Sentences with phrase «genuine contenders»

We are not far away from being genuine contenders in this division.

If Spurs are to be recognised as genuine contenders for the league, those two matches have to produce three points - a-piece.

This seemingly led to the harsh sacking of manager Harry Redknapp, who had worked wonders to make Spurs into genuine contenders for the top four since arriving at the club.

Become genuine contenders for the things we want to win) then the harsh protests are essential.

Hodgson's side remain the only side across all nine qualification groups to retain a 100 percent record, and certainly during their second - half showing, the Three Lions demonstrated that they could be genuine contenders next summer.

It's difficult to see Lallana leaving Liverpool just as Jurgen Klopp appears to be turning the club into genuine contenders again, but then again PSG can offer enough money to turn anyone's head.

And that needs to be a big group if we are to be genuine contenders at home and abroad... With wenger at the head...

The home side were under pressure to prove they were genuine contenders after being humiliated by Wales in last week's opener in Cardiff.

Arsene Wenger believes there are more genuine contenders for this season's Champions League than in the recent past.

The 25 - year - old's tremendous run has helped Liverpool into the semi-finals of the Champions League, and if he carries on like this they'll have to go down as genuine contenders for the trophy.

Pep Guardiola's side are running away with the Premier League, enjoying a 16 - point lead at the top of the table and playing a stylish brand of attacking football that could also see them become genuine contenders to complete a quadruple this season.

With the Gunners finishing 12 points behind the Blues in the Premier League and failing to reach the quarter - final stage in Europe, there has been calls for the Wenger to splash the cash this summer in order to turn the side into genuine contenders for the big trophies.

However this boost in competition is not just coming from the new arrivals; the young players who Rodgers was initially reliant upon last season just to «fill the gaps», are now trying to establish themselves as genuine contenders for a starting spot, which presents the...

Therefore, with the prospect of a transatlantic listing fading, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Hong Kong is quickly becoming a genuine contender.

Politically speaking, Murphy would need to display more policy breadth and heighten his national profile if he is to be a genuine contender.

With Xhaka and (hopefully) Vardy as early additions to our talented squad, Wenger is indeed making a «great effort» to turn us into genuine contenders for the title.

It's so annoying because that isn't much to ask in order to turn Arsenal into a genuine contender to win the league.

With two goals, we're just about giving it to Hazard, even though Willian's superb display makes him a genuine contender as well.

While PSG have dominated in Ligue 1 since their takeover in 2011, Carlo Ancelotti, Laurent Blanc and now Emery all look set to fall short in making them a genuine contender in Europe.

However, Chelsea's start to the 2015 - 16 season has been so bad — 11 defeats in 25 games, not including a penalty - shootout loss at Stoke City — that Mourinho is now a genuine contender in the sack race.

I keep going back to halfway through the season when my sentiment was that with Hayward, we would have been a genuine contender this year.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has predicted that Spain can improve significantly following their miserable showing at the 2014 World Cup and are genuine contenders for Euro 2016.

Champions league has been horrible, and our form hasn't been close to our best... Though I still think we're genuine contenders for the league, we can lift, and will.

If the Reds sign him and hold on to Coutiniho then they are genuine contenders.

It would not be an anomaly to call Arsenal as one of this season's genuine contenders for the Premier League title, in addition to Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool.

I honestly think Man Utd have bought well but ANOTHER major shuffle will probably leave them short of being genuine contenders.

I'm not having it, their squad is no longer at its peak and Man U are still 5 players away from being genuine contenders.

He's set the bar high, he's put his marker out, so if he's done that he should take the consequences for what he believes in... beat Leicester and we are genuine contenders... lose to Leicester and the 10 year Wenger project is just so much dust.

Inter were held to a 1 - 1 draw by lowly Carpi at home on Sunday, which in turn allowed Napoli and Juventus to stretch their gap at the top and emerge as the genuine contenders for the Serie A crown.

Muller is a genuine contender for the most intelligent and versatile football in the competition, as his displays in Joachim Low's often slightly muddled Germany system will attest.

EVEN if Wenger was willing to spend the earth its now known worldwide that Arsenal have NO ambition and and are «Also Rans» rather than genuine contenders.

I think Wenger and the board believe by holding onto Sanchez, and with our acquisitions and non participation of the UCL, we are genuine contenders, as do I. I also think if we outperform City and they don't finish in the top four Pep will resign and view non qualification of UCL as a failure which would leave Sanchez nowhere to go.

That is what going to convince me at least that we are going to be genuine contenders this season.

If he can continue to show he's a genuine contender, Ferrari might not have a choice but to give him the same level of support as it does to Vettel.

Yeah they lose games, but they are GENUINE contenders!

A source who is rarely wrong tells me Arsenal are close to the signing that would make them genuine contenders.

By the time of the third race in Bahrain it was clear that BMW Sauber were genuine contenders.

Wins in the next two domestic outings would go a long way to showing United are genuine contenders for the title and ensuring the race remains very much on.

Arsenal probably would of won the title last year and would be genuine contenders to City if Wenger would of signed Kante and Van Dyjk a few summers ago.

Now, the same thing will happen in the league and this is why we don't seem to be genuine contenders for the EPL.

Losing ground yet again in the race for the championship only further strengthens the claims that maybe this Arsenal falls short on the required quality and strength to be genuine contenders.

However, FA chief executive Martin Glenn has revealed that a foreigner will be considered for the England post which makes Wenger a genuine contender for the job due to his knowledge of the English game and extensive experience with a big club.