Sentences with phrase «piece of silverware in»

An FA Cup final against Crystal Palace awaits the Red Devils on Saturday, and that brings the chance to clinch a first piece of silverware in the post Sir Alex Ferguson era.

Only Manchester United have lifted the FA Cup on more occasions than Arsenal, who continue their search for a first piece of silverware in eight seasons.

Arsene Wenger has been a busy bee in pre-season, plotting how his Arsenal team will retch the Premier League trophy from out of Chelsea's hands thus ending their seven year drought without the most coveted piece of silverware in English football, the Premier League crown.

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

Aaron Ramsey was one of Arsenal's star performers last season en route to yet another year with Champions League football and also the Gunners» first piece of silverware in eight years in the form of the FA Cup.

Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League for 17 consecutive seasons under Wenger and the Frenchman led the Gunners to their first piece of silverware in nine years in May when they beat Hull in the FA Cup final.

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.

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.

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.

While both can argue that they're moving in the right direction under Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino to get back to a level where they can compete for major honours, it's one thing being optimistic and hopeful and another actually lofting those piece of silverware in the air.

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.

The Italian has outlined his managerial credentials in recent seasons, winning five pieces of silverware in just two years at Juventus.

He went on to play 149 times for the Red Devils, finding the back of the net 56 times, and winning six pieces of silverware in an extremely successful four - year stint.

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.

Carrick has made 452 appearances for the Red Devils, winning 16 pieces of silverware in the process.

The performances of C.Ronaldo have taken a significant downhill ride and people are starting to suggest that one of the main reasons on why this is happening is due to the rupture of his former girlfriend Irina Shayk but whether or not this is true, it's something that Real Madrid do not want to see as the Portuguese is the main star of the Spanish club and it's starting to affect the chances of Real Madrid for them on winning major pieces of silverware in this campaign.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

The only piece of team silverware he won with the Reds came in 2012 when he lifted the League Cup after scoring in the final against Cardiff.

He went on to make 112 more appearances for the Red Devils, scoring 59 goals in total and winning four pieces of silverware.

But Arsene Wenger does have two other pieces of silverware still available and we have very winnable draws in both competitions.

Liverpool's most recent piece of silverware was this competition in the 2011 - 12 season.

I still feel that we should be concentrating on the Premier League since there's a good chance we can progress to the knockout rounds of EL with playing Wilshere, Iwobi, Nelson, Debuchy, etc... I don't care much for Europa League in general, and want us out of that competition, but it is another piece of silverware, and in the end it might be the best chance of getting back into CL (just like ManU did last season).

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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.

With us winning effectively 3 pieces of major silverware in the last 2 seasons as a direct result of investment in the squad, logic would dictate that spending even more would lead to greater success.

The reality of the situation is that we are no longer in competition for any major piece of silverware... Yes we're out of Champions league, the game at the Nou camp is merely a formality, putting 3 goals passed Messi and co, now that's delusional!!

In the FA Cup Final, we were the only team that could stop Chelsea winning the coveted Double, and not one pundit believed we could stop Antonio Conte's triumphant side but we duly came from behind to deny them their second piece of silverware, and claim our third FA Cup in the space of four yearIn the FA Cup Final, we were the only team that could stop Chelsea winning the coveted Double, and not one pundit believed we could stop Antonio Conte's triumphant side but we duly came from behind to deny them their second piece of silverware, and claim our third FA Cup in the space of four yearin the space of four years.

Nevertheless, the important thing for United is that they progress and remain in the hunt for a piece of silverware, as they await other results to now determine who they will face in the next round.

At one point when you are so far in the top 4 race, out of the FA Cup and not even sure to win your Europa tie against AC Milan in the current state... players should be more hungry when being 90 mins away from what could be the only piece of silverware of the season.

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.

Thibaut Courtois has backed Chelsea to do the impossible and win the quadruple this season, after his heroics in goal at Anfield on Tuesday saw the Blues take a giant step towards their first piece of silverware this season.

However, they will be desperate to see him line - up against Pep Guardiola's side, as Arsene Wenger will want as close to a fully - fit squad to select from as possible in order to give his side the best chance of winning a piece of silverware this season.

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.

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.

With a Champions League title, an FA Cup and other pieces of silverware to his name, one has to wonder if Gerrard is worth a mention in the top three.

Even though Tottenham have been doing a little better in recent years they have never come really close to the Premier League title and the last piece of silverware they won was that funny three handled thing that has had more names than Zsa Zsa Gabor and although Rose was at the club back then he was not a first team player.

Arsenal fans and Arsene Wenger have a lot to thank the FA cup for, especially over the last couple of years when it provided the trophy that had been so elusive since a winning penalty by Patrick Vieira in 2005 brought the last piece of silverware to the club for almost a decade.

But the two pieces of silverware still available to the Italian coach are looking increasingly at risk as an injury crisis threatens to derail our hopes in the Champions League and La Liga, despite Real being favourites in most bookmakers rankings.

Sheffield Wednesday — 100/1 A solitary strike from Nigel Pearson gave Sheffield Wednesday an EFL Cup final victory over Manchester United in 1991 — the club's last piece of major silverware.

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.

Our last piece of silverware had come 17 long years before when we pipped Preston to the title on goal average in 1953.

31,000 buoyant Spurs fans converging on North West London in the hope that Spurs will claim the first piece of silverware up for grabs this season.

As to why the Brazilian would ever want to leave a team that featured both Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez — and challenges for every available piece of silverware, every year — I ask this in response: When's the last time you watched the final eight minutes of Barcelona's 2017 Champions League quarterfinal against PSG?

Chelsea were in dreamland three months earlier as they won the European Cup for the first time, but could not follow up with a second piece of continental silverware after Falcao struck a treble before half - time in the principality.

Carlo Ancelotti, in just his first full season in charge at Stamford Bridge, brought in two of England's most coveted pieces of silverware last season when winning a Premier League and FA Cup double, which basically leaves him just one trophy short of completing a personal trouble.

Spurs will be desperate to add to their collection and secure their first piece of silverware since their League Cup triumph in 2008 as Mauricio Pochettino looks to restore the glory days at White Hart Lane.

Despite winning three pieces of silverware, the centre - back has not played in a significant role in the Red Devils» success.

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.