Sentences with phrase «league level players»

Where's all this positivity about our champions league group coming from?for one I can guarantee 100 % that PSG will finish first ahead of us, I saw someone mention that Man City and Chelsea beat them but those teams actually have Uefa Champions league level players as City made it to the semis last season and Chelsea's champions league is better than ours they have won it before and made more champions league semi finals!

Cole is not a Champions League level player, he is not even a top six level player and should be avoided exactly for that reason.

Wilshere is a Europa League level player at best.

Not exact matches

It is a level of production that, quite literally, only the top one percent of the players in the league reach today.

Going from the unknown levels of French football to the top of his game with Arsenal in the Premier League, Koscielny is an example that hard work, dedication and investment are key to seeing a player develop at a club.

The 29 - year - old has only started 14 league games for the Potters, but he remains a vital player for Honduras, whom he has represented 94 times at senior international level.

That, too, is by design, as GM Dick Williams and the front office have been adamant about letting the young players they've brought in through their litany of trades take their lumps and mature at the big league level.

The league's collective bargaining agreement only allows the testing lab to notify the league if a player has «dangerously high» levels of a recreational drug in his system.

Despite being injured for the majority of the loan, he did not bring a level of quality to win a Premier League title, especially in comparison to players Arsenal were linked to at the time, such as Blaise Matuidi.

«And you have to say that this year, he's again on a level with the top five players in the league.»

Remember that prospects are not proven commodities, while players that have performed at the major league level are.

On an individual level, Mkhitaryan has also been voted the Armenian Footballer of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012, as well as the Ukranian league's best player in 2012.

The thing is and I'm by no means bashing Wenger but if he really wants to win the league let alone the champions league then he would tell Gazidis to get «X» or «Y» player at all cost that will take the club to that level almost instantly.

It doesn't matter what players play on the pitch,,, the performances have and always will be the same,,,, therefore blame lies with Wenger and his staff,,,,,,,, one of the main reasons why we won the league under wenger is because the level of opposition those days wasn't like the level these days..

Right Back Anyukov and Multi Purpose Winger Torbinskiy both have a decent level of experience at club and country level but it is always hard to tell just how players from the Russian league will adapt when thrown in at the deep end of the Premier Leagueleague will adapt when thrown in at the deep end of the Premier LeagueLeague game.

There are NO other teams in the league that have accomplished anything close to what the Sixers did this year who had their best players be a rookie and a 2nd year player, some of the teams that Philly is most often compared to in regards to young talent are Minnesota (they won less games than Philly, Wiggins sucks, and they were buoyed by Jimmy Butler as a veteran star) and the Lakers (most people don't view anybody on the Lakers on the same level as Embiid or Simmons and they only won 35 games this year).

Even average players sometimes play like world beaters but over time they play to their level AND that's what we do — we play to a 3rd or 4th place level — the league table doesn't lie.

Perhaps a study into the birthplaces of the foreign legion would be equally interesting as would a study into the players who play at football league level.

Contrary to popular beliefs, the last two games have shown that we're a level above what we were for the past several seasons and can definitely win the league this season if we iron out a few issues such as, team selection, gelling of new players and tactics.

It's quite the drop off considering Antonio Conte won the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge last year, as the Italian tactician and his players simply haven't been able to recreate that level of success.

Eventually when these types of player come to higher level i.e. premiere league, they start to fade as there are far more better players than him in that category, for example Joel Cambell, Benik afobe, Bendtner, Arshavin etc..

Newcastle United signed Cabaye from Lille in June 2011 and he more than proved himself at Premier League level, scoring 18 goals in 93 appearances for the St James» Park side, and is a player Arsene Wenger will hope can add a fresh dimension to his Gunners midfield.

Lucas moura is not a proper goal scoring winger he's been pants in a inferior French league get your facts right before taking up players from other teams over our own signings miki is on a different level to moura

The English winger was Liverpool's best player in the Champions League defeat to AC Milan in 2007, but never managed to maintain the level.

Maybe you are right but of the rumoured 150M we still have payment commitments from previous transfers that have not been completed, then wages which will be a big issue since a 40 - 60M player will probably be on 180 - 200k, also we will most likely be getting a reject like James Rodriguez or Turan since we are out of the champions league and if they are on the same level as ozil then we might as well not bother with them, then add onto the fact it may not be easy to get rid of our unwanted players like Walcott for example who will pay his 140k ontop of a 20M transfer fee?

If he can develop consistency in his increased contact rate and ability to draw walks, his other numbers should rise, also, maybe enough to produce at a major league level, even if as a utility player.

We came second to Leicester mainly because of the much greater demands on the squad from our competing intensely on 3 fronts, playing 2 tough games every week without any respite — whilst Leicester had only the League to focus on, with only one game a week and crucially were given 2 weeks off to rest and recover their energy levels — over a period in which we were handicapped by many injuries, loss of form and confidence to key players whilst Leicester had no such handicaps.

If this level of internal competition persists, I believe the players will play with their 100 % effort and Arsenal could win the Premiere League this year.

The club should be aiming for a player with much more quality, with Champions a League experience and someone who has the potential to help take the Gunners to the next level.

The level of physical and mental pressure on the players is relentless and it is no coincidence that all the old order top 4 teams came up short in both the Premier League title race and the European Cup.

Most Arsenal fans think we have the players to be outsiders for the league, so when is the guy in charge going to be levelled with the responsibility that we're so far off the top?

EPL teams get found out in the UCL because the level of technical ability of the players and tactical awareness is below expectations as compared to teams in other major leagues.

Its simple really, Wenger is a very poor manager and has been poor very almost 10 years now, he makes insanely stupid decisions and moves than not even a non league manager would make e.g Kim Kallstrom, 40mil + 1 for Suarez, not siging an out field player last season, playing Ozil on the left wing for some time, Flamini siging, being snubbed by Vardy etc, the list goes on and on and on, Chelsea go in for Kante in within 4 days deal is done, But noooo Wenger goes in for crack head Vardy and gets snubbed, I'm sorry but if we had to choose over 2 new world class sigings or a new coach I'd opt for the new coach, Wenger is a poor poor manager, he ia lower than the level of our club, anyway thanks in advance for the thumbs down.....

Henry Aaron, who was director of player development for the Braves, gave Mazzone the freedom to implement a similar throwing program at each level he coached in the minor leagues through the 1980s.

He may want or even deserve Tavares - level money, but I don't think the rest of the league views him as a Tavares - level player.

In turn, Wenger will hope that they can now maintain this level of form in order to get themselves firmly back into the top four conversation and to continue to silence their critics and detractors, even if they are rival Premier League players.

Neither player has looked overmatched against elite competition — even as most players their age continue to toil in low - level minor leagues.

It's no longer time to experiment with players like this — I'd rather take my punt on Ings who has at least shown he can transfer some of that Championship talent at the top level than someone who has shown promise in a lesser league (not that I particularly want Ings).

Arsenal is just 2 players away from being champions again and even competing on the highest level for the Champions League.

I hope Xhaka is benched for yhis game.If's funny how people can ever think for a moment that Xhaka is better than Wilshere.Wilsherefor all his injuries and unrealised potential is twice the player Xhaka is and a level above Ramsey in technique, talent and ability.I didn't like how people used the Europa league maych to judgr him at all after he had shown world class performances in previous matches.I just don't get why people love Xhaka.People call Coquelin average but if played in his actual position and not this box - to - box or whatever he will defend brillianly and give it to his more reliable partner which quite unfortunately we don't havd at the moment.

@ arselonia yeah pep did earn it, winning the league with Barcelonas youth team and working wonders, the fact that he was a former player that knew the club inside out helped but pep did ply his trade before moving up to the top level

He's been leveling Mobb players regularly, on offense and defense, always just legally enough not to draw a flag: Roughness or personal fouls are rarely called in these leagues — there wouldn't be a single play: If you approve of NFL games where the refs «let the guys play,» you'll enjoy this sport.

Everton got a striker who has already scored 50goals in 3 seasons, Southampton have consistently produced players capable of playing Europa league - level football, West Ham under their new manager are absolute beast and Stoke have the likes of Bojan and Shaquiri (former Bayern and Barca players) playing for them.

He is their only player to have played every game and he has been Man of the Match in four of them, helping Sevilla to be level on points in the Spanish league with Barcelona and on top of their Europa League league with Barcelona and on top of their Europa League League group.

His quality of player is enough to see off your average Premier League team, but they're predictability will seem them found out time and time again at the highest level.

For a player with some of his best years ahead of him, the price appears generous, and with Spurs almost certainly set to be competing in the Champions League next summer, the midfielder possesses the kind of quality to make a difference at the elite continental level of competition.

Although some may argue that we weren't playing against the top level opposition that we see in the Premier League and Champions League, it's also easy to forget that a lot of our players still aren't fully fit.

if our players can treat every game as one which will win us the league, we will perform at a higher level and just might wrap it up with games to spare.

Doing OK at League 1 level with MK Dons but still 14 players in league that are not household names that have scored the same orLeague 1 level with MK Dons but still 14 players in league that are not household names that have scored the same orleague that are not household names that have scored the same or more.

But besides the best teams in the league playing at an elite level, the bottom rungs of the league are also rising to the occasion, with quality coaching hires throughout and plenty of national star players.