Sentences with phrase «good international squad»

I can't even remember the last time England had a good tournament or produced a good international squad.

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England international winger Wilfried Zaha has managed just two sub starts in the Premier League but is already an unwanted member of the Man United squad though the 21 year old is said to be the subject of interest from his former side Crystal Palace as well as West Ham and Nottingham Forest

Success at an international tournament would stand him in good stead for the full squad and for Arsenal.

There was a little bit of good news for Arsenal fans on the injury front this week, with Arsene Wenger declaring that even though our Chilean international star Alexis Sanchez was not being included in the Arsenal squad for the pre-season tour of America, as reported by Metro, his ankle injury was actually not too bad.

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!

It is now a generally accepted truth that the best defender in the Arsenal squad is the France international Laurent Koscielny.

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.

Of the above mentioned 10 players, 4 are bit part players, 1 is retired, 1 is injured and the Spaniards have the best squad among the international teams Either that, or they don't pick players who don't play for Barca or Real.

Remember the times our entire 23 man squad would all be called up on international break, then about 8 of them would return with injuries and knocks and our team would have to suffer?I am so excited about the fact that it is no longer the case and our players should be getting a good rest.

It is also the first time the Irish National Sevens squad will play in the United States and will be the last international tune - up for rising nations Canada and the United States, as well as traditional powers like New Zealand, Japan and Australia, as they ready for the 2017 - 18 HSBC World Sevens Series.

This could leave a big hole in the Reds» squad, with the England international one of the best players at the club.

But as thing stand, and as we go into the international break, we have the dispiriting sight of the six best managers, with the six best squads, in the six best positions.

So there is a chance that we could see Wilshere back in action in the next week or two, although it might be better to be extra careful and wait until after the international break, thereby making sure that Roy Hodgson does not take him with the England squad and get him injured again.

A Premier League deal may not be best for his intentions to break back into the Spain international squad, but could well give him a better chance of playing for Arsenal again in the future.

Well he didn't have to wait long as three games into his career as a Gunner, our new centre back has been called up to the squad and could make his international debut at the Emirates stadium next week, against his new team mate Alexis Sanchez and his Chile side.

He also spoke about their being a fair few Frenchman in the current squad which would help him to settle, but Coquelin has played a bigger role than that, as an Evening Standard report explains, as the two have kept in contact since those international days and are clearly quite close, so Coquelin has had the chance to put in a lot of good words for the Gunners.

The France international is not having the best of times at Old Trafford at the moment, looking under - confident and out of place in Mourinho's squad for a variety of reasons.

Chambers is currently away on international duty with the England Under - 21 squad as they aim for glory in the European Under - 21 Championships in Poland, and his performances in the competition may well be his last chance to show Wenger he is up for the task of playing under him this term.

The issue is with those players who do not make the international squads, it's often because they haven't been performing to a good enough standard that the international manager expects from them at club level.

So with Man City having spent more money this summer on full backs than most clubs in Europe or even the cash rich English Premier League have spent on players in total, perhaps the Gunners think that our England international left back Kieran Gibbs should be worth a pretty penny, but the fact is that if we need to sell him to trim down the Arsenal squad it might be a good idea not to price him too high.

Further, he'll be hoping to make his senior Italy debut this week after being called up to the squad to face Argentina and England during the international break, and so life is seemingly good for the youngster both on and off the pitch right now.

I would say that it looks pretty good for the name of Theo Walcott being at least in the matchday squad for that game on Saturday, because the England international forward was originally thought to be due back in action only a week or two after the international break finishes and the domestic football begins again.

These player's are regularly international's, So it is not as if they are out to impress to get into the squad, Like the likes of Chambers and Gibbs, who would have to perform well to get a place!

I know that the Arsenal squad does still contain the France international right back Matthieu Debuchy, as the pictures on the Arsenal website of the players training before the Burnley match reminded us, while Rob Holding the young summer signing from Bolton Wanderers has played in the position as well as his more usual central defensive role.

If the Arsenal transfer rumours doing the rounds this week are anything to go by then it looks like Arsene Wenger has a pretty clear idea of where he wants to add some strength in depth to the Arsenal squad, although with the Spanish international Nacho Monreal and the England star Kieran Gibbs you might think that the left back position was already well covered at the club.

u love internationals because we have a shallow squad which means we get tired (physically as well as mentally) when we play in too many comps (CL).

Bellerin has since emerged as one of the best right - backs in England, earning his rightful place in last season's Premier League Team of the Year, and was rewarded with a call - up to Spain's international squad for the summer's European Championships also.

Of course Arsene Wenger would have liked to be in the position where he had full control of when and for how long he would rest our star striker Alexis Sanchez, but to be fair the boss had mentioned it more than a few times and if the squad had not been so ravaged with injury problems he would probably already have given the Chile international a well earned rest.

Well it might have been a struggle for his national side in general, but at least the Arsenal and Switzerland international midfield star Granit Xhaka put on a strong performance in his first game of the Euro 2016 tournament and that is good news for the Arsenal fans keen to see what Arsene Wenger has added to the Arsenal squad with his first transfer of the summer.

Well Arsenal fans, it now turns out that Arsene Wenger's squad purge which saw quite a few of the Arsenal fringe players leave the Emirates during the summer transfer window could have been even larger, but our England international midfield star Jack Wilshere turned down the chance to leave Arsenal on transfer deadline day despite being offered a hefty pay packet of around # 90,000 a week according to a report by The Mirror.

If Wilshere plays a lot for Bournemouth as we expect him to then I am sure he will be in the England squad at the very least at the next international break and if the Ox can find siome form he has a good chance as well.

In a way, the Ox has had more success on the international stage than he has at club level, although he has been pretty unlucky with injury problems as well as having a lot more competition for places in the Arsenal squad.

Though primarily a right - back, the Spanish international can play in central defence and in midfield as well, making him a very versatile and experienced addition to any squad.

Football pundit Neville, who came through the Red Devils» youth ranks and spent 10 years in the senior squad before joining Everton in 2005, believes Louis van Gaal's men have a good chance of challenging for the Premier League title next term, but must first retain the services of the Spain international.

The Premier League outfit's pursuit of the Armenian international has been well documented in recent weeks, with Jose Mourinho evidently keen on adding him to his squad at Old Trafford.

The French international has been frozen out by Jurgen Klopp for well over a year after a series of disciplinary issues, and in order to play regularly and rescue his place in the France squad for the World Cup next summer, a move elsewhere was always going to be needed.

The half - time substitution suffered in the defeat to Arsenal on Sunday could have been the last straw and an exit from the club could very well be edging closer, but with a vast amount of foreigners in the Manchester City squad, Pellegrini will know how important keeping the England international is.

Young and good squad back up player with international experience.

Even Arsene Wenger admitted that a sickness bug that is affecting the touring Arsenal squad on top of a few fitness and injury problems as well as missing a few key players because of their summer international duties was not the ideal way to prepare for a new season.

Even though he is widely recognised as one of the best attacking options that Arsenal have in our squad, we have rarely seen the Chile international Alexis Sanchez in the key centre forward position.

When it comes to internationals things are a bit different as every member of the squad is likely to be a fan, although that does not always make them produce their best while on international duty.

Walcott Situation should be looked up quickly, many forget he is our longest serving player, we bought, its almost a decade since he joined us, I think the supporters should show him a bit of respect, weve had players who left for wrong reasons, E.g Judas, Cashri, and a la fab, Walcotts situation is different he actually wants to stay but with our squad boasting some top quality performers (note performers) he isnt sure he would get a good look in, which of course would hinder his International status, Ive loved walcott for his pure speed, and he has been that player to light up the emirates with some deft runs and some beautiful champions league Nights, he is our Man he is our player, support him COYGGG!!!!!!!!! (off topic - I read an article years back that Walcott was a ball boy for liverpool, apparently he was a boyhood fan, any truth to that, kindly appreciated)

«I heard Frank say last week that this is one of the best squads with whom he has ever worked,» the former Holland international wrote in Dutch media publication Voetbal Internationainternational wrote in Dutch media publication Voetbal InternationalInternational [via Goal].

He is an Croatian international, and in their squad for last World Cup — He did not play much as Croatia has strong central midfielders with Modric (Real Madrid) and Rakitic (Barcelona) but it shows how good he is at the tender age of 21.

I must admit to being a bit fed up this week to hear that the Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere had been left out of the latest squad named by Gareth Southgate for the upcoming international break, and that is because I think the three lions are crying out for some of the creative spark that Jack can bring as well as down to club loyalty and all that.

So Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal fans were very relieved to hear that Joachim Low would be leaving Ozil out of the Germany squad for the current round of international games, not because he was not playing well but because the manager was well aware of the amount of football his star had already played and the danger of him suffering from an injury or burn out.

And there are other creative options in the team as well, so I think that the news that our French international defender Laurent Koscielny is back in the squad could prove to be more important than losing Wilshere.

Best part was Vidal getting done for speeding too but keeping his place in the international squad!

It's a small change to a starting player to play all 38 fixtures + cup competitions + international duties.You'll need good squad depth to do this, where the subs have nearly the same quality as the starting.

According to various recent reports, the Red Devils are currently after four players with World Cup winners» medals, with van Gaal keen to bring in three members of Germany's victorious squad from this summer's tournament, as well as a Spanish international that tasted glory in the competition back in 2010.