Sentences with phrase «only title rival»

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We only took two Premier League points and people were saying that our title challenge was faltering but then we stormed back with three wins in a row and five of the next six, including the big game against title rivals Man City.

One advantage inter have over d other title rivals is that, they have enough time to rest & tactically plan for only one serie A match every weekend.

In fact I would even go so far as to say that there are only two realistic rivals to the Gunners, assuming of course that an injury crisis or loss of form does not derail our own title challenge.

Zouma only managed to make nine league appearances for Antonio Conte's Chelsea last season as the Blues won their fifth Premier League title ahead of rivals Tottenham.

After the restart Shwartzman cruised off to an easy victory, but for Fenestraz second place was enough to secure him the championship as title rival Will Palmer (yup, Jolyon's brother) could only manage sixth.

Two of his title rivals are Ralph Hasenhuttl, 49, and the man being linked with taking Ancelotti's job, Julian Nagelsman, only 29.

Do you see Man Citeh as the only real rival to Arsenal winning the title?

North Texas State should be Memphis State's only rival for the title.

Arsenal can make a Merry Christmas for themselves by grabbing a win against Manchester City tonight, knowing that they are capable of defeating their only real title rivals.

Rooney, Cahill and Joe Hart are the only English players that would improve our squad, and they're all already at title rivals.

Sunday's 4 - 2 defeat to local rivals Man United was the Etihad Stadium outfit's fourth loss in their last six Premier League fixtures and not only ended their hopes of retaining their domestic title but could even lead to the club failing to secure a top four spot.

It was a fiery encounter at Stamford Bridge between the two London rivals, with Tottenham's title hopes being on the line only adding to the tension.

It's only delusion when United believe they are «title rivals» with city or when the ever effusive Pochettino arrogantly says Tottenham's «ambition» is the league or champions league and not in the domestic cups (man hasn't won a pin but at Wembley a beggar surely has a choice).

Imagine having player like Alexis for few season only to see him playing for our rival after 2 season, destroy us and cling title while idiots still try to defend this talented loser.

In a race where eventual title rival Felipe Massa couldn't stop spinning off and in only Hamilton's second F1 season, the 2008 British Grand Prix is certainly one we will remember for some time.

The Arsenal legend Ray Parlour is confident that Arsene Wenger's men are still in the race for the title at this stage, but that hope will only be realised if the Gunners can beat their top 6 rivals, starting with Chelsea.

Given how well former Chelsea cast - offs Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku have played for their major title rivals this season, it's understandable that Willian may be concerned about Antonio Conte's decision to also let Loftus - Cheek go, even if only temporarily.

If we want to win a title in england we need simeone at this club, the only manager i believe can rival mourinho and get under his skin if it came to a war of words / tactics.

Not only is it a blow for the Red Devils to lose to a title rival, but it also ends their perfect start to the campaign and they will now hope to bounce back immediately and get back to winning ways next week both against Feyenoord in the Europa League and Watford.

It would not be quite as bad as the transfer deals that saw big Arsenal players like Samir Nasri, Ashley Cole or Robin van Persie sign for clubs not only in the same division but direct rivals for the English Premier League title, unless of course West Ham were to do a Leicester City.

But grieving requires time, and only minutes before, they had watched dreams — a SWAC title, a series lead against their biggest rival — die inches short of the end zone.

It is up to Arsenal to make the most of any slip ups by our Premier League rivals of course, and after slipping back into third place, even though we are only behind Man City on goal difference, means that we will need to do better than them and Leicester City for the rest of the season, while the run of results from our north London rivals has brought Tottenham right up to just two points behind us and got people talking about them as genuine title contenders.

Not only could we do without a long list of Gunners having to sit out games every week, it would be a big help if our title rivals had to cope with the same sort of problems that have affected Arsenal over the first half of the season.

From an optimistic point of view, the team will have to focus only domestically once we get knocked out of the Champions League, an advantage that title rivals Leicester have had all season long.

The team that I see as our only big rivals for the Title, they sit 2 points clear of us right now, they just tore Newcastle a new one, and are just about everybodys pick for the league, and the only real test in the league coming soon is at home to Man United (Pray for a draw), but whilst they are everybodys pick, they are favourites, they are still not untouchable.

It was a crucial win for the Red Devils, not only to put them firmly in control of claiming second place, but it prevented their bitter rivals from celebrating winning the Premier League title against them, as Pep Guardiola's side needed to win.

We are one of only three teams who can boast a win over our rivals this season, but the truth is that we have failed to win a Premier League title since 2004, whereas the Blues have picked up four since then, and look destined for a fifth.

Damon Hill pitted for wets but Schumacher elected to stay out on slicks in the hope that the track would dry out, feeling it was the only way he could beat his title rival having started so far back.

Not only would this weaken one of our big rivals for the title next season, it might affect De Gea for tomorrow's crucial clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford tomorrow and it was his amazing performance that stopped us beating them at the Emirates back in November.

Arsene Wenger won three Premiership titles and four FA Cups in his first ten years because he had two advantages: that no longer exist 1) he had unique contacts in Europe and was able to sign top European players without spending a fortune at a time when they were still a rarity in England 2) Arsenal had only one serious financial rival, namely Man U.

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.

Arsenal may have acquired Alexandre Lacazette and Saed Kolasinac in this summers transfer window, but we do seem to be lagging behind our rivals for the Premier League title, and one of our biggest problems is the danger of losing some of our biggest stars who only have one year remaining on their contracts, including Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.

The HUGE plus comes from our rivals Manchester City and Tottenham both failing to win their matches, and as predicted earlier in the day, these points could well prove pivotal in the title race, especially as we now sit joint - top of the table, behind City by only one goal.

@ MONEYTALKS Not only they will not be sold, but they will be offer Contract extensions by sugar daddy WENGER, meanwhile he sold RVP to our main rival, result they won the Title...... this man lost his touch a long time ago, is pathetic watching him completely clueless sitting on his arse watching Donkey Giroud missing opportunities while OX and Walcott are rotting on the bench...... it's getting old year after year having this debate instead of looking forward to a title or be contender in tTitle...... this man lost his touch a long time ago, is pathetic watching him completely clueless sitting on his arse watching Donkey Giroud missing opportunities while OX and Walcott are rotting on the bench...... it's getting old year after year having this debate instead of looking forward to a title or be contender in ttitle or be contender in the CL

And lets face it, the PL winners up until 2005 really only had to beat one main rival to the title.

However, he's now closed out the title with a second - place finish in race one of the weekend at Hockenheim, as title rival Maximilian Gunther could only finish 10th.

Arsenal come up against fellow Premier League title rivals Manchester City in Sweden this Sunday and it'll be interesting to see how the Gunners fair against not only a strong Premier League team but under Pep Guardiola's new managerial regime.

But that is only one more than two of our main title rivals Man City and Chelsea and three fewer than another one Liverpool.

This model would go on to win the 1985 CART title and also the Indy 500 in the same year as rival marque Lola only won two races all season.

Both clubs have only lost once in the last 7 EPL games and the Gunners are only two points above their rivals in the title race.

A quick look at the Premier League table shows you that only Man City out of all the realistic rivals for the Premier League title have more points.

So if things go well, Arsenal could not only top the table but we could start to open a gap on our rivals and start to take control of the EPL title race.

Wilshere will be pleased, of course, that England are now back on course to not only qualify but top their group but he must also be a bit pleased that his rival has so far failed to nail down his place and has been a shadow of the player he was for the spuds as they chased Leicester City in the Premier League title race.

United's striking struggles are clean when one considers that their title rivals Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and even 15th - placed Chelsea, have all scored more goals than the Red Devils, who have managed only 15 goals in 11 outings.

In 2001 - 2002 that new team delivered the title, clinching it at the home of the greatest rival of the era, Manchester United, «Don't worry, it's only Ray Parlour» delivered the second Wenger double.

Competing on all four fronts meant that United only just secured the Premier League title by two points ahead of their rivals City, while they beat Lyon in the Europa League final.

You might think I am being a bit presumptuous about Real Madrid having the Spanish title sewn up, as Los Blancos still have eight La Liga games to play and are only three points above our main rivals FC Barcelona, who we still have to play in the second El Clasico of the season.

Perhaps only Ciro Immobile on current form could rival him for that title.

Man City got only 1 point out of 9 away to their title rivals.

Liverpool are already seven points behind their rivals after only seven games and even the most confident supporter would have to give up any title challenge should they lose on Saturday.