Sentences with phrase «end of this disappointing season»

Brendan Rodgers needed to improve his squad after losing Steven Gerrard at the end of a disappointing season in which they finished sixth in the Premier League.

Not exact matches

In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the League by the skin of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games of the campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure of their second - place finish and ended 11 points ahead of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions League.

They have to be proud of their season, even if a bit disappointed at the ending..

Admittedly, they're still well off the pace in La Liga and crashed out of the Copa del Rey, so overall it has been a disappointing campaign for Zinedine Zidane and his men as they'll hope to avoid ending the season empty - handed with another triumph in Europe.

Manuel Pellegrini is set to be given the boot at the end of the season following a disappointing campaign at the Etihad Stadium — with the Chilean to feel the wrath of the City chiefs.

In an Arsenal.com report the manager admitted that this was another one of those problems that the Gunners have had in recent years and that he was especially disappointed not to end it last season after thumping them at the Emirates.

However, Wenger is set to be disappointed in his pursuit of the 22 - year - old, as he explains that he has no desire to leave the San Siro before the end of the season.

Alexis was rumoured to be unhappy at the club at the end of the season, disappointed that the Gunners were unable to challenge for the Premier League yet again.

As is the norm, there is a lot of speculation over the future of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the Gunners move towards the end of yet another disappointing season.

Manuel Pellegrini will be replaced by Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola at the end of the season after a disappointing last couple of seasons.

Then you have the likes of Jack Wilshere, Tomas Rosicky and Mikel Arteta who did feature last year but have had disappointing seasons with little time on the pitch this time and would surely love to end it on a high and on the pitch.

This season the fight for the top four is tighter and tougher than ever though, with just four points separating Man City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United and two of these clubs are going to end up disappointed and hopefully our exit from Europe could have one positive in that respect.

Let's get real here.It is very unlikely that ANY professional player will ever say anything derogatory about a teammate that has just left the club.If Jack had said about Coq - «Grew up playing with him in the Youth Team and have fond memories of a player they though he had very limited ability he always gave his all.Very surprised and disappointed the club never invested in a World Class defensive midfielder that we have quite obviously been lacking for a number of seasons and would no doubt have improved the defensive weakness we have shown over a number of seasons» we would have echoed his thoughts entirely.If he had said about Theo - «A player who should have been so much better than he ended up being.He had everything needed to be a prolific player for our club but I can understand the fans frustrations with his continued lack - lustre performances and total lack of a football brain.I think this is best explained by the managers preference to play a player of such limited ability as Alex Iwobi in front of Theo pretty much says it all» we again would have all nodded our agreement.Although Jack never mentioned Alexis Sanchez I would imagine something along the lines of «If the Manager had not persisted with players with such limited ability such as Francis and Theo and instead bought the world class players needed into the club then Sanchez would still most likely be here.The fans must wonder what the hell goes on at the club as they pay fortunes for the privalage of following our club but it seems the millions generated ends up purchasing a new Texas Ranch for the Owner or in a yearly renumeration of # 9million pounds to our manager».

Every season ends with such disappoint which makes it wholly justified to question the position of the manager.

This latest development on one of the many Arsenal transfer rumours doing the rounds could be just the tonic that the disappointed and disgruntled Arsenal fans need at the end of another season without the Premier League trophy.

It's re-iterated by Don Balon that this is one of a number of reasons why Ronaldo wants to leave Madrid, and with more disappointing performances and results, it could be edging closer to reality if Los Blancos end up empty - handed at the end of the season.

Benitez, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti as Los Blancos manager earlier in the summer, snubbed the chance to take over at the helm with the Liga BBVA giants six years ago in order to remain on Merseyside, but was sacked by the Reds at the end of that season, following a disappointing campaign in which they finished seventh in the table.

Ozil ended the season with 19 assists, a fantastic feat for the player but majorly disappointing considering the attacking midfielder's performances over the first half of the season.

Arsenal have endured a disappointing second - half of the season, and as the campaign draws to an end, we thought we'd analyse the current crop of players we have in our midst.

as wih just about every season for last 10 years we have a team that is a couple of real quality players short of challenging on three fronts for top honours... so if wenger is willing to get rid of mert flamini arteta diaby and walcott (and possibly gibbs who is begining to really disappoint but perhaps worth another season) and bring in three quality players cb dm and attacker i will change my mind and give him a chance till end of contract... if its another round of bargain basement players with potential and talk of getting in to cl as like a trophy... then yes he needs to go

Wenger isn't obviously going to come out and say that he's disappointed with the turnout, at the end of the day he doesn't want to rile the fans up anymore than he already has done this season.

«She was disappointed,» Rodriguez said of Hoffman's reaction to the end of her freshman season.

The Merseyside club lost to Seville 3 - 1 last night, after taking a 1 - 0 lead into the half - time break, and will be strongly disappointed to have ended the season with only an eighth place finish to boast of.

That was the best way to end a disappointing season in terms of results.

For Team Aranas, yes it is a disappointing end to the season, as their lasting memory will be their worst performance of the year..

For Team Kugler, of course it is a disappointing end to the Season and they'll leave with a bad taste in their mouths..

Just Wait and see what happens at the end of the season... Barcelona used to be one of his old bitter rivals, so you can understand why he was extra disappointed, Plus the turkish ref got on Ozil's tits!

However, Marseille are apparently ready to offload a whole host of players at the end of the season following a disappointing campaign.

The extra work and focus on avoiding another disappointing end to the season was led by Bowles, a 6 - foot - 5 athlete committed to the University of Pacific next year.

PSV are not a top side in European football and to take the lead and then lose it will disappoint them because whatever you say about Manchester United's attacking play, in defence they have been excellent for a few months now - at the end of last season and the start of this one.

Antonio Conte is almost certain to depart at the end of the season following a disappointing campaign for last season's champions as they find themselves eight points outside of the Champions League places.

After being thrown in at the deep end and struggling, Hector Bellerin bounced back to cement his place as a guaranteed started in his breakthrough season last term; his progression in 2015/16 was one of the few shining lights in an otherwise disappointing season.

The Blues are set to part company with the Italian at the end of the season, with the club now almost certain to miss out on a top - four finish, after what has been a hugely disappointing defence of their Premier League title.

Burnley's youth team will play their last game of the season tomorrow morning at Port Vale, bringing to an end a disappointing season that has seen us finish next to bottom of the Youth Alliance League.

But Leeds did score 81 league goals - four players scored more than 10 for the first time in over 20 years - and Grayson's men would have secured a top - six finish at the first time of asking had it not been for a disappointing end to the season.

Once football seasons end (and occasionally before they draw to their usual disappointing conclusion for supporters of the Reds), fans» attention diverts immediately to transfer talk.

The Blues suffered a disappointing 3 - 1 league defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur last time around, and this has pretty much ended their top - four hopes for the season.

«I was a bit disappointed, but we always felt Sam was probably going to re-evaluate his position at the end of the season,» Parish said.

If Bendtner's desire to leave Arsenal sees a move forced, it will be a disappointing end to a career of a player that was used so disappointingly last season.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who has been a breathe of fresh air at Anfield since coming to their rescue back in January, believes these final few games are all about gathering momentum and ensuring the club ends another disappointing season without silverware on a promising note.

Obviously disappointed but no point in knee - jerk reactions, as always I plan to judge at the end of the season.

Chamberlain has been disappointing thus far this season, and has recently pulled a plug on Ox TV, till the end of the year, and will look to impress in the absence of Podolski and Walcott.

So things could still yet work out for Bolton and the end of a long and disappointing season.

The France international has repeatedly iterated his desire to remain at Atleti this season, but his patience appears to have run out after his side slumped to a disappointing 3 - 0 defeat to Real in the Champions League semi-final, first - leg, which has literally ended their chances of progressing to the final round.

Arsene Wenger has come under a lot of criticism in recent times from the fans following another disappointing campaign and the supporters are looking to pressurize the Frenchman to leave the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season by organizing protest marches, unfurling banners during games and even flying planes over stadiums with anti-Wenger messages.

The final Deadline Day arrival was that of Yossi Benayoun on loan from Chelsea, and whilst this by no means an inspired signing, Benayoun scored some vital goals towards the end of the season, and many Gunners fans were disappointed when Arsene Wenger did not tie Benayoun down to a permanent deal in the summer.

10 days ago a home defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town effectively ended another disappointing season, handing the club the perfect opportunity to dismiss the biggest dud manager in the 25 years I have been watching the team.

Having conducted end - of - season talks with Hammers owners David Gold and David Sullivan and vice chairman Baroness Brady on Monday, it appears that Bilic has escaped the ultimate consequence of a hugely disappointing first season at the London Stadium.

As the end of construction season nears, Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon is disappointed that many roads will once again go into the winter without having been repaired by the County's Department of Public Works.

Aside from a disappointing ending, that was more about setting up the show for next season than actually delivering on a lot of what had come before, this was arguably Sons of Anarchy's strongest season yet packing a consistently powerful punch throughout the thirteen episodes on offer.