Sentences with phrase «piece of silverware»

Now, though, it is looking ever more likely that the oldest piece of silverware on the football world is our best chance of success this season.

It may be too early for supporters to dream of multiple pieces of silverware but the possibility remains real.

The FA cup is a great piece of silverware!

Chelsea have lifted this trophy twice before under the 52 - year - old, beating Liverpool in extra time for his first piece of silverware in his first spell at Stamford Bridge in 2004/05, and again two years later with a Didier Drogba - inspired 2 - 1 win over Arsenal.

Cast your minds back to the 2011 League cup final where Arsenal were looking to win their first piece of silverware in six years against a struggling Birmingham City side.

Kallstrom played a part in getting us our first piece of silverware for years.

This also means that the Europa League, Arsenal's first trophy in Europe for a long while, could potentially be Arsene Wenger's last piece of silverware with the club, after the three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups and seven Community Shields he won for us.

The 32 - year - old arrived in the Spanish capital in 2009, and has gone on to score a staggering 422 goals in 416 appearances for Los Blancos, winning two La Liga titles and three Champions League trophies amongst many other pieces of silverware in that time along with countless individual accolades.

The pair enjoyed great success together at City between 2009 - 2013 as the FA Cup and a League title were both delivered during that spell, with Toure scoring the winner in the 2011 final against Stoke City to clinch the club's first major piece of silverware in 35 years.

In turn, they'll be expected to wrap up the league crown sooner rather than later, but for now the focus will be on the cup and sealing Valverde's first piece of silverware since taking charge last summer.

In his first season in charge of the National Youth League squad, Stanton won the «Conference B» title and subsequent Foxtel National Youth League Grand Final, defeating Adelaide United 5 - 2, for his first piece of silverware with Sydney FC.

Arsenal make the trip to Wembley for the third time this season as they look to beat Manchester City to win their second piece of silverware of the campaign.

For the first time as a Blues manager Mourinho failed to win a single piece of silverware last season and was quick to address the problem by signing Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

With a wealth of European success in the trophy cabinet, Liverpool could end up using the Europa League to win a second piece of silverware if they lift the League Cup.

Hopefully he can help us get a few more pieces of silverware

The Blues will look to land a first piece of silverware under Pep Guardiola's reign before travelling back to London the following Thursday to take on the Gunners again — this time in the Premier League.

Patrice Evra spent 8 years performing with Manchester United and during that spell, the French player was able to lift a few major pieces of silverware including: 5 Premier League and 1 UEFA Champions League trophies just to name a few of the more well - known.

While Spurs» starting lineup may be more predictable, there's plenty of uncertainty over which players Mourinho will trust to fight for the last available piece of silverware.

Albeit winning the domestic cup competition can not be as significant as winning the Premier League or the Champions League — two most coveted pieces of silverware for any top club — it would have given Wenger's wizards the relief of having finally won a trophy after so long, as well as the belief to continue in the same vein in the future.

How they have loved to poke fun and laugh at Arsenal in recent years as we failed to win any major piece of silverware from the 2005 FA cup win over Manchester United on penalties until that dramatic fightback from 2 - 0 down to beat Hull City at Wembley last May.

During the period of time that Jeremy Mathieu wore the Barcelona jersey, he was able to help the club in lifting various pieces of silverware including: La Liga and the UEFA Champions League just to name a few.

This year also saw the Blues acquire their most recent piece of silverware in the form of the League Cup.

One bright moment for Mandzukic was his winning goal for Atletico in the Super Copa Final against Real Madrid, his only piece of silverware during a difficult season for himself and his club.

The two London clubs will duke it out on Saturday for the famous piece of silverware.

The same can not be said of the neutrals however, who now believe Arsenal have blown yet another golden opportunity to end their barren spell without a major piece of silverware by clinching their first league title since 2003/2004.

Football is a team game, of course, so no one player can bring success to a team on their own, just ask Argentina who have failed to claim a single piece of silverware despite having arguably the best player the game has ever seen in Lionel Messi.

Not only does lifting the Europa League trophy give you an automatic place in the Champions League for the following season, it is a highly prized piece of silverware and something that Arsenal and Wenger have never won.

While they still have the FA Cup as a possible piece of silverware to salvage something from the campaign, the Chelsea faithful will undoubtedly be hoping to see their side finish the domestic season in strong fashion too.

However, if he carries on like this he might actually contribute to a hugely important piece of silverware for Arsenal.

While Wrighty understands and shares the frustration of fans about yet another faltering Premier League title challenge, he reckons we should have much more respect for the famous old piece of silverware.

But when they win three FA Cups in four years it's not good enough because it's not one of the more glamorous pieces of silverware out there.

The goalkeeper would go on to claim one further piece of silverware when he won the Colombian title with Millonarios in 1970 in his final season in competitive football but by then his reputation was already assured.

It was a year ago that I wrote here on Anfield Index about the Transfer Window Trophy, an imaginary piece of silverware that rival fans battle over with growing ferocity.

In a season that is generally considered to be forgettable at least in the standards of Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese coach was still able to add numerous pieces of silverware to his collection and significantly helped in getting Manchester United back to their former elite status that they have been attempting to do for the past years.

It was a very successful debut season of Michael Laudrup as the head coach of Lekhwiya as he lifted 2 major Qatar based pieces of silverware.

This was the 5th AFCON title that Cameroon has won in their history, the only other African national side that has won more AFCON pieces of silverware is Egypt as they have lifted it on 7 occasions.

Running only one WebSLAM is like only using a dish or piece of silverware once.

There are countless small dogs, cooked turkeys on plates, and bent pieces of silverware.

However, after refusing to sign a new contract and chasing a move elsewhere this summer, he was left out of the squad as Lazio defeated Juventus at the weekend to pick up the first piece of silverware on offer this season.

Pochettino is aiming to win his first piece of silverware since joining Spurs four years ago, while the club are without a trophy since 2008 and last won the FA Cup in 1991.

The 25 - year - old has been a decisive figure for Barca since joining the club from Santos in 2013, and he has already collected two La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy amongst other pieces of silverware in that time.

By avoiding defeat by more than two goals on Thursday, the Reds will earn themselves a place in the final eight of the Europa League, and move closer to lifting their first piece of silverware under Jurgen Klopp.