Sentences with phrase «first choice striker at»

Stephane Bahoken, the 25 - year - old currently operating as first choice striker at Strasbourg, could be on the cusp of a surprise move to Brighton and Hove Albion.

Berahino has managed only seven goals during the current campaign and having endured a fractious relationship with manager Tony Pulis, the youngster is no longer the first choice striker at the club.

It is highly unlikely that Llorente will slot straight in as first choice striker at Spurs and will probably look to take some of the weight off the shoulders of Harry Kane, who has endured a difficult start to the season, failing to find the net in his opening three games.

Wenger has treated him with silk gloves and made him undeservedly the first choice striker at Arsenal for 4 SEASONS.

afraid not good enough to be a first choice striker at this level.

Given that Alexis has been firing on all fronts as a striker, it's difficult for Lucas to therefore be integrated as a first choice striker at the current moment, so perhaps the Spaniard will have to find his break at Arsenal on the wing instead.

Not exact matches

The Sky Sports pundit appeared to criticise his compatriot following the goalless draw against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium last month, in which he implied that his former club will not win the Premier League with Giroud as the first choice striker.

Benzema's bosses at Real Madrid are actively looking to sign a new Galactico striker, and their first choice is Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, who has refused a new deal at the German giants, and his agent, Cezary Kucharski, has announced that he has been talking to Madrid.

Then a striker will probably look at how successful they will be themselves, both in terms of being the first choice centre forward and playing in a team that will create chances.

hold up at times but bottom line is he a striker paid to score goals and he is just simpily not.good enough as a first choice striker.

Wenger activiting Vardy's release clause, just goes to show that he isn't looking to sign a top top strike, So wheres the logic in looking at WC striker's now, when Wenger's first choice was a mere gap filler for Welbeck?

Carlos Mourino has admitted that Nolito has a release clause of just under # 14 million, as reported by the Daily Star, and even though the player is nearly 30 - years old, that is a steal at today's prices for a striker who is now first choice for Spain after a great season with his club.

Although the 29 - year - old has not yet featured regularly this season, his ability to play either upfront or out wide could prove crucial to the Gunners» chances of success, particularly with first - choice striker Oliver Giroud now out injured until at least January.

Giroud, who has been our first choice striker for at least the last four years, seems to have disappeared so far this season, with a contribution of many combining factors sealing his fate on the team.

You could also look at lukaku as a serious investment, even if we had to spend # 50 million, he would mean not buying a first choice striker until long after Wenger is gone.

Pedro may be looking at more game time and being the first choice striker; but transfer this summer looks very slim and can probably be ruled out.

Tubby, you called it mate, we have the most fickle fans on the planet, last night doesn't mean all of a sudden were crap, what it does mean is certain players need to take a long hard look at themselves as Arsene is taking serious heat by showing his loyalty to them namely, ozil and per, just not good enough and as for welbeck he should never been given an arsenal shirt, Giroud had a mare but he has proven this year that he is a great squad player but can not be our first choice striker, gooners keep the faith and hope that Monaco try to play ball in second leg cos if we turn up we could still hammer them.

He was never my first choice striker, but at least he's determined to impress and prove himself.

The player would also like to be first choice striker wherever he ends up, something he may not get at Chelsea, with the star also wanting Champions League football, something Everton can not offer the forward this season.

In terms of signings: GK - in: either Pickford / Lafont out: Ospina (don't want him to leave but it seems inevitable) RB: in: Mario Gaspar / Hugo Mallo / Karsdorp / Pereira / Cancelo, out: Debuchy and Jenkinson CB: in: Van Dijk / Manolas / Tah / Keane, out: Mertesacker, Gabriel (keep if we play a back 3), bring back Chambers LB: in: Mendy / Kolasinac / Bertrand, out: Gibbs CDM: in: Nzonzi / Bakayoko / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Tousart / Diawara, out: Coquelin CM: in: Isco / Jorginho / Keita / Weigl / Kovacic to play the santi role, out: Ramsey, Wilshere Winger: in: Lemar / Douglas Costa / Lucas / Zaha / Balde Keita - someone who can beat a player, out: Walcott (scored quite a few goals this year but does not impact games the way someone at their prime should) Striker: in: Lacazette, out: Giroud (only for a good offer though, he's a decent super sub, however if Sanchez stays we may not need a first choice ST)

Other teams laugh at our first choice striker.

Taking a simple look at the logistics of it, Bayern are in no need of cash as they are one of the most finacially stable clubs in existence, Lewandowski is NOT surplus to requirements at the Allianz and is Bayern's first choice striker.

We can not be sure but I strongly suspect that the striker would not be keen to fight for a place at Man City with Aguero or with Kane at Tottenham either so can you think of a Premier League club heading for a Champions League place that needs a new first choice centre forward?

We still have many gaps in our squad that we all know very well, with a big tactical gap in our manager's head, we need deseperately a FIRST CHOICE dmf, FIRST CHOICE STRIKER, AND A FIRAT CHOICE CENTER BACK alongside koscielny, Wenger has always kept it very late in the window until when we the fans become satisfied with any addition at the last minute

@almostawinner I totally agree with you we are good at creating chances we reach very good positions but giroud is less than average he won't even play at some mid-tables teams beleive me he can't dribble he rarely take long ranged shots he is not the best at movement I don't understand what do arsene wenger see in him to rely on him as our first choice We were going to get a striker three years ago (higuain) but the deal failed in the last second because wenger prefered to get ozil so what did giroud do to prove that he deserves his position can anybody tell me I really get mad when some arsenal fans tell that he is a good player because he is not!!

the reason chelski wants remy is 2 be their 3rd choice striker behind costa & drogba & at arsenal our first choice

Since we ended up without signing any striker, I say give Theo a run of games at that role and he would do better than Giroud has done for three years now as our first choice.

The Nigerian youngster Henry Onyekuru has been very closely linked with a move to Arsenal for the last few weeks, but his latest comments make it clear that his agent is talking to many clubs all over Europe but he is demanding that he will be guaranteed to be playing regular first team football, something that Arsene Wenger would certainly not agree to given the choice of «world class» strikers that we already have at the Emirates.

Moreover, L'Equipe claims that Arsenal's biggest drawing point is that they can offer to make him the first - choice striker at the club, a privilige that both City and Real are hesitant to offer.

I think Giroud is a good striker and has a place at Arsenal, but I don't think that place is as our first choice striker.

Man United have not bought a striker at all and relying on Rooney as their first choice striker, who infact has not played as a lone striker mostly.

And with his current first choice strikers, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane, looking very short of form in front of goal while the Arsenal man is flying, you would be surprised if he did not get a chance in at least one of the two games coming up.

First of all, I still look at the team sheet and we have Giroud as the 1st choice striker.

He has only started once since suffering an ankle injury at Swansea in February and has been displaced by Wayne Rooney as United's first - choice striker.

The fans may not be too happy to hear it, especially after his performance on Sunday earned him the vocal disapproval of the Bernabeu crowd, but the French striker is probably glad to hear that his position as the club's first choice centre forward is not under threat, at least for now.

Harry Kane, who is the favourite to be the topscorer next season with Premier League betting odds of 3/1 according to bet365, is the first - choice striker for the North London outfit at the moment and will continue to be so, but the England international needs a back - up.

That Roberto Firmino is and will remain first choice isn't surprising news — not only do his 23 goals and 13 assists rank favourably amongst any of Europe's top strikers, but his play at the tip of the attack is integral to getting the most out of Mohamed Salah.

His contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season, with clubs now free to speak to the 36 - year - old about his next move and the suggestion is, with Romelu Lukaku now firmly first choice up front, the former Internazionale and Juventus striker could move to Major League Soccer to join LA Galaxy.

At the moment, Kane is regarded as England's best striker and will surely travel to Russia post-season as first choice number nine.

Roberto Firmino will be first choice striker, though at times due to form or fitness or opponent he will push wide, moving out to the wing and making way for Daniel Sturridge.

Benzema has mainly been the first choice striker since his arrival at the club in 2009 and has also well established himself as the first choice attacker under compatriot Zinedine Zidane.

The striker mustered just 10 goals in a season when he lost his place as manager Louis van Gaal's first - choice forward to captain Wayne Rooney and even saw the out - of - sorts Radamel Falcao picked ahead of him at times.

Higuain is Wenger's first choice striker in the market at the moment and given the player's desire to move, us holding out for a lesser fee is understandable.

If Mario Mandzukic was to arrive at White Hart Lane, I think that it would be safe to say that he would not be first choice striker in front of Harry Kane.

While Pav is one of only three recognised strikers at White Hart Lane, new arrival Emmanuel Adebayor has quickly settled into a first choice partnership with Jermain Defoe which has left the Russian consigned to the bench.