Arsenal are in charge of our group and look certain to progress and without having to risk the fitness of the really key players, so do you agree that
this season out of the Champions League could still be a good thing for us?
I'm a Gooner fan through and through, and i feel that one
season out of the Champions League won't hurt the fans as much as it will hurt the board and Wenger, and THAT»S when change will come.
Another season out of the Champions League for the spuds will certainly help to convince the France international number one that his career would be much better off down the road at the Emirates stadium with the Gunners, where he would also join up with international team mates like Mathieu Debuchy, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud.
Not exact matches
I would love to take Giroud
out of the equation last
season, remove his goals last
season to show ignorant people what
league position we would have finished in, a league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions L
league position we would have finished in, a
league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions L
league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the
Champions LeagueLeague.
Costa, who was named in Antonio Conte's 25 - man squad for this
season's Premier
League season but was left
out of their squad for the
Champions League, is now thought to be consulting his lawyers ahead
of a potential lawsuit from the Blues, as reported by the Express.
Yeah but the reality is the to thing are closely related, If Wenger stays we won't win the
league or the
champions league any time soon.For us to win these type
of trophies a top coach must come in, there aren't many who can achieve this but i believe 2 good candidates are
out of work Ancelotti and Klopp, Wengrs contract should be finished by the 2016/17
season god willing.I say God willing because Wengers been talking about how he doesn't want to retire, obvious signs that he wants an extension to his contrct, i am one Arsenal fan who doesn't want to see an extension
Carlo Anceloti, the experienced and well decorated Italian manager
of Real Madrid who won the double last
season with Madrid — including the
Champions League — and got them playing their best football ever after Jose Mourinho nearly wrecked the club, will likely be
out of a job too.
The Sun is reporting that Arsenal are now in pole position to sign the talented young German and with his current club apparently set to leave him
out of their
Champions League squad for next
season he certainly seems to be available and for not all that much money either.
Having finished outside
of the top four, it remains to be seen whether or not the lack
of Champions League football next
season costs them in their transfer work this summer, while they will have to balance
out their spending with sales too.
It was two more frustrating
seasons culminating in a fantastic performance that led us
out of the
champions league at home against Monaco.
A couple
of months into the new
season, and nothing seems to have changed from recent
seasons for the North Londoners who have already been knocked
out of the Capital One Cup by a youthful Southampton side, languishing at 8th position in the Premier
League table, and have won 1
of their 2
Champions League fixtures.
Juventus are said to be preparing for an all
out assault on the
Champions League next
season and want to sign a host
of new players to strengthen the side in anticipation
of a busy campaign.
We saw the likes
of City being punished last
season with the squad reduced to 21 instead
of 25, and some top players like Jovetic were left
out of the
Champions league squad.
Mustafi has become one
of the first names on the Valencia team sheet since moving to Spain's La Liga two summers back but the Spanish club need money after missing
out on the
Champions League qualifying spots last
season.
With a long and arduous
season ahead
of Arsenal in four competitions, perhaps the fact that some players like Olivier Giroud, Lucas Perez and Carl Jenkinson got a rare chance to play and gain some match sharpness for when they are called upon by Arsene Wenger for a Premier
League or
Champions League match will turn
out to be crucial.
I'm sure the club's main target this
season is to break back into the
Champions League, having missed out on qualifying for this season's competition, but as fans we obviously have bigger hopes of actually winning the l
League, having missed
out on qualifying for this
season's competition, but as fans we obviously have bigger hopes
of actually winning the
leagueleague.
Should Arsenal manage to tie down all the aforementioned stars to new deals at the Emirates, it'll be a big sign
of intent from the north London side, as they look to secure
Champions League football again this
season having narrowly missed
out last
season.
The 22 - year - old Frenchman has caught the eye and won admirers in this
season's impressive
Champions League campaign for Monaco, attracting envious glances from Arsenal as well after they were dumped
out at the hands
of the Ligue 1 club.
Apollon were knocked
out of this
season's
Champions League in the qualifying rounds, losing 3 - 1 to Zenit on aggregate, after winning the first leg 1 - 0.
His goals may well end up knocking Manuel Pellegrini's men
out of the
Champions League at the last - 16 stage for the second consecutive
season.
This is not the first time the Spain international has got United
out of trouble, with the 27 - year - old most notably making some unbelievable stops in the 3 - 1 win at Arsenal earlier in the
season and during the 0 - 0
Champions League draw at Sevilla.
This means the west London giants are more than likely to miss
out on
Champions League football for a second time in three
seasons in what looks like becoming a spectacular collapse given the success
of Conte last
season.
Yet now, at this time, sitting a very lowly and pathetic and embarrassing SIXTH place in the Premiership, after getting knocked
out of the FA Cup by a team struggling in the Championship, and competing in the Europa
League, (Which is basically the Championship) you feel you need to remind us
of your loyalty and commitment to Arsenal Football Club.This same Club that despite you failing to achieve a Top 4 finish to give us our
Champions League fare for this
season, Increased your Salary to # 9m per year.I would remind you that you yourself have continually stated that a Top 4 finish was a greater achievement than winning a Domestic Cup Competition, so I will not allow the FA cup win
of last
season to enter into this letter.
From the highs
of Yonghong Li's takeover and the summer transfer market, to the lows
of Vincenzo Montella's sacking and the likelihood that the Rossoneri will miss
out on the
Champions League next
season.
Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard have singled
out Liverpool ahead
of their old clubs Manchester United and Chelsea to name the Premier
League team that has the best chance
of going all the way in this
season's
Champions League.
The 21 - year - old was a fundamental part in their successful
season last year, scoring 14 goals and providing 17 assists in 55
outings in all competitions as he helped them to the Ligue 1 title and the semi-finals
of the
Champions League.
United seem to have caught wind
of his dissatisfaction with how things are going at PSG, with the Ligue 1 giants dumped
out of the
Champions League at the last - 16 stage for the second
season in a row.
But, on the other hand, this competition is likely to be our best chance
of reaching the
Champions League next
season and some may say that we should put
out our best available team whoever we are playing.
As Arsene Wenger quite rightly pointed
out, there is still a little bit
of work to do before we can be guaranteed to avoid the
Champions League play off at the beginning
of next
season.
A treble in his first
season at Barcelona and another
Champions League in just his first three
seasons in management was a remarkable achievement, no question, and if anything his struggles at Bayern show that one can not simply inherit a good set
of players and let them do the rest, but while he revolutionised the game in 2009, he is now being found
out and it is something
of a surprise that he has no other European Cup to his name since 2011 given the quality
of teams he's had at his disposal since then.
The Arsenal legend Robert Pires has already accepted that that is now
out of our reach and that it is time for the Gunners to just go all
out to take the Europa
League trophy as the only way we can save our
season and get to next years
Champions League.
Ospina has had a number
of outings in big games in the
Champions League and Europa
League, and also played in the FA Cup final win over Chelsea last
season in a big show
of faith from Wenger.
Arsenal managed an excellent run towards the end
of last
season, winning 8
out of their last 10 games meaning that they managed to qualify for next
seasons Champions League campaign.
This inevitably begs the question
of why the Arsenal boss failed to use the German or get the best
out of him and Arsenal fans will no doubt be wondering why Arsenal have lost a player deemed good enough for the side that gave us two absolute tonkings in the
Champions League last
season.
United were linked with both players and, it is fair to assume, that the dreadful
season that the Red Devils endured and lack
of Champions League football will contribute to their inability to compete for some
of the hottest properties in the transfer market, but there may well still be better value than Vidal
out there to be had.
The former Borussia Dortmund man has scored 30 goals in his two
seasons at Bayern Munich but last
season was dropped for crucial encounters, including two fixtures against Barcelona in the
Champions League, and was also left
out of the starting eleven for the opening Bundesliga match
of the
season.
Indeed, the Red Devils were dumped
out of this year's competition in the group stage, and van Gaal, showing few
of the qualities that won him two Spanish titles at Barcelona, the
Champions League at Ajax, and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, appears unable to help the side re-qualify for the competition this
season.
Still, if Arsenal end up
out of the
Champions League and without a major trophy like the Premier
League this
season, that may well be the final straw for Wenger after a difficult few years.
This is a hammer blow to United and Mourinho after a difficult
season that has seen them barely mount any kind
of title challenge to runaway
league leaders Manchester City, and also drop out of the Champions League ear
league leaders Manchester City, and also drop
out of the
Champions League ear
League early on.
To his credit, Sampaoli was professional in general when speaking about Sanchez by insisting that he hopes he can play a leading role in helping Arsenal turn their
season around after a disastrous few months have seen them crash
out of the
Champions League and face a real battle to finish in the top four in the Premier
League.
Out of the
Champions League and sitting only three points clear
of Atléti in the La Liga table, there's the real possibility this
season will go horribly sour for the Catalan giants.
Hell even when Chelsea became the first winners
of the
Champions League to be knocked
out in the Group Stages the following
season.
Further, they crashed
out in the semi-finals
of the
League Cup last week, while they now hold hope
of lifting either the FA Cup or the
Champions League to claim some silverware this
season, which is far easier said than done.
We have played in the
champions league three
out of the four
seasons and have filled our wonderful stadium (all due to Arsene's vision) to capacity with a reported waiting list
of ten years.
The Premier
League title could already be
out of their hands just five games into the new
season, having already lost three games, but they have a chance to prove their worth in the
Champions League.
Arsene Wenger is having another difficult
season at the Emirates Stadium and may finally have run
out of chances to turn things around, especially if his side can not qualify for the
Champions League between now and May.
Having dropped to third in La Liga and going
out of the
Champions League at the quarter - final stage last
season, they will be worried that their successful era under Simeone is coming to an end.
A lot
of people are suggesting that the Gunners need to finish next
season as
champions to save Wenger but as he pointed
out in his interview yesterday, reported on the Arsenal website, winning the Premier
League is not that easy.
I still think that Arsenal have a great chance
of finishing in the top four and a good chance
of avoiding the
Champions League play - offs next
season, but we need to cut
out the mistakes and start putting a run
of games together.
However, with
Champions League qualifiers to come later this summer, coupled with the necessity to make a strong start to next
season in the Premier
League, Liverpool surely can't afford to splash
out on a player who will be
out for a significant period
of time.