Sentences with phrase «around as his squad»

Possibilities would be: — Welbz: isn't good enough to play regularly but I'd probably keep him around as a squad player as he's a hard worker — Rambo: I'll be annoyed if he does go but he's easily replaced lol I reckon he'll sign a new contract tho.

Not exact matches

I also think we need to think about the squad as a whole and the likely impact on individuals when these names are banded around.

When the teams around you are strengthening, even if you stay with the same strong squad as the previous season, it is as good as stalling.

Cat c = Song (7 - 9m had a good season, would come back as a squad player) Krychowiak (worth around 9m his team want20m can't see us bidding more than 15m) Aranguiz (12 - 15m would be the wildcard also linked with Chelsea very good Chilean player approaching his peak)

«I think he's improving with every game and in training as well he has been great around the squad so it has been beneficial for both parties so far.»

And with the team really starting to hit form and the squad being slowly filled out as the injury list dwindles, there is a real belief and momentum around Arsenal at the minute.

As with any club around Europe though, there are still weaknesses to be addressed, with Valverde having individuals that are arguably surplus to requirements to ship out in favour of bringing in key pieces to further strengthen the squad and ensuring that they can compete on various fronts for years to come.

It seemed like the ball constantly had 6 + people around as it multiple players from both squads would swarm... This was a low scoring Game and the Goalies played very well..

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

with his attitude as if we have to be his servant, get back to Chilie and get those life values back, he is a football player, but a man first, and as a player and man, his all attitude sucks, i don't know why wenger kept him and take that shit, means we have to take it... I told yo before, get his ass on training camp, ruining all day, shut him up, keep him out of the squad, not even in bench to bring his laim superior attitude... All money he is making, he should think of Chilie street and reality for kids he was once... He is in a great city, a club that won in this league and would be in CL as every year without this type of laim ways... So, of course no one wants him around during that ceremony, not even in the room... Get real sanchez, you came from misery, benched for years by gardiola too, sell out, poor minded..

We would start Blaylock, who is having as good an all - around season as any guard in the conference, and Price, and we would leave Armstrong off the team because, as you'll see below, we want to add another forward to this squad.

We're NOT linked now with anyone else and that's a worrying thing in itself, I personally really don't think Walcott is good enough to play that striker role and I know I'll get roundly «thumbed down» for this but its how I feel about the boy he's good but NOT as good as he thinks he is and it annoys me that theres a possibility that all the toing and froing around his contract may be stopping us from signing a top notch striker (and I DO NT think Martinez is this) I do feel that AW will opt for the cheap and second rate options again and this will also include not buying a striker and putting Walcott in this role, meanwhile all our rivals will be putting strong established players into the positions where they need to bull up their squads we are not well known for doing this and its not going to happen now, which is infuriating as this is the right time to break that mould and go for it!!

If anything pundits this time around will be more vocal and critical if we don't win the league as we have a solid squad in need of few improvements to challenge.

Here we have a squad of 80 000 per week players that stroll around the park looking good looking sexy looking cool for the millions that watch them as if they were in a fashion show

However, the overriding wisdom is that the squad at White Hart Lane is neither good nor motivated enough, as has been suggested by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, so what can Pochettino do in the transfer market to change things around in January?

But, by the time January comes along, the Frenchman has a decision to make, a tough one at that, as to how he juggles around with the plethora of wingers and attacking midfielders his squad possesses.

The sooner everyone realises how important we as fans are to the team the better, we have a great squad this year and one of the things that'll hold us back is the ever so negative atmosphere around the stadium.

The plain facts are that as a squad, we have again been considerably weakened over this transfer window, with Kroenke pocketing around 50 million profit for the players already sold, including our best player, and Wenger dithering over buying anyone in, like we were already storming the league.

There is a definite upswing in the belief going around the Arsenal squad though, as reported by Sky Sports reporter Patrick Davison after he was given rare behind the scenes access to the dressing room as Arsenal prepare to face West Ham on the first game of our season.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

It does not help our nerves when our Premier League rivals are starting to throw their money around like it is going out of fashion but Le Prof seemed very relaxed as he spoke about it after arriving with the Arsenal squad in Singapore, as reported by Arsenal.com.

Conte, as per the Telegraph, has already spent around # 130M on signings such as Alvaro Morata, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Bakayoko this summer, however the Italian is growingly increasingly concerned over the club's lack of movement in the transfer market, and is worried that his squad isn't strong enough to defend their Premier League title.

It would open up around 8/9 places in the first team squad, but not even have any impact as only a handful of them are actual starters.

The Toffees have already spent around # 150m this summer on the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Michael Keane and Davy Klaassen, but it seems as though Ronald Koeman still wants one more key addition to his squad.

The fact that he has been given the captain's armband, as well as the fact that he is known to be a very strong leader within our squad, leads me to believe that his extension is more to do with his impact in and around the squad, more than the need for him as a player.

The main problem at Arsenal is that Wenger thinks his squad is perfect as it is and can compete with anyone, he is not in touch with reality or seeing what's around him.

In turn, speculation of interest from giants around Europe has never been far away, and this latest report would suggest that Barcelona could be interested in entering the race as they look to continue to strengthen their squad after selling Neymar this past summer.

The problem is his wages... it makes no sense to have a back up player on 90k - per - week... if he was cheaper maybe it woypd be ok to keep him around but as it is it is just a waste of money and squad space for someone who will actually play more than 5 games for Arsenal in a season.

Either way, suggestions that Mourinho was losing the Old Trafford dressing room were bound to start flying around, as noted by Chris Sutton in his Daily Star column, but this suggests otherwise and that things aren't reaching a breaking point between the manager and the squad as of yet.

I bet he looks around the league and sees players that don't mean as much to their squad getting paid more then he does and I'm sure he asks himself why??

So yes our first team squad will obviously be gone in 2 years, but worry not Wenger will sign an other new contract in 2 years and will be around to steady the ship and lead this great club (that will be renamed to «Arsene» sall» as part of his contract extension) to a better future.

But he scored home and away against Roma, and he stands as proof of one of the oldest adages around: if you find that your squad's a mess, your manager's inadequate and his replacement's a novice, it's very helpful to have somebody who's very good at kicking the ball in the net.

History shows we shouldn't be worried about how bringing in aWC player will affect some1 like Coquelin, having greater quality around should help him improve, an what if he get injured?many fans seem to be 4getting that one of the reasons Coquelin never had a good run in the team over the years is down to his record of injuries last season aside.The team as a whole is more important than the individual, bringing in top quality improves the squad / team, so i disagree with you, there should be no dilemma.

If as was written around Christmas that we only have 50 million to spend in the summer, is true WHY??? does Wenger either tell the board «If you don't let me improve the squad Im leaving» OR tell the public we're not competing financially and shame the board!!!

I get it, he only has a year on his contract, but still, with all ht mega $ out there now being thrown around, surely, if a club really wanted him so badly and rated him as a huge player, where are the big offers??? Perhaps other clubs would love to have him as a player, but would they want to deal with another ego in their squad?

The negativity seems to be building up as a result of this passive behaviour of the club whilst other clubs seem to moving forward, strengthening their squad, improving their playing style, creating a little momentum and feelgood energy around their clubs.

I get it, he only has a year on his contract, but still, with all the mega $ out there now being thrown around, surely, if a club really wanted him so badly and rated him as a huge player, where are the big offers??? Perhaps other clubs would love to have him as a player, but would they want to deal with another ego in their squad?

He is an important cog in this Arsenal squad, as he, with his pace, power and goal scoring ability, gives them a myriad of options to play around with.

Not so sure about Lukaku, as his stats are showing he scores very few crucial goals, but then again, he's under Mourinho and he's got a better squad around him, he might start scoring against top sides and starts scoring important goals.

After the first game of the season and being 18 points down in the third quarter and to get turn it around and get ourselves the first win of the season shows the character and togetherness as a squad and club.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

I'm not saying Wenger is perfect and I'm just as mad that he hasn't bought a DM or CB as every other fan... but the truth is he has been strengthening our squad lately, not the other way around.

«My personal ambitions are always to play as well as I can and be as professional as I can for Arsenal and obviously stay in and around the England squad as well.»

If Karius can prove himself between now and the summer, Klopp may instead invest in other areas of his squad first before trying to splash as much cash on someone like Alisson who is currently valued at around # 40million.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

They did well to keep the majority of that squad together (despite losing the influential Kante and later Drinkwater) but what appeared to be a productive transfer window last summer has yet to bear fruit as they hover around mid-table (but only four points better than ourselves).

Burnley manager Sean Dyche is said to be looking to bolster his squad over the summer as Burnley bid to stave of relegation this time around and strengthening the midfield has reportedly been seen as a priority by the 44 - year - old.

As is always the case with a club that are almost exclusively in transition between coaches and have a relatively high turnover of players in their squad, Liverpool and their fans are inundated with links to players from around the globe.

Impressive wins against Sunderland and then Everton on the final day of the season prove to be a day late and a dollar short as other results around the league leave Arsene Wenger's squad fifth in the table.

As of around 9 am today, QPR had not received an approach from Chelsea and were still planning to include Remy for the home game against Sunderland this afternoon, but he was not in their matchday squad.