So our 8.5 m pound a year manager has let two
first team squad players leave and not replaced them, that is now three out with none in.
It seems to me that our
actual first team squad seems to be getting smaller every year, even though wage costs seem to increase!
But now it seems (after another long term injury) that he is now back to full fitness, and now Wenger is saying that the 32 year - old is now back in contention for a place
in first team squad after playing some games in the Europa League and the Caraboa Cup.
In many ways this game follows on nicely from the training last week and is likely to have that «pre-season friendly» look about it; as David will more than likely use every member of his recognised
first team squad for this occasion.
Ancelotti will be encouraged to sell a number
of first team squad members to help cover a portion of the cost with the likes of Isco, Angel di Maria, Iker Casillas and Karim Benzema likely to be offloaded for fairly high sums.
But the Holland international remains keen to leave and has been training away from the rest of the Southampton
first team squad as he tries to force through a transfer.
With players like Cech and Ospina here for competition it is very unlikely he would get back into the Arsenal
first team squad at any time in the near future so I hope that he buckles down and improves his decision - making in a new environment....
Zelalem has made an appearance with the Arsenal
first team squad on a number of occasions, but is yet to really evidence the claims that he could have a very bright future at the club.
The news that Zelalem will be returning to the club to fight for a place in the
Arsenal first team squad next season, has both its advantages and disadvantages.
My nerdy curiosity got the better of me, and I checked the
current first team squads of our principal rivals for the coming season (Chelsea, United, Spurs and City — sorry, I didn't bother with Liverpool, they just don't seem relevant...).
He made his debut at just 17 years of age and after an excellent season with the reserves, and an impressive pre-season, he was called into the Gunners
first team squad by Arsene Wenger for the 2013/14 season.
These are the very current 18
man first team squad of the Boss as Coquelin is unavoidably absent to start and Flamini has come in to hold brief.
Possibly parting ways from Bruno Genesio, training
first team squad since December 2015, Olympique Lyon top brass, according to latest rumours, have targeted two trainers: former PSG and French NT head coach Laurent Blanc, and Premier League 2015/16 unexpected winner (as Leicester City manager) Claudio Ranieri, currently training Nantes.
There had previously been a dispute over what control the Portuguese club had over members of it's
first team squad who were connected to the organisation Quality Sports Investments.
With Arsene Wenger having made just one addition to the Arsenal
first team squad before jetting off to Singapore for the first phase of pre-season, many football observers have been left wondering whether the Frenchman has completed his transfer business for the summer.
With Luka Modric, Isco, Toni Kroos and other youngsters stepping up to the occasions it would be difficult to bring him back into the
regular first team squad.
With Olivier Giroud approaching 30 next season Akpom could be promoted to the Arsenal
first team squad if he keeps on improving.
In Mexico's defence, they played in the Copa America without any of their
recognised first team squad, all of whom were saved for the Gold Cup.
Jonathan Hogg, Martin Cranie, Collin Quaner, Jon Gorenc Stanković and Kasey Palmer are all absent from David Wagner's
First Team squad through injury.
I think wenger has seen enough from Rene Adelaide to promote him to
first team squad n show faith in him if needed.
Arsenal have also been quietly selling off some youngsters to reduce the wage bill, but we also have quite a
few first team squad members that are now surplus to requirements and will probably be sold.
CEO Óscar Grau, director of football Raül Sanllehí, and
first team squad director Javier Bordas have travelled to the UK willing to spend $ 120 million (# 108 million) on the 25 - year - old.
Liverpool and man united have the
largest first team squads, but these are grossly inflated by at least 10 players with little or no experience, plus also include weak.players that they were desperately trying too offload.
Having seen jenkinson performance in the last match with u21, I think he has future in arsenal and
deserves first team squad.
Then you actually think such as Guardiola, Mourinho, Conte etc would let him anywhere near their
own first team squads?
Arsenal needs to focus on giving respect to burnley and then rip it away from them in the arsenal's very own 8 minute blitz but should not rely on it cause wenger may now become over confident with the incoming players but are not
worth first team squad and it looks like some of them will start at burnley.
There is lloyalty and then wenger and his obsession with players for e.g Ramsey, giroud Walcott, ox, gibbs, mert (still don't think Gabriel or chambers are ready to replace though) all these jokes need to be sold and buy / promote youngsters for e.g Iwobi, Toral, Gnabry, Hayden, willock (Haydon I'm not to sure about the others are more then capable to be part of
first team squad carling / f.
Whilst the Nou Camp side have slain all before them in recent seasons they do not possess a
huge first team squad and there are areas that Guardiola is apparently keen to reinforce and apparently sees potential additions coming from the Premier League.
We also have
several first team squad players coming to their contract ends this summer and it makes sense to hold out an extra year and see which youth team players step up, and where best to improve the squad & invest the added new wages (perhaps give the likes of Oxlade - Chamberlain, Walcott etc. one more season to step up too).
In fact we have so many
international first team squad players, once the system (whatever that is decided) has been employed, these players should be able to do it.
It is not all about signings either, which happen only a very few times a season, in or out (at
first team squad level at least).
No we have the
biggest first team squad, of our main rivals we were the only club to fill our 25 for the champions league and we omitted 5 of our players.
The Liverpool boss is looking to appease the club's American owners with further player sales to help balance the books and having already offloaded Dirk Kuyt, Craig Bellamy, Maxi Rodriguez and Alberto Aquilani the Northern Irishman is ready to cash in on one or two
other first team squad players.