Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for
the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.
Perez has since talked about a return to his former club this summer, as he looks to assure himself of more regular football, with his place in the Spain
international squad at risk without playing time.
Not exact matches
With Micah Richards in the U21
squad, Wes Brown having retired from
international football, and Gary Neville having almost retired from football full stop, there is certainly a place available in the senior England
squad at right back.
Success
at an
international tournament would stand him in good stead for the full
squad and for Arsenal.
It was just a few short years ago when many Arsenal fans, myself included, believed that the Gunners would have gone on to lift the Premier League trophy if it was not for injury problems hitting our
squad at just the wrong time, especially the loss of the Wales
international midfield star Aaron Ramsey.
The Italian was speaking
at his press conference today about the state of his
squad following the
international break, and was not in great mood.
So maybe he has, and it could be the young Costa Rica
international Joel Campbell, who is now back with the Arsenal
squad after spending the last few years
at various clubs around Europe on loan.
It is not just the Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin who will be left
at home scratching his head for the next two weeks, as his fellow Spaniard and Arsenal team mate Santi Cazorla has also been left out of the Spain national
squad for the first
international break of the new season.
Aaron Ramsey will be entering the last year of his Arsenal contract in about 10 weeks time, and according to the Welsh
international there has been no progress
at all, and the Gunners risk losing out on our highest - scoring outfield player in the current
squad if a deal isn't agreed before the summer transfer window.
The Belgium
international was left out of Spurs» matchday
squad to take on Chelsea
at the weekend, with United fans reacting by «welcoming» the player to their club as they believe a deal is on.
The England
international is in line to make the
squad at the weekend after returning to action after a hamstring injury during the Gunners» 4 - 1 victory over West Brom last Sunday.
This could leave a big hole in the Reds»
squad, with the England
international one of the best players
at the club.
With a strong
squad filled with young talent, quality
international players, a manager with great ideas and tactical nous coupled with an exciting new stadium on the way, the future is certainly looking very bright
at Tottenham as they look to create more club history.
Meanwhile, during the
international break the Reds boss has been working with a shadow
squad at Melwood with some of the younger starlets getting a chance to impress.
On Monday, the Red Devils returned for pre-season training
at the club's Carrington training ground — where it was believed that the Netherlands
international had revealed his
squad number for next season, having signed for the Premier League giants in May.
It's not just
at club level that Henrichs is making an impression either, as the youngster received his first call up to the Germany
squad this week and will hope to make his
international debut.
The Germany
international, on the other hand, has unique abilities in the Arsenal
squad: a box - to - box midfielder with great technique, vision of play and ability to find the through pass
at any time.
Mohamed Elneny was an unknown entity when he arrived
at Arsenal last week after his long drawn out transfer from Basle, and I for one expected the Egyptian
international to take time to settle and get to know his surroundings and his team - mates, but it looks like he has put his head down and got straight into vigorous training with the first team
squad.
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.
It's that
International (boring) break time again and while England play Estonia in a pointless game of football where the only interesting news are if Walcott is going to get that front role again, we can take a look
at how the
squad is doing since August.
But despite the playmaker's lack of contact with the rest of the Arsenal first - team
squad, head coach Arsene Wenger is still ready to drop Ozil in
at the deep end in the north - east this afternoon, especially given the fact that the Frenchman saw yet more of his players suffer injuries during the recent
international break.
After a disappointing showing
at Worlds for LPL
squads, this is a prime opportunity for an
international victory.
Welbeck is an England
INternational... Nketiah is an England youth
international With the players in the
squad we should be thinking of scoring 2 or 3 goals and ensuring we have an easier match
at Emirates...
France
international assistant coach Guy Stephan has called for him to leave as his current minutes is insufficient, and his place in the
international squad is
at risk should things continue ahead of next summer's World Cup.
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.
Given the quality and consistency he displayed last season to help Atalanta qualify for the Europa League, the Italian
international would be another welcome addition to the
squad at the San Siro, and it's no real surprise Milan have pushed so hard for his signing over the past few weeks.
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.
Iniesta once said in an interview after talking with Mata
at Spain's
international squad, that if Barcelona finished 7th, fans would want to kill the players in their cars.
The Spain
international has struggled lately and looks tired after becoming first choice for Chelsea this term, having previously only been a
squad player
at Real Madrid.
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.
Evans is currently with his
international squad training
at the Etihad, and is said to have been made available to talk to potential clubs about a move by Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill.
The
international players in the Arsenal
squad have been afforded a bit more time off to recover from their exploits this summer, while some are even still involved
at Euro 2016.
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.
So I would hazard a guess that the boss would not be all that keen to say yes to the transfer interest reported by The Mirror in two of our players, even if the England
international Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and our on loan keeper Wojciech Szczesny are not what you would call vital members of the Arsenal
squad at the minute.
Having made just one appearance since December and after being left out of the
squad for the EFL Cup final
at the weekend, the future
at United looks bleak for the England
international.
Roy Hodgson's latest England
squad seems to be one with an eye to the future of the national side, with a number of young players and potential stars of tomorrow called up, seemingly to provide experience on the
international stage
at such a young age.
While the majority of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool
squad are away on
international duty, those Reds players who haven't been picked for their nations are still training
at Melwood.
With Arsenal in great form and the
international break to give us a rest and with Gerrard and probably Skrtel banned for the game against us and Lallana a doubt with a groin problem that has forced him out of the England
squad, Liverpool could hardly pick a worse time to play us
at home.
The England
international has penned a long - term contract with the Reds, as per the club's official site, after undergoing his medical
at St. George's Park where is currently with the England
squad during the
international break.
Especially with a World Cup year ahead, the Spanish
international will want to be playing regularly to secure a place in the final
squad for Russia, and staying
at Madrid would surely put that in jeopardy with such strong competition ahead of him in the pecking order.
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.
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.
Don Balon have previously claimed that the France
international has held talks with Jose Mourinho and even selected his
squad number
at Old Trafford.
It was the first day back in pre-season training for the Arsenal
squad yesterday,
at least it was for most of them although there were a few notable absentees like Alexis Sanchez and Petr Cech who have been give a bit more time off because of their
international duties this summer.
The Arsenal players in the France
international squad would appear to have the edge on their Premier League rivals in the plans of the France manager Didier Deschamps, or
at least for the opening game of the Euro 2016 tournament tonight against an unfancied Romania team.
The England
international winger now has the opportunity of a fresh start
at St James» Park, but inherits a
squad number which has a less - than decorated past
at Newcastle in the Premier League era.
The Spain
international is not used to playing 90 minutes week in, week out, having only been a
squad player
at previous club Real Madrid.
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 young Arsenal and Nigerian
international winger Alex Iwobi only made it into the Gunners first team towards the end of last season, but he is fully aware that the depth and quality of Arsene Wenger's
squad means that he could easily be replaced
at any time, and this makes him try his absolute hardest in every match.