Sentences with phrase «side challenging at the top»

On joining Liverpool, Coutinho was a player who seemed to thrive against the teams in the bottom two thirds of the table, but could struggle against the sides challenging at the top.

Not exact matches

Liverpool's attack has been superb for so much of this season so tightening up at the back with a new top class «keeper could be just what's needed to ensure Jurgen Klopp's side can mount a stronger challenge for the Premier League title next season.

However having seen the club's top talents, Victor Wanyama and Gary Hooper, leave the club in the summer he may feel that his side will always be used by players as a stepping stone and may also feel that the «challenge» of winning the domestic title is somewhat unfulfilling and could therefore be open to a possible move to the Premier League at some juncture.

In the three years that he's been at the club, Pochettino has transformed them into a potential top - four team into a side that has challenged for the Premier League title for long periods in both the last two seasons.

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.

Maybe if Zlatan was as deadly in front of goal, he would have fired his side to challenge Chelsea at the top of the table, and not simply be hoping he can help his side to win the mickey mouse cup and finish fourth.

We are right on the cusp of being a side that REALLY can challenge but the smoke and mirrors approach will leave us wanting again next year and that is the way it always will be until there's a change at the top.

-- we don't play the best football — we don't have the best attack — we don't have the best defense (bottom 5 actually)-- we are not a title challenging side — we are not even top 4 side anymore — we don't have the best atmosphere at our stadium (if not the worst)-- we have the second highest paid manager IN THE WORLD — 8th highest wage bill in football IN THE WORLD — most expensive tickets in Europe

Hazard has backed up his promise to challenge for the crown of being named the best player on the planet with a simply sublime season, and he can lay claim to winning his side 11 points single - handedly this term — more than their current 10 - point gap at the top.

On one hand qualifying for Europe was more than what the fans expected at the start of the season but, on the other, this is an Irons» side that was challenging for the top four for most of the campaign.

Wolves lead the way at the top, holding an eight point advantage over the Robins, but City are definitely a side on the up and with home advantage, can throw down a serious challenge.

The challenge for Stöger was to steady the ship and then direct it back into the safe waters of the top four — the title at this point was gone with Jupp Heynckes» return to Bayern catapulting the side to the top of the division.

Having been tipped to challenge at the top end of the table, Ronald Koeman's side have been a major disappointment and odds of 33/1 to be relegated could look generous if they fail to improve.

It is certainly far too early in the season to realistically talk about any side as potential champions but there is no doubt that a win like this in a match that started so badly is exactly the type of result that can see you challenge at the very top of the table.

Another player who is still a fixture at Athletic Club, Susaeta — like every other footballer Bielsa depended upon — not only had the ability to make things happen in the final third as a more advanced player but could also mix it up in the challenges to win the ball and up the energy levels to keep his side on top of the opposition.

Shoulder Tightness: For those with shoulder tightness, taking the top arm overhead in line with your side body can be challenging at first.

With both turbocharged Kia Racing Optimas having scored hard - fought top - ten finishes at the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Kia Racing team had just three days in their Buford, Ga., shop to prepare the No. 36 DonorsChoose.org and No. 38 B.R.A.K.E.S. machines before making the long haul west to another ocean - side street circuit, this time the legendary 1.968 - mile, 11 - turn concrete canyon in Long Beach, Calif..