Sentences with phrase «secure the point needed»

But even if Sir Alex's men do secure the point they need on Saturday, the 69 - year - old won't get his hands on the trophy until the final day of the season, which is next Sunday when they host Blackpool at Old Trafford.
Manchester United secured the point they needed to finish second in the Premier League with a dull 0 - 0 draw at West Ham United on Thursday.

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Increasingly, businesses are turning to cloud storage for their backup needs, though some security hawks might point out that in - house magnetic tapes are still uniquely secure since they're not connected to the internet.
The need for deeper advisor awareness and understanding of the broader role Social Security claiming strategies can play in creating a secure retirement was becoming abundantly clear and it was at that point I realized a firm dedicated solely to the education of financial professionals made sense.»
Perhaps the most important practical point is the need to assure the Administration of support if it does secure agreements on nuclear tests and the reduction of arms.
Moltmann in his discussion on the doctrine of creation points out the significance of oikas, living space for our understanding of group identity He says any living thing needs a space, a boundary for its secure living; but if that boundary is absolutely sealed and closed, the living thing dies.
Then Graham pointed out that the impacts of climate change, peak oil and geopolitical instability mean that «the whole food system needs rethinking and massive effort needs to go into rebuilding the skills of our agricultural producers such that the nation can remain domestically food - secure».
However, Dunk has warned that they still need to secure points if they are to be in the top flight next season.
With Man United's win over Norwich ensuring that Arsenal still need points from our final two games to secure a Champions League place for next season, the manager must get his team selection and tactics right and with more options than usual he has a tough job on his hands, but one of those choices for me has to be Santi Cazorla in the box to box role.
Despite dominating much of the game from this point, we needed a 94th minutes penalty to secure the three points.
Despite scoring four goals, this performance from England was less than convincing, with the Three Lions definitely needing to step it up a gear should they want to secure all three points against Slovakia at Wembley on Monday.
we were awful for 60 mins and fortunate to be just one down and the good... we took a point from being decent for 30 mins all but securing third place... As for realism it's simple... There is no way a real arsenal fan could watch that performance and be confident that we will be challenging for title in 12 months time... So if that is what we want the realist fan asks what needs to change... and if we rule out the first best option... which as a realist I do... to get rid of wenger... then in our second best world it's a matter of where we need to strengthen... Sadly at the point realism breaks down because in the absence of first best option we are in the fantasy world of the cheese eating surrender monkey where 11 yr olds are zee future of zee club
All of the players involved are bound to be buzzing and with the senior sides meeting on Sunday and Arsenal needing at least a point to secure an automatic Champions League place and a win to have any chance of finishing above Tottenham again, I think that Wenger will consider using some of the winners of the final.
Overall I'm happy with a point, we only need to win one of our remaining two matches to secure 3rd spot.
I reckon we need either 6 wins or 5 wins and 3 draws to secure UCL qualification ie: 75 points.
But has the manager got a point about the negativity in the ground being the last thing the players need right now with a fight on their hands to secure a top three or at the very least a top four finish.
Going into the final day City were top of the league, ahead of United on goal difference, but with Wayne Rooney's solitary strike securing the Red Devils victory against Sunderland, Roberto Mancini's side needed three points as well.
Alvaro Morata didn't have the best of games today, as the Spanish forward misses a hatful of chances that would've given the home side a much needed three points in their fight to secure Champions League football for next season.
Particularly in the absence of Adam Lallana through injury, Redknapp has insisted that Coutinho needs to be the player to step up and help Liverpool secure all three points.
Arsenal are chasing an unlikely second place finish, needing three points as well as Tottenham to fluff their lines against already - relegated Newcastle United, otherwise only a win by 14 or more goals will secure second - place should Spurs draw.
So while the media may be praising the Gunners today for the fight, spirit and determination needed to keep pushing a strong Southampton side and grab a last minute winner, a lot of us Gooners think we should have secured the points much earlier.
But it was not to be another dark day for Louis van Gaal as Rooney flicked home a brilliant 77th - minute winner from Martial's cross to secure the Red Devils a much - needed three points.
Instead of sitting on the sidelines for the rest of the season, he needs to secure a move away from the club to play regular football, and the opportunity to become a focal point at Palermo could be the kind of setting that gets the best out of him.
Since we and Sunderland just need a point to secure 3rd and stay in premier league why don't wenger make a call to them, let have a great game by having 10 - 10 score line for the fans.
Arsenal snatched all three points from a resilient Southampton side today, with us needing to three goals to secure all three points.
Teams were ducking, diving and whatever else they needed to do to secure points in the Standings.
With arsenal still just taking the first few steps on the road to recovery after suffering the worst period the team has had to endure for many a year and setting a few unwanted records for the Arsene Wenger era, we could probably have done without this midweek game against a side that is not only the reigning Premier League champions but who are quite a bit further down their own road to redemption while still needing some points to make their survival in the top flight completely secure.
In October they went to Rome needing a point in their final qualifier, and a Paul Ince - led side secured automatic qualification with one of England's most impressive 0 - 0 draws, a festival of Hoddle-esque ball retention and control.
The pair were awarded a Tag Team Championship match on RAW for their efforts in securing victory for the red brand, and though we can already guess that New Day is going to cheat their way into retaining the belts even though they are good guys and not supposed to cheat and are way past the point of needing to move on from the belts, we can still take solace in the fact that Sheamus and Cesaro will get them eventually.
Swansea need points as they fight to secure their own Premier League future but Carvalhal says they will find it tough against a side he considers very worthy champions.
All of which means that Barcelona need 16 points from their remaining nine games to secure the title.
They need just seven points from their final six fixtures to secure their seventh title in 10 years.
For the 73 point projection to play out, Roma would need to secure 12 points in their last six matches.
However, there is something to be had from this game against West Brom; if we win then we only need two more points to secure...
Liverpool head to Craven Cottage on Wednesday full of confidence after the 5 - 1 thumping of Arsenal, while Fulham will be buoyed after Darren Bent's last gasp equaliser secured them a much needed point at Old Trafford.
Squad announcement for trip to Vigo FC Barcelona The blaugranas need seven points to secure the league title and a victory in Balaídos will bring it closer.
I note that Goodplaya made a great point about Fabianski — that he needed 20 «ordinary» games to secure no. 1 spot.
«A lot of teams around us keep drawing, losing points and there is a lot still to play for,» Jones said when asked about securing the top - four finish needed to qualify for next season's Champions League.
In order to secure a play - off place, Wales would realistically need at least four points from the games against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.
Jürgen Klopp's side visit Vicarage Road, starting a run which sees Watford travel to champions Leicester City, Everton and leaders Chelsea before hosting a Manchester City side who could need points to secure Champions League qualification o...
Mourinho will have other plans should he need to shop for a new goalkeeper, but with the likes of Sergio Romero, who has played well in the cup competitions this season, waiting in the wings, and Portuguese youngster Joel Pereira, United may well have a starting point in securing the back, should that option need to be endured.
This season, he is on course to secure the club's highest - ever points tally in the top - flight (they need another six to beat the 2012/13 season's tally), but that doesn't mean he isn't already looking to the future.
Rojo was involved in the matchday squad as an unused substitute, playing a few days later in Switzerland against Basel, a 1 - 0 defeat and the first for United in the UEFA Champions League this season, seeking Mourinho's side fail to secure their place in the knockout stages of the competition, still needing a point to do just that.
Udinese who took on Milan late on Sunday night needed just a point at home to secure their fourth position in the table and with that book a place for themselves in the play off for the Champions League for the next season.
We probably only need 18 points to secure promotion & really really can not see us not achieving a minimum of 1.5 ppg This is the time we have to back Nuno, the team & support thru THIN & thick.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce is confident to achieve the points needed to secure their stay at Top levels of English football.
We have already qualified for the Group stage but the defeat against Ajax in Netherlands means we need to secure at least a point from this match to top the Group.
England boss Gareth Southgate will be looking to secure the points that England need to win their group in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers with a game to spare.
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