Sentences with phrase «trophy winning side»

Not exact matches

We fought as football had taught us; convinced that the side with the better players and coaches and training had won, we came home happy champs, worried only by the fact that somewhere along the way we had misplaced the trophy.

When Arsenal loses to a top side all we hear from pundits is that the team is too weak to win any trophies.

An interesting side note, when I first talked to Sparky about it, he said, «I'm not sure why we'd want to create a trophy that we'd almost never win.»

Thomas Mueller scores twice for Joachim Low's side to deliver the Germans» fourth World Cup, and making them the first European nation to win the trophy in South America.

Let's put us fans to one side on what we think but I'm sure our top players are watching and reading all the pundits and experts on TV or Newspapers why arsenal will not win a major trophy season after season and wondering shell I stay or shal I go

Even though there is a trophy on offer, we do not really count the Community Shield as a fully competitive fixture even though both sides will be desperate to win and set a marker for the season to come, especially with both hoping to be in the frame to lift the EPL trophy next May.

The experienced World Cup winner has featured in all seven of Man United's Premier League fixtures this term and though the 30 - year - old has a lot to offer van Gaal as the Dutch manager looks to fight on multiple fronts and the having won the Champions League in 2013 and when questioned as to whether his side could win the showpiece trophy Schweinsteiger stated;

Cech is a winner and that winning mentality is so important for a side that is pushing for trophies.

Kenny Dalglish's team have already won their first trophy in six years, by beating Championship side Cardiff on penalties in the League Cup final.

An experienced player who has played his part in winning huge trophies for Barcelona, the veteran shot - stopper surely has something to offer this new - look Red Devils side with a number of inexperienced youngsters in the first - team.

Scoring goals has never been a problem for Klopp's men with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino firing them towards their objectives, but until they find a balance with the defensive side of their game, perhaps Barton makes a valid point but rather than regressing they could end up stagnating and failing to take that next step needed to win a major trophy.

schweinsteiger has captained the german national side has won basically every domestic trophy as well as the cl and central midfielders tend to play at their peak longer than strikers as their game is not based around attributes such as pace.

None of the performances so far this season have convinced me that this AFC side can win trophies this year.

Los Blancos are of course aiming to win a fourth trophy in the last five years, but they will undoubtedly face a difficult test against Jupp Heynckes» side.

I see what your saying about loyalty, but on the flip side, Sanchez is probably looking at what Wenger has achieved in the last 11 years, and he knows in his head that he'll NEVER win a major trophy at Arsenal with Wenger in charge.

We are the better side and have more chance of winning trophies.

The Argentine may have not won any trophies in the last calendar year, but he was inspirational as part of the Argentina side that got to the 2014 World Cup final.

Mancini has emphasised the importance of beating Reading today in a week which could make or break his sides chances of winning a trophy this season.

Rationale: These are both talented and underachieving sides, so I'm taking the one whose manager has won trophies in the past.

The Frenchman won the trophy last year and the year before, but his side have massively under - performed in La Liga this term and managers don't usually get too long to turn things around at the Bernabeu.

That is why Liverpool's appointment of Hodgson is a big risk as, if the Scouse side want to get back to winning trophies they need a manager that can turn a decent side into a fantastic team, as well as someone that can bring in the best players from all over the world.

So assuming things go to form, Arsenal will not have won the title but should have improved on last season's fourth place and on May 30th will run out to face a Liverpool side desperate for a trophy to rescue a disappointing campaign.

It must be very frustrating for the big stars at Arsenal to see other rival clubs signing world class additions that will help their sides challenge for major honours this season, whilst the Gunners sit back with basically the same squad that failed to win a trophy last term.

Should Spurs manage to get a deal for Balde Diao over the line before the window shuts next week, it'll give a big boost to the London side chances of winning a trophy this season, as the signing will give Pochettino's squad the depth they've been lacking these past few seasons.

Manchester City claimed the first major trophy of the season as Pep Guardiola's side comfortably beat Arsenal 3 - 0 at Wembley to win the League Cup.

I am not trying to suggest that Arsene Wenger is not too fussed about whether his Arsenal side wins major trophy honours or not, as that would be ridiculous and of course the Frenchman wants to win things.

Our side has been on the look - out for an experienced defender to add to the ranks, and Luiz would certainly fit into that category, having won numerous trophies with Paris Saint - Germain and Chelsea, as well as having played a key role in helping the Blues to win the Champions League, and would be a huge boost to our team as we look to secure a spot in the top four, whilst also being available for the Europa League.

Arsene Wenger's side went into today's game knowing that the FA Cup is their most realistic chance at winning a trophy this campaign.

The Barca legend has been with the club for over two decades, making 662 appearances for the senior side and winning countless trophies, including eight La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies.

The player also helped Barca win a good amount of silverware, as since his arrival, the La Liga side claimed a total of nine trophies, which includes the historic treble Barca managed to secure in the 2014/15 season.

England's senior side have been without a major trophy for even longer than the youth side, and this winning mentality could go a long way towards changing that.

The time to hesitate is through, sang Jim Morrison of The Doors, and if Arsenal are to break on through to the other side and actually win a Premier League title rather than the Wenger trophy of finishing in the top four Champions League places, I think the same is true for the Gunners.

So Arsenal are still the side that he would prefer to win this tight race for the EPL trophy and although the England international midfielder is set to spend the whole season with the Cherries, at least, he will soon get the chance to help the Gunners in our attempt to catch and overhaul the teams above us in the table.

Arsene Wenger has taken us on a journey from mediocrity, to greatness, through poverty, and finally we are at the other side, Arsene Wengers financial handcuffs have been removed for 2 seasons, during which time we have won 2 trophies and bought our 2 most expensive players ever, Mesut Ozil, and Alexis Sanchez, # 42million and # 35million.

Considering that this game was a must - win for many Arsenal fans, thinking that the FA Cup is definitely our best chance of a trophy this season, it was a bit surprising that he made wholesale changes to the side that struggled against Burnley last week.

Post your reasons on why Wenger is unarguably better than Klopp and Simeone and why Klopp and Simeone where cappable of building a ultra high perfomance team with a small budget achieving major trophies in the process and why Wenger in the last decade couldn't and even with a good amount of money still can't win anything important or even make arsenal look like a strong side (FA cup and community shell are not major trophies)

My first bit of silverware was in 1969, 11 or 12 years after I started going to Highbury and that was with a great Tottenham side down the road winning the first modern double plus European trophies.

Even our london rivals chelseahave won countless trophies and even city are overtaking us.Never celebrate mediocrity, losing 3 - 0 to a championship side is never good.

Luckily we are only playing a Championship side so we could still win with a weakened team, but he admits that he is desperate to win the trophy again and he feels the extra pressure of being holders.

On a brighter side this is actually the team that finished fine and with a trophy plus one WC goalie... and this is the team that had a super be pretty season and beat Mou to win a trophy.

The Arsenal side is busy finishing off their engagements in Singapore after winning the Barclays Asia Trophy.

The Portuguese tactician paid the price as his side continued to languish in the bottom half of the Premier League table, the season after winning the trophy, as difficulties with the players emerged as one of the main reasons for the decision.

Boro have not won at Arsenal since Juninho scored the only goal of a Carling Cup tie that formed part of the run that eventually culminated in Steve McClaren's side's lifting the trophy in 2004.

And he feels bad for the quality players already in the side who he feels are being let down by the Frenchman in their hopes of winning more trophies with Arsenal.

The way that Arsene Wenger has evolved his Arsenal team to play fast one - touch football to entertain the fans and bamboozle our opponents has often led to comparisons with the tikka - takka football played by an on - form Barcelona side, although we havent had the same ability to win trophies.

Arsene Wenger was clearly disappointed after seeing his Arsenal team beaten at home by a strong and determined Watford side, and not just because it destroys the chance of the Gunners winning a third FA cup trophy in a row and all the records that would have gone with it, for the club and the manager as an individual.

Arsenal went many years without having any winners in their side and as a result, we lacked the necessary mentality and blend of experience perhaps needed to win big trophies.

On the flip side, there is an argument that their most influential players could look elsewhere due to that failure to win trophies, and if top clubs from the Premier League and around Europe are willing to offer more lucrative contracts.

Arsenal wins, all of a sudden it's - «it's just a community shield», «it's not even a trophy, it's a round something», «whether you like it or not, it's a pre season friendly» If Arsenal had lost oh boy oh boy, it would be — «City beat them with their second team», «Arsenal are not ready for the league yet» I thought one of the reasons they repeatedly bashed Arsenal in comparison with city is that city has so much in depth that their second string side could beat Arsenal.

Conte will need a prolific goalscorer up front to lead his side's attack on four fronts this coming season, and he'll be hoping that Morata can be the perfect spearhead to ensure that the Blues continue to win trophies.