Sentences with phrase «second spell»

Yeah, but also... second spell at Chelsea and now at United it's not really come off, has it?

It was Pearce's second spell in charge of the side he represented for 12 years as a player, his previous spell being as a caretaker manager back in the 1996/97 season.

Twente, meanwhile, have played consistently all season long and look to be headed back to glory in Steve McClaren's second spell with the club.

This is Salmond's second spell on the green benches, having represented Banff and Buchan on the north - east coast of Scotland for nearly a quarter of a century to 2010, when he decided to concentrate on being first minister.

The man whose statue is immortalised outside the Emirates for the rest of time struck an impressive 175 goals in 258 games for the club, including one in four in his short second spell in 2012.

Although an injury issue has limited the Italian striker to just 12 Serie A appearances this season, it has ultimately been a disappointing second spell at the San Siro.

PSG have reportedly been offered Pogba by the player's agent, Mino Raiola, as he looks to end the Frenchman's unhappy second spell at Manchester United.

A draw would be enough to advance but, assuming Dynamo Kiev beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in the night's other Group G tie, a second loss in the competition to Porto could see Mourinho's second spell come to an end.

Warnock's second spell in charge at Selhurst Park had only begun two games into the season, after the surprise departure of Tony Pulis.

Since rejoining the club from French giants PSG last summer, Luiz's second spell at Stamford Bridge has been one that contains both highs and lows.

Hiddink returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell in December after Jose Mourinho paid the price for Chelsea's awful start to the campaign.

His loan spell at West Ham, where Jenkinson did play under Allardyce, went reasonably well, before an injury unfortunately cut short his second spell in East London.

Although the Blues came up short last season as Mourinho struggled to build his ideal side after inheriting a group of under - performers from his predecessors, one always felt it was only a matter of time before the Portuguese coach turned the club back into serial winners again in his second spell at Stamford Bridge.

One of the best players of the modern era, Cristiano Ronaldo could also leave Real Madrid for a second spell at Manchester United, and is even better than he was in his first spell in the Premier League.

Mathieu Flamini: It has not been the greatest of seasons for Flamini in his second season of a second spell at Arsenal.

The Portuguese tactician endured a nightmare end to his second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge, and left under a dark cloud with the side sat just one point above the relegation zone in 16th.

Re-signed on a free transfer when deciding to come out of retirement, Paul Scholes did as well as could be expected in his second spell with the club, but certainly wasn't at his best.

Having returned to Roma for a second spell last year, the Italian tactician continues to keep them firmly in the top three in Serie A and they remain the biggest threat to breaking the dominance of Juventus.

Now in his second spell at the club, he was officially released at the end of last season but was talked back to the Midlands by new boss Paul Lambert.

Given that Klopp was credited with helping to develop his game during their time together at Dortmund, a second spell with the German tactician appeared likely if the two clubs could reach an agreement.

Lukaku already has 3 goals and 1 assist in just four appearances for Everton, having moved to the Toffees on deadline day after rejecting the chance to join West Brom for a second spell on loan.

During his second spell with the club, the Brazilian international has made 51 appearances for Conte's side, scoring three goals.

The Wales international could undoubtedly improve any of those sides if he were to move back to the Premier League for a second spell, but it's a big worry for United if they can not attract a player of his calibre.

That assessment seemed to gather pace early on in his second spell at the club, but since a 3 - 0 loss to Arsenal, Chelsea have won four Premier League games in a row and kept four consecutive clean sheets.

The result was Reading's fourth straight league defeat and left them 13th in the table ahead of Brian McDermott's anticipated return to the club for a second spell as manager.

Adebayor left the Gunners in 2009 and had spells at Manchester City, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur, while Flamini left the Emirates earlier this summer after his deal expired having returned for a second spell with the Premier League giants.

Though Barcelona were a mess back home — Louis van Gaal was embarking on his second spell in charge, which would end miserably in January — they were making fine progress in Europe, and by the time they reached the quarterfinals they were undefeated through 14 games, having won 13 of them.

Kenny Dalglish secured his first win at Liverpool boss in his second spell as Anfield boss thanks to a very comfortable win clinched off the back of a Fernando Torres brace and a Raul Meireles cracker.

Will Diarra shine in his second spell?

Arsenal could do with Ancelotti's nous, particularly in Europe where they have historically struggled under Wenger, but it's also little surprise to see Chelsea are keen on bringing him in for a second spell.

Flamini came back for his second spell at the club and we all remembered how good he played vs Man City.

Flamini rejoined Arsenal on a free transfer a couple of years ago after spending five seasons in Serie A with AC Milan and his second spell with the club has been reasonably successful and gave the boss the option of being more compact and combative in the middle instead of using the more technical Mikel Arteta.

Assuming that the Arsenal transfer rumours are right then we could soon be seeing the end of the second spell as a Gunner for the French midfielder Mathieu Flamini.

Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez hasn't ruled out a second spell in charge of the Reds ahead of Newcastle's clash with his old club on Sunday.

Defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini, in his second spell at the north London club, is set to leave the Emirates Stadium with a move back to his native France on the cards.

Another obstacle between Ancelotti, who won the league and cup double in his first season at Chelsea, and a second spell in West London is the manner of his departure, bitter according to The Times.

The Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini may have had to sit on the bench yesterday, even though Francis Coquelin was not playing, and the Frenchman may have been thinking that his second spell as an Arsenal player may not have too long to run.

For one thing, he has already overtaken his fellow Frenchman Mathieu Flamini in the pecking order and if anyone goes, it will surely be the player in his second spell at the club.

While Guus Hiddink has returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell on an interim basis, Villas - Boas has conceded that he didn't expect Mourinho to be sacked.

During his second spell at Barcelona, star striker Rivaldo insisted on his exit from the club that «Van Gaal is the main cause of my departure.

After his club career came to an end in 1966, he made his name as a manager, winning honours in both Argentina and Spain, retiring after a second spell as Real Madrid boss in 1991.

Bale has long been linked with a second spell back in the Premier League ever since leaving Tottenham for Madrid back in 2013, when he had established himself as one of the best players in this division.

Cech kept a clean sheet, as Chelsea clinched the first trophy of Mourinho's second spell at the club, but is yet to extend his current deal, which expires at the end of the season.

I am not a Chelsea fan, but seeing Drogba in his second spell still doing the business for Chelsea gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Returning for his second spell at the club, the World Cup winner helped Spurs survive a tricky season by notching nine goals in 15 appearances.

Although Drogba has tormented my Arsenal team quite severely over the years I was quite pleased when Mourinho signed him up for a second spell.

Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho went onto manage Real Madrid and Chelsea for a second spell in charge, before being appointed as Manchester United boss this summer.

Former United and Chelsea man Ray Wilkins believes Willian would be a better fit for Mourinho, who signed the Brazilian during his second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Don Balon claim Neymar is likely to be a target for Real Madrid and that that has led Mourinho to thinking Ronaldo could be lured back for a second spell in English football.