The defender told Chelsea TV: «I have had a bit of a problem since the World Cup and I was
hoping after the World Cup that I would have two weeks off and it would completely go away.
Not exact matches
Ideally, I would have loved a bit more time to prepare
after the
World Cup but we did the best we could and let's
hope it will be enough.»
And
after the way the Gunners struggled to get going in the early stages of this season
after the
World Cup and issues with fitness and injury problems, you can see why Arsene Wenger is concerned that it could do real damage to our
hopes of winning the title.
Patience is a virtue, lets
hope we see the benefit next season
after more of a break then what happened this time round due to
world cup.
Wenger has had the boost of getting a few players back from the treatment room but has also lost one of his first choice defenders
after Mustafi did his hamstring playing for Germany, and with some of the Arsenal stars coming back late or in a poor state of mind
after their
World Cup hopes were dashed this was always going to be a tough selection job for the Frenchman.
hope you are right on giroud but walcott lacks the brains and ability to be anything other than average at best... and the fact that wengers misplaced faith in the man is probably one of the reasons we never went for griezman
after the last
world cup is grounds enough for wanting to see the back of him asap
Host nation Brazil kept their
World Cup title
hopes alive
after beating Chile 3 - 2 on penalty kicks thanks to Gonzalo Jara's missed penalty shot:
Both sides will be eager to win in the run - up to the Rugby
World Cup, and South Africa are in good form at the moment
after beating New Zealand, while Ireland will be
hoping to click into gear
after playing their first game since June.
If Fikayo Tomori was
hoping to use the U20
World Cup as a stage to establish a future at Chelsea, he might want to rethink his strategy
after this effort.
Hope the club get bought by someone who has ambition and then see which managers are available
after next summer's
World Cup.
After a superb season with Barcelona, Dani Alves will now be hoping to enjoy some success with Brazil after their humiliation at last summer's World
After a superb season with Barcelona, Dani Alves will now be
hoping to enjoy some success with Brazil
after their humiliation at last summer's World
after their humiliation at last summer's
World Cup.
Hey Sam, I'm too
hoping that we see Koss & Co celebrating wildly
after beating Everton on the last day of the season and watching them doing a dozen or so laps of honour, whilst lofting that
World Cup high above their heads, to the cheering of the fans.??
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has given England fans
hope that Adam Lallana could be available for the
World Cup after suggesting there is a small chance he may play again this season.
They must win this game to keep their slender
hopes of catching Barcelona who they play
after returning from Club
World Cup on 23rd December 2017.
Euro 2016 wasn't quite the footballing spectacle we all
hoped for, especially
after the outrageous entertainment of the 2014
World Cup.
Scotland's 2018
World Cup hopes remain alive
after a sensational late winner in the 1 - 0 victory over 10 - man Slovakia at Hampden Park.
Real Madrid are coming back from UAE
after winning their third Club
World Cup in as many years and will be
hoping to get the better of Barcelona and reduce their lead at top of the table to 8 points with a game in hand.
Scotland now have their
World Cup qualification
hopes in their own hands
after a crucial, if unspectacular, 2 - 0 win over minnows Malta at Hampden Park.
Wilshere's injury - interrupted season led to fears that a
World Cup campaign may result in an additional setback for the young Englishman, but Pearce confirms what Arsenal fans have been
hoping for, The Arsenal midfielder had become a very hot property and was well on his way to cementing a place in the Three Lions team for the
World Cup, but he suffered a hairline fracture in his foot whilst playing for England against Denmark,
after a challenge by Liverpool's Daniel Agger.
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after Euro spree (Champions League) Report: «Fab Four» fire seven - goal Liverpool into last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho pledges only «the truth» on injuries (Champions League) Report: Lukaku and Rashford send Man United into last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho wants new shooting boots for Lukaku (Premier League) Report: Old boy Young downs Watford to lift Man United (Premier League) Reaction: Klopp looks on bright side
after Chelsea draw (Premier League) Report: Willian denies Liverpool morale - boosting win (Premier League) Reaction: Guardiola targets Champions League milestone (Champions League) Report: Sterling strikes late to earn Man City top spot (Champions League) Report: Young England stifle Neymar's Brazil (friendly) Reaction: Loftus - Cheek showed he can cut it — Southgate (friendly) Report: New boys impress as England hold Germany (friendly) Reaction: Mourinho defends lack of Lukaku charity (Champions League) Report: Hapless Svilar helps Man Utd to brink of last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: «Stand up and be counted», Klopp tells Liverpool (Premier League) Report: Spurs» Kane rips sorry Liverpool to shreds (Premier League) Reaction: Guardiola proud to beat «best opponents» Napoli (Champions League) Report: Jesus earns Man City narrow win over Napoli (Champions League) Reaction: Mourinho and Klopp at odds over Anfield stalemate (Premier League) Report: Man Utd held at Liverpool as Mourinho parks the bus (Premier League) Report: McClean breaks Welsh hearts as Ireland reach play - offs (2018
World Cup) Reaction: Southgate admits England have long way to go (2018
World Cup) Report: Kane sends lacklustre England to
World Cup (2018
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after Arsenal edge Leicester (Premier League) Report: Giroud earns Arsenal madcap opening win (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger fearful of another slow Arsenal start (Community Shield) Report: Courtois and Morata gift Arsenal victory at Wembley (Community Shield)
Laporte added: «Less than two months
after the
World Rugby Council decision to award the hosting rights for Rugby
World Cup 2023 to France, we are already hard at work in collaboration with our partners and friends at
World Rugby to deliver what we
hope will be the best tournament ever.»
The 21 year - old certainly has a bright future ahead of him and he will be looking to make it a
World Cup to remember as he
hopes to make his mark on the international stage
after featuring regularly for Spain at youth level.
Dropped from the squad of the Super Eagles
after failing to make an impression when he was first invited by coach Gernot Rohr, he will be
hoping to maintain his goal scoring form to force his way back into the plans of the coach ahead of the
World Cup in Russia.
I had high
hopes for him on his arrival
after the 2014
World Cup but he wasn't really cut out for the demands of English football.
I had high
hopes for Orsolini
after he lit it up at the Under - 20
World Cup last summer, but his initial loan spell at Atalanta didn't go as planned and he rarely saw the field.
After coming up just short in the
World Cup finals vs Spain in 2010, the Dutch
hope to get over the hump and win a major title at the Euros.
Luke Shaw's problems at United have ended his
hopes of making the
World Cup, while Ryan Bertrand is battling relegation with Southampton and he missed this game
after withdrawing from the squad due to injury.
Ghana's
hopes of reaching a fourth straight
World Cup seems fading away
after being held at home to a 1 - 1 draw by...
The Black Stars»
hopes of qualifying for the 2018
World Cup were dealt a serious blow on Friday
after they were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Congo in Kumasi.
Wales maintain their slim
hopes of
World Cup qualification
after their depleted side produce a spirited display to draw in Serbia.
With the UK getting this one a whole month
after the States (a Paddington hard stare in the direction of the
World Cup for that one) we'll be waiting until 3 August to see how Scott Lang and
Hope van Dyne get involved in the Avengers» plight.