Sentences with phrase «keeping hold of players»

With the transfer window having reopened, Bundesliga clubs will be eager to strengthen their respective clubs while keeping hold of their players on hand.

We blame Wenger for been indecisive and keeping hold of players that are taking forever to bloom and yet when he does exactly that and cut players who don't make the grade we still moan....

Wenger has wanted to keep hold of players before and let them run the contract down, RvP was the last big name and he got sold for CL qualification money.

Arsene keeps hold of players like walcott and debuchy but sells gnabry.

Very hard to digest this Adam and not feel as though the club are OVERPAYING some players.What I would say in the clubs defence is that we had a decade of being told the Stadium debt was holding us back.Like it or not this was the reason we either could not keep hold of players due to their wage demands or could not compete to buy the quality players when up against the bigger clubs not restricted by finances.

The Bundesliga club's sporting director Michael Zorc was apparently reacting to claims in the German media that Arsenal were preparing a bid of 40 million euros for the 26 - year old Gabon international and after Dortmund were able to keep hold of players like Mats Hummels and Subotic, who also claimed that there was transfer interest from Arsenal, you would tend to believe him.

Is the Gunners defender telling his boss that there is no point keeping hold of a player who wants to leave, even if he is as important to the team as Alexis was last season?

Only Wenger himself knows what mind games he's playing at the moment, but even a fool can tell you that there's more harm done than good by keeping hold of a player who doesn't want to remain at the club.

However, with big money contracts likely to be available elsewhere with clubs established in terms of competing for and winning trophies on a regular basis, it could be tough for Spurs to keep hold of players like Alli moving forward.

If Arsenal want to get amongst the biggest clubs in Europe, it's vital we keep hold of players that are in Ozil's calibre of quality.

However, Brendan Rodgers is determined to keep a hold of the player, and according to sources close to the club he will try and persuade him to stay put by signing Atletico frontman Diego Costa to prove the club's ambition.

The Red Devils are keen to keep hold of a player with undoubted potential.

However, in addition to that, the Mirror report that the fact that Arsene Wenger has been unable to offload players deemed surplus to requirements this summer, of which there are many, he is struggling to keep hold of the players that really matter.

He won't find it easy though as with Sunderland stranded in the bottom three in the table currently, David Moyes will be desperate to keep hold of his players and get the club out of their predicament.

Better than most windows for arsenal provided we keep hold of our players.

Real are in the market for new signings in midfield, and have also been linked with Pogba's Juventus team - mate Arturo Vidal, though the Italian giants are desperately hoping to keep hold of both players.

There is no doubt that Lloris is one of Tottenham's most important players and it is essential for Tottenham that if they are to remain in the Champions League and compete with the best clubs that they keep hold of players like Lloris.

Bordeaux will undoubtedly face a battle keeping hold of the player this summer when big European clubs circling around the player.

Fulham are in position to keep hold of the player as United, Tottenham and Liverpool are a very ambitious project for any young player having said that they may not let him go for cheap and will definitely consider an offer around $ 35m.

Toronto will surely want to keep hold of their player or at worst, allow him to play in the English Premier League on a loan basis only.

But with Van Dijk's preference for Jurgen Klopp and Anfield, Southampton will have to consider whether to keep hold of the player.

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One example of this process, confusingly, might even be the United States in the 1920s, as Marriner Eccles (the brilliant Federal Reserve chairman under then - president Franklin D. Roosevelt) explained endlessly to an uncomprehending elite: if all the chips at the poker table are held by the same few players, the only way the rest can keep playing with them is to borrow chips, even though in the end they will not be able to repay the loans.

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.

Coquelin's defending is excellent.In fact i've watched many DM's Arsenal have been linked and he's better than some of them defensive wise.How many top DM's will keep the likes of Silva, Coutinho and Modric (12/13) quiet throughout a match?It takes top defending to do that.His biggest problem is that he's not adventurous and doesn't hold the ball with authority.It's just that I feel he's not given the appreciation he deserves.He's a good squad player to have and when on form can do well against top teams.

He might not have the strength to hold of players like Giroud but he has the ability to go past a player and keep hold of the ball with skill instead which can buy him time to bring others into play.

Arsenal need to keep hold of ox as well as bringing in a creative mid since when ozil underperforms we need a plan b Madrid got ceballos even though his an isco clone we need a player in that mould like thiago from Bayern as well but who I would like insigne to replace Sanchez but italian clubs are tough to deal with

It will also hinge on whether or not the player himself prefers an offer from Bayern if they too could go that high, while United will surely just hope they can keep hold of De Gea to save themselves all this trouble.

A very crucial factor that has aided Wenger in his new approach is that since the departure of Robin van Persie to Manchester United in 2012, Arsenal have managed to keep hold of all their key players.

Still, just 18, the Blackburn player has proved himself a capable performer in both central defence and as a holding midfielder — and has kept the likes of Didier Drogba quiet in his eighteen Premier League appearances.

I agree with steelers007, Capel is holding the cards and is under no obligation to keep any of these players.

21 - year - old Lemar is keen to work under Arsene Wenger but Monaco are adamant to keep hold of some of the star players who led them to a league title win and as such, they are refusing to sell the player to the Gunners.

However, the current financial realities of football mean that beyond Paris Saint - Germain, the top sides in France can no longer keep hold of their best players.

It's not about trying to keep hold of Sanchez anymore, the player's actions clearly state that he isn't staying for love nor money.

Arsene Wenger is the cause of his own problems.Why did he sell Gabriel?A player who for all his mistakes has better defensive skills than Mertesacker, Holding and Chambers.I don't care about potential as I'm talking about now.I also kept saying Monreal shouldn't be played as a CB yet people here were including him in our best lineup possible when everyone is fit.This is just bizzare.Also this may be unpopular opinion but I feel Wilshere is better than Xhaka and Ramsey and only he in our squad has the intelligence to play the Santi role.

While it may be important to try and keep hold of him, I feel paying that amount of wages for a player who is struggling to get into the team and has always struggled for consistency is certainly not worth it.

I would say get rid of Arteta at end of season and keep Flamini as a 3rd choice, he has the passion to wear the red and white and more than capable of coming on to sit alongside Coquelin to hold a lead if needs, he may not be a regular player for us but he can still fill an important role.

For me it is a no brainer because not only is Theo in form, with some very sharp sub appearances before last weekend's game, but he is a player that we simply must keep hold of.

However, against the run of play, All Saints went on a great counter attack and shot at the goal, which the Eton Messi goalkeeper managed to save but failed to keep hold of the ball which All Saints player, Luca Raimo managed to tap into the back of the net.

It remains to be seen how much the player's desire to move can influence the decision, with Lille previously suggesting that they would like to keep hold of him for the rest of this season as agreed.

For Liverpool fans, they'll be delighted to see Coutinho is no longer Barca's only target for that creative midfield role, and will hope that means they can keep hold of their star player for at least a little longer.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Lazio president Claudio Lolito is determined to keep hold of their star player, especially after having qualified for the UEFA Champions League for only the second time in the past decade.

His performances suggest he will be a key player for BVB in the upcoming campaign and it would be of no surprise if they fight tooth and nail to keep hold of one of their prized assets.

Stones is now a regular in the England national team set - up and a player Everton may struggle to keep hold of in the long - term but Mourinho may find it easier to lure Marquinhos in January.

From signing big name players to keeping hold of the best ones we have already got, from adding the firepower up front to strengthening the midfield and firming up the defence and then last season we sorted out the big away game blues.

Given that City are looking to compete on various fronts next season, in an ideal world Guardiola will hope to keep hold of all of his top players moving forward.

Despite what seems to be an unclear rift between player and manager, it seems that Arsenal do hope to keep hold of the winger for the long term future.

Dortmund don't have the best record of keeping hold of their best players, with big names like Robert Lewandowski, Mats Hummels, Mario Gotze, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gundogan among those poached from them by bigger clubs in recent years.

Whilst Brendan Rodgers would ideally like to keep hold of the impressive starlet it may prove wise to opt to cash - in on his services to avoid the possibility of retaining a player who wishes to move on, a situation that could well disrupt the club's dressing room.

So Yes some things has to change maybe Wenger has to listen a bit more to his best players, adapt & alter tactics for the sake of winning or keeping a hold on the score but the players have to be hungrier!

Keep him, there's a reason he started ahead of rob Holding in the England U21 side at the euros, its cause he's a quality player.