miss out on a Champions League spot for next season?

They may be a championship side but they are top of the championship, will be a Premier League team next season and to be honest on current form are playing better than any team in and around the relegation zone.

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The football media and the Arsenal fans, players and manager have been feeling more and more optimistic as the current Gunners side continues to look better and extends the great run of form that has seen Arsenal climb steadily up the table, enjoying a nice early St. Totteringham's day in the process and having the best form of any team in the top European leagues since the start of 2015.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

The top six teams in the premier league are very similar in terms of squad strength, most of the top six teams best players were available for the entire season up to this date, in other words injuries was not a factor in terms of their current position in the league.

Liverpool, currently third in the standings having played a game more than fellow current top - four teams Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City, are determined to consolidate their Champions League ambitions and as per Origi's assertion: «We have to try to take maximum points and I think we have all the tools to do this.

Similarly, Spurs are without a league title since all the way back in 1961 but unlike their neighbours, they aren't expected to be top dogs so this is uncharted waters for not only the current team, but the entire modern era of the football club.

Both of these colossals screen their defences in a way that relieves a lot of the team's pressure and this defensive solidarity is one of the main reasons explaining why Chelsea and Southampton are the current top two in the Premier League.

With the financial powers of Chelski and Man City we have been limited to figting for scraps with other clubs.I think without the injuries we have suffered in the last few seasons i strongly believe we would have won the title atleast twice.I trust once the club find the a solution to our never ending injury list coupled by the acquisition of a top striker, another defensive midfielder and a creative midfielder to compliment the current team i strongly believe Arsene can deliver a the Premier League but that all depends on the boards ambition.

Emphasising the correlation between revenue generation and league positions, it is interesting to note that the top six English teams are the same in terms of both revenue and current league position, albeit in a different order.