Sentences with phrase «league finishing position»

The Frenchman has been with the club since 1996, and has just suffered his worst league finishing position since joining the club, and has become the subject of strong criticism due to that.

We needed to win to keep our Champions League finishing position [hopes] alive and obviously we are very disappointed because it's a north London derby, it means a lot to the fans and it meant a lot to the club, to us.

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While competing in the Champions League is hugely profitable to the top clubs, participation is dependent on finishing in a certain position in their domestic leagues, meaning that a poor season can see teams miss out.

I would love to take Giroud out of the equation last season, remove his goals last season to show ignorant people what league position we would have finished in, a league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions Lleague position we would have finished in, a league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions Lleague position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions LeagueLeague.

His business has been blamed for the club's dire campaign, and this season we finished in our lowest league position since Wenger joined, and the club is keen on returning to the Champions League for the 2018 - 19 sleague position since Wenger joined, and the club is keen on returning to the Champions League for the 2018 - 19 sLeague for the 2018 - 19 season.

I predict Liverpool will struggle to finish above the third position in the league, because they rely so much on quick tempo and fast counterattacks.

The season is far from over and the fight for the top three or four places still on, i do not believe that any of the teams occupying the positions above us will be faultless throughout the remaining games and we should be fearful of all our competitors in the league or we will surely finish outside the top four.

«Our club did great last year with the women's 1st team finishing in a solid position in their league and giving a good platform for development this season.

While the Reds are in a strong position to finish in the top four in the Premier League, they've advanced to the last four of the Champions League where they'll face Roma.

Examples of potential revenues include incremental replica jerseys sales, finishing position in the league, extent of participation in the UCL and other cup games.

Arsenal might have finished top of their group Standings (GROUP A) of the Champions League in an attempt to avoid the Bayern / Barca nemesis in the knockout stages but it looks as if the first position is just the same as coming second this season.

The Saints have emerged as favourites to sign Song and are in a position to offer the midfield enforcer Europa League football next season after being rewarded for their seventh placed finish in the Barclays Premier League.

I would like to tell arsenal fan that the transfer window is not arsenal's problem.Let explain what is in my mind.We need to reinforce our team but we need to think in the future that most of the high class players are going to refuse signing for arsenal fc because of Mr Wenger's philosophy.It looks like arsenal becomes cemetery of players.How many players came in and left because of performance, became good players out of arsenal.We need to accept all of the transformation Mr wenger brings in arsenal but now it does not work.Why??? because lack of tactics, strategies and pretending best players for Mr wenger mind but in reality those players do not get standard of best player.Mr wenger wants to prove everybody that he is wright that players who are calling by wenger are best.I means Mr wenger is the only one can see all matter in good position or bad.He is wrong by thinking this way.He does not like criticism.he is the mind of arsenal.Everything he can say or defend is wright.Think about morrinho comments about arsenal!!!! Why he likes to be arsenal coach!!!! One thing I want to say about arsenal players, I think everybody watch arsenal games.We have got short mind players who play two good games and the rest shameless.They are working hard in the training ground for catching Mr wenger's mind to let them play; what is behind their (players) mind to be the most regular players.Those players have no vision even ambition; they are never becoming high class and their carriers are going to finish in arsenal after arsenal we are going to see them playing for championship.They do not care to become legend as Ian wright, Vierra, Berckam, piress, Henry... What is the big behind their mind to use wenger name to be selected in national team.They are not able to face different leagues in the world.

One of the reasons why a lot of people in football were so hard on Arsenal for not winning the Premier League title last season, despite improving our finishing position again and finishing as runners up to the surprise champions Leicester City, was that it was seen as the perfect chance for us with Chelsea flopping and both of the Manchester clubs struggling.

The Mirror have crunched the numbers, however, and worked out just how much teams are overachieving or underachieving based on their averaging finishing positions for the last five seasons, coming up with this alternative Premier League table:

Koscielny admitted that despite Arsenal's strong finishing position in the league, overall the squad was quite disappointed from the outcome of the season.

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I know that no matter what I or anyone says there will be some Arsenal fans who are unable to draw any sort of positive from the fact that we finished second in the Premier League last season, even though it was our highest placing since the invincibles won it in 2004 and that is made it three years in a row that Arsenal had improved our final position in the table.

Ok, much of our disappointment earlier in the season was offset by the joy and hilarity of the Spurs League position reversal but what about comparing our final League position of 2nd place with the position at the start of the season where every book - maker and media pundit expected us to finish — in 3rd place.

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Although it would be quite a blow for Arsenal to finish fourth now after the position we have got ourselves into, it would still mean that the Gunners were once again in the Champions League next season.

A quick look at the Premier League table will show you that Arsenal, despite being in a good position to finish in the Champions League places as usual, are far from secure.

Arsenal finishing outside the Champions league position has made it harder to attract top class players

campbell or sanogo should go on loan now and replaced with 30 * brazilian jonas free agent 80 - 82rating prev valencia main striker worth 11m champ League 14app = 8g, 5 ass la liga113app = 36g / 16ass excellent = ball control, very good = dribble, preditor, long shots good = finishing, positioning, vision decent = free kick, speed, passing last season comparison; # ave 0.87 shots outside area better than giroud # 39 % take ons better than giroud not far from welbeck # 56 % shot accuracy would rival the best finishers in the prem.

If the Premier League season finishes in the way that most of the football experts think it will then the current top three in the table will occupy the same positions as we do now, with Arsenal finishing third behind Tottenham in the runners - up spot and Leicester City completing the biggest upset since Brian Clough took newly promoted Nottingham Forest to the title back in the late 1970s.

the moment you figured out spurs is in a decent position to win the league now that vary will miss, the moment you figured out spurs feature striker is 10X better then the one we have been forced to watch for 4 years who flaps his arms every time in the box, the moment you figured out you may not finish in 4th place, this is as bad as it gets for us... if this year does not provoke serious change, then nothing will

Arsenal have not finished in the top 2 positions in the league since 2005 and some fans believe that Wenger is the problem and wish for him to resign or be sacked as soon as possible, as revealed in the banner shown at the West Brom this season.

Just as Arsenal always give their fans palpitations right until the end of individual games, they are also keeping us on tenterhooks regarding our finishing position in the League.

Their place in Europa League goes to the next non qualifying team based on league position which could still be us if Burnley finish 6th and us 7th...... I League goes to the next non qualifying team based on league position which could still be us if Burnley finish 6th and us 7th...... I league position which could still be us if Burnley finish 6th and us 7th...... I think!

Liverpool also host relegation - threatened Newcastle United this week, so could put themselves in a strong position to finish fifth before their Europa League trip to Villarreal.

Same can be said the other way round wen all the aob just sit and slate everything about our club and we ask them what's the answer to make things better they haven't got an answer and just split out rubbish like lets get rid of everyone like I've said ive seen my club in much worse position then this in fact 20 years ago this season we finished 10th in the league I know your comment is directed at me so wen you can tell me you seen arsenal finish in 10th below the spuds then I might start thinking that our club is in the sh # t like most of you spoilt brats think and then you can come to me and start calling me deluded for keeping my faith in wenger for everything he's done for our club COYG in wenger I trust

I want them (spurs) to finish 2nd in the league, that will leave Arsenal with only one possible position.

Its still early days but any club that finishes above city will win the league they have world class players in every position.

IF we finish 6th in the league, the lowest in twenty years, does that mean we dismiss the other 19 positions?

If — for example — Southampton had continued their great run at the start of the season to finish in such a lofty position beyond any of their pre-season expectations, then fair enough, but is that really something you want to be hearing from the manager of a club who have won the league a record - breaking 20 times in their history?

West Ham's owners want Grant to improve a squad which finished in 17th position in the Premier League, one place above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 38 matches.

A defeat today would have been damaging but a draw allows us to move on and finish the season strongly, ensuring an improvement in our league position and another trophy to celebrate.

Needless to say, the team he joined won the FA cup and finished within the champions league position.

As it stands, this squad is fairly well positioned to compete for the Wenger Cup and make a deep run in the Europa, if and only if we play first stringers in Europe and use the bench for the League and FA Cups... that being said, and based on the fragility of the manager and the team in recent campaigns, it's more likely that Wenger will focus on a top 4 finish and the FA Cup... while the reasons for such an approach may appear logical, it would confirm a rather disturbing trend and appear counter intuitive for any team which claims to have higher aspirations... I feel that Wenger simply can't afford to put all his eggs in the Europa basket because if he fails the potential backlash could cripple any top 4 chances due to the aforementioned fragile psyche that tends to rear it's ugly head like our own personal groundhog day each and every February... furthermore, can you even imagine Wenger bringing in the necessary recruits to adequately supply top quality lineups in a Thursday / Sunday dominated schedule; based on everything I've seen in recent years, I can't see that happening... in fact, mark my words, it's more likely that we see Lacazette playing out wide in Alexis's position with Giroud at striker, than we see Wenger make the necessary moves to right this ship... god, I hope I'm wrong but is it really that far - fetched considering what we've witnessed for past several years

Arsenal finished in the fifth position last season, their lowest league finish since Arsene Wenger took over as manager of the club two decades ago and that anomaly has prompted the Frenchman to delve into the transfer market and splash the cash, something the fans had hitherto accused him of not doing enough.

Wenger has 150m to spend but is that on top of the 140m just received from the premier league for our finishing position?

-- Premier League: Comparing how Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham play currently (and their forms), I think Arsenal would finish in the sixth or seventh position.

Whilst it is unlikely that we will finish in this position as we are the kings of obtaining Champions League football each year.

We may finish in a higher league position, but we may easily be further away than last season in terms of points.

Wengers past 13 seasons I've seen leceister city win the league, Jose win leave come back amd win the league gets fired and prolly be in a better position to win the league next season, south Hampton get promoted and become a stable club, oh yea leceister too, pep struggle in a league (still finished above us) Chelsea change managers and Yh they won too, Tottenham just basically becoming a better side plain and simple smh, Liverpool and Everton go through management changes and still be competitive while we're here struggling to just to even compete in our own league and getting embarrassed in europe and now as a fan we don't only have to worry about us getting players and other clubs hijacking our targets (just as every season thus far) but probably losing two of our best players and a slew of others including one our better performers in oxlade - chamberlain and our immovable manger is still showing how not to win the league and gets a bumper new deal for his struggles

It is looking very likely (barring a Wenger miracle) that Arsenal are going to finish in the Europa League positions this season after 20 years in the Top Four, but a Top Six finish and a possible FA Cup triumph would be considered by most teams in the Premiership as a successful season.

«It's nice for the team because we are on a really good run, even if we were disappointed about the Champions League — we want to finish really strongly and finish in the best position by winning every single game.

30 * jonas free agent 7.9 - 8.2 / 10 striker prev valencia main striker, but due to the non eu quota he hadto be terminated worth 11m champ League 14app = 8g, 5 ass la liga113app = 36g / 16ass excellent = ball control, very good = dribble, preditor, long shots good = finishing, positioning, vision decent = free kick, speed, passing last season comparison; # ave 0.87 shots outside area better than giroud # 39 % take ons better than giroud not far from welbeck # 56 % shot accuracy would rival the best finishers in the prem.

not only will we not win the premier league but we will not even finish in many peoples position on this page and that is fourth place.

At the end of it the debate will boil down to DO WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE EPL OR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE??? first let's start with what went wrong the other season nothing we finished 12 pts behind the league leaders chelsea and 5 pts behind city... mmmh injuries (no longer news and infact we're already in it), lack of a proper dm till the new year (le coq emergence who desperately needed a back up), lack of a lethal striker (giroud's 3mnth injury noted though obviously not good enough and the sole reason wenger himself was reportedly looking for an «exceptional striker») and finally the obvious lack of depth in key positions (DM, CBs and yes LEAGUE??? first let's start with what went wrong the other season nothing we finished 12 pts behind the league leaders chelsea and 5 pts behind city... mmmh injuries (no longer news and infact we're already in it), lack of a proper dm till the new year (le coq emergence who desperately needed a back up), lack of a lethal striker (giroud's 3mnth injury noted though obviously not good enough and the sole reason wenger himself was reportedly looking for an «exceptional striker») and finally the obvious lack of depth in key positions (DM, CBs and yes league leaders chelsea and 5 pts behind city... mmmh injuries (no longer news and infact we're already in it), lack of a proper dm till the new year (le coq emergence who desperately needed a back up), lack of a lethal striker (giroud's 3mnth injury noted though obviously not good enough and the sole reason wenger himself was reportedly looking for an «exceptional striker») and finally the obvious lack of depth in key positions (DM, CBs and yes a CF).