Sentences with phrase «top than all of our rivals»

Just a couple of years ago we spent more time on the top than any of our rivals and more than most of them put together but ended up having to see Man City lift the EPL trophy having enjoyed a late surge.

Not exact matches

The new media darling launched to the top of this year's readers» choice poll with a total of nearly 750 votes, far outpacing Etsy, its closest rival, with more than 330 votes.

Goldman Sachs ranks top for ECM volumes, meaning it has worked on a higher value of equity deals than any of its rivals.

As industry job cuts top 200,000 worldwide, Exxon has kept its 75,300 - strong workforce intact with none of the sweeping layoffs seen at other oil companies, including its biggest U.S. rival Chevron Corp. «Exxon is just stronger financially than anyone else out there,» Brian Youngberg, an analyst at Edward Jones & Co. in St. Louis, said in an interview.

A top four place is almost guaranteed, but Jurgen Klopp's men would love nothing more than to finish second at the expense of rivals, Manchester Utd, who are four points ahead.

Our club has finished in the top - four for the last 20 seasons, despite spending considerably less than their rivals for some time, and we have one of (if not the) best stadium / s in England.

Less than a week after Minnesota topped Green Bay to earn a playoff berth, the two NFC North rivals tango in the Wild Card round of the NFC playoffs.

Not only do the Gunners need to banish the painful memories of last season, we badly need the three points in order to close to within just a game of our top four rivals Man United and to keep the gap to the top no bigger than 10 points.

Now we are entering December, and the Arsenal starting XI have played 5 intense midweek games less than every single other rival in the Top Six, as all of them have had tough Champions League matches to contend with.

So even though Arsenal finish the calendar year of 2015 on top of the Premier League table, and having won more points over that 12 month period than any of our rivals, and are favourites for the title, the likes of Jamie Carragher can not help themselves in watering down any praise.

That result leaves Brendan Rodgers» side seven points behind their fiercest rivals and will be fully aware that anything less than a victory against the Blues Chelsea would almost certainly end any chance of a top - four finish because of their inferior goal difference.

Arsenal record in the first half of the season against the Top 6 has been abysmal other than the victory over Chelsea, so it may be a tall order to expect them to beat all our rivals, but we do still have hope.

After last season when Arsenal spent much longer at the top of the Premier League table than any of our big rivals, only faltering in the second half of the season as the injury list ground us down, expectations were naturally high going into this campaign.

This summer our club only brought in two players to our first - team squad, a return far lower than any of our rivals, but it was us who needed the most improvements after finishing outside the top - four for the first time since Arsene Wenger joined in 1996.

Yes we are rivals to Tottenham but can't we just concentrate on our team and leave theirs alone, our days of celebrating our team being ahead of them in 4th rather than how we remain in 4th over the years is part of our problem now, I remember the season Leicester won the league we fans were celebrating that we came second and topped Tottenham instead of getting angry that Leicester won the league but see what happened the next season and now?

Arsenal do in fact have more reason than our rivals to hope for Spurs to at least get something from the game because a Chelsea win would beat our own EPL record of 13 straight wins as well as keeping them well clear at the top.

I also tend to look at the 4 main rivals for the top 4 places (CFC, MU, MCFC and L'Pool) rather than throw in the constantly changing 6th and 7th place teams that seem to change every season when I think of «big» matches.

Arsenal spent more time than any of our EPL rivals on top of the table and had it not been for unlucky injury blows to big players at key periods of the campaign I reckon we would have done it.

It was just a couple of years ago when Arsenal spent a lot more time at the top of the Premier League table than any of our rivals but we seemed to crumble when the business end of things began.

However, these reports may suggest a deal is closer than is actually the case, with Kluivert claiming he'd be open to playing for a number of other top clubs, including United's Premier League rivals.

Having seen a number of their top rivals crash out of the competition on Saturday, Arsenal will be more confident than ever of retaining the FA Cup.

Jurgen Klopp's side have played a game more than their top - four rivals and can move into second place ahead of bitter rivals, Manchester Utd, with a win at Selhurst Park.

If the top players are tempted to China then I think it could help Arsenal compete with the big spending clubs here, as the players after the really big money will be over there rather than playing for one of our EPL rivals.

I agree with you the players need some heat to perform to theor abilities and stop wasting created opportunities to kill games and or hold onto leads and i agree they need some heat to kick em in the arse to prevent them from under performing against milan but milan isnt city or chelsea but we need to beat them to get far in competition but i do nt think the players missing chances this year is whole heartey down to the manager and we need to finish out the year strong but with cazorla comong back and strengthening some spots in off season and now praying we finally have jack back this squad looks dangerous next year and wenger will have a good year with arsenal next year cazorla and another player will take time off xhaka and or put more pressure on him to perform but we have had success in recent seasons barley missing out on top four last year with highest points to ever miss out yes they need heat to perform strong rest of year but it is not wengers time to go yet be needs another season and if these two years are falling off we have done better than are rivals in are tough years

And our defence last season was one of the main reasons why the Gunners managed to spend a lot more time on top of the Premier League table than any of our rivals, although we were not there when it mattered.

Earlier than expected exits from the League Cup and Champions League were undoubtedly disappointing setbacks, while they haven't been able to keep up the pace set by rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil come in for a combined # 74 Million, but that has still been dwarfed by our rivals, and our club has still been more subtle in the market than the remainder of the top six.

If these players happen to be as good as some of their stats suggest than they can help these low - to - mid table teams get points off Chelsea's top - of - the - table rivals.

They've thrown money at the two biggest weaknesses from last year, and their attacking depth rivals any team in the world: Kevin De Bruyne had six goals and 18 assists last season; David Silva has lost his hair, but he has retained the vision that makes him one of the top final - third locksmiths on the continent; Leroy Sané's smooth movement makes it look like he's playing on a pool table whenever the ball is at his feet; Raheem Sterling is closer to superstardom than anyone's willing to admit; new signing Bernardo Silva can create chances from anywhere on the field; and Gabriel Jesus averaged 1.6 goals - plus - assists per 90 minutes as a 19 - year - old last season.

United have spent more than # 250 million under Van Gaal but are at risk of missing out on a top - four finish, with the 20 - time champions currently fifth in the table, one point behind rivals Manchester City in fourth.

Erratic results against the league's lesser lights plagued Liverpool's 2016 — 17 campaign (they conceded twice or more to non-top-six rivals on 10 occasions), but since conceding twice in a 3 - 2 victory over Leicester in late September, Liverpool haven't conceded more than one goal against a team outside of the top six.

De Gea tops the charts for clean sheets with 15, one ahead of his rival, and has produced a series of excellent displays, despite it being a less - than - vintage year for Manchester United.

There have also been recent whispers of a shock move for Alexis Sanchez — but it's hard to imagine Arsenal selling to a top four rival, which Liverpool are to them now far more than runaway title aspirants Manchester City.

Liverpool have had more injuries than any of their top - six rivals this season, despite not having any European football to contend with.

With less than three weeks to go until the Democratic primary for Rep. Charles Rangel's seat in Congress, he and his top rival, Sen. Adriano Espaillat, courted voters by promising to bring sorely needed jobs to the struggling Harlem and Bronx neighborhoods that make up much of their district.

But as seen last night in her second - place showing in what will be a run - off for the top job, Gruel's negative campaigning against distant rival Jan Perry as well as her overall reputation for being more talk than action ended up playing into the hands of Eric Garcetti, who won the most votes last night.

After five days and more than 2800 miles, most of them with the top down, we're both tanned red enough to rival a beet.

But here's what's really great about this roof: folding - hard - top rivals such as the BMW Z4 and the Mercedes - Benz SLK insist that you come to a stop before the roof can be lowered, whereas the Boxster will bound along at speeds of more than 30 mph and still bare all.

At the top end it runs out of puff sooner than obvious rivals, the red line is set at 6200rpm and its easy to inadvertently find the limiter if you're trying to change your own gears.

The tall and narrow stance hints at a perched, top - heavy feeling that never materialises out on the road, yet the 2 still feels fleet of foot rather than reluctant and leaden like some of its rivals.

Mazda Australia has made no secret of its desire for a top - shelf CX - 5 powered by the CX - 9's 170kW / 420Nm turbo engine, but even without a direct rival for Volkswagen's Tiguan 162TSI Highline, it expects the expanded CX - 5 range to be even more popular than the original.

But bear in mind that in this regard the Rapide is no worse than any of the range - topping rivals we've already mentioned.

Like some of the other top rated hybrid cars, the new Volt looks and drives more like a regular car, performance is respectable for an economy vehicle, and it handles better than most of its rivals.

According to Chevrolet, the new Z06 is reputed to deliver «faster lap times» than the outgoing range - topping 2013 Corvette ZR1 - a car capable of lapping the Nürburgring in 7:19.63, quicker than many more costly rivals.

The Maruti Celerio AMT is the only direct rival to the Tiago AMT in the segment and is available in a choice of trim levels, with the top trim also cheaper than the Tiago's by around Rs 14,000.

With expected widespread use of lightweight composites like carbon - fibre, the direct rival for Tesla's upcoming Model X SUV is expected to hit 100km / h in less than four seconds and a top speed limited to 250km / h.

F - Pace in SVR flavor has more horsepower than any comparably sized rival, thanks to a supercharged 5.0 - liter V8 engine with 550 hp and 680 Nm torque; it can catapult itself to 100 km / h in 4.3 seconds, hitting a top speed of 283 km / h (176 mph).

In terms of safety, we feel Renault should have offered more than two airbags as its rivals offer as many as six in their top variants.

The top variant of the diesel Zest is again cheaper than rivals and it will be a good choice for buyers.

While the menu interface is slower than some of the systems from top rivals, the standard InControl Apps suite is one of its best features, allowing users to connect their Apple or Android smartphone so that certain apps look the same on the touchscreen as on the mobile device.