Sentences with phrase «season following his side»

Bale looks needed by Mourinho as he'll be under pressure to build a more attacking side for next season following his side's total inability to keep up with Manchester City this term as well as his side's shock exit to Sevilla in the Champions League this week.

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Coat both sides of each Mahi - Mahi fillet with cooking oil (I used 1 teaspoon total), followed by the sea salt, black pepper, granulated garlic, and Cajun seasoning.

This is according to the Mirror, who state that Pep Guardiola's side could offer the England international an extension to his current deal at the Etihad following the player's form that he's displayed so far this season, but only if he keeps up his current level of fitness.

The reason that I think we should be backing our side to win are as follows; First of all we have a completely better side than the one that won at the Emirates earlier in the season, with both Henrikh Mhkitaryan and Aubameyang hitting the ground running on Saturday in our confidence - boosting 5 - 1 win over Everton.

Whilst QPR sit in marooned in 18th place, seemingly destined for another season of Championship football next season, Derby County are a much more competitive side, currently sitting in 7th, following Sheffield Wednesday's win last night, and pushing for a playoff spot and their own promotion to the Premier League next season.

if you have been following Milner this season he as performed very well in ATt mid areas wether it be Central or both sides we don't need him as we are well covered in those areas.

The Ivory Coast international has managed just three goals in 17 matches and seen his side struggle for form, due chiefly to the fact that the Ligue 1 side have seen almost all their top talents leave the club following their title success two seasons ago.

Debuchy joined from Newcastle in the summer of 2013 and was expected to hold down a regular first - team role, but following a season - ending injury around November - December, Hector Bellerin was promoted from the youth side and has been enigmatic ever since.

But his form has tailed off as the season has progressed, and the rest of the side's momentum has followed his dip.

The former Spurs boss was dejected following Rangers» 2 - 0 defeat at home to Stoke City, and has all but given up on keeping his side from dropping down into the Championship next season.

English left - back attracts Premier League attention following impressive season with Championship side Reading.

The Russian striker has failed to live up to expectations this season following his move on a free transfer from German side Stuttgart last summer.

History is against Arsene Wenger's side as they are yet to beat Chelsea when they have been managed by Mourinho — a run that extends to 13 games following the clash at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season in which the home side were 2 - 0 winners.

After seeing his side struggle for goals last season following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona in the summer of 2014 and the various injuries suffered by Daniel Sturridge throughout the campaign, Rodgers has set about rectifying his offensive deficiencies.

Harry Redknapp does not expect Loftus Road club to survive relegation following their latest defeat.Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp told talkSPORT that it will now be impossible for his side to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.

St. Pauli midfielder Sam Schreck, 16, is on the radar of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, along with a number of Europe's biggest names, following a string of impressive displays last season for his club and international youth side.

The powerful forward initially struggled for form following his big money move from FC Porto to the Russian Premier League but has impressed this season, scoring 10 goals and providing nine assists in 17 appearances to help his side to the top of the domestic table.

Despite a decent first season at the Bernabeu with 9 goals and 9 assists, Sneijder was not a regular in the side in the following season, as he for no apparent reason fell out of favour at the club.

From Liverpool's point of view, following on from selling Philippe Coutinho in January, they'd be losing another key figure in their side and will be at risk of upsetting the balance and progress made this season.

The 26 - year - old enjoyed a decent first season at Man United but has seen his first team chances limited following the addition of many top quality players over the summer and Herrera is confident his side can mount a genuine challenge for major honours in 2015/16.

A side judge was suspended following a clock error in a Steelers - Chargers Monday night game early in the season, and a back judge was moved off a Sunday night game after failing to throw a flag on Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright for batting a Calvin Johnson fumble out of the back of the end zone during a Monday night game against the Lions.

There was a time not too long ago when Napoli weren't the super slick side that they are today and were in fact often considered as relegation fodder following several seasons in the wilderness.

The French forward has become one of the most wanted players on the market following an amazing three seasons with Atletico Madrid where he has scored a total of 77 goals, as well as earning the European Golden Boot Award at last summer's European Championships, where he was key in guiding his France international side to the final of the competition.

I expect Sanchez to surprise on the down side after a long season last year which was preceded by the WC and followed by de Copa America.

The news will come as a bitter blow for Brendan Rodgers» side as reports in the Express claimed they were the favourites to land the youngster as they seek to add more firepower to the ranks following a disappointing season in front of goal.

Laudrup's side have begun the season in impressive fashion, thumping QPR, the summer's most active recruiters in the transfer market, 5 - 0 in the opening game and they followed up that result with another big win, 3 - 0, against West Ham before the 2 - 2 draw with Sunderland.

The Gunners won the FA Cup last season with a 3 - 2 victory over Hull City at Wembley in May and, whilst Wenger stressed the chaotic nature of the tournament following the Brighton win, he also admitted that his side are now amongst the most hotly tipped:

With City crashing out, they follow Arsenal in falling out of the Champions League for this season, whilst Leicester remain the only English side still in the competition.

Chelsea icon Gianfranco Zola is set for a return to managerial duty, following his sacking from Cagliari earlier this season, with Championship side Brentford, according to The Daily Mail.

Batshuayi, who has found his chances at Stamford Bridge limited so far this season, tapped home following a low driven cross from Spaniard Marcos Alonso to give the away side the lead in the 94th minute of the match.

The only inference we could take away from those stats is that Per Mertesacker, who has been woefully out of form this season following Germany's successful World Cup campaign, has not helped his central defensive partner's cause by being too slow and getting caught out of position too easily, forcing Koscielny into making that last - ditch effort to save his side from conceding.

Last season he scored 16 goals from his left wing position, though he can play anywhere among the forward line and Atletico will be hoping he repeats his impressive feats whilst they try and build a new side following a series of high profile departures in the summer.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Both sides are defying all expectations so far this season and are flying high in the Championship — promotion, whether it's automatic or via the playoffs, has to be a realistic target for both sides following their excellent starts.

As the season - opener for his Serra - San Mateo team neared three weeks away, he was more than ready to admit that his program's probationary status and Central Coast Section playoff ban would be a side note that would follow the Padres throughout this season.

The 29 - year - old, who was linked with a transfer to fellow Premier League side West Brom last week, had been a free agent since being released by the Gunners at the end of last season following nine years in North London, but was let go due to his wretched recent injury record.

The Welshman has been in - and - out of the first - team this season, and is now outside my preferred XI, following the emergence of Alex Iwobi from the youth side.

Last season this fixture was being played in the Premier League, but following a disastrous campaign the two sides find themselves back in the Championship.

De Gea had his critics at the start of the season following poor performances against Liverpool and Blackburn respectively, yet the 21 year old has come on leaps and bounds in the second half of the season, putting in some impressive match winning displays for Sir Alex's side.

The Dutch international, who has impressed on the right hand side of Louis van Gaal's five - man defence at the World Cup, has been strongly linked with a move to follow his national boss to Manchester United next season.

The 25 - year - old was a revelation for Jurgen Klopp's side last season following his move from Southampton, scoring 13 goals and providing eight assists in 29 appearances in all competitions.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Wilshere, who spent last season on loan at fellow Premier League side Bournemouth, return to training this week following the leg fracture he suffered whilst on loan at the Cherries as reported the Telegraph, with the England international still believing that he as a future at the club beyond next summer, which is when his current Gunners deal expires.

These two victories in Europe followed a 4 - 3 win over Guardiola's side at Anfield in the Premier League, meaning Liverpool have actually beaten the runaway league leaders three times this season.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is confident his Stamford Bridge side can turn their season around following a tough start to their Premier League title defence according to the London Evening Standard.

Hazard, has won two Premier League titles for Chelsea but this season has been a unfufilling campaign, with Antonio Conte's side disappointing in the Premier League following their success last year.

Benteke should complete his move to Merseyside on Wednesday after his # 32.5 million buy - out clause at Aston Villa was triggered by the Reds over the weekend [via Guardian Sport] and is set to be the final puzzle in the jigsaw for Rodgers, who witnessed his side struggle for goals last season following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona and the numerous injury problems to Daniel Sturridge.

Their form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2 at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference in the title race, as his goal put six points between league leaders United and City, giving Mancini's side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way point of the season.

Should Alex Sandro still be at Juventus come September 1st, it'll be interesting to see who the Blues target instead, as Conte's side look to bolster this squad in preparation for their title defence this season following the Blues» Community Shield defeat to rivals Arsenal.

But following their easy win, van Gaal insisted his side now have to best chance for cup success and that he's eager to win a trophy in his first season at Old Trafford.