Sentences with phrase «race for the title»

With the top four separated by two points, it's fair to assume we won't be watching a one - horse race for the title.

In fact there is just a single point separating the top five teams so it really is shaping up to be an extremely tight race for the title.

And as the competition among drivers from eight countries came down to the last meeting — Saturday night at Philadelphia's Liberty Bell Park — colorful Joe found himself in a rip - roaring race for the title with one Giuseppe Guzzinati of Turin, Italy.

In spite of the fact his team are five points off the pace currently set by Manchester United at the top of the league, and even though he's overseen Chelsea's worst first half to the a Premiership season since 2001/2002, Carlo Ancelotti insists Chelsea are still involved in this intriguing race for the that title and that they will fight to the very death as they look to defend their crown.

why are we even discussing this... we are becoming a second tier team and this is the big issue??!!! race for title over before the new year and cant even enter xmas above spurs anymore... clubs become a joke in terms of football we play... need to ask some serious questions

All those teams and squads look strong and we also have a better looking Everton and Liverpool to contend with so I really believe that this season will be the toughest race for the title ever and I am struggling to muster up much confidence or optimism about the Gunners winning it.

Films like Rush or Rocky were all about the euphoric race for the title, the ending that saw the hero win the title or go the distance.

It is not often a criticism you associate with the league in this country, but at the moment Chelsea are threatening to make the Premier League a one - horse race for the title this year and for many more years to come.

Of course having a very tight race for the title could make things harder for Arsenal but at the minute the most important thing is for something to stop Chelsea's momentum.

Should he do so then Tottenham Hotspur would become a serious play in this intriguing race for the title, especially considering Harry has spent the entire campaign tinkering his squad, with injuries hampering his team selections every single week.

Arsenal are not even in the race for the title anyway, so it wouldn't affect our chances should he leave.

Chelsea and City will be laughing at the string of surprise failures inside the top six this week, and considering that Arsenal were the only side to actually lose, we will have to consider ourselves lucky not to have lost much in the race for the title or the top four.

The criticism seems to increase year on year, and you can bet your life that the first time Arsenal drop points this season, the verbal attacks will resume once again, but the fact is that every single team in the Premiership is investing in players in that race for the title, and it is not getting any easier to win the League.

However, with it being a derby, the game is still likely to be highly fought, and although Real have to be considered favourites with their personnel, the home advantage, and with arguably more to play for as the race for the title between the top 2 has been reduced to just 2 points of late.

Man United beat Huddersfield 2 - 0 at Old Trafford in the Premier League this afternoon as Jose Mourinho's side closed the gap on rivals Man City in the race for the title.

So I was a bit surprised to say the least when I saw in a Metro report that our former centre back and member of the invincibles of 2004 suggested that Chelsea have the edge over us in the race for the title because of the strength of their defence.

With so much at stake, the race for the title, a top - four finish and the battle to avoid relegation will all be a riveting watch as the Premier League continues to invest heavily to bring the best of Europe to England.

We can still strengthen again in January, with Giroud coming back then too we should still be able to be in the race for the title.

Well a Metro report has helpfully looked at how every club would be sitting if this technology had been in use and while the theory about the lower clubs getting a rough deal is backed up by the report showing that four of the bottom five would be better off points-wise, it also shows that the officials have been affecting the race for the title in a negative way for the Gunners.

«In the second half we tried to come back because we knew this game was very important for the race for the title.

Tomorrow Arsenal face yet another crucial game in the race for the title, and like the win over Leicester it is going to be a tough fixture facing Man United at Old Trafford.

Some naysayers could put forward the view that Arsenal lost two points in the draw at Stoke, but Petr Cech is the type of player whose glass is always half - full and he has persuaded the other Gunners that it is a point gained in our race for the title.

Not only did Arsenal not lose at Stoke, like we did last season, Petr has kept the team in confident mood as we prepare to face his old side next weekend in yet another crucial fixture in the race for the title.

Arsenal were undone by a late Liverpool equalizer through Joe Allen after coming from behind twice at Anfield last night, but with Man City also being held to a draw the Gunners haven't lost much in the race for the title.

However, Hubert Fournier's Olympique Lyonnais are hot on the heels of PSG in the race for the title, and the OL coach will also be hoping to usurp Blanc for the Manager of the Year award as well.

It's been a long and winding road, and while many issues — the race for the title, and two of the three relegation spots — have been decided, a lot still rests on this final day of action.

Nainggolan's 10 league goals would no doubt have helped us during the campaign, and his all - round game could well have kept us in the race for the title had he been in the squad to cover for the injuries and suspensions.

The race for the title is truly still wide and open in my eyes.

A number of City players have come out this week to claim the race for the title is still very much on ahead of their trip to Wolves, including England goalkeeper Joe Hart, but Mancini continues with his stance that United have already secured their 20th English league crown.

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.

With a dramatic Barclays Premier League weekend almost over, the race for the title, Europe and the battle for survival were all under the microscope whilst there was also three local derbies.

After consistent failure to win the league, put up a sustainable challenge in the race for the title, get past the round of 16 in the champions league and disappoint in big games, Arsenal fans are realising that this feat isn't surprising.

Chelsea are facing a crunch time in their race for the title, with their next two matches coming against their nearest rivals for the Premier League, Liverpool and Arsenal.

We should be able to win the next game at home to Zagreb but that would leave us staring at the Europa League and that could actually hurt us in the race for the title.

I'm hoping that we stay in the race for the Title by January and Wenger gets Higuain or some CF IN January (unlikely though)

i wld also resist any temptation that we are now perfectly in the race for the title race until we achieve some consistency!

It would be great if Everton and West Brom could take points off Man City and Tottenham as well, but who do you see as the team Arsenal should worry about in the race for the title?

«who do you see as the team Arsenal should worry about in the race for the title?»

The boss was also a bit more upbeat about our chances of pulling off a remarkable comeback and chasing the leaders Chelsea down in the race for the title.

Wish we were keeping the race for the title alive, not top 4.

But, as always, Giroud bounces back and is pleased that he feels the Gunners are now back in the race for the title, even though we have only had two matches played so far.

Have Arsenal really used up all the margin for error we had in the race for the title?

Before that, however, a few more clean sheets should see the Gunners keep up the momentum in the race for the title.

Basically he is asserting that this is a must - win - game in the race for the title.

The Gunners finished in the runner - up spot last term, after Tottenham finished third in a two - horse race for the title, and Gary Neville has tipped us to finish in the same spot once again this season.

Agreed, the race for the title is out of the question.

For me, there are a couple of aspects on which the team has improved this season, which has pushed Arsene Wenger's side upwards in the race for the title.