Sentences with phrase «as a youth player at»

Bentley started his career as a youth player at Arsenal, and for a while was thought of as one of the club's most exciting prospects, though he failed to break into the club's first team at the time due to vast competition for places from the likes of world class players such as Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg.

Having spent time as a youth player at Manchester United, he failed to find his feet at Old Trafford but his form this season has seemingly started to attract attention again.

Currently in his third season with Borussia Dortmund, the 25 - year - old began his career as a youth player at Dortmund but made his name playing for Rot Weiss Ahlen in Germany's regional leagues before being snapped up by Borussia Monchengladbach.

However, it was as a youth player at Queens Park Rangers in 2010 that he...

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Form can allow for competition and it wouldn't be so deep that Nelson is totally forced out, we would have to rely on him for things like the League Cup or early rounds of FA cup as well as injuries and a reminder to the star players that there is a hungry youth snapping at their heels for gametime.

This comes after a campaign in which he played 36 times in Serie A alone, and as a result, the player is feeling neglected at the club where he came through the youth academy.

The latest exciting talent to be coming through Barcelona's La Masia production line, Gerard Deufoleu has been a prolific goal scorer at youth level, excelling in Barca's B team for the last three seasons, as well as for Spain at Under - 16 through to Under - 21 level, earning himself the accolade of UEFA Under - 19 Golden Player in 2012.

When you consider we also have josh vickers, who can play u21 and u18 (as an overage player) plus Ryan huddart and hugo keto who can play champions youth league and u18, we may as well loan out at least 2 keepers if not 3, but only till January so that we can call back if required.

However, as Everton fans will already know, keeping hold of their best players that have come through the youth system isn't always an easy task, and Stones, at some point, will likely make his own exit from Goodison Park.

do we really have the time to buy a top player an then convert them?why not buy a ready made player?i don't see the relevance of mentioning Arteta since he was once a pivot at Barca as a youth and the fact he hasn't really been very successful converting to DM

Let's get real here.It is very unlikely that ANY professional player will ever say anything derogatory about a teammate that has just left the club.If Jack had said about Coq - «Grew up playing with him in the Youth Team and have fond memories of a player they though he had very limited ability he always gave his all.Very surprised and disappointed the club never invested in a World Class defensive midfielder that we have quite obviously been lacking for a number of seasons and would no doubt have improved the defensive weakness we have shown over a number of seasons» we would have echoed his thoughts entirely.If he had said about Theo - «A player who should have been so much better than he ended up being.He had everything needed to be a prolific player for our club but I can understand the fans frustrations with his continued lack - lustre performances and total lack of a football brain.I think this is best explained by the managers preference to play a player of such limited ability as Alex Iwobi in front of Theo pretty much says it all» we again would have all nodded our agreement.Although Jack never mentioned Alexis Sanchez I would imagine something along the lines of «If the Manager had not persisted with players with such limited ability such as Francis and Theo and instead bought the world class players needed into the club then Sanchez would still most likely be here.The fans must wonder what the hell goes on at the club as they pay fortunes for the privalage of following our club but it seems the millions generated ends up purchasing a new Texas Ranch for the Owner or in a yearly renumeration of # 9million pounds to our manager».

Just look at these players; Lacazette, Sanchez, Giroud, Ozil, Walcott, Welbeck, Iwobi, Lucas Perez, Ramsey... and I have not included any new signings as well as players in the youth ranks.

Yes, the competition level may not be as good in high school, but managing the relationships developed in five - or six - day - a-week practices is a skill that becomes even more critical in college where every player was a star at the youth level.

We have not successfully developed any youth player since Fabregas and RVP, we have spent a lot of money on good players such as Sanchez, Carzola and Ozil, but we are 6th, 33 points behind Mancity, out of the Fa, humiliated at the Carabao final, would be lucky to win the Europa, all our players (both homegrown and bought) are regressing and to sum it all up, we are playing shit.

If Crowley was to stay at Arsenal for the upcoming season, it was likely we may have seen him in the early rounds of the domestic cup competitions, but aside from that, he would've been stuck amongst the youth ranks and sadly the youth team isn't known for giving players that professional edge that they need when developing as a youngster.

The teenager is a product of the youth setup at Lille, and it's no wonder interest is high given this is the academy responsible for nurturing the recently crowned PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard, as well as Liverpool forward Divock Origi.

Our outstanding team of instructors is led by David Maley, a former San Jose Shark and Stanley Cup winner who founded Rollin» ice in 1996, as well as Travis Hawkins, a veteran professional roller hockey player who is in high demand as an instructor for youth and adults at all levels.

Wenger transfer policy is to rely on youth development and as such he maintained that no need to go all out and buy players at high price.

Hundreds of Youth Softball Players Compete at Annual Rocklin Girls Fastpitch Softball Event as Piece of the Rock...

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

As perviously noted, Rafinha struggled at times at Barcelona despite being at the La Liga club since 2006 as a youth playeAs perviously noted, Rafinha struggled at times at Barcelona despite being at the La Liga club since 2006 as a youth playeas a youth player.

i think wenger should use this summer to bring in some of the invincible players to restructure the coaching setup set up a «techical heart» at the club at the club henry is already here in some format bergkamp — striker coach silva — midfiled coach pires — winger coach jens lehman — goalkeeper coach martin keown — defence coach veiera manager of the under 21's remi garde manager of the under 19's arteta and rosicky could learn there coaching badges with veiera and garde as youth assistants overmars as director of football

The 20 year old is in real danger of falling further down the pecking order at Arsenal, especially with the introduction of more first team signings and youth players such as Jeff Reine Adelaide overtaking him.

With the Arsenal defender currently on international duty with Spain at Euro 2016, you can bet that the many Barcelona players in the squad will have been in his ear about going back to the club where he spent eight years in the youth system, just as they did a few years ago with Cesc Fabregas, even going as far as forcing him to wear a Barca shirt.

One of the latest Arsenal transfer rumours is claiming that the Spanish giants FC Barcelona are offering three of their current crop of players to the Gunners as part of the deal they want to make which would see our speedy young right back Hector Bellerin go back to Catalonia where he spent his youth in the academy at La Masia.

So apart from just spending big on players in the summer, which needs to be done, the club have to look at fixing the youth system as well.

As a matter of necessary action, the Boss MUST start a clearout in Jan window of those youths and fringe players that played yesterday at Sheffield.

An immensely popular player at West Ham, Jack Collison had signed as a seventeen year old from the Cambridge youth setup and made his Hammers debut in a game against Arsenal in January 2008.

His recent call up to the German youth set up will no doubt make the job of convincing him to switch allegiance to Nigeria difficult as most players who have represented Germany at U21 level end up in the senior team within a short period of time.

Another aspect is I think coaching, scouting and youth players are going to become more important in the near future as there seems to be less talent at the very top of the game with some clubs able to hoard talent (Chelsea loan players) and also the need to have 25 world class players in your squad rather than 15.

Players like Tyler Adams of the New York Red Bulls and Kellyn Acosta of FC Dallas are two recent examples of the MLS youth movement, as clubs seek to sign players at younger ages and give them more meaningful minutes with their seniorPlayers like Tyler Adams of the New York Red Bulls and Kellyn Acosta of FC Dallas are two recent examples of the MLS youth movement, as clubs seek to sign players at younger ages and give them more meaningful minutes with their seniorplayers at younger ages and give them more meaningful minutes with their senior teams.

Collison signed with Peterborough United this past summer (his first youth club in 1998) until finally announcing his retirement at 27 as a player today, 13 February.

Leeds looking at a quality young player should come as no surprise as their has been a renewed focus on youth and rebuilding the Academy.

As we get excited about comings and goings at the Arse, another excellent one club player from my youth has quietly slipped away into the night, after a long battle with Cancer.

The Ivorian midfielder took part in trials at Arsenal as a youth player, only to be denied a work permit.

The 29 - year - old was again one of the overage players on duty for Liverpool's youth team on Monday night as Leicester City were put to the sword at Langtree Park.

Dmitri Khomukha, former Russia Under - 21 coach, hailed Golovin as Russia's «key player» at both youth tournaments, going as far as to rate the his dynamism on the pitch as being greater than that of Russia captain Roman Shirokov.

After Ed Woodward promised United's investors that he would oversee a restructuring over how talent is brought through and developed in his quarterly call last week, as per Manchester Evening News, former midfielder Nicky Butt — one of the six famous former players who emerged into the first - team from the youth ranks in the mid-90s alongside David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville — has been appointed as the new head of the academy at their Carrington training base.

Since retiring as a player in 2013, Gattuso has enjoyed mixed fortunes as coach, with short stints at Sion in Switzerland, at Palermo and Pisa in Italy and at Greek minnows OFI Crete before joining the Milan youth setup in May.

Loftus - Cheek has represented England at Under - 16, Under - 17, Under - 19 and Under - 21 level and has won the UEFA Youth League, the Under - 21 Premier League title and the FA Youth Cup twice in 2012 and 2013 as a Chelsea youth plYouth League, the Under - 21 Premier League title and the FA Youth Cup twice in 2012 and 2013 as a Chelsea youth plYouth Cup twice in 2012 and 2013 as a Chelsea youth plyouth player.

This is a player that appeared to have a bright future as the Italian footballer was able to receive enough recognition during his time spent at the youth academy of Manchester United which allowed him to get playing time with the first - team of the Premier League despite only being 18 years old and actually managing to make an impact in the matches that he did get time on the pitch, even though he was only a youngster.

«Remember he came as a midfield player and in his youth team days I convinced him to play centre - back, he didn't want to at first but certainly did in the end and became a world - class player through that.»

The duo of Abraham and Ejaria have represented England at youth level but Nigeria is keen on luring them to play for the senior national team, owing to their fine form for their respective sides, with Ejaria now firmly established as a first team player at Liverpool while Abraham has taken the Championship by storm where he is on loan to Bristol City from Chelsea.

It is great to see players such as the Serbian taking an interest in the youth coming through the club, which will set an example amongst his peers and perhaps see the likes of McTominay, Tuanzebe and maybe even Gomes come through the ranks and prove themselves at the highest level.

As the preseason comes to an end, we're taking a quick look at Arsenal's standout youth players.

Dembele even stopped talking to one of the youth team coaches and Rennes were prepared to sell him for as little as # 1.2 m as they felt the player had no future at the club.

However, it seems clear that the club have been impressed by his work at youth level this season and it will be intriguing to see whether he becomes less hard - hitting in his analysis of Arsenal's senior players as he edges closer to the first - team set - up.

It is frustrating we have recruited well for the development side of things and not the first - team but I guess you have to look at the young players as a huge positive at the club because in recent years the youth system hasn't really been focused on.

The acquisition of talented French players, the faith in youth, the stadium move and the self - sustainable model were all things we could understand as fans and at least see how the club were trying to develop.

Mourinho could throw a couple of the youth players into the team, with Lewis Baker, Dominic Solanke and Isiah Brown mentioned at the start of the season as possibly making a couple of first team appearances.