Sentences with phrase «fit a squad of»

Not exact matches

Wenger has mostly used the second string squad at the start of any season to great effect, most teams aren't at full strength or match fit and he plays that Wengerball numbers game, throwing in squad players who are fit and raring to go whilst the first team get ready, we'll win 2 of our 3 opening games and he'd rather that than splash 100m on 3 players and get the same amount of points.

We should be in for the likes of Griezmann AND every other world class player that fits our method of playing, Ive said it time and time again our squad is only half world class the rest are mediocre at best (yes I know Ill get thumbed down ect by all the AKB's on site) but the results over the last ten years are proof alone that we are NOT good enough to compete with the other Elite teams.

most of these decisions is him wanting to develop a player and try to fit him in, but ends up disrupting the squad, or even destroying another player in the process (arshavin, Gervinho)

We are more than capable of scoring goals against them, add in the similar tactics used against Bayern Munich (at the Emirate) and we could easily take a two or three goal lead into the second leg... that's If we have a fully fit squad come February, Of coursof scoring goals against them, add in the similar tactics used against Bayern Munich (at the Emirate) and we could easily take a two or three goal lead into the second leg... that's If we have a fully fit squad come February, Of coursOf course!

I think if LACAZETTE can keep this up, he's going to claim a place in the french world cup squad next year, his goal scoring instinct is sharp, he knows he won't get too much chances and makes use of the few ones he gets and he was unluncky not to have scored against chelsea and his header wasn't a fluke, he knew where the post were and he directed the ball, he will be handful for defender when our complete squad starts and luckily for us he's not an injury prone player, having him, Sanchez (if he stays), Giroud and Ozil fit will be vital for us this season and i see plenty of goals..

The lack of fit English strikers means that the likes of Jay Bothroyd of Cardiff and Birmingham's Cameron Jerome have been considered, but though Daniel Sturridge has been left out of the U21 squad, he is unlikely to be brought into the senior side due to a lack of game time at Chelsea.

All we can do now is play every game like a final, cover our fit players in wool and pray to God players like Ramsey, Xhaka, Ox, Gibbs, and Cech hit form along with the rest of the squad.

But the rest of the squad when fit is far better than the squad players we had back in those days.

So I am not surprised to hear our only fit regular central midfielder declare that the Gunners are bound to be better when the manager has a bigger squad of fit players to choose from, as reported by Arsenal.com.

If its the fully fit Arsenal squad and the blueprint of the Utd game to just take the game to them, we have nothing to lose as barcas defence isnt that good and we have Giroud / Theo / Alexis, GTA... just like the game... explosive!!

Three Arsenal players — Debuchy, Giroud and Ozil — look set to be out of action until the turn of the year, at least, which means that Wenger has been handed a serious kick up his backside, with a small squad at the start of the season further shortened by this injury pileup that also sees Ramsey, Arteta, Diaby, Monreal and Sanogo not yet fit to return.

Arsenal are blessed with with a large squad of performing stars at present, and with Olivier Giroud fit and ready to return, there could be argument for a switch in tactics.

Having said that we have a lot of players away on international duty and highly unlikely they will all come back fit we always pick up 1 or 2 injuries so we may have important players missing as well fingers cross for a change we have no injuries and everyone fit for liverpool game also we should have arteta, chamberlain and wilshire all fit to be in the squad!

We have almost a fit squad, we're able to introduce players slowly, which means when we get to the final stages of the season, we may have a good number of fit players.

Before we offload any of usual starters, let's offload those that are clearly not good enough or not fit enough, offload 2 or 3 goalkeepers and then fill the squad back up to its full quota.

I don't want to misquote anyone but the jist of it is that if a player can improve the squad he's open but the priority is to keep everyone fit.

Even if we don't and we have to play one of the group winners, Wenger has the January transfer window to strengthen any positions that we are light in (cough, DM, cough) and barring any more bad luck we should have a full strength squad with key players like Walcott, Debuchy and Ramsey back and fully fit.

With Alexis now as the main star in a very strong looking squad, when fit, Wenger might well find his job of persuading big name players to head to north London a whole lot easier.

Joel Matip is likely to be in the squad, but the fitter pair of Dejan Lovren and Ragnar Klavan look more likely to line up at the heart of the defence.

We really miss Santi there and the backup option of Coquelin again doesn't fit the idea of dominating teams with possession by putting a player who's success in the squad came from breaking the play of the opposing team.

And even though it looks like those injury issues are easing and there is a good chance the Ox may find himself on the bench more often, the England international is over the moon to see the likes of Walcott, Giroud and Debuchy coming back, because he reckons that with a fitter squad, Arsenal will be ready to really push on after christmas and put the iffy first half of the season behind us.

The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been called up by Gareth Southgate for the big friendly games against Holland and Italy next week, and he has no worries that he can convince the England manager that he is fit enough and talented enough to become an integral part of Southgate's World Cup squad.

Since we are still talking about Olympiakos, To have chance of beating them by two clear goals, We are going to need a fully fit squad for starters!

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

You cant escape he fact that Podolski was played rarely and when he was he was played out of position much the same way that Wenger has assembled a squad of players most of which are a talented bunch, but, Wenger has failed to build a team who fit n with each other, we have a midfield that overtly populated with players who al excel in the same role BUT have no solid defensive midfield talent and no options in defence when players have crap periods or are long term injury problems.

This time around though we'll have a fully fit squad, coming off the back of a good end to the last season, so I expect a different start than last year where we didn't manage 2 wins in a row till November or December was it?

we need to have a strong start & start with a very strong squad from the beginning isntead of the regular rubbish we are used to, signing players late, kolasinac, Mahrez,, a quality CB (tho per surprised me in the FA Cup final), a world class CM if Santi carzola & wilshere fail to stay fit and one CF to replace dead wood like sanogo & akpom....

As for Wenger needing 5 squads to fit all of the fans suggested signings what a load of nonsense.

We have a deep squad if fit and a few additions are needed just to complete the whole squad in general but i think we all forget who we are... we are The Arsenal, we make players with potential to stars 80 % of the time!

Its not often I read one of your comments Budd and nod my head in agreement but on this I have to say yu are 100 % on the money Afobe will MAYBE a to notch plyer one day but right now we didthe right thing letting him go, the only thing that I will say is that we have always let players go when the world asked why and on hindsight have been proven right, HOWEVER why have we had players like Diaby on the books when it was clear he would never ever be fit enough to fulfil his potential and why on earth have we currently got Sanogoals or Wellbeck on our books whe its obvious to all and their mothers that neither of these kids will ever be anything other than average squad players at best.

Others could point to injuries — key players like Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba sat out the game in midweek, while other members of the squad were not fully fit after only recently returning.

Picking Mourinho's best - ever XI — how to fit in so much talent?Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks like has one of the best squads of his career at the moment, with the Blues starting this Premier League season in superb fashion with four wins from their first four.

And how did they fit into a weirdly unbalanced squad that was simultaneously bloated and thin, and in desperate need of reliable reinforcement at both ends of the pitch?

When fit, I'd expect his role in the squad would be more similar to that of Edu — he still comes out a loser currently, but he's a lot closer to Edu in overall quality.

If we were about to play one of the big teams tomorrow with a fully fit squad with a front 4 of say Sanchez / Walcott / Carzorla / Giroud then on balance, if it was a straight either / or choice, then I would take Arteta / Coquelin sitting behind them over Song / Fabregas all day and every day.

This squad when fit is one of the top 6 best squads in europe if you ask me.

Arsenal squad (2014 - 15): Won FA cup Arsenal Squad in summer of 2015: Poldi out, Two goalies out, Flamini is gonna go, Jack Wilshere in injured, Alexis is not match fit, Giroud doesn't know where goal is, Ramsey only loves to scores he forgets his midfield role.

He's one of those players who you'd think is almost guaranteed a starting role when fit, but if others are pressing for his position in the squad, Cazorla may no longer get to start.

Also vital to give the squad players game time so that incase of injuries they are match fit.

These players will struggle to even get into the cup team due to the quality of the squad when fit.

That argument of «would this player start for these guys if they're fully fit» is pretty daft when he'd be at best a 3rd or 4th choice at striker or wide with us when our squad's fully fit...

This squad if fully fit and with the addition of 2/3 players would challenge.

On one hand, it's difficult to argue with Mourinho as ultimately he needs to find the right fit for his players and with Wolves leaving him disappointed so recently, it's no surprise that he has no desire to see any of his players make the switch to join Lambert's squad.

I would prefer to sign him permanently in the summer rather than on loan in the winter.He is a great talent and could really shine in the epl with us.Yeah he is not the kind of superstar that ozil was when we signed him but that does not mean that he is not a top quality player.He could really be a good fit into our team.But I can guarantee you that signing draxler alone next summer will not bring us the epl title.The squad needs strengthening in at least 2 - 3 positions to win the title in what could actually be wenger's farewell season.Going back to draxler though, without a doubt he will only make the squad stronger but I just hope that he is one of the many players heading towards the emirates next season to help us win the title, regardless of where MESU - LEXIS are cum next august....

But the opposite should also be true and just as I saw the pictures of our latest training session on the Arsenal.com website as a massive boost, with the likes of Ozil, Ramsey, Walcott, Giroud and Koscielny all fit and healthy, the whole squad must grab the positives and use it as a mental boost.

The Frenchman does not seem too bothered about any perceived lack of quality in the squad, as he said before the end of the season that he was happy with what he has got, and would only sign players if they became available and were the right sort to fit into our squad.

Ask yourself this one question, which role does he really fit in the England squad, I bet you want to ponder now... Please give wenger a break and I wish him all the best of lucks because he is just another glorified king benthner who think he his better zlatan Ibrahimovic and ronaldo put together.

Once England and Spain play next Sunday though, the boss will hope to have a full squad of fit and fresh Gunners ready for the Community Shield at the start of August.

No matter what anyone says, some things just don't exist, UFO's, Big foot, Santa, Easter bunny, Wenger's coat without a malfunctioning zip, the Queen of England, and a fully fit Arsenal squad.

With the likes of Loris Marius, Marko Grujic and Joel Matip all joining the club ahead of next season, Klopp's work in the transfer market is believed to be far from over as he hopes to build on their success this past year, and continue to mould and build the squad into one that fits his ideologies and tactics.