Sentences with phrase «french league this season»

It remains to be seen, however, whether he will have a role to play over the final eight weeks of the French league season, with Nice still not completely clear of relegation.

This Lacazette hype needs to chill, quality player, bags of potential, but he didn't score vs the top 4 teams in the French league this season and bagged 8 penalties (ligue 1 record is 9) on the way.

By far the best midfielder in the french league this season.

Spurs» pot four opposition have made an extremely strong start to the French league season, dispatching the Champions PSG 3 - 1 a couple of weeks ago.

Not exact matches

yes to thomas tuchel or if we look at the french league mr lucian favre of nice is doing a solid job atm but we will see what happens at the end of the season.

The French international is the latest big name to be linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium, with The Sun today reporting that the Gunners could make a # 40m bid to bring him to the Premier League for next season.

Still, Mourinho is extremely pessimistic about English success this season, telling the Daily Mirror: «I don't think so because I always say the Champions League only starts in February and in February, the English teams are after December and January where we can play 20 matches over two months and the Germans, the French, the Spanish, the Italians, they all come from a winter break.

My dear get your facts right Giroud was top scorer in the French league when he was signed, gervinho was the second highest goal scorer for Lille in the title winning campaign, moussa sow was the highest and hazard was no where near the two on goals, hazard however was signed by Chelsea the next season after he scored 20 goals and was put on wages even «crazy» man city at the time thought was crazy.pls zlatan was not in France when Montpellier won the league, hazard to Chelsea was 2012, gervinho to arsenal was 2011.

-- He is French Ligue 1 top scorer — but Giroud WAS Ligue 1 top scorers as well (even won the league) when he joined us — Do nt get me wrong he can be a very good player for us in 2,3 years time but for next season only the like of Benzema or Lewandowski can improve us

Lacazette scored 21 Ligue 1 goals for Lyon this past season — only Zlatan Ibrahimovic had more in the French league.

Maybe the French league is easier but the fact that Lacazette has scored more goals there in the last four seasons than any other striker including Edinson Cavani who was in a league of his own when playing in Italy's Serie A tells you that the new Gunners star is right up there.

Calling a player who regularly scored 30 + goals in the french league and hasn't even finished his first season, a donkey is unfair Fans said the same thing about Koscielny and Giroud when they came here.

The 21 - year - old spent the 2015 - 16 season with Elan Chalon in France's top division, and was named French League Co-6th Man of the Year.

The French champions have qualified for the quarter - final stage of the Champions League in the last four consecutive seasons, and despite the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer, remain very strong opposition.

Premier League rivals Arsenal and Crystal Palace have come to an agreement over the loan signing of young French striker Yaya Sanogo, report the Daily Star, with the former Auxerre man set to move to Selhurst Park until the end of the season and join Alan Pardew and the Eagles» fight for Premier League survival, that was given a huge boost with the weekend win over Tottenham Hotspur.

However, for the all - conquering Bavarians, the French wide man has been in imperious form as Bayern won the Bundesliga, German Cup and Uefa Champions League last season, with the 30 - year - old being their star performer along the way in their Treble.

The French youngster and Golden Boy nominee has made only five starts for the Ligue 1 giants in the league this season, and is struggling to assert himself ahead of Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta, who opted to remain at the Parc des Princes this season.

Although most fans will not have heard much about him, those who watch Ligue 1 will know he was probably the best midfield player in the French League last season.

Giroud has gone from lower level french football to the premier league in about 5 years, I can see him improving for another 2 seasons and that may put him at Van Persie's peak level (and that without all those injuries and rapid decline).

Last season, the midfielder shone for Nice, as he bagged seven goals and 10 assists in 34 league appearances as the French side secured a top four finish.

It's actually surprising with Arsene Wenger's commitment to the French League's (although lesser so in recent seasons) that a gem like Kante was not scouted on the books by the Gunners, however now according to the growing rumours, Arsenal may have a chance of nabbing the French International after all.

It looks as though the French club are set to miss out on the final Champions League spot this season which should make it easier for us to sign Imbula, although it is rumoured that Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are also keen, so hopefully the Cheubel heads up gives Wenger an advantage.

It promises to be a tough assignment for the French tactician, as ultimately expectations will be high at St Mary's this season after Koeman guided them to such impressive back - to - back finishes in the Premier League.

The guy had one good season in the French league.

Coming from the French league often takes at least a season to adapt.

All those young talents from the French league is a big risk seeing how many players fail to acclimate to the prem and Dybala is so iffy to me 1 good season and people are calling him aguero.

The French international has been awesome this season helping his team to the Ligue 1 title and the Champions League semi-finals.

The French international, named the Barclays Premier League player of the month for March, has been in fine form in recent games as Arsenal have strung together a good set of results in the business end of the season.

Van der Wiel ultimately remained at PSG, and has featured 14 times in the league this season as Laurent Blanc's side have lifted the French title in record quick time.

The French forward has shown an immense amount of consistency going forward in the past few seasons, scoring a huge 60 league goals in the last three years, as well as firing his France side to the final of the European Championships this summer, whilst picking up the Golden Boot with six goals in the tournament.

The current PSG boss will see his contract expire next summer, and it's claimed that unless he can take the French giants to the semi-finals of the Champions League as a minimum target, he could be looking for a new job ahead of next season.

For a good four or five seasons arsene with all his French league and player knowledge did unearth some amazingly good players eg Pires, Viera etc but sadly other English clubs saw what he was doing and were able to offer more money to them and their clubs.

In reports cited in The Independent, the French forward is open to a transfer away from Stamford Bridge after a frustrating season on the periphery of first - team action with the Premier League champions.

French defender Mathieu Debuchy feels that the arrival has galvanized the entire squad and they are ready to challenge for the Premier League title next season.

But the Champions League, a tournament the French side were tipped to win ahead of the season, is where the heads expect improvement, given the side's shortcomings against Real Madrid this season.

Henry wasn't deployed solely in the centre - forward role during his time in the principality, playing across the whole front - line and manages his best season in 1996/97 with nine goals in 36 games in the French league and was Young Player of the Year.

Fellow French striker Olivier Giroud impressed last season with 14 league goals in 27 games.

One of Wengers first buys for the sum of # 500k was a young French 17 year old who in his first full season took over from the legend Ian Wright and led the line to the League and Cup Double at 18 years old.Wenger signed Yaya Sancho.Need We day more.

Last season, Malcom also did well for Bordeaux, scoring seven and assisting five in 37 league appearances for the southern French side.

He has not played many games in the Premier League since the start of the season and he is a regular player in the French national team.

Even without injury Giroud is not good enough, he's not scored a single goal in 7 straight games, his best season in terms of goals as a professional came when Montpellier won the league even then he scored 21 goals in the French league so it's debatable if he would have gotten to 20 this season!

Arsenal need to add a world class striker to their squad in order to challenge for the Premier League title next season and a # 30m offer to Real Madrid for French forward Benzema could be the key.

Most off the big deals that have taken place this off season has been players from the French league.

• Only has one year left on his Marseille contract • Powerful centre - forward who could deal with Premier League physicality • Can also play on the wing, fulfilling Wenger's dream of having 12 wingers • Has Champions League experience • Has scored three goals in three games so far during this Ligue 1 season • French • His name is fun to say • Good hair

At 18 years old and only having scored 15 goals this past season in the French league, the player is a big financial gamble only a big club could afford.

«He was the top scorer in France in 2014 - 15, the best player in the league in 2015 and has been the best French scorer over the last three seasons.

Do you blame him for bringing Giroud on in the 75th minute, when the French striker remains as our top goalscorer in the league this season?

Dembele impressed greatly for Dortmund last season, as the French winger managed to score six and assist 13 in 32 league games for the German side last season.

Last season saw the French side not only clinch a place in the Champions League semi-finals but also win the Ligue 1 title.

Maybe Cavani has more energy when not on the ball to chase down opponenets, but he has been in french league for a few seasons now, you don't want him to come to epl and become like Falcao.