Sentences with phrase «in pecking»

Cech has fallen behind Thibaut Courtois in the pecking order at Chelsea this season but, at 32, he remains one of the Premier League's top «keepers and has made it clear he will seek a transfer in the summer rather than spend another year as an understudy.

The Senegal international has been picked ahead of both Dominic Calvert - Lewin and Cenk Tosun in the pecking order, and he popped up with a goal during the 3 - 1 triumph over Crystal Palace last weekend.

Borysiuk has been sidelined by an ankle injury, but the likes of Karl Henry and Massimo Luongo are also ahead of Sandro in the pecking order.

The Belgian has been reduced to many substitute appearances this season, and could impress on Monday night as it appears he is below Stambouli in the pecking order.

Debuchy is currently behind Hector Bellerin in the pecking order, and is fearing for his place in the France squad for next summer's European Championship.

The midfielder, now retired after doctors advised him not to play on after having a heart attack, had the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva in front of him in the pecking order for a place in the first team when he made his breakthrough.

Welbeck was another fairly obvious choice, despite falling behind Daniel Sturridge in pecking order now, following the Liverpool striker's excellent season.

Bendtner put himself before Chamakh in the pecking order as no. 2 striker, and Djourou's place is secure now as no. 1.

Along with his undoubted talent, the England international suffers from an irritating lack of consistency, with the 23 - year - old struggling for game time with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Alex Iwobi ahead of him in the pecking order.

As for where he will sit in the pecking order, it is not clear — probably as back - up to Joe Hart, but Stuart Taylor may see the possibility of a promotion to that position now.

Aside from Alderweireld, Spurs could also lose the services of Danny Rose during the summer with the left - back having fallen behind Ben Davies in the pecking order.

Gibbs rarely gets called to action as he is behind Nacho Monreal in the pecking order for a left back spot.

With many players ahead of him in the pecking order, chances at the west London club may be hard to come by.

However, with both Rafael and Christophe Jallet ahead of him in the pecking order, Gaspar knows his first - team opportunities will be limited during the coming campaign.

It was also brilliant to see another player rising to the challenge of those performing well ahead of them in pecking order.

Everton are the next team down in the pecking order.

Sakho has not made a senior appearance for the Merseyside outfit this season, with Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan and Lucas lying ahead of him in the pecking order.

Manchester United have been linked with the Spanish midfielder Isco who recently has been dropped in the pecking order of Ancelotti and recently has been taking more time on the sidelines of the squad than on the actual playing ground.

Mateo Kovacic: Like the above - mentioned duo, Kovacic earned just 19 starts in La Liga last season as he often found himself behind the likes of Casemiro and Luka Modric in the pecking order.

Realistically he's probably 5th choice centre mid now, behind even Westwood in the pecking order and I just don't see him getting the chance to play enough games to prove himself.

By now, he had fallen behind in the pecking order of Wilshere, Fabregas and Nasri.

Campbell is now behind Danny Welbeck, Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski, Yaya Sanogo and Alexis Sanchez in the pecking order at the Emirates so Wenger could well be persuaded to part company if Inter can come up with an offer he can not refuse.

But he faces falling behind Yun Suk - Young in the pecking order, with the South Korean in line for a run in the first team after the international break.

Illarramendi is behind the likes of Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and even Lucas Silva in the pecking order at Madrid and the arrival of Mateo Kovacic will see the Spaniard's opportunities limited further.

I don't see any problem that'll make Le Prof scratch his head much on which of his 3 top goalkeepers should preferably manned the post for Arsenal in pecking order in next season's campaign.

If I have a selection choice to make on which our 3 top goalkeepers should be pecked in pecking order for our League and Cup games campaigns next season which of course I don't have such a choice to make.

Alderweireld has managed just two appearances for Spurs since his recovery from a hamstring problem, and he is currently behind Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen in the pecking order.

The Mexican striker is currently on a season - long loan spell at Real Madrid but he has struggled for game time with French star Karim Benzema ahead of him in the pecking order.

, and Fletcher is perpetually on the fringe (surprisingly seemingly behind Calleri in the pecking order?).

Prior to that, there was a genuine belief Gomez could battle Dejan Lovren to be part of the first - team picture and had he not needed time to rehabilitate, the young Englishman would certainly have surpassed Ragnar Klavan in the pecking order this season.

The Premier League title is their main aim this season, but they're already fifth in the pecking order.

With Jermaine Defoe, Callum Wilson and Josh King all above Afobe in the pecking order,

Behind Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in the pecking order at Liverpool, Sturridge is desperate to get more minutes ahead of this summer's World Cup in Russia.

When he first arrived in North London, Pochettino found a bloated squad and two centre - forwards on big money who according to their wage slips should have been ahead of Kane in the pecking order.

Williams isn't capable of covering for him at this point in his career but Phil Jagielka is more comfortable despite slowing down too and may be able to walk him through games if given the chance, but Michael Keane should still be ahead of Holgate in the pecking order — the new signing's struggled in the chaos around him, however he excelled in Burnley's low block and Allardyce's tactics should help him acclimatise.

The 28 - year - old has fallen down the pecking order during Jurgen Klopp's time in - charge, and he is currently behind the likes of Roberto Firmino and Dominic Solanke in the pecking order for the centre - forward role.

Terry, 36, has already announced he will leave Stamford Bridge this summer after finding himself behind Gary Cahill, David Luiz and César Azpilicueta in the pecking order.

The former star has fallen in the pecking order with the bookmakers putting him out at 50/1 for a January move at the start of the season, it looks like the bookmakers think that Rooney will be shipped off in the next window and replaced with another high earning superstar.

Over the course of last season, he appeared just 15 times for Bolton Wanderers after falling behind Zat Knight and Craig Dawson in the pecking order.

So while the young Irish defender may be looking for first team football, he knows he's behind Pontus Jansson, Liam Cooper, and Matthew Pennington in the pecking order at the club.

It will be interesting to see his spot in the pecking order after Arsene's splurge in attacking youth talent this summer.

Johan Djourou, now firmly fourth in the pecking order of central defenders at the club, got his first start of the season against Coventry.

looking at options (if Sanchez goes) maybe Ollie and Danny could be 2nd choice 9's without much to choose between them in pecking order, but then Danny could also become a 2nd choice left sided 10.

He wasn't a starter, and Jonathan Osorio is often ahead of him in the pecking order off the bench.

The re-signing may point to him being ahead of players like Jordan Hamilton and Ayo Akinola in the pecking order, despite his mostly unimpressive MLS performances last season.

He is still quite young, only 19, but with Quade Taylor and Oscar Threlkeld above him in the pecking order and since he's hardly set things alight at Blackpool, I wouldn't be surprised if he was let go.

One could argue that Raphael Varane hasn't really played much over the past two seasons to merit a place in the «best young player in Europe» category, but perhaps one should consider that he is at Real Madrid and has Sergio Ramos and Pepe ahead of him in the pecking order.

As for now, Collins is at best the fourth string centerback, and he may also be behind youngster Declan Rice or utility player Cheikhou Kouyate in the pecking order.

Furthermore Granada of Spain midfielder Uche Agbo who although is listed as a central defender can also play as a defensive midfielder and all of this players are ahead of Esiti in the pecking order of Rohr.

As time wore on he fell behind the likes of Campbell and Iwobi in the pecking order.