If you can win titles and invest in the team and get the best out off the players
at your squad while sticking to certain values then great, however after 13 years without a title and never winning a champion's league, you can stick your values where the sun don't shine I want to see trophies
It could be our best chance for a while as well, with City and United willing to throw buckets of money
at their squads while we have the miserly Stan Kroenke unwilling to spend a cent of his own cash.
Not exact matches
While he admitted that he is indeed content with the «strong»
squad available to him and will not be signing many players to add to it, he did go on to say that he will only be looking
at world - class players to bring in to the Emirates.
While the
squad reconvened on the training pitches in recent days, Mauricio has spent the last fortnight counting down the hours to his seventh Premier League meeting with Arsenal, his eighth overall, and plotting the Gunners» downfall in Saturday's 12.30 pm kick - off
at the Emirates.
Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry seems like a player who has been on the books
at the club for a
while now, but is still yet to show enough promise to warrant him a regular position amongst the first team
squad.
The Spanish giants lost a whole host of big names from their
squad last summer as well, with Chelsea again benefitting as they brought in Diego Costa and Filipe Luis,
while Thibaut Courtois also returned to Stamford Bridge after three years on loan
at the Vicente Calderon, making him almost like a new signing as well.
Chelsea won't be able to do that, man city and Liverpool will have weaker
squads,
while LAUGH
AT UNITED, won't even be able to submit a champions league
squad!!
That isn't the only change to the
squad numbers either, with Pedro opting to wear No. 11,
while new summer signing Michy Batshuayi will don the No. 23 as he looks forward to a potentially successful first season
at Stamford Bridge.
While that in itself will be a huge disappointment for him given that he would have been desperate to impress and secure his place in the
squad heading for Russia this summer for the World Cup, it will raise concern levels
at Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp too.
While he's ruled out the possibility of moving to rivals Paris Saint - Germain, Chelsea are considered favourites
at this stage as Conte eyes important signings this summer to add strength and depth to his
squad.
I have no doubt that the pressure that Vardy is feeling now would have been far greater if he was
at arsenal and
while the financial awards, sponsorship deals and links to the english
squad would be much stronger, i feel its a decision that should be respected and not even discuss.
Having as close to a fully - fit
squad at his disposal would have been ideal for the run - in to end the year, but instead, he'll potentially have to continue to make do without Lallana for a
while longer again.
While still
at a young age James Ward - Prowse is now regarded as one of the more experienced stars in Southampton's
squad.
While the other teams had not played before either, they
at least had the benefit of watching these
squads slug it out (and figure it out)..
Given Mata's history with Mourinho
at Chelsea, it seemed as though the Spaniard would be one of the first men out the Old Trafford door,
while Blind and Bastian Schweinsteiger were also tipped to struggle to secure their place in the
squad.
The Italian coach was relieved of his duties earlier in the week, and
while some members of the Merengues
squad — including star man Cristiano Ronaldo — were against the manager's dismissal [via the Telegraph], some of the club's players may well be happy to see a change
at the top.
In one vein they praise Man U for buying a 19 year old former Monaco player for over 35m pounds
while in the other they criticize Wenger for including Adelaide in the
squad and call Oxlade
at 22 years still young.
Meanwhile, the need for defensive reinforcements
at Liverpool is obvious given their poor record this season with 42 goals conceded in 34 games,
while Everton and Tottenham are seemingly always on the look - out to strengthen their respective
squads where possible.
While they may not all be available for selection this weekend, and may even find themselves in a battle to get back into the starting line - up, the fact that Wenger will have close to a fully - fit
squad at his disposal will be a major boost for Arsenal.
While he adds quality and depth in the Gunners midfield following the departures of Mathieu Flamini, Mikel Arteta and Tomas Rosicky, Wenger will arguably be looking
at other areas of his
squad to strengthen moving forward.
At WR Team Orange gets Van Jefferson, whom everyone has been impressed by this spring (and Hammond behind him),
while the Blue
squad hoards Grimes, Cleveland, Toney, and Swain.
The 53 - year - old will naturally want to get a close look
at his
squad before too long
while simultaneously making his plans in the transfer market.
So
while the initial reaction is to laugh and point
at any notion that Chelsea are allowed to complain about their
squad, we'll humour Mourinho and take a look
at the defending Premiership champions»
squad needs:
In turn, adding De Ligt to the
squad would be a sensible move, although it raises debate from his perspective as he's perhaps better off staying
at Ajax a
while longer and benefiting from gaining experience and playing regularly.
While that seems to be an all - but done deal, AS have begun the process of assessing the
squad at Valverde's disposal when he arrives and questioning which players will stay and which are
at risk of being sold.
Given the depth and quality that Mauricio Pochettino has in his
squad, it's unlikely that he'll be desperate to hang on to the defender,
while Saints boss Claude Puel continues to look
at ways to strengthen the
squad inherited from Ronald Koeman.
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.
Wenger has been
at the centre of protests by fans, and the subject of ridicule because of the club's decision not to spend big
while their rivals seemingly invest heavily in their
squads, but this report seems to disagree that Arsene is
at fault this time around.
It's that International (boring) break time again and
while England play Estonia in a pointless game of football where the only interesting news are if Walcott is going to get that front role again, we can take a look
at how the
squad is doing since August.
The only way the
squad would be refreshed would have to follow a change of the manager, Wenger is Wenger (which IS AFC
at this point in time),
while things are as they are regarding organization and management, what you see is what you get: same ol, same ol...
The Reds have already strengthened their
squad with no less than six players but are on the lookout for a Raheem Sterling replacement,
while the lack of quality attacking players
at White Hart Lane is something manager Mauricio Pochettino must be looking to rectify this summer.
While Georgia moved up to No. 3 in most rankings after the Oregon and Kansas State losses, the BlogPoll is much kinder to the Ducks, leaving them
at No. 3 after a loss to the BlogPoll's No. 10
squad.
Both players were consequently dropped for the clash against Leicester, with the skipper on the bench,
while Fernandinho wasn't named
at all in the
squad.
While the rest of the teams in the EPL are making concrete moves and,
at the very least, putting out the feelers with potential players to boost their
squads either for right now or the summer, Arsene Wnger and the mighty AFC quibble over what amounts to pennies for a 17 year old Polish boy who may or may not be the new Patrick Viera in four years» time.
«Jack has always expressed his enjoyment
at being involved with the U21
squad, and
while I am disappointed not to have him with us for the finals I've accepted the situation.»
I watched the team warm up
at the Emirates before the Watford FA cup game last season, and
while the entire
squad were dutifully doing the correct stretches Alexis was gazing into the distance doing a few half - hearted hip wiggles.
Oxlade will likely leave as he does not really have a cemented place anywhere in the first 11 plus new signings coming in in the advanced roles, except wenger promises a place in the middle to rival ramsey, knowing that jack and santi will probably not
at all in the coming season
while mo and francis rival xhaka, which i doubt will be enough to persuade Oxlade, and knowing how fragile the England team is, talking about making the
squad for world cup, he may as well be looking
at first 11 assurances with Klopp.
As much as I would like to hate your comment above I have to agree with what you've said here I know there are a hardcore of bloggers on here that will be derisory and downright insulting (Keyboard warriors are always really tough) but unless we have the two new additions we need then we will sadly be another fourth spot contender again, its as simple as that the current
squad is nearly there but nearly there is not THERE and I hate to say it but I think its gonna be another case of Wenger stubbornly trying to convince the world he is a genius by winning things without spending much OR by lamenting the injury problems and bad refs and being desultory about big oil funded clubs
while the Club we love turns a fat profit for the board and we see no silverware
at all.
However,
while the
squad is enviably strong
at the back, in the middle, and in the fuzzy bits around the advanced edges and in the hole, where wingers and playmakers used to live but Neymar and Hulk now roam, the striking department is looking thin.
However,
while his value will only be increasing as the campaign goes on, it's now Chelsea who appear to be in a strong position as Conte looks to bolster his
squad ahead of a likely return to the Champions League next season as he looks on course to deliver a league title in his first season in charge
at Stamford Bridge.
What is scary is that the new kit is priced
at # 100 (I sh*t you not) and the club (and Puma) look set to continue milking fans
while we are yet to see tangible investment (bar Sead) in the
squad.
Jesus was in tears as he left the pitch
at Crystal Palace on New Year's Eve with a knee injury, but it looks as though he'll return in time to play his part
at the business end of the season
while also staking his claim for a place in the Brazil
squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer.
While it was widely felt that offloading contract rebel Alexis Sanchez this January could be good for morale
at the club, it seems the big money invested in keeping Ozil and adding Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan to the
squad has only done more harm than good.
The international players in the Arsenal
squad have been afforded a bit more time off to recover from their exploits this summer,
while some are even still involved
at Euro 2016.
Nationally, England fans that have abandoned the golden generation as being naught but gilt point to his crucial role in derailing
at least one major tournament and the resignation of England's best recent manager,
while those that still entertain the faint and flickering hope that the pyrite frauds might genuinely glister, just the once, despair of his turbulent, toxic presence in the
squad.
On top of that, we had
at least two of our best players leaving every season, forcing Arsene to bring in sub par replacements and rebuild our
squad each and every new season YET he still managed a top four finish
while Chelsea, Man United and later City were all strengthening.
I am proud of ev, I want him to stay because he can
at least hand us doubles
while we rebuild our
squad and resurrect our style many are mad and sad but honestly with this
squad we deserve to be 4th and struggling for cl qualification next year without CD - R dreams let us not forget that
while RM Roma Bayern, even PSG built we slept, laporta will never sign paulinho denis, gomes, vidal signed, (he would not even sign coutinho and dembele because we play possession based football where you act fast and hold onto the ball though they are not suited for that.
We could most certainly do with him in our
squad at present, with a number of stars absent,
while new signing Granit Xhaka has proven to be a liability when he is available.
they can learn but we buy such people into a standard
squad) Today ev could have asked us to press, started dembele or anything but hey we are tired that is the reason for no pressure I know there is more but this
squad should be revamped, we need a huge overhaul no mediocrity should be tolerated, I still support ev coz
while we are building he can
at least win us something I have a lot to say but this board ruined us not Ev my people say when a young girl ruins herself can she blame a poor blind man for marrying her?
Chelsea finished third in the Premier League and without a trophy, leading to several big names including David Luiz, Demba Ba and Romelu Lukaku to be sold,
while senior
squad members Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard left
at the end of their contracts.