If that wasn't enough, failing to capitalise on United and City dropping points
meant Champions League football is now a long way away.
That was a much needed win for Spurs, as it keeps them in the hunt for a top four finish, which could
mean Champions League football next season (so long as Chelsea do not beat Bayern Munich in this season's final).
Not exact matches
If we can win this tournament it
means a Trophy AND
Champions League football next season.
This
means the west London giants are more than likely to miss out on
Champions League football for a second time in three seasons in what looks like becoming a spectacular collapse given the success of Conte last season.
However, if Chelsea do decide to go for Yilmaz, they will be able to offer the player
Champions League football, something Liverpool can't offer at the moment,
meaning the Blues would have the upper hand.
Other clubs
mean business Chelsea, Man United are getting transfers in with no
champions league football while Wenger is sitting doing nothing!
They (by this I
mean the board and Wenger) try to mask the idea of a successful
football club on consistently qualifying for the
champions league because the financial benefits of it are what count to them due to it directly affecting their pockets in a very good way.
Since the serial title winner Sir Alex Ferguson left what was, undeniably, the biggest club in England, they have broken records left and right; They went from Premier
League champions to finishing 7th,
meaning Man Utd would have no European
football of any kind.
It's no secret that we need an impressive run of wins to assure ourselves of
Champions League football next year, and it may even be possible that Arsene Wenger could warrant a top four finish as the
means to leave on a high.
Drogba has not played in the
Champions League football but a domestic ban
means he will feature tomorrow to avoid going a month without action.
Well arsene, before you came the
champions league was only for
league champions, by that logic it
means you only got us
champions league football in 3 out of 18 seasons.
Hazard would likely jump at the chance to join Los Blancos after a difficult season at Stamford Bridge which
means that the Blues are likely to be without
Champions League football for next term.
If any of the Premier
League trio believe that Doumbia is capable of replicating his Russian domestic and
Champions League form in English
football, however, they could well decide that # 20m is a fee that could represent a sound investment, potentially
meaning that a January transfer battle is on the cards.
Lol
champions league football means nothing nowadays.
Arsenal, a club whose coach, owners and fans are happy with 4th position in the
league and annual
champions league appearance (even if it
means only group stage
football).
For a big club like Arsenal, with
Champions League football to cope with every season as well as the Premier
League and domestic cup competitions, a large squad is necessary but that does also
mean that, quite often, the fringe and young players do not get the amount of time on the pitch that they need to improve their game and progress their
football careers.
But, with no guarantees of
Champions League football next season, they have to be keeping all the positivity they can, which
means retaining both of them.»
A virtuous circle of status and reward that in theory returns glory and giant silver vases, but at worst
means that
Champions League football one season begets
Champions League football the next.
Which I think we are starting to learn the habit of what it
means to finish the season with some sort of reward except top four, but if we are going to ever get back into
champions league and stay there we are going to need acquisitions of pure
football finesse as I like to call it.
So I was thinking that Bayern must be the team he wants to go coz man city are a joke in the
champions league lol so if it is Man City he wants to play a hand full of games for in the CL, then arsenal shouldn't sanction his transfer coz its not a realistic reason when arsenal are going for the prem this year and are only out CL for the first time in 23 years and City ain't exactly gonna give the CL
football he's looking for I
mean it's like saying «I wonna go to spurs to win the prem» I wonna slap him
The result gives Liverpool a big advantage heading into the second leg at the Etihad Stadium — but the sheer amount of talent on both teams
means that there's still plenty of meaningful
football to be played before we know which English team is heading to the semi-final round of the
Champions League.
Southampton, Manchester United, Tottenham, West Ham and Liverpool all won on the weekend, which
means that Arsenal's win against Manchester City was vital in their chase for
Champions League football.
Great Reception???, tell you the truth Im not one of those gunners who started supporting the gunners during the invicibles or early Wenger double winning years, quite honestly i wasnt ineterested in
football and I liked a certain Crespo and Shevchenko
meaning I liked the blue half of London, surprisingly when Mourinho joined I stopped watching
football all together, till one glorious
Champions League Night, It was my first ever Match there was a certain 20 year old highly rated youngster who scored a wonder goal that day he played with such skill and passion ever since then I started supporting arsenal that was during the barren years.I actually liked Barcelona because of their similarity with the arsenal, so when Fabregas joined Barca I started to watch them a bit more I still loved Arsenal and I was extremely passionate, the other players i adored left in painful manners, while some left which was still painful: i.e Eboue.I always taught cesc would come back and when it was official he was leaving Barca i said Finally almost hosting a party.Well reports started coming out that he is going to join chelsea and i laughed so hard and said he would be the last player on earth to do that, when it became official words cant express how i felt, He was the reason I started watching
football he lit up the emirates with exquisite touches through balls to walcott, its a shame I would have preferred he joined bayern, or remained in barca its terrible reading the comments he made recently about the emirates, This was a captain, someone who led, anyways, like ive learnt and Arsenal have learnt, We do nt live in the past Like Liverpool (no pun) WE ARE THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE (Crowley)(Puma) WE ARE ARSENAL.....
Finishing in the top four
means UEFA
Champions League football which is a big deal in terms of prestige and attracting new world class stars over the summer.
means a
football fixture commencing on or after 11 August 2017 and continuing throughout the Season that any English Premier
League club plays in, including the English Premier
League, FA Cup, UEFA
Champions League, UEFA Europa
League, the Carabao Cup (formerly the EFL Cup), the
Champions League and the Europa
League.
Woodward was criticised for the appointment of David Moyes after failing to give them a product to believe in, and the businessman is known to keep a photograph of the scoreboard of United's 2 - 0 defeat by Olympiacos in February 2014 to remind him that the club must never again sink to such a low,
meaning he could act quickly to ensure
Champions League football isn't lost next season.
Manchester United's 3 - 1 victory sealed European
football next season with a fifth placed finish in the
league, but their inferior goal difference meant they missed out on Champions League qualification to rivals Manchester
league, but their inferior goal difference
meant they missed out on
Champions League qualification to rivals Manchester
League qualification to rivals Manchester City.
Liverpool on the other hand can not offer
Champions League football, however Raheem Sterling's departure
means and gifted winger such as Pedro would be welcome at Anfield.
That
means he could get his first taste of
Champions League football in the last 16 clash with PSG — not a bad start!
For the club it would
mean a fresh start with
Champions League football; for the fans something new to get excited by; and for the manager a glorious moment to walk away with enormous goodwill after what has been remarkable career in North London.
Acquiring Pogba still looks like a long shot given that Chelsea will most likely be without
Champions League football next season, but Conte's experience of working with the player in the past
means a move to Stamford Bridge can not be completely ruled out.
The likes of Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Juan Mata and Michael Carrick have mostly been poor or average at most, and combined with Louis van Gaal's puzzling tactics and horrible playing style
meant that we are going to miss
Champions League football again next season, and have also scored the lowest number of goals ever in our Premier
League history.
An FA Cup win won't appease a fan base which watched its side finish in fifth place
meaning there will be no
Champions League football at the Emirates next season.
It's by no
means guaranteed, of course, but the lure of Mourinho may keep him where he is despite the lack of
Champions League football.
Failure to finish inside the top - four last season for the first time during Arsène Wenger's time with the club
meant that Arsenal headed into the 2017/18 campaign with a point to prove and in unfamiliar circumstances, with no
Champions League football to play and Europa
League on a Thursday night to contend with.
Napoli's loss this evening also
means former Hammer Ravel Morrison who may be playing
champions league football next season when he joins Lazio.
However, this will
mean he will miss out on their clash with Arsenal, which is a massive game for both clubs as they try and secure
Champions League football for next season.
«Playing in the
Champions League year in, year out was one of our goals when I arrived at this
football club four years ago and if we achieve it again that will
mean a third straight season in the competition.
With the added demands of
Champions League football meaning some players may be asked to perform three times in ten days it's crucial that Rodgers realises Gerrard can not be among that group.