Sentences with phrase «from returning to the first team»

Not exact matches

Thibaut Courtois was the only player prior to this season to break the mould and return from years away on loan to join up with the first - team, but thanks to Antonio Conte, Victor Moses and Nathaniel Chalobah are getting their chance this term.

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Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez says he does not expect to be shown any favour by manager John Carver after returning to the first team since recovering from testicular cancer --(Evening Chronicle)

The 26 - year - old was sent home from the US due to several instances of poor timekeeping, and so it remains to be seen whether or not the situation can resolved with an end result of the former PSG ace returning to the fold for the first - team.

Francis Coquelin burst into the Gunners first team a couple of years ago after returning from a loan period at Charlton purely because Arsenal had no other fit midfielders to choose from.

Van Dijk is now set to return to first - team training, with a view to picking up his fitness before returning to action, and it is claimed that the summer saga will not have distracted the trio from their pursuit of the player.

Arsene Wenger has seen Francis Coquelin go from strength to strength following his return to the first team, having been out on loan at Charlton Athletic, but the Arsenal manager may well still deem it necessary to bring in a stronger option to help provide some much needed steel in the centre of the park.

But consider: His first Chargers team — which had 11 returning Pro Bowlers from a 14 — 2 squad — advanced to the AFC Championship Game, and his third went more than two months without losing.

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.

They shivered as they waited to clap or honk or wave when the Nittany Lions rolled by on the last 100 - mile leg of the team's return from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, where they had beaten Georgia 27 - 23 to win their first national title.

Arsenal are set to have two first team players return from injury this week, with both Francis Coquelin and Lucas Perez both back in training.

Those four will be like new signings, and when you add Jack Wilshere's return from long - term injury and a loan at Bournemouth, you can see why Wenger needed to cut the amount of players already on the first team roster.

On Iwobi's first Premier League start since returning from injury, he showed Arsenal fans exactly why Arsene Wenger decided to put the 20 year old straight back into the team.

With Mertesacker's injury, we currently have just two first team centre backs available in Chambers and Holding, as Gabriel remains out with tonsilitis and Koscielny is yet to return to training from his extended holiday period.

With the other Alex (Iwobi) having emerged from the youth team to nail down a deserved first - team role this season, The Ox could well be allowed to return to form elsewhere, with both Southampton and West Ham believed to be keen, but surely with his current contract set to run until 2018, I just cant comprehend a possible sale.

It may be that, for some of them, a loan move away from Old Trafford would afford an opportunity to play regular first - team football and establish themselves as top - level performers before returning to Manchester to stake a claim for a consistent starting berth under van Gaal.

Since his return from his loan at Charlton due to injuries, Frances Coquelin has cemented his place in Arsenal's first team with some fine performances.

Premier League leaders Chelsea have today confirmed that young Czech Republic international defender Tomas Kalas has joined high flying Championship outfit on loan, after he returned from a disappointing spell at Cologne in the first half of the season that saw Kalas struggle to break into the Bundesliga side's first team picture.

Of course a lot of first team stars were missing from the game, whilst only the first crop of players that went to Euro 2016 have only just returned to light training.

His return, on a two - year, $ 11 million contract that should be made official early this week, could help resurrect three important Rangers, all of whom need to bounce back from forgettable seasons if the team is to make the playoffs for the first time in four years.

The Nigerian seems unlikely to be part of Jose Mourinho's first - team plans at Stamford Bridge this season due to the arrival of so many new players in that position, including Willian, Andre Schurrle and the return from loan of Kevin De Bruyne.

However, the Frenchman has warned his 23 - year - old stalwart that he won't be guaranteed an immediate return to first - team football after recovering from injury.

However, it seems the Portuguese manager has been handed a blessing, as all of Pogba, Smalling, Jones and Mata all seem set to return for the game, leaving United with almost a full first team to pick from, despite the notable absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

I suppose from Woj's point of view, the ideal situation would be if he returned to Arsenal and Ospina moved away in search of first team football.

It seems that the Egyptian did enough to show Wenger he is good enough for the first team and with Coquelin returning from his one - match ban, Elneny is now expected to line up alongside the Frenchman this afternoon.

Chamberlain is enjoying his longest run of regular football in the first - team since joining the club thanks to him impressive displays in the new role, although with Sead Kolasinac also impressing since him move from Schalke, along with the return of key defenders, the Ox could well find himself back on the bench in the near future.

Perhaps they could understand his longing to return to his former club and one FA Cup success from seven seasons as a first team regular is not going to help a side keep it's top performers.

The 27 year old has returned from an injury lay - off and is unlikely to figure prominently in first team matters and this has raised the chances of a move to long term suitors Arsenal.

Danny started the season in blistering form before he got his usual injury, but hopefully he will hit the ground running again on his return to the First Team although Wenger is unlikely to play him from the start against Spurs.

Always good to see important players returning from long term injuries.But in this case I feel that cazorla would be the one whose comeback will be more significant in terms of quality in the squad depth.I guess wenger will look to put together two first team squads one for the epl while the second for the efl cup, fa cup and europa league.We have enough quality and depth to actually do that

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

Now that Olivier Giroud has returned from injury and with Danny Welbeck in reasonable form it is unlikely that Sanogo will get much gametime for the Gunners for the rest of the season, so it makes sense that, according to the BBC, Arsene Wenger will be sending him out to another Premier League club in the hope that he can gain some much needed first team football.

They'll have a huge uphill battle to climb the rest of the way and their first test will come in Week 3 when we return from holiday break when they match up against the winner of # 12 Team Malvin vs. Winner of # 13 / # 16.

Monday night, the world got to see for the first time a New York Knicks team that's healthy this season, as Carmelo Anthony returned from a groin injury and Baron Davis made his season debut after suffering from a back injury to join Jeremy Lin in Madison Square Garden.

We currently have Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Mohamed Elneny vying for a first - team role in the centre of the field, while Santi Cazorla will also add to our options when returning from injury, and you can't help but understand Tielemans thoughts.

An article in the Independent this morning said: A report emerged in Spanish newspaper Estadio Deportivo that the 24 - year - old has been informed he should seek out a new club to join either on a loan deal or permanently, having struggled for first team opportunities since he returned from his most recent loan spell with Villarreal in 2015.

Leo Suarez could make the jump to the first team if he returns from injury, I don't know about any one else.

As per freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery, as seen in the tweets below, Mousa Dembele, Erik Lamela and Danny Rose are all slowly returning to full training with the first team and are making progress in their respective recoveries from injury.

The Gunners will be returning to play at home for the first time in 3 weeks, and face a team in Aston Villa that is in serious danger of being demoted from the Premier League if they don't get their act together soon.

He joined Leicester alongside fellow young midfielder Tom Lawrence from Old Trafford in the summer, with the Welshman arriving on a permanent basis, but neither have been able to have any real impact on Nigel Pearson's first team in the East Midlands as the Foxes have fallen to rock bottom of the table on their return to the top flight.

Shaw has only recently recovered from injury and if he does start it will mark his return to first team football.

Mikel Arteta and Matthieu Flamini also return from injury so Wenger really has a big squad to choose from tomorrow, but I have a feeling after his comments earlier, that he intends to play his best team except for Sanchez and I think it's time to give Giroud a confidence booster for at least the first half of the match, so I'm going to predict......

Barely used in his first campaign in east London, the New Zealand captain nailed down his place in Sam Allardyce's team the following season as West Ham won promotion from the Championship via the play - offs and picked up the supporters» player of the year prize at the end of 2012/13 after helping the club finish 10th on their return to the top flight.

The 24 - year - old, who was signed from the Robins along with Massimo Luongo last summer, returned to the County Ground after being unable to establish himself in Rangers» first team.

Stephy Mavididi intends to return to first - team training with Charlton Athletic next week after completing his rehabilitation from injury.

Mesut Ozil returned from injury to train with our first - team squad ahead of Saturday's Premier League game against Watford.

The Warrington - born academy graduate has been sensational away from home in December — but the brace against Burnley in midweek taking his Premier League tally to six (best return) after a poor miss earlier in the week against Leicester is testament to his resilience that has seen him sustain a first team career at Manchester United under three different managers.

Barkley is currently recuperating from a serious hamstring injury, and he is unlikely to return to first - team action until mid-December.

Upon his return to Liverpool's Kirkby Academy, Kane was pulled aside by senior academy staff and asked what he took from the experience of seven full days in the first - team environment.

The Argentinian has been trying to engineer a move away from Manchester all summer long and only returned to first - team training last week, although he did play some part in the Copa America in July.