Sentences with phrase «only as a squad»

Only as a squad player, I believe.

City may have an interest in him as well, but only as a squad player, whereas he'll be a BIG NAME SIGNING at Arsenal!

Not exact matches

Their squad is not nearly as good as ours, yet we are only 3 points in front of them.

not quite sure about the maths here... but realistically 3 1 to city if both teams put in their best... only hope is they are knackered after napoli in which case i wouldnt rule out a draw if we can keep a decent tempo... real test in the middle of the park and i would like to see wilshire start as he is the only squad member who can control a ball and look up at the same time... another xhaka ramsey routine will see us lose sadly

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

Flamin: I would rather keep him than arteta he has been a good squad player this season and always there when needed in terms of availability people have been harsh on him he only has 5yellows this season in his 20 + games so he isn't a walking yellow as people like to say.his contract is up this season but he deserves an extension he isn't even 30yet.

I don't blame him for going as he was only ever a squad player for us.

11 years later and Theo has only developed as far as a squad player for big club 3.

As reported by Sky Sports, the Scot is now saying that Arsenal do have a squad that is capable of winning the title, even though Wenger bucked the trend of panic buying and only signed Petr Cech from Chelsea to bolster the first team options.

People including you move from job to job as long as the salary and benefits are good and we all know top clubs will pay a high price for good talent hence, there are few top managers out there who wouldn't think about moving to arsenal for 8,000,000.00 plus bonus etc. you all keep saying half of the squad is out with injury hmmm who are those Ozil (hasn't been playing well since he arrived) Ramsey (was poor up to the point he got injured Wilshere (please!!!! No comment there) Diaby (only God knows where he is) Arteta (wouldn't Make a difference to the outcome).

Everyone n football and most of the same fans know Sanchez is our only player of quality, Henry said he is the only player who would get into the Spurs squad, and we play him with one hand tied behind his back on the left wing with effectively no existing central striker to worry defenders (unless you count Giroud as a central striker but I refuse to believe Giroud worries any central defender).

This means he will be one of the hottest properties in the coming transfer windows and I am sure that Wenger would be interested in yet another top - class midfield addition to the Arsenal squad, as that seems to be the only players he looks at nowadays.

Arsene Wenger is the cause of his own problems.Why did he sell Gabriel?A player who for all his mistakes has better defensive skills than Mertesacker, Holding and Chambers.I don't care about potential as I'm talking about now.I also kept saying Monreal shouldn't be played as a CB yet people here were including him in our best lineup possible when everyone is fit.This is just bizzare.Also this may be unpopular opinion but I feel Wilshere is better than Xhaka and Ramsey and only he in our squad has the intelligence to play the Santi role.

So there we are 2 places are available in the squad as we speak and pretty much only 2 players are required.

That isn't the only change to the squad numbers either, with Pedro opting to wear No. 11, while new summer signing Michy Batshuayi will don the No. 23 as he looks forward to a potentially successful first season at Stamford Bridge.

He's worth # 16 million, tops, but I hope Arsenal don't go for him as he's only of squad player quality, we badly need a proven goal scorer!

Not only will this provide a huge measuring stick for both squads as we barrel toward the Playoffs, but # 1 in the Power Rankings going forward is up for grabs and also an inside track at the # 1 Seed in the Playoffs come March.

A reduction would be rightly regarded as an insult, esp as he is the only actual Arsenal fan in the squad, something he has proved time and time again.

The Hurricanes had only won one national title (and it was an underdog run in 1983), but their dominant 1986 squad was regarded as one of the best (and most notorious) in recent college football history before suffering a stunning Fiesta Bowl upset to Penn State.

The Frenchmen may also not be concerned as he has made it clear at least during the group stage, only squad players and a couple of youngsters will be featuring in the Europa League.

If you aren't so keen on him you could say he was getting his excuses in first and didn't have the coaching ability to work with a squad that had won the league 3 years earlier and he saw spending money as the only way out.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

Team Purimetla suffered a very tough loss on Sunday night as they went down to a Team Jones squad who came into this game with only one win on their 2017 - 18 campaign.

Arsene Wenger started with Olivier Giroud as striker in that game, and took a chance of putting Alexis on as a sub, despite only being with the squad for one week.

But here he goes again making false promises as if we are on the rise, as if we have qualified for the UCL when we really not, as if with all the turmoil surrounding the club and the uncertainty in not having both Sanchez and Ozil in the squad next season isn't an issue and not only them by the way.

The fact is Chanaka Chelsea prob had the smallest squad last season in terms of big stars and only kept John Terry as a just in case.

The Pacers defense that briefly shut down Miami remains, as Frank Vogel's squad allows only 96.0 points per 100 possessions, the best in the league, but they haven't been very good offensively without Danny Granger.

We have by all accounts as better squad than Leicester and Spurs our only competition for the PL this season as it turns out, yet we are not even close with 8 games to go.

Wenger and the Arsenal hierarchy are doing nothing to fill us with excitement for the next season as fans, teams who win things with ambition the likes of Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona etc always find players to improve their squads but at Arsenal the only thing Wenger finds is new excuses as to why we are not signing world class players!

While in some instances it appeared as though it was a scrap just to bring in top names to not only improve the respective squads but also to build the popularity and strength of Chinese football as a whole, it's been claimed that Hebei have a bigger plan in mind.

It means manager Louis van Gaal will be left with somewhat of a selection headache as the only recognised striker in his squad for the clash in the Netherlands is youngster James Wilson, who is yet to start a game this season.

This of course means that when those two return to the squad the only two long term injuries we will have left is Mathieu Debuchy, who was hardly part of the first team squad anyway, and the little Spaniard Santo Cazorla, who Wenger also mentioned in today's team news as he looked chipper from his hospital bed after his operation the other day.

Andy Carroll, the Liverpool striker, was due to be named in Fabio Capello's squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley only for The FA to deem his inclusion as inappropriate because of reported misdemeanours in his private life.

The England international has only started two league games since New Years Day and is quickly being left behind as Wenger's squad continues to grow.

DENIAL that the squad remains weighed down by players who are not the right standard and are paid too much meaning that other more suitable Clubs don't want them DENIAL that the only reason Ozil is likely to sign a new contract is down to the fact that no other Club would pay him the same salary on top of any form of transfer fee (same as the «deadwood really»..

Elsewhere, Italian giants Juventus join City as the joint seventh oldest squad in Europe as the only other major side with a deficiency in youth.

We only need to add quality for ST, CB and possibly RW — and not just any player, only top top player count, especially the ST position I don't want to litter our squad with expensive panic buy which add no value to the team — Balotelli, Benteke, Bony,... I rather stick with Giroud and use Sanchez, Akpom (he deserve a chance) as backup than spending 30M on Bony

All very well buying a couple of marquee signings such as Wenger and satchel but when their former drops we see a team is only as good as it's weak links and this squad has a few!

Sam P is an example of someone who can not see the way we as fans are being treated Year after year there is another excuse of why not to spend We have to pay for the stadium There are no better players out there We would disrupt the squad by buying to many And now we have to sell first????? YOU as fans have a voice only this time don't stop after a few crappy wins Don't go to the ground don't buy merchandise and let's see if we can stop the money train

United are desperate to add more firepower to their squad in the new year, and may have the upper hand in any possible dealings as he not only has his heart set on a move to England, but his wife is currently in Manchester.

Props to Wenger for having a solid English representation in our squad, as it can only help us as a club and not to mention the English international team as we have seen from these recent internationals.

How come we all know how to fix the problem, yet Wenger doesn't as for Boulds the defensive coach he has nothing on Pat rice for tactics the problem is the people that coach and select players only select for that position not on who best to win the game, same ol same ol looking at the squad now apart from Sanches who would you buy from Arsenal that would better your team come on give me your list.

Simpson was hoping for a call - up following an injury to Nathaniel Clyne, which has left Kyle Walker as the only right - back in the England current squad.

After being picked as a surprise inclusion in Vicente del Bosque's provisional Spain squad for this summer's European Championships, Bellerin has insisted that he is only focusing on representing La Roja.

We will win fuk all with the current squad and deluded manager / board who aren't in it for the true lovers of this club but only as a business and gaining entry into an elite league with absolutely only 1 intention to make money as we will NEVER WIN IT..

The deadwood???... as if they bought themselves and gave themselves chances on the pitch to proof how deadwood they are... interestingly arsenal is i can say the only top 10 club in Europe that has been having until maybe last season, more than half of the squad as deadwood players and then one if most two players that may be considered WC and the rest average... now i had my hopes up when we bought sanchez last season but arrrrkh, pee peee here comes welbeck (man utd's deadwood)..

As for today's squad, personally, I think we only need a commanding CB and a powerful DM.

I think the main thing is he doesn't say he won't buy players, but rather he only wants to add top quality and the squad as a whole is sorted.

don, t forget it, s a team sport and you, re only as good as your squad, the players coming on from the bench will win us games for sure, remember only few seasons ago our bench was a disgrace today it, s full of quality so be supportive of all the players please.COYG!!

Next season will be tough as hell This season was our best chance to win the PL in 12 years Wenger not signing a single outfielder to strengthen the squad was ridiculously bad decision We only needed a top CF and another DM He needs to make up for it by getting a handful of WC players: CF, winger, CB and DM