and his development has been so low key he has yet to make an appearance in
a first team squad as far as I know.
I'm going off the assumption Klopp will use the 4231 system and use the academy to supplement
the first team squad as and when is needed.
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.
How about sign a player 4
our first team squad as i can't remember the last time these so called 16 year old «talents» made regular appearances for the first team
o'connor - very good player just needs the playing time on loan to make the next step up to first team peleguezo - very highly though of by wenger and will be stepping up to
the first team squad as a back up to chambers or mert, has the best chance for a youth defender break through into first team could follow bellerin route.
So Hayden must be kept and brought into
the first team squad as a young back - up.
Despite being young enough, at 18 - years old, to play for the Arsenal under 18 team, Chuba Akpom is firmly established in the under 21s and if he keeps on going the way he has been of late, it will not be too long before he is involved in
the first team squads as well.
Not exact matches
The Frenchman was seen
as an exciting young prospect when he
first moved to Old Trafford from Sunderland, but failed to make the grade in Sir Alex Ferguson's
first -
team squad.
Spurs have sold under - performing
first team players Younes Kaboul, Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Lewis Holtby and Benjamin Stambouli
as Pochettino seeks to strengthen this overall
squad.
We will end the season with 29 players classed
as overage, 5 of them are goalkeepers (of which 2 min will not be part of the
squad) whilst 4 others are arteta, Debuchy, flamini and rosicky who will surely leave, I also don't expect Sanogo or wellington to be part of the
first team next season
as they are simply not good enough.
As reported by Sky Sports, the Scot is now saying that Arsenal do have a
squad that is capable of winning the title, even though Wenger bucked the trend of panic buying and only signed Petr Cech from Chelsea to bolster the
first team options.
I see a lot of guys on here evaluating a player
as a
first team player and not
first and foremost
as an asset to the 25 - 30 man
squad.
As for the rest of the under 21
squad Bellerin and Hayden are the ones i see make
first team appearances.
It is not just the Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin who will be left at home scratching his head for the next two weeks,
as his fellow Spaniard and Arsenal
team mate Santi Cazorla has also been left out of the Spain national
squad for the
first international break of the new season.
Quickly, also need to note that they joined
Team Harris
as a
first year Hoops League
squad who have bullied their way into the top of the pack..
For the AEPi SO crew, they didn't make it quite
as far
as they'd hoped in their
first season but they don't have look much further than their older bros in the JR and SR
squads for an example of
Teams that paid their dues for it to pay off in future years..
Retaining our core players surely makes a difference
as well, without massive holes appearing (Cesc, RVP, Song) and a more balanced
squad there's not a need to fill multiple
first -
team positions on a tight budget.
Haven already signed Cohen Bramall for the Arsenal's Under 23
squad, Well, Le Prof has made it categorically clear yesterday in his press conference that he will be quiet during this winter transfer window not to do any more signing
as his
first team squad is not short of a player in any position in the
team.
As Texans coach Dom Capers walked off the field late last month after his
team's
first full -
squad practice, all the excitement over a talent - rich expansion draft and a bountiful college draft that brought in a strong - armed quarterback was far in the rearview mirror.
Haven already signed Cohen Bramall fir the Arsenal's Under 23
squad, Well, Le Prof has made it categorically clear yesterday in his press conference that he will be quiet during this winter transfer window not to do any more signing
as his
first team squad is not short of a player in any position in the
team.
The point made previously about how expensive it will be to get the players in that will bring champions league back th the Emirates: It was the current
first team squad that failed to qualify last season after 20 years in the competition and it loooks
as if we are going to need a positive second half of this season to finish in the top four.
This of course means that when those two return to the
squad the only two long term injuries we will have left is Mathieu Debuchy, who was hardly part of the
first team squad anyway, and the little Spaniard Santo Cazorla, who Wenger also mentioned in today's
team news
as he looked chipper from his hospital bed after his operation the other day.
The Nou Camp side are ready to offload a number of
first team players
as incoming manager Luis Enrique looks to put his stamp on the
squad he has inherited from Gerardo Martino and Fabregas, perhaps surprisingly, is considered surplus to requirements.
I wouldn't go
as far
as comparing this
team to the drexler / porter
team (that
team would probably be
first in the west), but it's definitely playing its best since the Roy / Trout
squad.
The Dutchman took over at United in the summer, and has made a great number of changes to the
first -
team squad at Old Trafford, offloading some under - performers and spending big money on some exciting high - profile names such
as Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao.
Now
as well
as being important in getting the Arsenal
first team players ready for action, this period could be crucial for some members of the
squad who are on the fringe and who the manager may be thinking about letting go, but which of the Arsenal players are most in need of a strong showing in pre-season to secure their futures with Arsenal?
Manchester City and Chelsea have got a
squad of 11 backup
team players almost
as good
as their
first teams».
This game is a glaring example
as to why Arsenal has to strengthen the
squad; who on show in this game is threatening the position of any player in the so called
first team?
Midfielders - We had players such
as Edu and Van Bronkhurst who were SECONDARY to the
first team squad.
They have a number of top names in their
squad, and even their bench is likely to be
as strong
as most country's
first -
team side.
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.
After failing to establish himself
as an important figure in Manchester United's
squad, he moved to Turf Moor in search of regular
first -
team football.
After appearing
as a late substitute against Burnley in early April, the former Southampton man has not featured for the
first team since and didn't make the
squad for the FA Cup final against Aston Villa last month.
Arsenal fans were clearly expecting the manager to do a lot more in order to give us the best possible chance of reclaiming the Premier League title, but Wenger is sticking to his story about the lack of players available that would actually make the
squad or the
first team better,
as reported by The Mirror.
Bellerin has earned a call - up to the Spanish
first -
team squad already despite his age and lack of football in his home country, as well as earning a spot in last season's Premier League Team of the Y
team squad already despite his age and lack of football in his home country,
as well
as earning a spot in last season's Premier League
Team of the Y
Team of the Year.
Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers has told Mario Balotelli to train away from the
first -
team squad as the forward nears an exit from Anfield.
Some fans are mentioning Chambers
as a potential DM in important fixtures... The boy just arrived at Arsenal and he is already a big part of the
squad (3 possible positions)... Just to say that a 19yo is a major piece of our
team, it says a lot about the ambition and the status of the club (and this is a talented player who was not a
first team regular at Southampton, but that is not a problem... If he is good he is good).
I would have given Sanchez an early offer to extend with a rigid deadline and if he didn't sign he would have been sold immediately to the highest bidder outside of England... I would have sold Gabriel, DeBouchy, Walcott, Welbeck, Ramsey or Ox, Wiltshire, Gibbs, Jenkinson and Ospina... I would have kept Szczy and gone after Douglas Costa, Hakan Calhanoglu, Van Dijk, Aubameyang, Aurier and Carvalho... all would have been possible,
as most either moved to other
teams or were actively being scouted by other
teams... this
team provides formation flexibility, some much needed size on the back - end and bags of scoring potential going forward: not to mention it would be a relatively youthful
squad with ample
first - touch capabilities to maintain the «beautiful» game and would have vastly increased our potential to score both on the counter and from set pieces
giroud, lecoq, are gud backups to hve in the
squad but not a
first team player for a
team wanting to challenge for epl.coq has got to improve slightly on the ball but off the ball he is gud.everyone knows about giroud and I don't think a gud striker is enough for us.we need a very clinical guy not a guy who will be going through dry patches coz thats guaranteed from a gud striker.gibbs is tricky he is a gud option to hve on the bench but if we scout someone younger and better than him then I think we can sell him for both the clubs sake and himself coz he hasn't progressed
as a player.what I find shocking is bellerin back up is jenkinson worth a
team challenging for epl?I don't think so and we should find an able guy there than fool ourselves and next season we pay for mistakes again.
Time Arsene stopped this favouritism towards some players and get rid soon
as we are to soft that way so even tho i want another 1 - 2 more in we need rid 4 - 5
first team squad.
We qualified
as a second
team to world cup after Brazil so would you like to use our players
as your
first team squad too??
Now our
first team might be slightly behind, but our actual
squad as a whole is probably more balanced.
The Czech Republic is one of a few
first -
team players that has not travelled on the club's pre-season tour of Singapore and his absence was explained by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger
as the
squad arrived in Southeast Asia on Monday afternoon:
As noted by the Independent, while Rickie Lambert — another player set for an imminent Liverpool exit [The Guardian]-- is being allowed to train with the
first -
team squad, Rodgers does not want the trio to be mixing with the other players.
Arteta will coach, Mertesacker was heavily involved in two massive clean sheets against United and Bayern when actually playing with the
first team and Gibbs is absolutely fine
as a
squad player.
But perhaps that's because our rivals in the Premier League aren't trying to strengthen their
first team squads, by adding unrecognised youth talent
as a viable option for leading the frontline?
Oxlade will likely leave
as he does not really have a cemented place anywhere in the
first 11 plus new signings coming in in the advanced roles, except wenger promises a place in the middle to rival ramsey, knowing that jack and santi will probably not at all in the coming season while mo and francis rival xhaka, which i doubt will be enough to persuade Oxlade, and knowing how fragile the England
team is, talking about making the
squad for world cup, he may
as well be looking at
first 11 assurances with Klopp.
They are now strengthening depth of
squad, where
as we still need to strengthen our
first team lineup.
La Viola took Anderson on loan from United last season, but Januzaj could prove an excellent addition to their
squad, whilst also providing him with the regular
first -
team football he craves
as he looks to continue his remarkable progress from last term.
We have in our possession one of the most over rated (especially over rated
as he might the worse player in the
squad first team and youth included... A total liability) and overpaid football player in the history of Arsenal football club: Theo Walcott.