Sentences with phrase «spaniard did»

The silky Spaniard didn't think twice about smashing his shot home, easing the atmosphere around the Emirates.
The Spaniard didn't train with the rest of the squad before the game against Real Madrid and could be ruled out for weeks.
Made a number of very good runs forward during the game but the Spaniard did struggle when left by Aaron Ramsey to deal with both Rose and Eriksen on his own.
The Spaniard did just that, duly depositing his first league goal since Jan. 6 to kill off the game.
Although the Spaniard didn't get the goal, it was Redknapp's team that took the lead as Ander Herrera gave the ball away in midfield and the opposition burst forward, with Georginio Wijnaldum scoring.
And although the Spaniard did not say it in this ESPN report, their poor performances must be just as worrying as their result.
«I want to be clear: Romelu is a better striker than Diego Costa and could have done the same as the Spaniard did this season.
The Spaniard did of course recently sign a new long term deal, but that won't stop some of Europe's biggest clubs from making him an offer, let's just hope he continues his fantastic rise in professional football with the Gunners.
Arsene Wenger replaced him with Mikel Arteta but you could see straight away that the Spaniard did not have the same presence and bite.
However, the focus was on Marcos Alonso early on, as the Spaniard didn't cover himself in glory in the build - up to Newcastle's goal.
The Spaniard did not come out and say it, but it seems to me like he is telling the manager that Arsenal are better off with Mustafi than we were with Mertesacker and while that is great news for the Gunners and our chances of trophy success, it is bad news for the club captain.
The Spaniard doesn't want to return to Everton, as per the report, and so while there will likely be other options available to him given his form last season and general appeal, that leaves him with one main option which is returning to Milan on a permanent basis.
So the Spaniard doesn't think that either will be going anywhere, and to be honest it would make a mockery of Wenger's pledge to keep them for this season if they left in January.
The fact Benítez is so evidently in the market for another goalkeeper suggests the Spaniard does not have complete faith in current No. 1 Darlow to continue between the sticks in the Premier League.
However, if the Spaniard does manage to pull it off, it will definitely be a noteworthy addition to his resume.

Not exact matches

The Spaniard is rather obnoxiously anti-American in his political views, but such views don't generally make it into his fiction.
Example: when we had Fabregas, young Wilshere did his best to play on Cesc's level but then when he became a starter after the Spaniard's departure he had no competition and turned average.
The last time Bellerin was out we really missed him so this could be a serious problem, dependingh on how long the Spaniard is out for, which the boss did not say.
The Spaniard simply does not seem to have the legs as we saw in the game against Boro and I feel Kieran would be better suited to play at wing - back as pace will be crucial in dealing with the likes of Sane and De Bruyne.
When Kieran Gibbs is fit and firing, the Spaniard hardly ever gets a game and, even when he does get sporadic game time here and there, the rustiness is very much palpable.
I know it sounds like a cliche (not to mention that it also implies that sometimes Arsenal DO NOT always defend together), but our little Spaniard Santi Cazorla thinks that he has found the secret to Arsenal's winning run — particularly when talking about our spectacular success over Liverpool this weekend.
The diminutive midfield magician has played in a number of roles for Arsenal and I am sure that Arsene Wenger will ask him to do so again at times, but the boss does seem to have settled on the central midfield role as the best one for the Spaniard.
Didn't have enough time to make an impact, but it is good for the Spaniard to be back on the pitch after injury troubles.
If we do get new investment and owners who actually back his decisions then I think it better to keep the Spaniard at the club rather than changing both the board and manager at the same time.
Ignoring the fact that the Spaniard is a world class coach who built one of the all - time great club sides in his short spell at Barcelona and looks to be doing the same at Bayern, his rivalry with Mourinho during their time together in La Liga was superb entertainment: a clash of personalities, a clash of philosophies — it had everything that the Ferguson - Wenger duel of old used to when the Premier League was in its hayday.
When it comes to playing the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Man City or Barcelona, Arsenal do need more power to cope and the 32 - year old Spaniard just has not got the legs.
I think it's fair to say that Nathan Eccleston isn't seen as the brightest teenage striking talent in our youth system (that's one particular Spaniard), but if we did sell him I would be very surprised if he went to Napoli.
Aaron Ramsey is back in his favoured central role but he has a lot to do to replace the skilful Spaniard in the middle.
That was ultimately what got talkSPORT pundit Danny Murphy talking about the Man Utd ace, but while he backed him on that incident and doesn't believe it was intentional, it gave him a perfect excuse to slam the Spaniard anyway.
With the scores level and more than an hour to play, the decision to send off the Spaniard was always going to have a big influence and the home team did end up winning the game with a 1 - 0 victory through a Salomon Rondon strike.
«When my agent told me I had the opportunity to come back to England, I didn't have to think too much about it, it was an easy decision and I think it will be a great experience,» the Spaniard told Norwich's official website.
But Sanchez is not blowing his own trumpet, he prefers to praise the quality of his new team - mates and especially our little Spaniard Santi Cazorla: «When I arrived at the club I didn't know the players that well, but I was really surprised by everyone's quality,» Sanchez told Arsenal.com.
Thierry Henry did not like the Spaniard occupying the same spaces on the pitch as him, and there was further bad blood when Spain manager Luis Aragones tried to motivate Reyes by slamming Henry with a racial slur.
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla picked up an injury during Sunday's 1 - 1 draw at Norwich City, but that didn't stop the Spaniard becoming to first player to make 1,000 Premier League passes this season.
The sophisticated Spaniard is yet to make an impression at Loftus Road but Real Madrid don't buy bad players and when he's settled, Granero will start to show his worth.
Jose Enrique will scrap Alberto Moreno for Liverpool's left - back spot on the pitch — but will also do everything he can to help his fellow Spaniard settle at Anfield --(Daily Star)
If you did not see Pep's former club Barcelona beat his current club Bayern Munich this week then you might not understand why, but the game highlighted the Spaniard's stubborn refusal to alter his possession based style of play and they paid a big price.
But there are still regular Arsenal transfer rumours that suggest the Spaniard could be the man to take over the hot seat when Wenger does relinquish it.
I would however be very surprised if Barcelona didn't make contact with Arsenal in the summer about a move for the Spaniard, because they still haven't found an adequate replacement for the now departed Dani Alves.
The Spaniard took the reigns at City and immediately made it clear that he was going to rely on Hart as much as his predecessor's did.
Having brought in Alberto Moreno to challenge Jose Enrique for the left - back role whilst having loaned in Spaniard Javier Manquillo to challenge John Flanagan on the right side of his defence it is entirely plausible that Liverpool could do without Johnson should an offer for his services be registered.
Kieran Gibbs is more suited to an all - out attack approach than Monreal, but, given that Arsenal don't have to chase the game from the get - go, expect the more defensive - minded Spaniard to start.
Chelsea like raiding Atletico Madrid and could do well to move for the superbly solid Juanfran to replace Ivanovic at right - back, with the experienced Spaniard proving key to his side's displays in recent times.
Suddenly Le Prof realised that he did know about Cazorla's situation, and the Spaniard had already had the operation!
They claim the next 10 days will be crucial to where the Spaniard will be playing his football next season, with Barca set to look elsewhere unless they can get the deal done in that time.
However, if the Blues don't secure a replacement to Filipe Luis, there may be no back - up to the Spaniard, and his fitness will be crucial.
The Gunners have used Mesut Ozil on the left before and doing so again would allow the super Spaniard Santi Cazorla to start again in his favoured central role.
I am especially surprised about Bellerin because in his place we have Gabriel and although the Brazilian is a good defender he does not have anything like the pace and attacking threat of the young Spaniard.
The brilliant Spaniard will be a big loss if he does not make it, even though Arsenal have strong options in Xhaka, Ramsey and Elneny, because he offers something different and is often the one to unlock a defence.
So with the Gunners struggling in midfield without the Spaniard Santi Cazorla, who is not getting any younger, the idea that Arsenal do not need a player of Wilshere's ability and class seems a bit misguided.
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