Sentences with phrase «strong challenge for the title»

Any chance for a strong challenge for the title has gone.

Arsene Wenger's side failed to clinch the Premier League yet again, as after a strong challenge for the title, they stumbled in the latter stages.

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The manager will likely be given his most generous budget yet, as the club looks to assure itself of a much stronger campaign, and without a place in Europe's elite competition, they may well push for a title challenge.

With a couple more additions we really could have a very strong squad capable of challenging for the league title, especially now as Arsene has confirmed Alexis is staying & Ozil has basically said he is staying put himself.

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.

Why don't we all wake up from this sleep.the squad we have is only capable of finishing fourth nothing more.just because we finished the season strong doesn't mean we have a good enough squad to challenge for the title

While the England international has had his moments too, there is surely a stronger case to want him, or someone similar with his experience, at Anfield next season as Liverpool look to push on and challenge for the Premier League title.

Both are big names in European football and arguably look like upgrades on Rodgers, who has failed to build on a strong season that saw the club challenge for the Premier League title in 2013/14.

Do they think the squad as a whole is strong enough to challenge Chelsea and Man United for the Premier League title and to help bring an end to a five season long silverware drought?

I am not trying to absolve Arsene Wenger of all the blame for what looks like being a most frustrating Premier League title challenge for Arsenal this season, as the unfancied Leicester seem to be the ones that will make the most of the poor performances of the usual suspects Man City, Chelsea and Man United, but you have to admit that the Frenchman has had some pretty rotten luck with injury problems once again, while Claudio Ranieri has been able to name his strongest 11 players in almost every match.

Despite securing Champions league football, Arsenal will have been disappointed not to have mounted a stronger title challenge while Villa flirted with relegation for most of the season and only secured their status in the final few games.

There would probably be repercussions as our intention to challenge for titles would be questioned but I think the only way to tackle the situation is to be strong with the players.

That shows we are in a strong position to challenge for the title in the upcoming season».

The team is strong enough now to be able to challenge for the title but to actually win it and do well in Champions League, we need a world class goal scorer (either a winger or a striker depending on the plan for Walcott).

Now while that may not be a strong enough reason for the Gunners» boss to stay, would Arsenal fans trust the board to bring in a quality replacement and give him the financial firepower to build a squad capable of challenging for the title?

His words do seem as though he is of the belief that his side have a strong chance of challenging for the Premier League title next term, and also sounds an awful lot like he will be sticking around for the new campaign...

That is what i think makes the team stronger and challenge for the title.

Another strong season from Rambo could play a huge part in an Arsenal title challenge so to see him score a very well taken goal in pre-season on Saturday was very encouraging for Gooners everywhere.

You didn't refute my claim that we were challenging for the title as opposed to 4th, In fact, you yourself stated that only one team that was above us has actually improved and we have improved by adding two strong attacking players and have another player incoming.

It seems like a pretty sensible idea from a Madrid perspective, as essentially they get stronger and their rivals miss out on a player that is desperately needed for them to move forward and launch a significant challenge for the title next season.

No team wins the league without a 20 + league goals striker and a strong defence that keeps clean sheets, we can't afford anymore accidents as Wenger would put it if we want to really challenge for the title

Next up is a massive game for Arsenal away to West Ham and we really need as strong a side as possible out on the pitch for that or the late title challenge could be over before it has begun.

We fell way out the race for the Premier League title this term, and will be keen for some strong additions to assure that are back challenging again next season.

There may still be some doubt about Arsenal having the fire power to consistently score enough goals to challenge for the Premier League title this season, whether that is fair or not, but apart from that the Gunners are showing all over the pitch that we are extremely strong.

Is our squad now strong enough to challenge for the title?

If not for Manchester City's majestic form, Tottenham could have been in with a shout of a strong title challenge once again, but this is clearly no ordinary season.

Rusev had to go up against Nakamura, who needed to look good and strong heading into his WWE championship match at WrestleMania 34, and Riott was challenging Flair for her title in a similar capacity.

«Every year they come with a very strong team and are challenging for the title,» the midfielder said.

This could create confidence for next season, and the foundations that are built now could lead to a real title challenge, subject to a strong start next season, which was not seen this time around.

My strong believe come from every season we think we improved to challenge for the title then we lost players but now its a hole new ball game.

It is impossible to say for sure, but a lot of Arsenal fans have been suggesting on social media that Cazorla is a hugely important player for us and that our challenge for the EPL title would have been much stronger had he not picked up that ankle injury in October.

In turn, with Tottenham challenging for the title after reaching the FA semi-finals, it's questionable as to why Alli would leave at this stage when they're just getting stronger.

Arsenal find themselves in a strong position for a late title challenge, but know that it's going to take all they've got to overhaul the current leaders, Chelsea.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

«If you look at the end of last season Wenger said he thought the team was strong enough to challenge for the title.

Roma's fine start in this early start of season continue to give many football experts strong believe that the capital side will be Juventus» main challenge for grabbing Scudetto title this time around.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes his current squad is strong enough to challenge for the Barclays Premier League title despite suffering transf -LRB-...)

The simple answer is of course, but competition across Europe is tougher than ever with strong Italian, German, French and Spanish challenges for the title expected.

Liverpool have to improve the quality and depth of almost every key department in the summer transfer window to have a strong chance of challenging for the Premier League title next season.

Jürgen Klopp will undoubtedly be exploring his options in January in order to ensure that his side maintain their momentum after a strong start to the campaign and continue to challenge for the Premier League title.

De Gea was of a mind to leave United had Van Gaal stayed but Mourinho's appointment convinced him to stay and the former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper began the season with the strong expectation that the club would challenge for the Premier League title after signing Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly.

It did look like Arsenal could potentially challenge for the title following a strong start to the season and club legend Robert Pires has explained that the North London side's struggles have been down to the absence of injured star midfielder Santi Cazorla.

The argument from the WOB is that Wenger is not getting any younger, has failed to sustain a title challenge or compete for the biggest honours whilst, at the same time Tottenham are getting stronger.

Arsenal look really strong this season, but I reckon it's going to be next season which will be the one where they really challenge for the title.

Manchester United were in a similar position last season — three games in, three wins and it all looked rosy and nicely set - up for a strong title challenge.

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