Sentences with phrase «being in the squad despite»

We all know that Roy Hodgson believes that Wilshere is a special talent and is worth risking being in the squad despite his lack of game - time, but will the Euros just arrive just a little too early for our terrier - like midfielder?

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In a country where, despite U.S. rhetoric to the contrary, the death squads had never been dismantled, such actions were meant to intimidate and to sow terror.

His form for the Eagles last season could be enough to convince them to make a bid as they remain interested despite a change in manager, and it certainly looks as though he'll be desperate to move on as having been frozen out again, he'll need regular football elsewhere to secure his spot in the World Cup squad next summer.

We are used to being able to secure our top four spot without too much hassle, with Arsene Wenger managing to somehow maintain our place in the Champions League year - on - year despite the changes made to the squad, but this year will not be so easy.

It was hoped that despite the eagerness to see Xhaka in a starting role with the squad, that Coquelin's injury wouldn't be anything too serious.

Despite having only 2 FA cups to his name though, Koscielny is a modern Arsenal legend for me and my favourite player in the squad!

The Rossoneri were faltering early in the campaign under former boss Vincenzo Montella, despite the fact that they signed 11 new players last summer in a bid to rebuild the squad.

Despite our massive talented squad we have hardly looked dangerous, especially in our last two games, so let's hope that it is not a mental block (as has been suggested) when we hit November.

Despite the disappointment of eventually finishing in third place in the Premier League last season, Spurs are evidently keen to keep the same nucleus of the squad in place and build on their success last year as they currently sit with eight points from their first four games of the season leaving them just four points off top spot.

Despite this, however, it is finalists Germany who have the most nominees for the prize, with no less than four of Joachim Low's squad potentially able to secure the award with a fine performance in Sunday's final.

But we already had one of the highest wage bills in the world, despite having a squad with hardly any top quality, mostly bang average players, and we were not even paying the top wages.

Mind you, Southampton lost 8 key players plus a manager in the transfer window, they now sit fourth, 3 pts ahead of us.We can no longer use injuries as an excuse because we have always had them, and if wenger was a smart manager, he would have addressed this problem by having better squad depth, but instead he chose to send a defender out on loan despite being short in numbers at the back, foolishly chose not to sign a defender despite an array of good defenders on show at the world cup.So now who is to blame?I guess it's anyone or anything but Wenger.

Arsene Wenger started with Olivier Giroud as striker in that game, and took a chance of putting Alexis on as a sub, despite only being with the squad for one week.

Both teams have stuck with the squads that got them here, despite the fact that they're facing much different foes in this game than they did in the semifinal.

Another 90 minutes of football under Wilshere's belt and despite being left out of this week's England squad it is surely only a matter of time before we see the midfielder back in a shirt for the three lions.

Nevertheless, after performing well both in training and on match day, Blind looks as though he'll stay at Old Trafford despite Mourinho being keen on trimming his squad.

However, despite that, his future at the Santiago Bernabeu could be under threat as president Florentino Perez looks to make a dramatic overhaul of his squad in the coming months.

As for worrying about losing more, the players we shall have to worry most about are Laurent Koscielny, who has been called up despite just returning today, Olivier Giroud, who is a certain starter for France as Benzema has been omitted from the squad, and even more worryingly Alexis Sanchez, who has two more World Cup Qualifiers to play in South America.

In a latest twist, however, Mkhitaryan has not been included in United's squad for tonight's Premier League clash with Stoke City despite not being injureIn a latest twist, however, Mkhitaryan has not been included in United's squad for tonight's Premier League clash with Stoke City despite not being injurein United's squad for tonight's Premier League clash with Stoke City despite not being injured.

Despite that good start, it seems as though both are intent on continuing to strengthen their respective squads, and Pellegrini will certainly add quality and depth in midfield.

The North Londoners refused to help them on that front, despite the striker not being named in their Premier League squad.

So I am going to be the first to say «I told you so» to Wenger, after he refused to get in any new backups in the summer to relieve our already thin squad, despite knowing that Welbeck was out of the picture for the forseeable future.

An intriguing call - up by Southgate, Ashley Young is listed as a midfielder in the official squad list despite playing at left - back these days.

Chelsea have been linked with Everton right back over recent months, despite having both Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta available for that position in their first team squad.

In fact last season we finished a whopping 12 points behind Chelsea, which was almost double from the previous season, despite having a much stronger squad.

Despite Wenger's protestations that Arsenal have enough strikers already on the books, and the ongoing prediction that Danny Welbeck will be back in the squad shortly (yeah yeah), the Gunners continue to be linked with classy strikers that are at least as good as the ever - injured Englishman.

Despite his impressive term, he still remains as a squad member, and not an integral first - team option, but has been selected to start in our last two competitive matches, the Community Shield and FA Cup final both at left wing - back.

But despite the playmaker's lack of contact with the rest of the Arsenal first - team squad, head coach Arsene Wenger is still ready to drop Ozil in at the deep end in the north - east this afternoon, especially given the fact that the Frenchman saw yet more of his players suffer injuries during the recent international break.

Campbell had done well for the Gunners in the previous campaign, managing to grab important goals and assists along the way, but despite his best efforts, Campbell was still restricted to a squad player position rather than being a first teamer.

Problem with Ramsay is W * nger will play him fit in any squad despite who bad his form it.

But the one thing I will never understand is why some people refuse to believe this, it seems to me as if most people on this site may genuinely have «Stockholm syndrome», because the fact that you say «in Arsene we trust» despite the fact that the last 6 six seasons (I'm talking about the premier league only) have been a complete and utter catastrophe and in which he has done nothing but; completely ignore fans frustrations; fail to address squad needs on numerous occasions; ignored the advice from other footballing experts, and yet you still want him in a job.

Koscielny admitted that despite Arsenal's strong finishing position in the league, overall the squad was quite disappointed from the outcome of the season.

Wilshere is being touted for a spot in next summer's England squad, with the current options showing a lack of creativity, and Wenger believes he can earn that spot with Arsenal, despite claims he could pursue a move in January.

at bvb we all know what he has done yes he is struggling now that's mainly due 2 injuries & despite struggling in bundesliga they destroyed us in cl game we could have easily lost 5 - 0 (his entire squad didn't coast as much as ozil)

Klopp has shown his influence already this season, but with the benefit of an entire transfer window to mould the squad further, next season could be an exciting one for Liverpool fans despite the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League in their defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final last week.

Those same fans may now be worried after the Evening Standard reported that their centre forward is back in training again and despite not making the squad for the Champions League defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, Kane is available to face Arsenal.

Despite his bad attitude, Sanchez is still by far the best in the squad and we're selling him to Man City.

You act like those are the only signings he ever made despite the fact that a lot of the time they weren't even in the squad!

Although his time with the squad that travelled on tour was short lived, as he missed the final few friendlies due to his commitment to Germany at the Olympics, he showed the fans that despite falling off the grid a little in recent years, that he certainly still does have talent to talk about.

It was another disappointing weekend in the Premier League for arsenal and the other sides hoping to chase down the current league leaders and pip them to the title, as Chelsea won quite comfortably away to the reigning Champions Leciester City, and that was despite our hopes that the row between Costa and Conte that kept their main striker out of the squad might have a negative impact.

Serge Gnabry made his debut for Arsenal in 2012 and it seems like despite being in the squad for four years now, Gnabry has made very little progress towards becoming a first team regular.

He's also looking to keep both Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina in the squad despite Cech's arrival.

While it may seem ruthless to some, the Ligue 1 outfit have consistently failed in Europe over the last few years despite their heavy spending, and it would undoubtedly have been a huge disappointment for their owners who will expect to be a contender given the quality in the squad, particularly after the summer signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Despite AFC being one of the richest and most profitable clubs in the world, silent Stan won't spend like our direct rivals so Simeone could be the man to make the most of our current squad.

Yet, four months later, despite the two sides similarities in terms of squad depth and strength, Chelsea are nine points ahead of Arsenal and cantering to the title.

Despite his great service, it would not be surprising if new Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino saw Fonte as one who could make way in the summer, as he will look to strengthen and put his own stamp on the squad he inherited from Nigel Adkins.

The fact is that we are lucky to have these two great players and their wages, despite being the two best paid players in the squad, are nowhere near what the top players at Chelsea, Man City and Man United are pulling in.

The 22 - year - old may now be ready to test himself as part of the main Arsenal squad for next season, with the Brazilian admitting that making it in north London is his priority for the time being, despite having offers from other English sides, according to reports in ESPN Brazil.

The squad faced a lot of injury last year, but despite this, we managed to pull through and compete in two competitions last year and pull off some really good stunts, which was a fantastic high for us.»

You do not have to choose Jack Wilshere despite him being the only Gunner named in the England squad, but it would be all the sweeter had the Arsenal man helped you to win the prize wouldn't it?