Sentences with phrase «keep at the club last»

What was most impressive about the meticulous way Van Gaal relieved the squad of its deadwood were the players he chose to keep at the club last summer.

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The best way to keep him at the club: 1) make proper signings to show him that the squad is getting better & more competitive 2) it is getting better for one objective only, winning major trophies (Premier league, Champions league) 3) extend Özil & Sanchez contract to show how viable the project is Xhaka is a great signing but he alone can't fix our issues that have hampered our campaigns specially in the last 2 seasons.

I think Wenger would have kept Giroud and Walcott for ever, and signed lots more «Promising» players without intervention from the club (At last!).

The Secret Service disclosed last week that one of its agents had been kept from doing her duty at the Burning Tree Country Club because of a long - standing ban on women.

It seems at the moment as though last season's Bundesliga runners up will keep faith with their struggling manager however, and give him the second half of the campaign to rescue the club.

Nevertheless, with 60 goals in 125 outings in total since his 2015 move from Palermo, his impact has steadily grown at Juventus over the last three years and they'll be desperate to keep him at the club for as long as possible.

The club have won their last five home league games against Nottingham Forest keeping clean sheets in the last three but will be disappointed with their performance during a 1 - 0 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

The 36 - year - old midfielder currently has a deal at the Etihad Stadium until January, but a recent run of form — four goals in his last five games, including a crucial strike against his old club Chelsea — has sparked speculation that the Premier League champions could try to keep him for longer.

A proven striker with double - digit goals in each of his last ten years of football, Austin's price tag is the only thing keeping clubs like Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at bay.

Wenger is the problem... last Season he had Lucas Perez and Joel Campbell at the club and when they played they performed but Wenger kept playing Walcott, Giroud, Welbeck, Iwobi....

With the other top Gunner Mesut Ozil also in talks over a new contract you would expect the German international and his people to be looking at a similar sort of deal to keep them happy as well, but revelations last week showed that such a huge pay rise for two of the players already on more money than their club colleagues would have put us in a precarious position.

It s true he did a good job helping the club going throug the stage of changing stadium and keeping them at the near top but the period of not being competitive has lasted too long, Arsenal don t seem to progress no more with him, let the supporters fight to get back their clubs from those at the command who don t really care about it.

Laporte signed a new deal at Athletic last summer that keeps him at the club until 2019 with a $ 50 million / # 39 million release clause.

I wanted wenger gone z5 years ago when it was clear he would not deliver but surely there is no doubting He has demolished this team over last 3 years... no passion no style and obvious lack of quality... There is simply no way a serious club can keep a man like this at the top... Chances are this will spell melt down in league to... But whatever happens it will be a worse season than last... I for one will not be sad to see the back of him

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

As per the Mirror, Southampton are willing to hand Soares, who signed a new four - year contract last August, a new deal next year in an attempt to keep the player at the club.

even Elneny was quoted saying last week we're still fighting for the title (Classic case of Wengeritus) the old man's delusions are rubbing off on the players and now the club's blind loyalty to the Frenchman we are an embarrassment, we can't keep a clean sheet and can't win on the road anymore it's one step forward and five steps back if we weren't very good at home we wouldn't even be in the top 10!

So maybe we should appreciate the experience and ability that the manager and the players have showed to keep getting into at least the first knockout rounds of Europe's elite club competition for the last 15 years or so.

with these king of strategical changes by AFC (to offer bumper contracts to best players even before they reach the last 2 years), we not only keep the rich English clubs like city and Chelsea at check, even Barcelona and Madrid have to think multiple times even to show interest in our players.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

I do nt know why im so disappointed i keep thinking every window he will do it splash big bring back the old days and especially this window with all the abuse he had got last season but no did nothing im the fool for getting my hopes up again you would think id learn by now, if we did pull off lemar and kept sanchez after buying lacazette and kolasanic id be delighted but keeping an unhappy sanchez isnt good hopefully some forgien club will come in for him in January but what happened at Liverpool was a disgrace i cant take any more its ruining my mood im depressed in disbelief at how stupid and soft centred we were making the exact same mistakes for 8 or 9 yrs ground hog day i cant cope we have leaked 8 goals in 3 games very worrying and the clown wont even play kolasanic i wanted wenger to spend big go out in a blaze of glory in 2 yrs time but this is embarrassing to me it looks like a money racket and we are the fools

Wenger regularly regresses players, plays them out of position, subs them when he shouldn't - example Lacazette — does not pick them when he should, example Wilshere for the last month in the Prem; keeps duds at the club for years eg Walcotts; can not motivate the team to try full out every game.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Those combined with Alexis and Ozil at the high end along with others costing less, have kept Arsenal in the top four until last year when teams with more resources threatened Arsenal, and none more than ManCity that was not really a top four club in the past.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

No the game I am talking about is the trip to Everton on Saturday and after being knocked out of the FA cup at home to yesterday to add to the general mood of disappointment that has been hanging around the club for the last couple of months, Arsenal must surely beat the Toffees to keep alive any hope of a happy ending to the season.

According to the Sun, the Clarets were more than willing to keep Keane at the club for the last year of his contract and risk him leaving on a free next summer, however talks between Everton and Burnley are at an advanced stage and the deal looks set to be completed soon.

It's the fans that keep sacrificing because this team can't get their head out of their own ass... please give me some examples when a top club ever let their best player leave for free at the end of a season... Wenger needs to go to PSG and get some money and talent for Sanchez so that we can end this nonsense once and for all... then he needs to publicly apologize for the way in which they handled the whole situation... if they allow Sanchez to go for free there is no way this club, under the tutelage of Kroenke and Wenger, will ever layout the necessary coin to replace such a talented player, especially considering that Wenger will be a lame - duck manager once again in the final year of his contract and we know how well that went last year... open your eyes people, Wenger has spoken publicly about how he hopes that the next manager can take this club to the next level... WHAT?!?... he then went on to speak about leaving them in the perfect position to be successful, which is one of the reasons why several pundits felt Wenger would leave after last season based on the financials and the fact that so many players had only one year left on their respective contracts... who says this shit??? If you believe you're leaving things in the best possible shape for your potential successor to achieve greatness it raises a couple of serious questions: Why can't you take things to the next level if everything is as great as you say?

And after Ospina did get some game time with an injury to Cech last year, the decision to keep him at the club rather than Szczesny could be just what he needs to make him feel wanted enough to wait for his chances without getting too frustrated.

The obvious choice would be Kieran Gibbs, who is reported to be yet another player entering the last year of his contract next season, but with Wenger's recent comments about Arsenal keeping their British Core at the club, it would seem unlikely that he would let such a loyal servant go after ten years as an adequate squad player under Arsene.

much like when a country can't divulge highly classified information publicly for obvious economic and military reasons, a professional soccer organization must keep certain things in - house so they don't devalue a player, expose a weakness, provide info that could give an opposing club leverage in future negotiations and / or give them vital intel regarding a future match, but when dishonesty becomes the norm the relationship between cub and fan will surely deteriorate... in our particular case, our club has done an absolutely atrocious job when it comes to cultivating a healthy and honest relationship with the media or their fans, which has contributed greatly to our lack of success in the transfer market... along with poor decisions involving weekly wages, we can't ever seem to get true market value for most of our outgoing players and other teams seem to squeeze every last cent out of us when we are looking to buy; why wouldn't they, when you go to the table with such a openly desperate and dysfunctional team like ours, you have all the leverage; made even worse by the fact that who wouldn't want to see our incredibly arrogant and thrifty manager squirm during the process... the real issue at this club is respect, a word that appears to be entirely lost on those within our hierarchy... this is the starting point from which all great relationships between club and supporters form... this doesn't mean that a team can't make mistakes along the way, that's just human nature, it's about how they chose to deal with these situations that will determine if this relationship flourishes or devolves..

Wenger did need a CB last season and he finally got one in Jan, some people are saying he should of got one during the summer window but look at the business we did do and try to keep in mind we had a LOT of missing pieces just a few years ago when we was a selling club.

The 25 - year - old signed a seven - year contract extension at Atletico last May, keeping him at the club until June 2024.

The midfielder appeared in every single one of the north - east outfit's Premier League games last season, scoring on eleven occasions, and Rafa Benitez will be keen to keep him at the club, but playing at a higher level will be a key factor in the 25 - year - old's decision.

Fellaini made 47 appearances for United last season and signed a new one - year contract in January that keeps him at the club until next summer.

A # 34 million loss for the last recorded accounting period (2012 - 3), including staff costs of # 26.1 million is far from small beer and if the television deal Leicester will enjoy from August makes those amounts look piddling at face value, the wages and transfer fees required to compete at the top level will almost certainly be sufficient to keep the club in the red for some time to come.

I do thank Mick for doing what none of our recent managers could... getting us into the Prem and keeping us here... but at the end of last season I think the writing was on the wall and the club should've acted then... especially if the stories of Mick not being backed in the transfer market are true... its lunacy to have a manager and then not give him the tools to do a job!

With the record scorer for Arsenal currently training with his old club during the MLS off - season to keep his fitness up, it was assumed and seemed very likely that Thierry Henry would make like last season and re-join Arsenal for the third time, as cover for Gervinho, at the African Cup of Nations.

Scholes1822 he seems to be shoring up with the lads who have been at the club for a while.Gave Carrick a new contract, told Young he's wanted, by all accounts meeting with Jones this week to keep him part of the squad, so see no reason he'd get rid of Tony V, i thought he was Utd's best RB last year, even if he's not the starting fullback solid player to have in the squad.

It is understood that City will do anything to keep the 27 - year - old at the Etihad, who is one of the club's top scorer with 32 goals in all competitions last season.

Finally, fans were not impressed — incensed being the appropriate word — when club owner, Randy Lerner, announced that former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish — who resigned from the St Andrews post at the end of last season after failing to keep the Blues in the top - flight — would be Gerard Houllier's long - term successor.

He is the only centre - back that made an appearance in Major League Soccer last season for Toronto FC, who has not been kept at the club.

Turan signed a contract extension with the Spanish champions last season that will keep him at the club until 2017, means his release clause was increased to # 32 million, which is quite affordable for the Reds.

Watford are determined to keep hold of the prodigious talent, but are aware they would likely receive only minimal training compensation if he were to leave as Zaineddine has only been at the club for the last 18 months.

Clint Dempsey for one has saved their bacon by scoring four of Fulham's last six league goals at a time when forwards are non-existent at the club, while goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and defender Brede Hangeland have kept Fulham in so many games this season, a worry seeing as clubs have been linked with the pair of them recently and without them you could rightly have concerns about the direction at which the club would be heading, which in al probability would be down.

And for 19 - year - old Alexander - Arnold, who has now started the last three Champions League outings for the club he grew up at, the goal is to keep getting those mid-week minutes, to keep impressing with his strong performances, and more than anything else to help Liverpool keep winning games.

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