Sentences with phrase «at the squad coquelin»

Yesterday, if we look at the squad Coquelin came off and Xhaka went on.

Not exact matches

Take a good look at our squad, weaknesses are there, defensive partnership, we rely on Coquelin, we have no lethal striker.
Ramsey Wilshire Elneny xhaxa coquelin all squad players at best.
@darlingbud, u have no right to blame Wenger at all in dat game... he named a very star ng squad... I mean, we had Los aulista coquelin - DM Cazorla, Ozil and then u have Walcott and sanchez..
not me mate, your making up you own arguements, which are flawed by the way.So if Coquelin were to leave where would he go?According to you theory obviously it will be to another Champions league team, so are you saying they won't have legitimate competition in the team?Competition breeds winners, we havent had this at Arsenal in a long time and we still don't have it upfront and in dm, we sort of have it at CB with Gabriel, but until we correct this competition deficit in our squad with at least arguably WC players then we won't win the BIG trophies as usual
Also, please keep podolski, if we are going to sell any of the first team squad it should be ryo, diaby, coquelin, miquel at the front of the queue
So it would seem that Wenger is keen for him to sign an extension at least, but do any of us really think he could knock Xhaka, Ramsey, Coquelin or even Elneny out of the squad until he proves he is really back to his best.
So while the players on loan are not in the squad anymore, Wenger has been able to add the names of Giroud, Gabriel and Coquelin, while some players like the Akpom, Ox and Bellerin can be included in the B squad as they are young and have been with us for at least two years.
El Neny and Coquelin are at best squad players that should only feature in Cup games.
Arsenal's Midfield is a complete mess at the moment.The Ox has presumably had enough; Coquelin frankly isn't good enough although is currently the only combative midfielder that the Club has in its ranks; Elneny is nothing more than a «squad player»; Wilshire has regressed over the course of 3 injury ravaged years and Cazorla is unlikely to play at the same level again following on from his current injury crisis....
Arsenal's injury list is looking pretty good at the moment with both Francis Coquelin and Carl Jenkinson returning to the squad this week.
Yes we've brought through some great players, Bellerin and Coquelin being the most recent examples, but you looks at our U21 squad, they're mid table in division 2.
But we have Arteta, Flamini and Coquelin to play as defensive midfielder, if they all get injured there's not really that much you can do as manager — you can only name 25 players in your squad at the end of the day, it can't be an endless list of backups.
That and his versatility, which means he can play at right back as well, mean that Coquelin could be a useful squad player for the Gunners this season, especially if Wenger does not sign anyone else for that role before Monday night.
Having vidal and coquelin is not at all like having schneiderlin and vidal in the same squad, coquelin has plenty of rough edges to smooth in order to be a bonafide Arsenal DM.
Proof is Ancelotti still believe he can be Alonso 2.O kind of... but he would be a great catch for us... Flamini is a good squad player but if we want to go higher and fulfill our supposed ambition we need to take the next step... he will definitely go at the end, Arteta is another story as he is our captain otherwise future looks bleak for both our players... more so if Coquelin continues to improve!!
Francis Coquelin seems to have recovered after hiis slight hamstring strain at the beginning of the West Ham game and otherwise we have a good healthy squad as we get into an even more congested January which will include 3 games against Chelsea...
Coquelin's ball - winning efficiency is going to be a massive loss and we don't have anyone close to it in the squad, but there's only a handful of players in the league who can claim anywhere close to that... Monreal showcased his adaptability last season when he played at CB.
Francis Coquelin had never really broken into Arsenal's first team squad on a regular basis and it looked like he was finished at the Emirates when Wenger sent him off to Charlton on loan, but he played well at the Valley and when Aaron Ramsey got injured Wenger did the sensible thing and recalled Coquelin back to the fold.
Back then, I would look at our first team squad and see players like Sanchez, Ozil, Cech, Koscielny, Coquelin, Monreal, Cazorla, Giroud and Walcott and I would smile.
The transfer talks with Valencia over Francis Coquelin was basically confirmed when Wenger left the Frenchman out of the squad for the FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest at the weekend, so I think that the same thing will happen with Alexis this evening.
Great match ups ahead for COQ... Flamini is out at the end of the season, Arteta is good but I suspect he'll be a squad player next season a bit like Rosicky in this campaign more so if Wenger get what he wants / needs this summer; and looking at the amount we have spent the past 2 seasons it is more likely than not that a 30 - 40 million pound will be made on one player and depending on who comes now it will be a DM or CB... if it is a DM with Coquelin, Bielik whose tipped to be the next big thing we will be covered more so if one more star DM signs!!
whatever you think of ramsey... and in my books he is a decent b2b but certainly not top class... he is not going to control the area between edge of box and centre line which is what all great DMs do... nor has coquelin proved that to me... he is a guttusso type player and has improved massively in that role... not convinced it is what will take us to challenging for titles however which is why a cavalho type DM is a needed addition especially as arteta and flamini are obviously not up to the task... but have always said that wengers job is to get best out of ozil santi and wilshere who are the real creative world class strengths of this squad... they need protection behind them and options in front... at moment the real worry is that wenger will continue to use mertesakher at CB and fail to bring in quality striker... so the song remains the same... without quality DM and attacking option we will be trying to retain 3rd place and reach qf of cl
Not a good enough CDM since Gilberto left and the so called CDM's we do have, the appalling Xhaka, Coquelin and at a pinch Elneny, would not get anywhere near the squad of our top rivals.
There is also the opportunity to play an overage keeper and 3 outfield players, so players getting left out of the matchday squad like martinez, jenkinson, gibbs, coquelin, elneny and campbell could well be playing at old Trafford, Stamford Bridge, etihad in much higher profile reserve games to keep their fitness.
But when people are saying we should sign X-player who contributed well last season while playing every single game for «depth» sure, on paper it looks great, but a lot of players hit patches of form that may not necessarily be given that opportunity here, as there may be someone else in the squad who hits the ground running and contributes straight away... If Coquelin, Arteta, Flamini, Wilshere, Ramsey, AOC, Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky are all fit and firing, I think you're sorely mistaken if you think anything but a truly world - class midfielder would be looking at those names and not potentially evaluating their first - team opportunities.
Stubborn is a word that Arsenal fans have often used to describe our long serving manager so it was no great surprise to hear Arsene Wenger talking about his belief that there is enough strength in depth in the Arsenal squad to be able to cope with the injury picked up by Francis Coquelin at the weekend.
Nevertheless just look at the size of the squad, especially up front — Theo, Giroud, Alexis, Ozil, Welbeck, The Ox, Iwobi, Lucas and going a little back — Coquelin, Xhaka, Cazorla, Ramsey, Elneny.
It can't be anymore clearer that Ramsey was the 1 destroying our midfield since Elneny has been playing alongside Coquelin so he's a squad player at best.
At the end you can find yourself with a bigger squad - that is what happened with Coquelin and Bellerin last season.»
In the pictures, released on the club website Tuesday (unfortunately they are no longer available, at least to those of us without Arsenal Player) you can see the U.S. International talking with Francis Coquelin, who, along with Ju - Young Park, were the only three players training who were not in the squad Wednesday.
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