Sentences with phrase «league qualification every year»

so much for champions League qualification every year!
Arsenal has to show entertaining and flowing football, not become pragmatic and chasing the Champions League qualification every year.
I agree — if Wenger's level of control is such that the board has no expectations for the club other than to make champions league qualification every year then the future is miserable and bleak.

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Liverpool's talisman Salah was on absolute fire this afternoon, with the 25 - year - old's brace being enough to see the Reds keep up the pressure on their rivals in the race for Champions League qualification.
If Wenger can finally add some steel to the flair in the middle of his defence and the heart of his midfield, Arsenal will be pursuing more than the FA Cup and qualification for the Champions League this time next year.
The Red Devils were in FA Cup action prior to the international break so have a game in hand on some of their rivals at the top of the table, but the race is on to secure qualification for the Champions League next year.
Cut out the woeful performances they are one too many, they've cost us qualification to the quarter final of the Champions league in the last 6 years.
I have example to Back my Statement... In 2003 Real Madrid bought Beckham from Man Utd for 25M which highest transfer amount that time and now if look at the transfer then average player also cost for 30 to 35M easily... So it very difficult to know how much we have earned from every year making Champions League but yes certainly we must have earned lot because we were 500M debt ridden club when we moved to Emirates Stadium and now we are debt free entity so there is good possibility that we have earn lot from Champions League qualifications and also from Highbury real estate projects as well....
The 25 - year - old has scored 36 goals and provided 12 assists in 41 games for the Reds, playing a fundamental role in their continued pursuit of a Champions League qualification spot while also chasing glory in Europe this season too.
Say what you like about the 4TH Place Trophy, but it was Champions League Qualification during those years that kept Arsenal solvent and in business.
Over the years it has become clear our only ambition is champions league qualification so, whoever comes in as long as he can get 4th place then he will stay.
Inter were taken over by the Suning Group last year, and although Stefano Pioli has led a mini-revival this season, they will miss out on Champions League football and remain in a real battle for Europa League qualification with four games to go.
The 29 year - old also admitted his frustration at having to sit out the Europa League campaign, which could well be his best shot at qualification for the Champions League next term, and with Alexandre Lacazette also out with injury their chances of winning the competition remain strongly in doubt.
The 23 - year - old Swiss midfielder arrives from Borussia Monchengladbach, who he captained to fourth place in the Bundesliga last season and Champions League qualification in the past two seasons.
Arsenal spent vast sums of money over the past eight months, which suggests that the ambition at the club no longer revolves around qualification for the Champions League each year.
Some of us could say; Arsenal must be near the top of the PL every year, winning it maybe at least once every 5 - 6 years, never missing Champions League qualification, and every year we must be at least one of the final 16 teams in the Champions League.
Coleman is following the example of his manager, Martinez, who also signed a five - year extension to his deal this month after a fine first season at Goodison Park saw the Toffees in contention for Champions League qualification for much of the season.
The 23 - year - old enjoyed a strong campaign last year, making 40 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals and providing three assists to help Liverpool secure Champions League qualification.
The Gunners could also miss out on Champions League qualification for the first time in Wenger's 20 - year tenure.
Similar with the league, they said we only performed after Christmas when the title was effectively gone — insinuating there is no pressure to recover from your worst start for 30 years to save both professional embarrassment and the UCL qualification spot.
Stranded in fifth position, seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester United with only four games remaining, Rodgers and co. are almost certain to miss out on Champions League qualification, in stark contrast to this time last year when they were still on course for their first title of the Premier League era, only to miss out to Man City at the death.
Crouch was a major part of Spurs» Champions League qualification last season and news of his exit is likely to surprise the 29 - year - old.
But with the turn of the year, Arsenal's form had a massive dip and by the end of the campaign, we celebrated Champions League qualification like it was a trophy.
The 30 - year - old had developed a reputation as one of the most prolific strikers in Europe during his time with Valencia as he bagged 24 league goals during his final season in Spain and was expected help Spurs secure Champions League qualification upon his arrival in England during the 2013 summer transfer wleague goals during his final season in Spain and was expected help Spurs secure Champions League qualification upon his arrival in England during the 2013 summer transfer wLeague qualification upon his arrival in England during the 2013 summer transfer window.
While the likes of Spurs and Liverpool have thrown millions at transfers over the years just to have the occasional flirt with the Champions League, Wenger guarantees qualification with a modest nett spend.
But having reached European's elite club competition for 15 successive years, Wenger is well - placed to know what is needed to ensure qualification for a 16th by finishing inside the Premier League's top four.
The odds still favour Liverpool to make the Champions League qualification spots, and an 18 match unbeaten streak at least counts for progress over the past few months if not much else, indeed, a 1 - 0 loss hardly comes at the cost of all that progress, it is merely a setback, and considering Liverpool's trajectory over the past two and a half years, a setback which we can reasonably hope will be overcome soon enough.
Despite everyone's best efforts, the Club has failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League.
Given the top five's blistering form to the beginning of the season, Champions League qualification now appears solely feasible by winning this year's edition of the Europa League.
In the past 5 + years, Arsenal have put together some incredible springtime runs to secure Champions League qualification and win FA Cups.
Any Arsenal fan would tell you, if you ask them of course, that this season has been the most disappointing in recent years, despite the fact that they are in a pretty good position in terms of Champions League qualification for next campaign, at this stage with the final few weeks to go.
Like Fabregas» Chelsea side, the Red Devils have often been below par in the Premier League this season, with Louis van Gaal's men facing the potential of missing out on Champions League qualification for the second time in three years.
The escapades of last season surely ranks as one of the greatest years in Bilbao's recent history as they watched their prodigious squad reach two major finals (Europa League & Copa del Rey) as well as challenge briefly for Champions League qualification.
But if it fights every year for Champions League qualification it's hard psychologically to be under such constant pressure.»
With Champions League round - of - 16 qualification already taken care of, this could be their last big test of the year.
Van Gaal intends qualification for next season's Champions League to be the first stage of a three - year process aimed at reclaiming the Premier League.
The first Liverpool player to win the award in 30 years, Suarez helped bring the glorious Champions League nights back to Anfield with Liverpool's automatic qualification into the Champions League's group stages.
Arsenal fans haven't had a great time this season and its probably the worst one in so many years, as they didn't earn qualification for the Champions League for the next term.
But the 21 - year - old has told United he isn't interested in going back to Old Trafford - even if Van Gaal's men secure Champions League qualification.
But has that promise actually come to full fruition now, in a Klopp system that year - to - year yearns for Champion's League qualification and trophy challenges?
The Gunners are 5th in the premier league and currently chasing qualification for next year's champions league as they are 4 points behind arch rivals Tottenham who occupy 4th spot.
It's going to be interesting — we are 100 % out of the title race and our focus needs to be making sure we keep that 3rd place to secure qualification for next year's Champions League.
Celtic struggled to keep pace in the Champions League group stage last season and will likely fare the same this year around as they have Bayern Munich to contend with in the race for qualification as well.
Despite the difficulties they are experiencing at the moment the Rossoneri remain a credible direct rival in this year's race for Champions League qualification, so to have them that far behind already (albeit with a very long way still to go) would be a big statement - one that could fire our players up psychologically and deflate theirs.
The three points means Atletico secured Champions League qualification for a sixth successive season under Diego Simeone, having played in the competition only twice in the previous 16 years before the Argentine took charge.
Is this the same type of selective attention to things like we see when comparing the Eduardo incident last year (which occurred in a Champion's league qualification second - leg), and Defoe's blatant handball in the very same situation.
The Premier League title and Champions League qualification are both on the agenda when north London's finest renew their intense rivalry for the 38th time in the Barclay's Premier League era, in a fixture which normally promises a stack load of goals, as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur lock horns at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night, incidentally where Spurs secured their first north London derby victory in the Premier League for eleven - years last season.
Last year, they were up to fourth and ensured qualification for the Champions League.
Our hosts and last year's Champions have struggled to come even close to last season's ebullience despite making an admirable and successful fist at Champion's League qualification.
Dutch club AZ are playing after winning the qualification round and playoff round of Europa League this year.
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