Sentences with phrase «genuine title»

This is a huge opportunity to put down a marker as genuine title contenders and would set us up nicely for the derby.

Last season, his goals in the early part of the season were a huge reason why the club were seen as genuine title challengers for a large part of the campaign.

I am very optimistic I hope we make these signings I am tired of hearing we are not genuine title contenders because we are short a few players.

The French international has once again struggled to demonstrate that he can lead the line for genuine title contenders this season, and is coming towards the end of a disappointing campaign.

Over 2.5 goals is on a 5 - 1 run in the last six meetings of the sides and the Lane will be bouncing for this game with genuine title challenging belief growing in the N17 zip code.

Liverpool look set to sign Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke in an exciting swoop this summer, according to today's report in the Liverpool Echo, and here's five reasons the Reds now look like becoming genuine title challengers for the season ahead if they can add this deal to their other fine work so far...

In the Premier League, there are now six teams with genuine title aspirations at the start of every season, two of whom will be forced to miss out on a the golden goose of Champions League qualification.

However, he has to act to ensure that Liverpool don't slip off the pace as they certainly look like genuine title contenders this season having made an impressive start to the campaign.

Much like Nasri, RVP, Clicy, Cesc, Sagna, etc before him perhaps the young Englishmen prefers to play for a club with GENUINE title aspirations and a manager that will ensure his career development takes that necessary next step.

That would turn out to be our only league reverse at the Emirates, and a tremendous first half of the season saw us considered genuine title contenders by most, sitting pretty at the league summit for a long time.

The ghosts of the 2008 - 09 season will be waiting to return and haunt the players, making them lose faith and forcing them to concede that they are just also - rans instead of genuine title contenders.

Fans want genuine title fights till the end but the board hve set the bar at champions league qualification.

VICIOUS CIRCLE — We have a strong run at end of season — Fans get optimistic for the new season — Wenger makes a few or no signings leaving the team 1 or 2 persons from genuine title shot --- We start the season poorly --- High speculation about who to buy — Wenger makes a panic buy or no buy — End of season 3rd or 4th.

Are Manchester United genuine title contenders this season?

The manager is no stranger to Mario's technical prowess which would be helpful in his bid to make Liverpool genuine title contenders in his first full season at the club.

The Brazilian definitely improved last season but is still in my view not good enough to play for a club hoping to play Champions League football as well as looking to become genuine title chasers.

Speaking ahead of the North London Derby, Wenger has insisted that Arsenal can not be considered genuine title candidates until they get through the testing winter schedule.

He commented last week that a transfer for Benzema would make Arsenal genuine title contenders.

Arsenal have endured another disappointing campaign in the Premier League this season and whether or not Arsene Wenger remains in charge of the club in the coming years, the Gunners will surely have to strengthen their squad during the summer in order to mount a more genuine title bid next season.

THIS is now the biggest game of the season for United and their fans, not because of bragging rights or local pride but due to the significance and emphasis placed on three points, because, like it or not, Manchester City are genuine title protagonists this season − and there aren't too many who are, despite mutterings from Merseyside and north London.

Disconcertingly, ahead of a fixture they dare not lose but really have to be winning if they're to remain genuine title contenders, the Blues have lost three of their last four domestic fixtures at Stamford Bridge − though their last match there was Wednesday's 3 - 0 defeat of Valencia which sealed qualification to the knockouts of the Champions League.

The emphasis on multiplayer content has hobbled the once - great progress the industry had made in crafting genuine titles that had an equal place for both multiplayers and single - players.

Personally the judgement can only be made on Man United as genuine title challengers once we reach the next international break in March.

Mourinho looks to have turned United back into genuine title contenders again this season, despite dropping points away to Liverpool this weekend to give rivals Manchester City a two - point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

They're the moments where an attractive, attacking Arsenal side become genuine title contenders.

The Red Devils have spent over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.

Although it's early, Liverpool look like genuine title contenders, having already beaten Arsenal, Leicester and Chelsea.

If we are not title candidates soon expect him to go to a team with genuine title aspirations.

Gary neville was spot on yday arrogance - wenger the reason this team aren't genuine title contenders.

Are Liverpool genuine title contenders this season?

Liverpool have had a solid year since Kenny Dalglish took over the Anfield reins from Roy Hodgson and though the club's new owners have invested a large sum of money into the Merseyside club's squad re-building process there are still gaps that need to be filled if they can be considered genuine title contenders.

In any other side with genuine title - winning ambitions he would be a high - class option player or an impact forward to throw on and alter the shape of a contest locked down to his team's usual Plan A: the kind of striker a club like Barcelona could use off the bench but not a target - man they would build their attack around.

Keeping players like Alderweireld will be crucial to ensure Spurs can emerge as genuine title contenders next season as well as progress further in the Champions League.

The Cavs were hardly a convincing team in the regular season, looking very little like a genuine title contender.

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Only a fool would claim that Arsenal are not involved in a genuine title fight this season.

Many fans said and truly believed: «We are only two top - quality signings short of being genuine title contenders.»

Clearly a move from Everton to their local rivals would be a contentious one to consider but if Fellaini felt that the Anfield side had a team in place; a combination of solid financial investment from the club's American owners coupled with a forward thinking young well respected manager like Brendan Rodgers, to help Liverpool to regain their place as a genuine title chasing outfit then it may be a move the 6ft 4in midfielder would be ready to consider.

By the way Pal - for # 9m a year salary I would expect my manager to win the odd Cup now and then even though he has proved he has no ability to turn us into genuine Title or Champions League contenders.

After something of a shaky start to his Mercedes career, Bottas has shown rapid improvement as he settled in with the team and, in recent races, he's started to emerge as a genuine title contender.

Is Bottas a genuine title contender or will Vettel and Hamilton be too strong over the remaining races?

Can United's new additions make them genuine title contenders?

It seems more and more likely that the veteran tactician is going to stay at Arsenal beyond this season, and if he does, he needs revamp this squad to turn them into a genuine title contender and having # 20m to add to the transfer war chest could be a real boost.