Sentences with phrase «title challenging position»

If the two strikers can help to fire Arsenal into a title challenging position then it could well persuade Alexis to think again because trophy success is what he really wants, it seems to me.

Not exact matches

With United thus far often having to resort to playing strikers Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in wide positions, Perisic could be the final piece in Mourinho's team looking to challenge for the title this year.

I think it is cowardly that a manager of Wenger's calibre doesn't want to take on the risks, pressures and responsibilities that comes with spending big on quality players, completing the squad and having players that put you in a position to strongly (and legitimately) challenge for titles.

The Frenchman was talking this week about why he feels that Arsenal are much more prepared for this title challenge compared to other recent seasons when we have been in a good position only to see the EPL trophy slip away in the latter stages of the campaign.

We always lose the league during the transfer window: we are now in a good position to challenge for the league title next season if we make 3 quality additions; but strangely wenger and the board always find a way of stalling our progress by dithering during the window

I'm aware Chelsea conceded a fair portion of their goals after the title was already secured but their scoring at the other end dried up substantially second half of season... Just to reiterate that was without Cech or Debuchy and our much improved defensive record when the required personnel was added is a big part of my belief that we're in the position to challenge currently.

One of the biggest concerns for everyone connected with Arsenal right now is the possibility that our injury problems will have the same effect on our Premier League title challenge as they did when we were last in this position.

I have rarely seen answers how sacking the manager will improve the club's position and ability to challenge for titles.

So with Arsenal in a good position to challenge for the Premier League title and having been given a useful looking home draw with Hull City in the next round of the FA cup, we are definitely in a position to go for the treble.

But its better to put the squad in a position to challenge legitimately for the title by adding quality than just relying on Giroud's targetman ability like we have done for the past 3 seasons.

A week later however and the long overdue signings of Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi have put a smile on the faces of Arsenal fans as we can hope that they can help us stride towards a more challenging position for the league title this season.

Given our budget I would go for more affordable targets as we need have so many positions need to fill before having a title challenging team LCB / LB: Mings (Hummels a dream but unlikely, if you go for a backup, a versatile, young and English would fit the bill the most) DM: Scheiderlin — we need one who know the league so we can challenge for title as soon as possible — given our relationship with Southampton and what happened last summer, most likely we will get him.

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

Bad luck is one thing but Injuries in key positions to key players is what will cost us this season as far as a title challenge is concerned because it exposes us for the lack of depth in the squad.

Now that the Blues have finally faltered and suffered a shock defeat at home to relegation threatened Crystal Palace, Arsenal are in no position to take advantage but the team that could challenge them for the title is our north London rivals Tottenham.

OT: It looks like many of you on here believe that ST position is well equipped if walcott decide to stay and play as ST... Well let me put it like this WALCOTT is not a striker (maybe striker under study) what he has is pace and finishing that's all... we need a well established ST and not only a hot prospect... I can't see us break the like of Chelsea, RM, Barca, and Bayern with Giroud / Walcott unless we get a proper striker, all round one with good finishing and positioning with fair pace and dribbling skills... EPL title and CL challenge need that... Get real and don't overrate our players

So perhaps the Gunners can approach this big EPL game with real belief and remember that apart from the Chelsea game and the ridiculous refereeing of Mike Dean, Arsenal have not lost since the opening day and are in a good position to make a real challenge for the title.

With Pep at MC, Klopp at Liverpool, Spuds, Leicester, Chelsea, MU and perhaps West Ham, Everton challenging... We need to add at least these 4 reinforcements just to obtain a top 4 position, not to mention challenging for the PL title or Europe elite clubs.

For years it was believed that increased expenditure would finally catapult Arsenal into a position to mount a genuine title challenge.

Do agree with you though on the ST position that is Welbz, Theo and G12s to challenge eachother would rther have a winger brought in to help Sanchez and Campbell as Ox isnt reliable enough for a title challenge all on his own, injured or inconsistent is a fact with him atm!

Now if Arsene Wenger and the players can get us into a position to challenge for the BPL title, then it should be easy to persuade the little Spaniard to stay.

I would sell him without hesitation but don't see that happening... I just hope that wenger doesn't use it as excuse not to strengthen attacking options... That's what he did last summer in DM position with his silly talk of Diaby being like a new signing... it cost us challenging for the title this year and history sadly might well repeat itself with predictable consequences

There was more than a few available at the start of the window that would've reinforced the squad and put us in good position to challenge for the title.

The Gunners do not go to Anfield until March but hopefully when we do it will be in a good position to challenge for the title and with the right game plan to get at least a point, and if Wenger was as impressed by United's clever tactics as Keown we might see someone like Coquelin or Xhaka detailed with keeping their playmaker Coutinho quiet.

But we certainly need a couple of truly top players in some key positions to turn this team into a title challenging one.

From 2008 - 2013 manure and el plasticos won the titles because of the Emirates debt that kept Arsenal squad in no position to challenge for the title.

Let's get the facts straight here.He never demanded # 400,000 a week.All that is just media talk.However, I support your point of the fact that him going does not mean disaster.We've survived with far better players leaving you know.If Arsenal had replaced Van Persie the season he left we would've challenged them for the title that season.However, at that time we were financially poor and had to settle for some second rate players.Now we are in a better financial position and I expect us to be more ambitious and that involves trying as much as possible to replace any player who leaves.This doom prediction doesn't show the character of a top club.Even Chelsea won't behave like how we do if they lost Hazard.I hate the way Arsenal allows players to treat it.I actually thought only smaller clubs behaved that way.

Bookies have Lewis Hamilton has odds on favorite to retain his title however Ferrari and Sebastien Vettel are in a better position to challenge for the title this year compared to 2017.

Monreal clearly feels that there is a great team spirit and sense of togetherness in the Arsenal dressing room, with no little cliques of certain players, and he believes that this has been very beneficial and even essential to the way the Gunners have performed over the last few seasons, ending the long wait for a trophy and now getting into a great position to challenge for the big prize of the Premier League title.

That great win has put Arsenal in a great position and looking good for a proper tilt at the title but you do not need me to tell you that keeping our Chilean dynamo fit is key to us keeping up that challenge, so all eyes will be on Chile tomorrow night and all people of an Arsenal persuasion will be hoping to see Alexis rested for their next game against Peru.

But Rafa Benitez has failed to challenge Juventus for the Italian title and this season is not even in a Europa League position and so Higuain has had enough and is keen to move on.

I've noticed that he has improved his management of games from the touchline this season, but it is just not acceptable that we don't have backup for such a vital position if we are looking to challenge for major titles.

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.

But it also shows that we need at least two players for every position, so a World class striker and Defensive midfielder are needed if we want to mount a serious title challenge!

Leaving aside the basic position's basic problems — the SEC won seven straight national titles purportedly because its teams were more tested, there's a long layoff between the regular season and the Playoff, the SEC schedules an SEC - SoCon Challenge every November — the argument applies at least as well to the Pac - 12 as it does the SEC.

In 1990 — 91, Palace challenged for the English league title, eventually finishing in third place in the top tier, their highest ever league position.

«Now, especially on Sunday and during Christmas time, which we all know how difficult it is to win every single game, we need to keep that pace if we want to be in a position to challenge for the title at the end of the season.

After a positive end to the season where they finished second, many feel that Arsenal are in a good position to challenge for the title next time around.

I must admit I wouldn't have put them among the all time greats to challenge for titles but the essence of the article I understood about using marginal gains to make incremental improvements leading in progression to a higher league position I got, to be honest the team with DiCanio, Cole, Carrick, Sinclair, Lampard, Defoe etc should have been a team challenging for the upper league positions but got relegated would have been a better example to me.

However, in the context of Arsenal's hopes of challenging for the Premier League title in the coming season, a more adequate characterization of club's position...

Harvey has again masterminded an Arsenal title challenge this season, with her team in pole position to win the WSL.

However City could care less for Everton's survival cause right now, they're only interested in their relentless pursuit of Champions League football but, what with their position in the table so healthy and prominent, a title challenge now looks a realistic proposition.

A select few good players can not win titles alone, you only need to look at Liverpool's title challenge under Rodgers — even with the SAS partnership that bagged over 50 goals, there were failings that were independent of the manager, and that could have been prevented, if better players were employed in certain positions.

With the skills from Pedro and Depay on the wings, and Rooney down the middle as a lone striker, Manchester United's attacking flair could put them in a position for a title challenge in the Premier League and perhaps even in the Champions League.

This is a big one for the Blaugrana, who could reach seven consecutive wins to start the league season and establish their position as the alpha dog of the title race before the real challenges begin.

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.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District supports a ESEA reauthorization bill that provides school districts the flexibility and resources needed to respond to the educational challenges in local communities, and provides greater local flexibility in the use of ESEA funding for Titles I, II and III as states and school districts are in the best position to make spending decisions to facilitate local innovation and student achievement, without placing undue burdens on districts that would adversely impact effective governance; and

«The competition challenged our position, but when the dust settled we were able to claim the title once again.

In 2015, the sensational Pirelli World Challenge competition saw nine different auto manufacturers finishing in the final 11 point positions in the GT category as well as series manufacturer titles going to Porsche (GT), Ford (GTS), Mazda (TC) and Honda (TCA).

However, figuring out who the library supervisor is in a given district can be a real challenge because of the multiplicity of titles under which the position exists.