Sentences with phrase «calibre of players at»

When Klopp was hired, many predicted Lallana and Lovren would be among those to shine under the German tactician due to his previous efforts with a similar calibre of players at Borussia Dortmund.

With the calibre of players at the club, Zola should have been more strategic in tweaking things up.

Not exact matches

People love the «we had no money» argument for the last decade, but you forget the calibre of player we had at the club (RVP, Ade, Eduardo, Fab, Nasri, Song etc).

These factors would make a move for a player of Benzema's calibre seem sensible, but Wenger has suggested nothing is happening at the moment, despite the speculation.

I never took Wenger's words for it regarding the Sanchez situation because one way he is a business man and needs to put it out that he won't sell so that he can get a higher price for him, on the other hand there is arrogance and pride at stake where he will not be allowed to look a fool having a player on his team, especially one of Sanchez's calibre, to want to abandon ship.

When you look at the transfer market today, the fact that you can keep a player of that calibre is of course good news.

I don't know about you but for me the sensible approach I would take is to ensure that when injuries occur you have players of an adequate calibre who could come in do a decent enough job... With the greatest of respect to our players, when I look at players like Arteta, Rosicky, Flamini and Iwobi, I see two people past their prime another a loose cannon and the latter still learning the game.

He is just a mediocre player, on pair with Ramsey or Walcott.Sell them all, including Gibbs, Ox and all the British players we have.They are all mediocre at best.Other than fight in the bars, facebook posting and tattoos, what other things recommend Wilshere for attention?I hope he is not coming back and remains to Bournemouth - a team of his calibre.

Though clearly Man United and Liverpool are arch rivals Old Trafford supporters could hardly blame Berbatov for looking at a move to a club where first team chances would be more forthcoming and likewise fans of the Anfield side will surely welcome the addition of a player of his calibre.

It may be that after their slow start to the season, Liverpool have been forced to accept that they can not possibly persuade a player of Coutinho's calibre to carry on at Anfield.

The decision to stay came as a shock for many, who after seeing a mass exodus of key players during the summer believed that there would be little to keep a player of his calibre at the club, and the player himself was widely reported to be keen on moving to North London also.

If Arsenal really could get a player of his calibre for just # 15m then Wenger should jump at the chance and secure his signature as quickly as possible!

To get the best from the player and play to his strengths it would be so beneficial to both the team and Ramsey if he had the protection of a top class CDM.He does his fair share of defensive work but it's not his natural game.He has never had the luxury of a top CDM in all his time at the club for the simple reason Wenger thought players of the calibre like Song Denilson Flamini Coquelin And now Xhaka were the answer and has been continually proved wrong.

You only named mediocre players, decent at best.Exactly «the Arsenal calibre»... sad days... we can only dream about the recent past when crowds of world class players lined up to play for us.Can you imagine players of the stature of Henry, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljundberg, Reyes, Vieira, Overmars, Kanu, Anelka, Gilberto, Petit... joining Arsenal in today days?The Europe and world's cream of the cream was playing for our beloved team.Half of the team was world champion, the other half was European champion... so many stars, it was hard to chose a favorite player.Us... beating the mighty Real Madrid at Bernabeu with easy... try that today.Winning the title with a victory at Old Trafford - easy task... compare that with the 8 - 2 shame.So, when the recent memories bring an army of stars in front of your eyes... you are talking about... Willian, Sturridge and... Solanke?What a laughing stock we are, how embarrassing everything is!

Look at Liverpool and Tottenham, they do nt have players of Arsenal calibre.

Aubameyang and Lacazette, regardless of current form, are top players that many of Europe's elite would have signed, and so the last place they would want to end up is at a club where the manager is of the calibre of Eddie Howe, with no disrespect intended.

Its a miracle (basically Wenger) that he has had that spot as his own for 3 years given the calibre of players (Henry, RVP, Adebayor) that had that spot for Arsenal at the top of their game.

We would probably need more players of the calibre of those mentioned to have shot at the UCL but that is a different story for me — I want this team to walk before it can run and win the PL first.

The calibres of players in a team determines competition for silverware, we only have decent and good players in the team while some are even mediocre, the top players there are few, with crop of players we are parading presently, they can't take us far at the competitive level.

Arsenal should be beating teams like West Ham with the calibre of players they have at their disposal, and a manager with more experience than most.

But looking at the calibre of players we already have, we should be top of the league.

But where you and I don't see eye to eye is when you mention players of the Sterling calibre to be brought in at the expense of us losing Theo when Theo's productivity and input to our team and tactic has shown far more positive results than Sterling.

They were comfortably ahead of Lokomotiv last season and in my opinion on paper possess a higher calibre of player, yet veteran Lokomotiv coach Yuri Semin is getting the best out of the squad at his disposal at present, whereas Shalimov is doing the exact opposite.

I felt quite deflated at our performance, but realistically it is not a competitive game when we are playing against a team who can have a player of the calibre of Aguero sitting on the bench (well, padded seat).

The Baggies were not best pleased with his stint at The Hawthorns, which is worrying considering the usual calibre of player there.

It is a sign of the strength in goalkeeping position at Old Trafford that a player of the calibre of Johnstone has no future at the club.

Whilst he has exploded out of the traps this term, he needs time to learn what it means to be a player of the highest calibre with Forest, before moving to another club to assume the same role at a higher level.

Those pair of costly slip up should be a wake up call to the players, that no game is ever done and dusted and that complacency at any minute in the game can, and so often is, punished at this level, although you would expect better from a side boasting more Premier League calibre and know - how as Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.

It should be simple for Spurs, a team boasting far more creative options and an embarrassment of attacking riches in comparison to Blackpool — who have players of genuine Premiership calibre at a premium.

«Keepers facing players of the calibre of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Neymar are going to be glad that it's Brazuca coming at them rather than Jabulani,» he says.

Players of all calibre will find something to enjoy in this quirky game, but those who relish honing their skills and chiseling away at a particularly tough challenge will get the most out of it.