Sentences with phrase «since turn of the year»

The theory is that with greater expectations comes added pressure to live up to those expectations, and after the way that the Gunners have performed since the turn of the year, the Arsenal fans and the football media are certainly expecting more from Arsene Wenger and the players this season.

Although the Czech Republic international did recently admit that he intended to leave the club in January due to restricted playing time, he has been significantly involved since the turn of the year and he did claim later that he was much happier as a result.

This writer is clearly an AKB... but bro let me tell you... since the turn of the year Arsene knows nothing... Is it my fault they cant beat Hull or Man U or Stoke Or Soton This team is unreliable and annoying to watch most times... Arsene jst need to accept this and promise they will do better rather than jst saying stupid stuffs at His pressers

They might be in a decent run of form themselves but they are not at the same level as Arsenal have been since the turn of the year.

Since the turn of the year however, Arsenal's Santi Cazorla and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho have clearly been ahead of their counterparts.

We all had such high hopes of these youngsters becoming the mainstay of our team, but the fact is that our improvement since the turn of the year has all been down to players from other countries.

Despite this, Rashford has struggled for regular game time so far in 2018, with Mourinho only giving the player substitute appearances in the Premier League since the turn of the year.

Arsenal's form since the turn of the year has left many fans of the Emirates Stadium side wondering what might have been, eight wins in their last nine Premier League fixtures helping to bring a sense of renewed optimism to the north London club, and the addition of world - class talents may help Wenger mount a genuine push for major honours.

Benteke has been transformed since the turn of the year and has found the back of the net 12 times in 14 games since Sherwood's arrival at the club in February.

Miles ahead of everyone, the stats show quite how good Tottenham starlet Harry Kane has been in 2015, with an incredible 14 goals in his last 11 games since the turn of the year.

At the same time, we still have ourselves to blame for the failure to finish so many chances since the turn of the year.

Arsenal are in their very best form, with nine wins in a row, and having beaten Manchester City, United and Liverpool since the turn of the year they have every right to believe that Chelsea will be there latest scalp at the Emirates on Sunday.

The Turk has only been eligible to play for Barca since the turn of the year and has already made 17 appearances, scoring twice and assisting four times.

Arsene Wenger and the players share this confidence and we all have good reason to do so after producing the most balanced and impressive football of any club in the Premier League since the turn of the year.

Since the turn of the year Arsenal have found a balance between defence and attack which works brilliantly, with Coquelin providing the back four with a shield which has seemed able to withstand all that has been hurled at it.

However, the Englishman has struggled to win a regular starting berth in the west Londoners» midfield so far in this campaign, with returning Chelsea head coach instead opting to go with the likes of Ramires, John Obi Mikel and now since the turn of the year, new # 21m capture from Benfica Nemanja Matic.

Nine Premier League goals since the turn of the year have guided the Gunners to seven straight wins, and made him the top flight's most lethal goalscorer.

The good outcome of that new approach is what we are now seeing since the turn of the year.

I have been supporting Arsenal since the early seventies and can honestly say now, particularly since the turn of the year, i have never ever felt so low, embarassed and ashamed to be a gooner as i am now!!

No u need to forget bout writing Articles on an already Injured player who haven't kicked a ball for Arsenal since the turn of this year.

The Frenchman did say that he was confident that the goals would come but he also admitted in an Arsenal.com report how important it was for us to head to Wembley in good form, and producing the sort of football that has seen Arsenal as the in - form team since the turn of the year.

Surely the first thing to address and probably the main reason why the Gunners have been going backwards since the turn of the year is our shocking form in front of goal.

Considering that the German play maker has only managed to provide two assists since the turn of the year, you would have to say that it is unlikely he will be breaking Henry's record this season.

In contrast, Benzema has been struggling for form since the turn of the year, scoring just three goals in his last nine games.

With the way things have been going for Arsenal since the turn of the year, it might finally be acceptable for the Arsenal fans to hear Arsene Wenger saying that the summer transfer business might be a bit quiet for the Gunners as there are no players available to sign for the right price that would actually improve the starting XI.

Adam Lallana has been in great form for Liverpool this season, while Lampard insists that Dele Alli's form since the turn of the year is enough to see him make the cut.

The pressure is on the Premier League side after a run of just one win in seven in all competitions since the turn of the year, but that didn't prevent Jurgen Klopp from making nine changes to the side that faced Southampton in midweek.

His side grabbed a first win in five league games on Saturday, 3 - 1 at Rayo Vallecano, but their form in general has been patchy since the turn of the year, with just six wins in 17 games.

Ever since the turn of the year Ozil has just capped himself with one goal and one assist.

Not only do Arsenal need to keep up the great momentum that we've had since the turn of the year, we have a massive Wembley final to think about.

Forget about the problems that Jurgen Klopp and his team have been having since the turn of the year, because it does not necessarily follow that Liverpool will be an easy team for the Gunners to face today.

Everton have struggled to cope with the added demands of playing in the Europa League on top of their normal domestic fixture - list, with a poor run of results since the turn of the year leaving them in a disappointing thirteenth place in the top flight table.

The young Arsenal winger has shot to fame with an array of impressive displays since the turn of the year.

The comfortable 2 - 0 home victory against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup was made possible by a scintillating first half which not only blew away their Championship opponents, but also illustrated just how ruthless Arsenal have become since the turn of the year.

I was torn between the two Arsenal goal scorers for who would be my Man of the Match from the hard fought win away to Man City yesterday, and I plumped for Olivier Giroud over Alexis Sanchez mainly because the Frenchman's performance was more unexpected after the struggles he has had since the turn of the year.

Even the most optimistic of Arsenal fans, and I am not sure how many of them are left after what has happened to the team since the turn of the year, will be having trouble maintaining anything more than hope about our chances of ending the wait for a Premier League title this season.

Our club have struggled to keep tabs on Premier League leaders Leicester City since the turn of the year, and Tottenham secured a cushion between themselves and the chasing pack this weekend also.

The only two away games the Gunners have lost since the turn of the year were at Man United in the Premier League, where we seem to have something of a curse or mental blockage and against a brilliant Barcelona in the Champions League.

Results have been steadily picking up for Steve Bruce and co since the turn of the year, with their tally suggesting they should be set for survival.

Alves has been eligible to speak to Premier League teams since the turn of the year, and can already be signed on a pre-contract agreement, while his agent, Dinorah Santana, has also confirmed that they intent to leave this summer.

Obertan has made just two Premier League starts since the turn of the year and Micheal Laudrup may well be keen to bring in the 23 year old to offer his Swans side more of a cutting edge up front.

We have not performed since the turn of the year consistent with a team having aspirations to win anything.

The Belgian has been in fine form since the turn of the year, and with Brad Jones still out, his place is not under threat.

Sections of Gunners supporters may be disappointed to learn that the club won't be entering a bidding war for the likes of Pogba, but their form since the turn of the year coupled with retaining the FA Cup proves they're on the cusp of something special.

Gennaro Gattuso has led the Italian giants to an 11 - game unbeaten run since the turn of the year, as they now look like the side that many expected them to be when they splashed out on 11 new players last summer.

The Gunners have lost all five of their matches on the road since the turn of the year, with this weekend's 2 - 1 loss at Newcastle the latest in a long line of embarrassments for the club.

Didier Drogba is still the exception to this rule, with Chelsea's current number 9 struggling for form since the turn of the year.

Firmino has been one of the Premier League's in - form players since the turn of the year.

So Arsene Wenger has resisted the temptation to make quite a few changes to the Arsenal starting line up that has done so well for us since the turn of the year.

However, since the turn of the year, and after being moved to his preferred number 10 position, something seems to have clicked with Cazorla, and he's probably now in the best form of his career.