Sentences with phrase «lack of a player with»

An alternative to Franck Kessie is needed in this Milan squad, as the summer signing has already looked fatigued having played so many minutes and there is a worrying lack of a player with similar characteristics to dominate in midfield.

A severe lack of goals has been Wigan's Achilles heel this season, that and their lack of players with recognised Premiership quality.

Not exact matches

One favourite trick was to show the players videos with some not particularly subtle messages, such as The Wizard of Oz (to let them know they were lacking brains, courage and heart) or the Talking Heads» «Once in a Lifetime» (to make them cherish the moment).

The bottom line is that Apple's ambitions in the content industries seem to be hampered in part by a lack of a consistent vision about what the company wants to do and why, combined with a culture clash between existing movie studios and TV networks about who is the most important player in the relationship, and who gets to control the terms.

Thus play's spontaneity is not to be confused with a lack of preparation or intention, nor should its vitality be equated with the merely chaotic.33 For play is created by way of order, albeit an order which is freely embraced and which preserves the autonomy of the player.

Maybe losing Olivier Giroud, perhaps our best player in the air, has something to do with our lack of success, but with great technical players like Ozil and Cazorla to put balls in, we should still do better.

With his cut throat management style and absolute lack of ability to bring out the best in a player, I can't see Man Utd topping City this year.

I believe Chucky can do «more with less» in terms of talent meaning, he can get a higher level of performance out of «less talented» players than he could from Diva's (for lack of better terminology)........

The lack of ambition from the Board and the coach added to fans happy with cheappy crappy unknown players.

it seems wenger does nt have the courage to play big... he does nt take risks... then he says he was looking at the player of the moment, or he said the same speech u already gave to us to defend something that is, for me, only stubborness and lack of diligence... about granit: do nt start with formal arguments, go to the bone, u know what i mean... u cant said xhaka was the good choise while we did nt see hin play for our colours... i hope he could be the player that we need, but nobody can said that today

It saddens me when our rivals are so fast to hijack out targets, but we never even try hijack theirs (coz we know with our penny pinching & lack of ambition will make good players accept the rivals), of the 6 top teams in England, which club is going after the Nigerian kid we are after?

What makes my blood boil is the AOB telling me what's wrong with the club, the lack of tactics, player investment etc... but then never come up with ideas that can then be as intensely scrutinized as AOB's are with Wenger.

Alexis Sanchez need to go to club with a more ambition unlike arsenal, cos he is a winner and he needs to win more trophy, he scored 30 goals last season yet arsenal couldn't make top 4, that's to tell u a tree can't make up a forest but till now what has Wenger done to improve the squad to convince Sanchez to stay?nothing, and u expect him to stay with those players who don't have winning mentality and a coach that lacks ambition, Sanchez don't need money what he need is quality players...... my gunners fans all over the world let's be truthful to ourselves, how many of us will still remain in arsenal fc if we were Sanchez, with arsenal transfer activities so far in mind?

Wenger doesn't sign player's with character hence the lack of leader's in the team.

But on the downside, At a bigger club with star players with egos, if the players are not happy with the new arriving Boss (big name) you will get the complete opposite of the above... Lack of motivation, just like what happened with Utd when SAF was replaced by Some no body!?

The competition for places in the midfield becomes too much to be productive with some players in the squad possibly losing form for lack of consistent play.

While I understand the Englishman's opinion considering that Manchester United have constantly been signing much - coveted players despite a lack of Champions League football over the years, I have to say that the case is very different with respect to Arsenal.

According to the report, John Terry's lack of pace combined with Gary Cahill's questionable decision making at times has left the Real Madrid manager feeling he must sign a quick player with tactical intelligence.

We suffer from lack of width when players always want to come inside to play shot balls — it's nice to offer the width as well with someone who can take on a defender.

He checks off all the boxes you want in a player with motor, desire and even ability, but I don't think he's the type of player the Jets can go for when they lack Edge guys everywhere.

People talk about lack of ambition from The club Not going for these players they want but the fact that non of the clubs were trying to catch up to / complete with show interest in these players speaks volumes.

Their handling of Costa, one of the league's best strikers is terrible and you can see tension between Conte and their board with the lack of investments in players they want, but still they should have enough quality for a top 4 spot.

That requires a strong bench with quality on it, players in their best positions, not having horrific injury pools season after season (showing up lack of quality depth) and a manager and other club employees who see they needs the best players and can find them (not talking king ransom buys either).

Xhaka can not tackle which is amazing considering he is supposed to be a defensive midfielder, Ramsey lacks discipline which he has always done and regards himself as up there with Messi & Neymar which is he is nowhere near, both of them lack the athleticism which is necessary in their positions in today's game as could be seen from Sundays performance they were completely outplayed some fairly average players on the Liverpool side.

And after the Sacramento Magic cancelled at the last minute due to a lack of available players, the Soldiers admirably agreed to play in a second game immediately after their game with the Tarheels.

Players with lack of urgency or desire mixed in with tactics which expose them and we end up with an embarrassing loss.

in: hughes from derby, kondogbia, lacazzete and the replacement of per and silva out: flamini, arteta, per, poldi, joel loan: carl, sanogo, akpom Its time to get the best players in the positions we lack of quality for so many years (hughes is a very talented player and i think he will turn into a wc player) With that squad we can be champions next year

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

However, he wasn't a big fan of Van Gaal's man - management skills with the gruff veteran notoriously known for his lack of preferential treatment towards world class players.

The links to United make perfect sense with Jose Mourinho seriously lacking depth in quality of wide players.

The issue has never been a lack of skill players that could get open or do something with the ball in their hands.

I think what maybe the team does lack is steel and I don't mean a player built like a heavyweight boxer with the height of a basketball ball player.

«We had to leave some players out because of their lack of training time with their respective clubs.

To name a few additional struggles: we have to compete with the richest league in the world where every team has money and isn't begging for transfers of their best players to fund themselves (8/20 of the highest valued teams), we have a poor injury record that is being addressed, we have far fewer homegrown talents in our league, the overall league quality is higher even if the highest teams are not of the quality of other top teams, selling of our best players during the past decade has lead to a lack of momentum and yes, there has been times where our manager got it wrong.

He will have to spend no doubt more than he ever has because of today's market, the lack of champions league to convince a world class player to take his talents to the emirates with the assumption that the year after we get back into it.

This transfer comes after the 21 - year old had a very impressive season with another Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, who he joined for just # 5 million after a lack of playing time at Arsenal under Wenger had convinced the promising player to leave us.

I think when we bough him we got a shell of a Worldclass player who'd lost a lot of confidence same with Di Maria a top quality player with a lack of confidence.

If anything's working against the Blues it is the lack of a clear statement of intent from the club that they want to enter the bidding for him, with other clubs seemingly making more direct approaches for the player so far this summer.

United were linked with both players and, it is fair to assume, that the dreadful season that the Red Devils endured and lack of Champions League football will contribute to their inability to compete for some of the hottest properties in the transfer market, but there may well still be better value than Vidal out there to be had.

Is anyone surprised with the lack of urgency in signing players??

The lack of team play fundamentals from our players comparing with the Spurs» 3rd stringers can not be more glaring.

Gerrard was the worst player on the pitch in the Three Lions» defeats to Italy and Uruguay, with his wayward passing and lack of defensive protection coming to a head when his error allowed in Luis Suarez to deliver the hammer blow to England's chances of progression.

His fantastic play with the ball would be enough to get him into most manager's sides, but his lack of size and physical contribution made players like Oscar Mourinho's first choice at Chelsea.

Pogba is rated as possibly the finest young player in the world and has flourished into a superb box - to - box midfielder since moving to Turin on a free transfer from Manchester United, where Pogba had grown frustrated with a lack of playing opportunities under former Old Trafford manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

With a lack of consistency and troubles with offering the defensive discipline that the Portuguese tactician wants to see from his wide players, it looked as though he could well move on this sumWith a lack of consistency and troubles with offering the defensive discipline that the Portuguese tactician wants to see from his wide players, it looked as though he could well move on this sumwith offering the defensive discipline that the Portuguese tactician wants to see from his wide players, it looked as though he could well move on this summer.

Coupled with a lack of support from the Spanish giants, it's suggested that he's ready to walk out this summer, and The Daily Mail report that United are ready to put an incredible bid on the table for both players.

Even with the lack of depth because injuries, it's time other players were given a chance, because we can't get much worse!

Olivier is just a horrible player, and to see Alexis, Ramsey, Wilshere, have to deal with his lack of talent is frustrating to watch.

the problem is the complacency that has gotten hold of Wenger's brain due to lack of pressure from the top has infected the whole club... Wenger knows his job is as safe and forth knoxx so LOSING IS AN OPTION in the scheme of things, there is always another game to make things right, always another season to try again and this, whether consciously or otherwise is a malaise that has infected the player» a pysche... I have said this so many times, Fergie won the league with a squad that less than half the quality our present squad possess and in a tougher more competitive seaaon

He's been a backup level player since leaving Boston, with people just excusing his total lack of defense or offensive contribution with his assist totals, he's done better this year with better shooting, but we still know he flips a switch when he decides he wants to play well or when he doesn't care.