Sentences with phrase «one's first season at the club»

The powerhouse midfielder has seen his Old Trafford career revived this season, and has crowbarred his way into van Gaal's first team plans despite a poor first season at the club.

While the Dutchman may have struggled to hit on after an absolutely superb first season at the club, there's no doubting his amazing talent and overwhelming desire to win after many trophyless years at previous club Arsenal.

United also signed Ander Herrera last summer, with the Spaniard enjoying a fine first season at the club, though reports in the Daily Mirror today claim that Michael Carrick has been the subject of bids from Newcastle United and Inter Milan, so there could yet be departures in that position in the coming weeks.

The 21 - year - old arrived from Roma last summer and enjoyed a solid first season at the club, with expectations high that he'll establish himself as a symbol of the club in the years to come.

The Belgian is having a great first season at the club and would love to silence his big - match critics with a proper performance on Saturday.

Further, this was Martinez» first season at the club after he gets replaced David Moyes last summer.

With the Spaniard comes great confidence, which comes after a turbulent first season at the club in which Sir Alex Ferguson trusted him, not choosing to drop him after some questionable performances.

Defender Alex Baptiste has spent the entire season on loan at Blackburn Rovers, after Dougie Freedman shipped him out of the squad due to a poor first season at the club.

It's his first season at the club.

In his first season at the club, Slimani made 23 League appearances for the Foxes scoring 7 goals, which is a marked downgrade on his previous form.

He scored 22 times in 44 games during his first season at the club.

In his first season at the club, the German lead the Reds to two finals, both of which ended in defeat, with Klopp also managing to secure Champions League football for the club last season.

Reus helped Dortmund to the Champions League final in his first season at the club but things have taken a turn for the worse in recent campaigns.

Despite enjoying great success in his first season at the club, Pellegrini may be on borrowed time at City, and club sources feel there is a genuine chance that an approach will be made to the Bayern Munich manager at the end of this season.

He has revolutionised a faltering Chelsea side and could well win the title in his first season at the club.

The attack minded full - back six years at Blackburn Rovers before moving to Carrow Road in July 2013 but was unable to prevent his side suffering relegation to the Championship in his first season at the club.

His first season at the club saw him score four goals and he has never reached such dizzy heights since, so I can not imagine him going into contract talks with Wenger in a position of strength.

De Gea initially struggled for form, dropping a number of clangers in his first season at the club, but has since matured into one of the best keepers in European football.

Bellerin had just about as good a breakout season as someone can have and Chambers performed admirably being used in multiple positions in his first season at the club..

Sanogo was given a fair few chances in his first seasons at the club and was even leading the line for Arsenal in the FA Cup final back in 2014.

You mistake his patience with young players for slow learning, if he was a slow learner he wouldn't have broken Fergie's domination in England, he wouldn't have turned Henry into a world class striker, he wouldn't have made Ramsey into the midfielder he is today and Ozil would've been the struggling midfielder he was in his first season at the club.

Manchester United star Luke Shaw has rated his first season at the club as a C -, reports the Daily Star.

City fans were perhaps understandably disappointed with Nasri's contribution in his first season at the club, following a big - money move from Arsenal, and he was even worse this time round, with just 2 goals and 7 assists all season, and a tendancy to go missing when it mattered.

It would be harsh for Roman Abramovich to sack the Italian though, after all Ancelotti did net the domestic double in his first season at the club.

In his first season at the club i think he has done well and improved so much.

The Dutchman was crucial to United's title victory during his first season at the club, but saw his form take a dramatic nosedive toward the end of his stay.

Chelsea look in need of change after a disappointing season under Conte, who has failed to maintain the high standards he set in his first season at the club.

While Arsenal hit 90 points in 2003/2004, Chelsea broke the Premier League points record the following year in Jose Mourinho's first season at the club.

He would go on to win La Liga in his first season at the club, ending Barca's 13 - year drought for a league title.

Wenger has basically ruined the other three within their first season at the club.?

After his heroic goal in Milan in his first season at the club, Carrasco seemed to be on a trajectory to be one of the best wingers in Europe, but his Atleti career has stalled and a move might be the best option for both club and player.

Higuain's arrival should see the departure of Mario Balotelli, who has failed to live up to expectations in his first season at the club.

In Louis van Gaal's first season at the club, United picked up 44 points at Old Trafford in the Premier League, just one less than City managed at home and five less than Chelsea.

Bale joined the Spanish giants from Tottenham in the summer of 2013, winning both the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in his first season at the club — scoring in both finals.

The Spanish striker has failed to adapt successfully to English football, along with the emergence or Harry Kane and off the field issues in his first season at the club has meant that Roberto Soldado has failed to repay his huge # 26m price tag.

Mathieu Debuchy The Frenchman has been incredibly unlucky in his first season at the club as a couple of nasty injuries limited his involvement.

The 26 - year - old faces the same situation at White Hart Lane next season due to the presence of Kieran Trippier, who showed promise in his first season at the club.

He has helped Basel win three successive league titles in Switzerland and also helped them reach the Europa League semi-finals during his first season at the club, losing to eventual winners Chelsea.

This signing has turned out to be a pretty good one, judging by his first season at the club.

A fifth place finish and a day out at Wembley with a new manager at the hotseat in his first season at the club.

In that summer window, we also made the signings of Federico Fazio and Benjamin Stambouli, both have failed to prove their worth in their first season at the club, and both were bought from overseas clubs.

Debuchy suffered ankle ligament damage and a dislocated shoulder in his first season at the club and Hector Bellerin has not looked back since.

An underachieving club with vast financial resources and a new manager is always going to be linked with a large quantity of players, and for new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, that is indeed the case of his first season at the club.

I gave him plenty of chances (in my humble opinion) because it was his first season at a club with a lot of pressure being placed on the manager's poisition, especially after a horrendous end to the last season and the many controversies involving our summer transfer window.

Those results helped them top their Champions League group, and Carlo Ancelotti ended 2009 in a commanding position in his first season at the club.

After coming close to capturing a Champions League spot in Vincenzo Montella's first season at the club, Fiorentina once again missed out narrowly on a top three spot.

In the Red Devils» last Premier League championship - winning season under Sir Alex Ferguson, they scored 86 times, with Van Persie marking his first season at the club by winning the Golden Boot prize with 26 goals.