Sentences with phrase «for gallas»

For our defesive problems wenger has Jorou to look at as a longer term replacemnet for gallas and he has the height.He is a shrewed businessman who is not going to buy even next season.Once Chamack comes in free, almost all departments wil be covered with quality and the only signing i can see him signing at a cost is may be a cover up for Song.But there is no way he is going to spend money buying players again as he has more than enough.Am seeing him buy a keeper but i do nt know which one.I have a sleem hope that next season is ours for the taking and i pray we do nt go through these stupid champions league qualifiers at the expense of Liverpool.It will be an improvement for us from last season.

For me Gallas has been one of the most important performers in the opening month of the season and very much deserves his spot in the starting side.

u can not buy good CB (Lescott, etc) and later put him on bench as cover for Gallas and Toure.

Tom Huddlestone's free kick was played in to the box and Jan Vertonghen was able to nod it back across the face of the goal for Gallas to touch home to make it 1 - 1.

Terry would have been for Gallas, a little like, what Adams was for Keown.

Not exact matches

It is thought that the issues may have started when Arsene Wenger chose Gallas over Toure for Arsenal captain.

Defensive partners at the back for Arsenal for a number of years, it soon emerged that Kolo Toure and William Gallas did not get along at all, with Toure eventually feeling he had to leave the club for Manchester City to get away from the Frenchman, who was known for being a difficult personality.

You don't wait for a handball, after which Henry still had to control the ball and make a pass, and William Gallas still had to finish.

After running down his four - year contract at Arsenal, Gallas completed his London tour by signing for arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur where he also spent another four years of his career.

And just by coincidence I was channel surfing the other night and came across a PL review of the 2008 - 9 season (I think it was that season) and watched Cech flap at a cross letting in Gallas behind for us to win 1 - 0.

Talking of Gallas - just to use as a random example for some perspective on Oxlade - Chamberlain: Willy G had a goal record of 1 in 11 for us, Ox's is less than 1 in 14.

Benatia came through the acclaimed Clairefontaine academy, where places are reserved for the most promising young French - based talents only, our own Thierry Henry is another graduate (as was Anelka, Gallas and the unfortunate Diaby.)

Arsene Wenger is wrong to focus on qualifying for the Champions League over winning trophies, according to Tottenham defender William Gallas.

Campbell used to do this for Arsenal, Gallas used to do it (often from LB) for Chelsea and Koscielny does it consistently for us now — which is why he's so missed.

Whilst I have been pleased with the combination of Gallas and Vermaelen I long for the stability we had with the likes of Adams & Bould or indeed Adams & Keown and perhaps this pair could provide that in years to come.

Sure, there may have been worse players, but for all his top level experience Gallas was mostly rubbish.

Wenger sold Cole for 5mil + Gallas because Cole wanted 5k quid a week more.

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Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple of times but reliable as ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.

Except for that time with William Gallas.

Theo scored his first and second premier league goals in a 2 - 2 draw with Birmingham, unfortunately for him the game will only be remembered for a horrific injury to Eduardo and a bizarre full - time sulk from club captain William Gallas.

However, for me the weakest Arsenal side is the one that lost 3 - 0 to Manchester City on the day after Gallas was stripped of the captain's armband.

Save for a few exceptions that prove the rule (Gallas / Cole, Eto'o / Ibrahimovic, Matic / Luiz), swap deals almost never happen (for the avoidance of doubt, Wayne Rooney and Romelu Lukaku trading clubs was not a swap deal).

One of only a few players who have represented three top - flight London Premier League teams, William Gallas retired from playing professionally in 2014 after a season playing the Australian A-League for Perth Glory.

All things considered I suggest the manager will opt for a team consisting of Manuel Almunia in goals, William Gallas and Thomas Vermaelen in the centre of defence and Sagna and Eboue starting on the right and left respectively.

Does he just want a new environment or does Wenger actually see him as the first - choice partner for William Gallas at Kolo Toure's expense?

Even in retrospect, it is hard to understand how he condemned a plainly struggling centre back in William Gallas to persevere for the whole Wembley match, having been almost contemptuously brushed aside by Didier Drogba, who scored that first Chelsea goal.

Kel, when we bought William Gallas he'd just played for France in a World Cup Final as a centre - back.

U know, we kinda rushed Gallas back for the barca game... only for a relapse to occur....

Dawson and Gallas appeared to be feeling the weight of tension as they frequently brought the stupids with their decision making and penchant for losing possession.

This is pure conjecture of course, but think about how both Cesc, Diaby, and Gallas were all brought back for big games last season only to re-injure themselves straight away.

I hope Wenger don't make the same mistake as he did with Gallas / Flamini, loyalty dosen't exist in football anymore, maybe for a few only.

Are you accused of being racist for championing the talents of the world cup finalist Bill Gallas over the confidence - stricken under - performing King Kolo?

When Gallas went AWOL for the beginning of the season, it sent a strong signal as to how the season was going to go.

i really think manuel is a good goal - keeper... besides i do nt think arsene would buy a Cb because he still has faith in toure and gallas, and no one would like to be on the bench... my guess is that is AW's biggest problem but what this players do nt understand is that without the bench, the team is not complete... im sure he is going for a mid-fielder, besides lets not forget we are dealing with AW he might just suprise us all as he usually does... did anyone see the smirk on his face during the sky sports interview when he was being asked about the transfers?

For me Toure and Senderos was the future partnership until Gallas arrived.

Alex Song serves the second game of a rather ridiculous suspension while William Gallas and the long - termers are also out and Tomas Rosicky is a doubt for a so far unnamed injury.

To rectify the problem, Mourinho pulled off an audacious swoop for Ashley Cole from Chelsea's Premier League rivals Arsenal, with William Gallas sent in the opposite direction.

Gallas was a question mark on fitness until late into the selection process for France but seems to have made it back to 100 %.

Former Arsenal skipper William Gallas has asked for patience for new star signing of the club Alexandre Lacazette.

William Gallas 2004/05: 28 appearances, two goals Gallas did the rounds in the English capital after quitting Chelsea in 2006, turning out for north London rivals Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Also dropped was Abou Diaby and Carlos Vela for Alex Song and Emmanuel Eboue respectively, while Johan Djourou stepped in for the injured William Gallas.

During the playing career of William Gallas, he spent 4 years performing with the Arsenal jersey and the Frenchman believes that Arsene Wenger needs to stop attempting to implant his own philosophies and teach his team to scrap for points in their away games.

As it is with Senderos desperate for football to make Switzerland's World Cup squad and Thomas Vermaelen, William Gallas, Mikael Silvestre and new boy Sol Campbell standing in the way, it would have been harsh by Arsene Wenger to stop the defender from leaving.

Gallas says he enjoyed a great time playing for the top league sides but that his time at Chelsea was his «most special» because of the titles he won.

Gallas believes that Arsenal are paying the price for not investing in quality players and that Arsene Wenger should change his philosophy if he wants to win the title again.

i think dijouro is better than senderos and deserves his place and there is good compition, we have 4 centre backs and the only slightly weak [player is senderos and wenger just need to find good partnerships gallas and toute need more time getting used to playing together but both of them are expeptional, buying silvester is good signing i can player left or right back or centre back, he is very experiened at highest level.i must i realy like song he very well there great competition for places, i still feel we need another dm but it wont be barry

William Gallas gave the ball away on the halfway line and Giorgos Georgiadis broke clear down the left before delivering a pinpoint cross that Salpingidis headed past Heurelho Gomes for PAOK's 150th goal in UEFA club competition.

Speaking of Fantasy League, in the UEFA website is the the team of Rosicky for this year «Champions Fantasy Football» and he choose Pires, Walcott, Gallas and Henry... http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/M/tipster.mc

My Squad for Villa match «ll be ------------ Almunia Sagna Vermaelen Gallas Clichy ----------- Song ------------------ Diaby ---------- Cesc Rosicky Eduardo Arshavin Sub: Vela Bendner Selvester Traore Man, wuld n`t u love to «ve this squad...