Sentences with phrase «holding onto players»

Even the spuds are better than us holding onto their players or been tough with negotiations.

The way we're holding onto our players, bringing in marquee players and offering actual competitive wages is simply incomparable to 3 - 4 seasons ago.

We hold onto players who are too injury prone (Diaby best example but Wilshire and others are also good examples).

It would also have a futher impact on the ability to attract top footballers to the club and to hold onto players like Robin Van Persie.

This in turn holds AFC from reaching the pinnacle... He holds onto players he himself knows are not good enough to execute the style of play he wants AFC to aspire to.

The issue that Arsenal have of course is holding onto the player, who is surely set to have plenty of offers come for him each and every time the transfer window opens.

I don't understand the logic of holding onto a player simply because we drafted him.

As the Robin van Persie saga has illustrated, not even the most financially sound clubs can afford to hold onto their players if they refuse to extend their contracts.

Why hold onto players that can't do a job, get rid.

Wenger is obsessed with proving people wrong which is why he holds onto players even when its clear they will never make the grade.

Even if gamble doesn't pay off — it will help future negotiations because shows Arsenal willing to hold onto players.

Our squad doesn't appear to be light of options, but we have a number of issues within our squad including injuries and contract sagas, and question marks remain on whether we will hold onto the players we have.

Barca didn't seem to keen on holding onto the player who was a winger back in Spain, but since his conversion to right back at Arsenal, the Spanish side have kept their eyes on him.

We can hold onto our players but will be in a market whereby every other club has big money to spend too.

I do not blame Hughes for wanting to hold onto his player, and it is to the Aussies credit that he was not bitter about being held back from achieving his ambition to play CL football.

Not exact matches

While Samsung has managed to stay afloat many major players like HTC and Sony are finding it hard to find a footing to hold onto.

Personally I'd expect Arsenal to keep Wilshere on the books regardless of his fitness this season because you can not forget that we held onto the likes of Diaby and Rosicky for endless years, despite both players also being very injury prone.

They aren't as worried about a looming arbitration payday as the Rays are, which means the only reason either player's name would come up is because they're not doing well... which makes them less valuable... which means it makes more sense to hold onto them.

Having some players who prefer the casual passing game, or some who tend to hold onto the ball for too long.

For example, he does not hold onto the ball for long periods and he tend to become less of a goal threat as the match progresses, his entire game seems to transform into a player who specialises into doing a containing job as oppose to attaching the opposition.

Our players hold onto the ball for far too long and leave themselves open literally to attack.

I'm personally glad he's staying on another year, you can't ship out every player over 30 a team needs a mix of youth and experience if only Wenger held onto the likes of Ljungberg and Gilberto a little longer our younger players could of developed a bit better.

Therefore, I striker with the ability to withstand defenders weight leaning onto him and still hold the ball and allow players in wide position like Walcott and Sanchez to make runs is important.

What's worse is that the Wizards made moves to improve in the short term rather than holding onto Rashard Lewis» expiring contract and entering a deep 2013 free agency class with the ability to add a max contract player.

Always available for a pass and doesn't hold onto the ball for a long time once he sees a player available He releases the ball immediately.

Wilshere and Xhaka can hold onto the ball well which we need, Wilshere has the ability to step past his man and make a smart pass while Xhaka can hold off players with his strength.

Kinsler is one of their best players, so dealing him but holding onto Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez, and so on would seem a little odd.

Adam Scott, who burst onto the scene with his win in 2004, currently holds the distinction of being the youngest Players champion.

Im not blaming the players for anything because #aw controls the team & if he can't see whats going on with jack holding onto the ball to long well hes fackin blind, how come #sanchez got bench because he said he slows down the team & he holds on to the ball & thats exactly the same ting jack does so im not blaming the players I blame #aw & by the way #FACK AW do nt care if I get the thumbs down

Alexis gets chance to play as a CF for periods as Theo can drop out wide easier than Giroud, if Welbz is playing on the right then all 3 of our players could play wide and CF.. The hold up play Giroud is great at won't be needed so much as Ozil and Alexis can do hold onto the ball and then bring others into play.

Wenger doesn't know how to get the guys to kill off a game and he clearly struggles to communicate to the players how to hold onto a lead.

It's amazing how long some people can hold onto a mistake but yet a player who hides or goes missing gets away scot free.

I agree with benching non-performing players, but of the squad that played only Cazorla and Monreal have been particularly poor, and against Anderlecht, any Arsenal team should be able to hold onto a 3 - 0 lead.

Players need to have total faith in the boss so admitting to stuff like that is just counter productive, also they are trying to do a job, and hold onto it, so throwing doubt upon themselves in the way you highlight is totally unheard of.

2017 is next year for this Dodgers team, one where Alex Wood is suddenly great and every major hitting prospect they held onto has blossomed into a productive player or star.

I think the new TV deal is fantastic, the lesser clubs have a better chance of holding onto their best players, and in doing so, they become stronger, and help create a more competitive league.

We can not utilize Walcott, Chamberlain, Sanchez, and others effectively if we have one or two players who hold onto the ball too long.

Wenger should sacrifice an offensive player and plant Diaby next to Arteta like Mourinho would do when he brings on Obi - Mikel when Chelsea are holding onto a lead.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

I just don't see Lukaku happening, except for a ridiculous price, as Everton have been pretty firm about Stones, and think they want to hold onto their best players.

Since the summer of 2013 we have been holding onto our best players while adding top class players that include Ozil, Alexis, and Cech.

This was in response to Klinsmann saying that US sports have a tendency to hold onto old players who are no longer serviceable because of their past achievements (a la Landon Donovan).

AFC is faster in the attack without the selfish Alexis who would have held onto the ball at the halfway line in EVERY DAMNED ATTACK so he can try and get past 2 or 3 players and make himself look cool...

Some sides might have been content to bed - in and hold onto their lead, but not Bordeaux, who raced forward and retook the lead through club Player of the Month for February, Wahbi Khazri.

I wanted us to hold onto Alexis, was tired of everyone saying how we are motivated by money alone, so was glad to see us turn it down and concentrate on bringing players in instead.

Once we get that early goal, the confidence amongst the players will be justified and there's always something to hold onto if we struggle to retain possession (which we shouldn't at the Emirates).

If we cant hold onto our biggest players, the big players wont see us as one of the biggest clubs.

I agree with you the players need some heat to perform to theor abilities and stop wasting created opportunities to kill games and or hold onto leads and i agree they need some heat to kick em in the arse to prevent them from under performing against milan but milan isnt city or chelsea but we need to beat them to get far in competition but i do nt think the players missing chances this year is whole heartey down to the manager and we need to finish out the year strong but with cazorla comong back and strengthening some spots in off season and now praying we finally have jack back this squad looks dangerous next year and wenger will have a good year with arsenal next year cazorla and another player will take time off xhaka and or put more pressure on him to perform but we have had success in recent seasons barley missing out on top four last year with highest points to ever miss out yes they need heat to perform strong rest of year but it is not wengers time to go yet be needs another season and if these two years are falling off we have done better than are rivals in are tough years

- Give each player a puppy on a leash that they have to hold onto and protect during them game at all times

One of his top receivers, Parris Campbell, struggles at times holding onto passes, but he could have a future as a special teams player with his speed and ability to make defenders miss in the open field.