Sentences with phrase «major honours year»

As a fan for the past 32 years, yes i expect my team to challenge for major honours every year.

However, his side could only finish 6th in the Premier League and look no closer to winning one of the major honours this year after falling eight points behind leaders City at the weekend.

Offering a return home, a chance to challenge for major honours year on year and arguably more money given their spending power in previous transfer windows, it could be an attractive proposition for Kante.

Despite their struggles this season, Real Madrid remain a European powerhouse capable of competing for major honours year in and year out.

Players like chamberlain theo wilshere ramsey santi bellerin ospina i would say we have a very very good chance of winning a major honour this year.

Times were hard with little money movement and players jumping ship, however Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger managed to maintain Arsenal's position in England, before returning to competing for major honours some years down the line.

Not exact matches

This now means that Matua has received the title of NZ Wine Producer or Winemaker of the Year at a major international wine competition four years consecutively — 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 - after having already been bestowed this honour at the 2013 and 2015 New Zealand Royal Easter Show Wine Awards and the 2014 New Zealand International Wine Show.

In turn, the FA Cup remains their only hope of winning silverware this season, but to bridge the gap and compete for the major honours next year Mourinho will undoubtedly be considering ways to strengthen his squad.

But at the same time we still hear about how difficult it is to sign and / or keep the really top players if you are not winning or at least getting close to major trophy honours each year.

As they march on in search of major honours this season, it would come as no surprise if the 30 - year - old continued to lead their charge as the supporters below were left to admire his world - class talent once again with his free - kick also included below for your viewing pleasure...

Even aside from that I still have every confidence that Bellerin wouldn't go the way that many former players have in recent years, by joining Manchester City from Arsenal, because he seems to be fully committed to the club and wants to bring home major honours with the Gunners.

Having signed his own two - year contract to extend his stay at the Emirates, the pressure is on the French tactician this summer to make key additions to his squad and ensure that Arsenal are ready to compete for major honours next season.

The 26 - year - old enjoyed a decent first season at Man United but has seen his first team chances limited following the addition of many top quality players over the summer and Herrera is confident his side can mount a genuine challenge for major honours in 2015/16.

Arsenal's form since the turn of the year has left many fans of the Emirates Stadium side wondering what might have been, eight wins in their last nine Premier League fixtures helping to bring a sense of renewed optimism to the north London club, and the addition of world - class talents may help Wenger mount a genuine push for major honours.

Nevertheless, it could prove to be more than worth it, as Arsene Wenger desperately needs a prolific goalscorer to fire his side to major honours next season and beyond, and based on Lacazette's record over the past three years, it seems as though he's ready for the step up.

Let's hope that both Alexis and Ozil remain at Arsenal for many years to come, because these are the types of players that are going to help the Gunners raise our level of ambition and with any luck, return Arsenal to ways of challenging for major honours every season.

Despite coming under intense criticism from many supporters in recent years as Arsenal have failed to compete for major honours, it shouldn't take away from the stellar job that he has continued to do for the most part.

The Gunners aren't in the Champions League, they're currently struggling to make the top four in the Premier League this season and ultimately haven't come close to winning major honours in recent years.

At the beginning of last season, the Gunners were riding the crest of a wave that had seen them land two consecutive FA Cups successes (their first major honours for nine years).

After the barren years, there is no doubt that the Frenchman has major honours in his sights again, but the Premier League and Champions League are competitions that are even harder to win than ever these days, with clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Man City all able to outgun us in the transfer market.

However, there's no getting away from the fact that the 30 - year - old has scored just eight goals in 34 appearances in all competitions, and so surely that can't be deemed good enough with the club pursuing major honours on various fronts.

That would be 15 wins in 16 games for Guardiola's men, as they look in great form this year and are determined to deliver major honours in his second season in charge at the Etihad.

The Brazilian international has spent three years in China, but he will now return to Europe to join a giant in their bid to win major honours next season as he hopes to become a major part of Ernesto Valverde's plans moving forward.

So can you now explain WHY I should respect him for what he has achieved?As far as I'm concerned he has lost any respect I might have had for him over 10 years ago.Its the same with the players who left.Van Persie LEFT because he saw we had ZERO chance of EVER winning the league title.Same with Cesc.Even Thierry Henry left when he realised we as a club would NEVER seriously contend for the MAJOR honours again.

Arsenal are a Big Big draw for potential managers and I would imagine quite a few will be very keen to restore OUR CLUB to where we should be.Wenger staying well past his due date has made the new managers job so much easier.Whoever takes over will only have to concentrate on bettering a declining league position with little or no immediate chance of winning one of the TWO major honours that have been beyond Wenger for years.

Having failed to win a major honour at this level, Messi will now hope this can be the start of a successful summer in Russia next year.

Villas - Boas was in charge as Kane was making his breakthrough, and while he now suggests that the England international should stay where he is for another year or two, he has also argued that he'll have to leave if he wants to major honours.

Regulars such as Troopz and DT have raged over his continued stay at Arsenal for years, as they have argued that Arsenal were desperately in need of a change on the bench to arrest their slide and to be able to compete for major honours again.

Given the impact and influence that Kane has had for Tottenham over the last two years in particular, it's no surprise that the club have no intention of selling, as it would be a major step back at a time when they're trying to compete for major honours.

Baines has been a consistent force at Goodison Park for a number of years but is probably aware that as long as he remains at the club he is unlikely to challenge for major honours and may well never get to test himself at Champions League level but above all else he may feel that a high - profile move would help his chances of pushing Ashley Cole out of the England left - back spot.

The 27 - year - old attacker has been with Barcelona for his entire career so far, and has been a big success after rising through the club's youth system, becoming a regular under Pep Guardiola in teams that won a host of major honours, including the 2011 Champions League final, in which Pedro actually scored against United.

Pep Guardiola's side are 13 points clear at the top of the standings after 26 games this year, and so for this season at least, they are undoubtedly strong favourites to maintain that advantage and lift the title to see the Spanish tactician land his first major honour in England.

The Chile international has been one of the finest midfield players in Europe in recent years, shining for Juventus and Bayern and winning a host of major honours along the way.

While the reigning Spanish and European champions are undoubtedly still a formidable unit capable of competing for major honours with their current options, Benzema turns 31 later this year while Ronaldo celebrates his 33rd birthday next month.

By the time the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia this summer, it will have been 52 years since Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet trophy, England's one and only major international honour at senior level.

Schweinsteiger had been on Bayern Munich's books for 17 years and won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League during a trophy - laden spell that saw him win every major domestic honour.

As well as honouring the man who lifted seven major trophies across his 17 years and 710 appearances in the Liverpool first team, the event raised crucial funds for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.

If the deal goes through, as is now widely expected, Cech could be eligible for Arsenal's first game of the season - the Community Shield on August 2 when their opponents will be Premier League champions Chelsea, where Cech has won a string of major honours in an 11 - year spell at Stamford Bridge.

It was the minimum expectation for Van Gaal in his first year in charge to set the platform for a real push for major honours next season.

But the fans crave the glory of winning silverware above all else and a club who less than ten years ago went the whole season unbeaten should not be going eight years without a major honour.

Ten major honours came Ray's way in six years at Anfield, plus seventeen caps for England.

After a couple of promising campaigns, Nani was snapped up by Manchester United and over the next eight years, he won virtually every major honour there is to win before leaving for Fenerbahce — via a loan spell with Sporting — last summer.

Fifteen goals, and a significant role in the club winning the first major honour of their 125 - year existence later, and we can safely say he struck the right notes.

He has spent his whole professional career at Barcelona, and a triumphant 12 years at the club culminated in 21 major honours in his time.

Manchester City have already sent out a chilling message to their rivals that large sums of cash splashed on superstars can make you an overnight title contender, with the Eastlands outfit heading into the New Year level on points with arch-rivals Manchester United at the summit, so the hear their assistant manager Brian Kidd claim the team will only get stronger in 2011 will be of alarming news to their competitors, who are working on more limited budgets and will find it harder and harder to maintain pace with City as the club continue their relentless pursuit of major honours.

Houllier brings a wealth of Premier League experience to the helm following his successful spell with Liverpool during a six - year reign which seen him win six major honours.

«By pulling out of these talks following the collapse of the police investigation into the alleged abuse of the honours system earlier this year, the message of the major parties to the public is clear: it is business as usual.

While Mercedes took home most of the honours, the other German, BMW wasn't far behind as it grabbed the World Green Car of the Year award for the new i8 while French auto major Citroen won the World Car Design of the Year award for the C4 Cactus.

However, Mazda has already conceded defeat to the Corolla in the race for outright sales honours this year, and does not expect the current 3's first major upgrade since its release in February 2014 to increase sales.

After a major retrospective in his home town two years previously, three days of mourning were declared to honour the memory of the son of the Chilean nation following the announcement of his death.