Sentences with phrase «vermaelen left»

Vermaelen left Arsenal for Barcelona on a high but he could not hold down a shirt at the Nou Camp.

Thomas Vermaelen left for one single reason, in the end he did not get the number of games and he is a top - quality player.

With Samuel Umtiti now out injured with a hamstring problem that is expected to keep him sidelined for many weeks still, coupled with the report noting that Javier Mascherano is most likely China bound in January, there is a real lack of quality and depth at the back with Gerard Pique and Thomas Vermaelen left as the only options.

So we did not buy a CB when Vermaelen left and lost our chance early in the season.

Last year Vermaelen left, we didn't buy a replacement because the club was too cheap to buy one.

Isn't that why vermaelen left in the first place?

The old man will not listen to anyone, he does not care really about the feelings of his players, Vermaelen left Arsenal without a regret.The guy consider himself a winner because he gets each yeay the Cl place, so mediocre minded.

We loaned off Jenkison and sold Vermaelen leaving us thin defensively.

Having seen Thomas Vermaelen leave for Barcelona Arsene Wenger has been linked with a number of potential defensive signings and now the Metro reports on Arsenal's apparent push to land Greek international Kostas Manolas.

Arsenal fans were sad to see Vermaelen leave, but a potential loan deal in January would make sense for both parties; Vermaelen would be able to get much - needed game time under his belt when he returns from injury, while Arsenal would greatly benefit from having a good quality defender who can lead from example and knows what it takes to play in the Premier League.

Then he let Vermaelen leave and loaned Jenkinson.

We have been ripping through captains of late, with Fabregas, Van Persie and Tomas Vermaelen all leaving the club.

Arsene Wenger has already confirmed that should Vermaelen leave, a replacement centre - back would be brought in, but whom?

Wenger splashed # 72million on five major signings but did not sign a centre - back with Thomas Vermaelen leaving nor a defensive midfielder.

Should Thomas Vermaelen leave this summer for regular football, the BFG should be the club captain.

Not exact matches

Arsenal should sign Thomas Vermaelen's replacement as soon as possible, and if possible a left back since Gibbs is always injured.

Our last captain Thomas Vermaelen also left in recent years, and Xhaka could play a big role for our side, although I have no doubt that he will not take the armband for the new season.

Yes he can he is a def mid / left fullback but also plays centre back as good as vermaelen.

Arsenal are reportedly keen on taking former defender Thomas Vermaelen back, two years after he left the club for Barcelona.

Before him we had Thomas Vermaelen for two seasons, who left to join Barcelona respectively, but when you look back to the likes of Tony Adams and Patrick Vieira, it really highlights what we are lacking in.

Every Arsenal fan was left bamboozled this summer when Arsene Wenger allowed Thomas Vermaelen to leave (and Carl Jenkinson to go out on loan) but failed to bring in adequate replacements.

Despite this, after selling Vermaelen for around # 15 million, he left it too late, with apparent last minute enquiry for centre backs such as Matija Nastasic and Virgil van Dijk not materialising into bids.

23 year old Antwerp born defender Toby Alderweireld forged a good partnership with Jan Vertonghen, filling the void left by Thomas Vermaelen's departure for Arsenal and he is a player Ajax boss Frank de Boer will not want to lose.

Belgian international Vermaelen has been left to warm the bench for the best part of a year and is said to have told Wenger he wants to seek a move away at the end of the current campaign.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will allow Thomas Vermaelen to leave in the summer but only once he has brought in a central defensive addition to offer back - up to first choice pair Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker.

Defensive midfield Arteta, flamini, coqulan To get a top def mid we would have needed to get rid of flamini n coqulan who would be ideal for the emergency left back role vermaelen played.

Thomas Vermaelen was allowed to leave for Barcelona without Wenger signing any defensive cover, and going into the season with only two recognized center backs is just asking for trouble.

Phillippe Senderos left in the summer and Vermaelen was having a long - term injury, the only experienced cover we had at the back was Johan Djourou and Sebastien Squillaci.

yes: we bought enough to cover who left (vermaelen doesn't count since he was and is injured) but we didn't buy critical pieces: wenger always just comes up a bit short in the trading window.

But, the protracted delay by the 33 - year - old in signing the contract gave rise to suspicions that Arteta would be following the curse of Fabregas, Van Persie and Vermaelen who were allowed to leave despite being the club captain..

Honestly, at times Wenger has surprised us (ie mid summer: Sanchez, Chambers, Ospina, Debuchy) and most of the time disappointed us (end of summer: not getting a defender to replace Vermaelen, loaning off Jenkison and leaving us with depleted defense, getting Welbeck instead of WC striker while he was in Rome on transfer deadline day, getting players like Kim Kallstrom, Squillaci, Silvestre, etc..)

Furthermore, Wenger didn't help not replacing Vermaelen and loaning off Jenkison leaving us with a very thin defense.

The minimum Wenger should be able to spend this summer is # 70m, plus the Vela sale, Fabregas sell on fee, Vermaelen fee, we've spent around # 60m, we should have quite a lot left in the bank.

Vermaelen, RVP, Fab, Henry all left rather quickly after getting the role.

With an inexperienced Yerry Mina and an ageing stalwart in Thomas Vermaelen as back - up options, it will be a setback if he leaves, and as per this report, not even Messi has been able to to persuade either to stay for now.

His secondary position is left back making him the ideal vermaelen replacement.

The injury suffered by Samuel Umtiti will undoubtedly complicate matters and a January signing may be needed to provide cover as Valverde will have to rely on Thomas Vermaelen and Javier Mascherano, the latter of whom wants to leave as per Sport.

Apparently the 100M GBP went up to 130 after cashing in on Vela, Fabregas and Vermaelen, leaving our summer spending of approximately 80M incredibly 50M under budget.

Chambers could be a replacement for Jenkinson and / or Vermaelen, which still leaves us wanting a 4th centreback.

While he's currently sidelined with an injury, it has raised alarm bells over the lack of quality and depth that Barcelona possess in that department with Thomas Vermaelen or Javier Mascherano the only options to step in and partner Gerard Pique, and so Ernesto Valverde will surely have no desire whatsoever to see Umtiti leave.

Vermaelen did OK as a left back.

So anyone who might think Wenger was mistaken to allow the defender to leave because of our own defensive injury problems, at least we now know that Vermaelen would not have been available anyway.

Thierry Henry — Arsenal Captain leaves for Barcelona Cesc Fabregas — Arsenal Captain leaves for Barcelona Thomas Vermaelen — Arsenal Captain leaves for Barcelona Do you think Wenger chose Arteta with this in mind?

Also he is not nearly as good as Vermaelen and Vertonghen were when they left Ajax.

Thomas Vermaelen's departure from the Emirates has left the void for another possible addition in the heart of Arsenal's defence.

«I will replace (vermaelen) if he leaves»...... BullSh + t....

He also plays left back on occasions making him the perfect vermaelen replacement.

Vermaelen would slot in perfectly alongside Per Mertesacker, or even fill in at left back if Kieron Gibbs or Nacho Monreal were injured or suspended.

But a lot of that was down to the excellent partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny and the departures of Thomas Vermaelen and Bacary Sagna have left that the Gunners seriously short of cover.

Vermaelen has also endured a tough time at the Nou Camp since leaving Arsenal previously, with an injury soon after arriving in Spain ruling him out for a large period, and he has failed to break into their first - team plans since his return to fitness.