Sentences with phrase «few competitive appearances»

Many wondered why such a large fee had been paid for a relatively unknown player, but as it does most of the time, the players made his critics eat their words after his first few competitive appearances saw him win Man of the Match award twice.

Not exact matches

Both have found injury concerns in the past year or so, thus making appearances few and far between; however it's a very competitive squad at Arsenal nowadays and there were some concerns as to whether either would be offered a new deal at Arsenal.

Having made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the league cup back in 2012, he has gone on to make only a few appearances since.

Wenger has today revealed ahead of the Gunners New Year's Day clash with Crystal Palace, that Welbeck will soon be returning on the pitch, but that it may still be a few weeks before he makes another competitive appearance with the team.