Sentences with phrase «key players in their league»

For Barca, they have an 11 - point lead over nearest La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and so can perhaps afford to rest key players in the league to prioritise the Champions League and Copa del Rey final.

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It was funny but while the notion is clearly daft, as Fabregas was one of the key players in helping Mourinho and Chelsea to the Premier League title last season, the Spaniard is being seen as one of the mail villains of the piece and a key player in Mourinho's departure.

From what I can see, the last real links with us signing the Turkish international came over six months ago, and he has not had the best season with Bayer Leverkusen statistically, but has been a key player in the side which finished third in the German top division, helping them to earn a Champions League place for next year.

Going from the unknown levels of French football to the top of his game with Arsenal in the Premier League, Koscielny is an example that hard work, dedication and investment are key to seeing a player develop at a club.

We finished 2nd last season with key players injured, now we have 2 quality goalkeepers, if we sign Mustafi to partner Koscielny we will have a good defence, we have an improved mid field which has depth and many options, we have the ability to create chances, we get the finishing sorted out and we would be the biggest threat in the league.

Is he just teasing us or is Wenger really thinking of risking our key player in a cup game against lower league opposition after all the injury problems we have already been hit with?

For me though, the biggest thing about this match was that the manager was able to rest his key players like Alexis Sanchez and Ozil and pretty much all of the starting line - up that will take on Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday and Arsenal still got the confidence boosting victory to set us back on track.

We are 4th, having played the PL favourites already, remain as only one of two unbeaten teams in the league and have several key players settling in or coming back.

We have either started well or finished well in previous seasons and as always the injuries to key players have played a big part in our failure to win the premier league.

Diaby arrives at one of the genuine giants of the French game, but he joins a side in transition; Marcelo Bielsa's outfit missed out on Champions League qualification last term, and have since lost many of their key players.

So the signing of these two brilliant and key players should be sending out a clear message to our rivals in the Premier League and Champions League.

At daily fantasy football game Oulala.com, we have taken a look at how Sanchez and Mkhitaryan have ranked in eight key areas when compared to all 413 players to have appeared in the Premier League this season, to assess whether their strengths and weaknesses make them attractive fantasy football picks.

The France international has been a key performer for the Blues, winning PFA Player of the Year after his star role in their Premier League triumph last May.

Gutierrez has made 195 appearances for Newcastle since joining from Real Mallorca in the summer of 2008 and was a key player in helping the side gain promotion back to the Premier League when they suffered relegation in 2009.

United are in the perfect position to chop and change as they sit 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League, allowing Ferguson to rest several key players against Norwich before their decisive Champions League last 16 second leg encounter with Real Madrid on Tuesday.

This transfer news which is apparently going to be officially confirmed by the Arsenal board this week is a big boost for everyone connected with the club and suggests that our days of losing key players to big rivals in the Premier League and Europe are well and truly over.

He crosses the ball more than any other player in the Premier League makes a division record of 3.3 key passes per match.

Sinclair scored seven league goals last season and was a key player as Swansea impressed in their debut Premier League camleague goals last season and was a key player as Swansea impressed in their debut Premier League camLeague campaign.

The Frenchman has been ordered to sell a number of key players in order to fund the state - of - the - art Emirates Stadium, which he has accepted whilst still keeping the club in the Champions League.

On the verge of the Gunners facing our main rivals for the Premier League, Chelsea, in the traditional curtain raiser to the season, Arsene Wenger is sending out a real message of intent with the news reported on the Arsenal website that the two key players Santi Cazorla and Theo Walcott have signed new long term contracts.

The Arsenal boss will still, I am sure, be on the lookout for any late deals and he may have to leap into action if any of our key players picks up a bad injury in pre-season or the three Premier League games due to be played before the window slams shut.

All three players were loaned out to improve on their playing time, fitness and experience, however for Chambers especially, this is a key time to prove if he can be a quality centre back in the Premier League, on a more consistent basis.

Arsenal are in charge of our group and look certain to progress and without having to risk the fitness of the really key players, so do you agree that this season out of the Champions League could still be a good thing for us?

Arsenal fans know and understand the policy of Arsene Wenger in resting first team players in the Capital One Cup games, and even in the FA cup and Champions League games when we can, to give those key men a rest as well as giving some valuable opportunities to the up and coming Gunners from the academy and the likes of Debuchy and Gibbs who have not seen much action so far this season.

Wage rise to stay, they have also promised him that they wouldn't sell anymore of their key players, who helped in winning the French league title.

«Campbell creates chances, whereas Walcott does the complete opposite» is that based on fact, as in their 2 league assists each & Walcott's 0.7 key passes a match compared to Campbell's 0.6, or is it based on player - bashing flavour of the month?

Looking at the EPL stats on the Squawka.com website, you can see that the Gunners have three of the best players in the league in the key categories of scoring, assisting and tackling.

Koscielny has been a key player for the side in recent seasons, because despite having a fairly shakey start to his Arsenal career when he joined back in the summer of 2010, the Frenchman has since grown into not just one of the best Premier League defenders but one of the best defenders of the current generation on a world wide scale.

he was injured part of last season but still scored 19 goals... as a squad player he can play in Europa and League / FA Cups and give a rest to the key players — that in itself is a value... whether # 100k a week is mute as no footballer is worth these stupid sums of money in my opinion but that is football in 2017!

He has been a key player for PSG in winning three Ligue 1 titles (2013, 2014 and 2015), one French Cup (2015) and two League Cups (2014 and 2015).

«It is disgraceful in this day and age that players are being asked to play a key Premier League game and then a League Cup quarter - final in London just 48 hours later,» he told the club's website.

At his peak, Ramires was a key player for Chelsea, playing a big role in their memorable 2011/12 Champions League triumph when he netted a stunner against Barcelona in the semi-final second leg, though he missed the final through suspension.

The 21 year old was a key player in Spain's recent European Under 21 Championship triumph in Israel and is likely to leave his La Rosaleda side this summer and must now decide between a move to the Bernabeu and a move to Man City where he could reunite with his former Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini, assuming of course that the Premier League side are willing to match the offer made by Real Madrid.

We came second to Leicester mainly because of the much greater demands on the squad from our competing intensely on 3 fronts, playing 2 tough games every week without any respite — whilst Leicester had only the League to focus on, with only one game a week and crucially were given 2 weeks off to rest and recover their energy levels — over a period in which we were handicapped by many injuries, loss of form and confidence to key players whilst Leicester had no such handicaps.

At the end of the season, Peter Cech cited long term injuries to key players over the crucial run - in period as the main reason that we failed to win the league.

The Blues extended their winning run of games to eight in the Premier League, which will not help our title aspirations, but due to plenty of drama in the final 10 minutes of the match, Manchester City received two red cards to key players.

This may be too high for Swansea, who are keen to bring in players on the cheap this summer as they did so successfully last year, with the likes of Michu and Chico arriving from La Liga for just # 2million each and becoming key players for the club as they finished 9th in the Premier League.

The rhythm I am refereeing to is the fact that Arsenal has not lost in the last 3 games and are still sitting top of the league minus Sanchez and other key players.

It's not really what you want to hear as a Chelsea fan from a player who was so key to previous success, especially after giving him an opportunity in the Premier League and helping develop him into a top player.

Edwards will be a key to any league, section, or state title run for the Troubadours despite being just a sophomore in 2017 — a rare occurrence for players under Wright at St. Francis.

A loan move for the 20 - year - old would not have raised many eyebrows in the summer; however, given the Blues» defence has looked worryingly vulnerable since the start of the new season — having conceded 10 goals in just four games — Zouma could be a key player in their battle to retain the Premier League title.

In turn, it remains to be seen whether or not Valverde takes any risks with rotation to rest key players, but with the Champions League no longer on their schedule, he'll surely be working around the Copa del Rey final while looking to secure the title in the coming weeks toIn turn, it remains to be seen whether or not Valverde takes any risks with rotation to rest key players, but with the Champions League no longer on their schedule, he'll surely be working around the Copa del Rey final while looking to secure the title in the coming weeks toin the coming weeks too.

Granted he wasn't always key to his respective teams in those runs, but with three Serie A titles, a Premier League title, a Champions League winners medal and many other domestic trophies to his name, it's not bad for a player who has failed to reach his potential.

Payet is not a ball winner, he will not help when we don't have the ball, but he has more key passes per game than any other player in Europes top five leagues!

He has an extensive background with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) as he was the Director of Player Engagement for four years before arriving in Tempe, playing a key role in cultivating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with current and former players, business partners and other stakehPlayers Association (NFLPA) as he was the Director of Player Engagement for four years before arriving in Tempe, playing a key role in cultivating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with current and former players, business partners and other stakehplayers, business partners and other stakeholders.

In an interview with BBC Sport, as seen in the tweet below, Pogba suggested that he hoped some key Man City players picked up injuries to give United a better chance of catching them in the Premier League title race, although you can tell he was hesitant in admitting iIn an interview with BBC Sport, as seen in the tweet below, Pogba suggested that he hoped some key Man City players picked up injuries to give United a better chance of catching them in the Premier League title race, although you can tell he was hesitant in admitting iin the tweet below, Pogba suggested that he hoped some key Man City players picked up injuries to give United a better chance of catching them in the Premier League title race, although you can tell he was hesitant in admitting iin the Premier League title race, although you can tell he was hesitant in admitting iin admitting it.

Do you agree that Wenger should rest a few key players for the Monaco game and focus on securing a place in the Champions League for next year?

The problem here is not this game in particular, it's the fact that every away game in the league has been a massive struggle, we're sixth, we don't know the future of a bunch of key players and we're playing some of the worst football in our entire history, which still has over 100 years before a deluded Frenchman took over.

I think if needed, he can just about do the Job, like in cup games and Europa league so that our key players can be rested.

The guy is currently not a key player for us but he's got the required quality to be a 2nd or 3rd option just in case.We have to be smart in allowing him to go or not.Honestly speaking Arsenal's injury situation is more of a curse.He should be sent on loan next season to a spanish team.He needs to go to a league which is not so physical.I believe he can excel over there.However, I still believe that Jack can be one of Arsenal's best players in the future.Allowing him to go is still a wrong choice.We need to loan him to a spanish team.