Sentences with phrase «never moved to a club»

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There has never been a doubt about Ozil's admiration and love for the club, however of course there is always the possibility that he may at some point feel a move away would be favourable to the player.

This is why he rejected big club moves and stayed here where he knows the board is all about making money, where he would never have to face pressure to win or be sacked

Arsenal never move quickly when it comes to transfers but with other clubs like Chelsea, Man City it's a matter of days then you find they've signed a player

The club will never move on with him around trying to control everything.

Clearly, if you are not happy with Wenger now and the direction he is moving, you might do well to find another club to support — Arsenal will never satisfy your sensibilities.

Totally see where your coming from Jon.I believe he has become frustrated at Dortmund as they have not progressed as a club over the past 4 - 5 years and he has previously touted himself for a move to Madrid that never materialised.This is his chance to play for the biggest club he is now ever likely to play for so you would trust he recognises this and proves he is the talent his build up portrays.The EPL is a much tougher and more competitive league than he has ever played in before so he has a lot to prove both to us and to himself.He appears a confident player so let's hope the hype is worth it

nothing less will do for me, this is a very important period for the club they need to start winning the bigger titles or wenger will never do it again fa cup ok for now, but we need to be at the top like we were promised all those year ago when we moved stadium.

I never believed there would be a nine year wait for the first trophy since the move but the fact the club managed to qualify for the Champions League every season while the likes of Liverpool, Spurs, City and Chelsea were throwing huge sums of money at it — and in the case or Tottenham failing 99 percent of the time to break the top four.

Arsenal is a wealthy club force Sanchez to play for under 23s and let him leave for free next season, his stats were better at arsenal because Wenger built the team around him now he feels bigger than the club, the team he wants to move to never wanted him before he came here, we need to bully him for his ego, he is 29 arsenal will be there till end of time, just get lemar and goretzka cogy!

We failed to convince Jamie Vardy to join the club, before seeing a number of other targets move elsewhere, such as Vincent Jansson to Tottenham, and Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus (for a fee we would never have paid), and we have now landed Lucas Perez.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

The French youngster moved to Barcelona for big money, but Hoeness was slightly mocking of Dortmund as he insisted his club would never be walked over by a player like that.

wenger will be gone soon he is talking like a man who knows the end is near whichever it be retirement or just moves upstairs, like statements such as i will be leaving the club in a much stronger position for the next guy to do something exceptional, i have never heard him use us words in any of his years as manager for us.

Dietmar Hamann has insisted that he never bought into the hype surrounding Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil as the Germany international has struggled to reverse the north London club's ailing fortunes in the Champions League and the Premier League since his big - money move.

Never mind Bellerin influencing players to join arsenal, We need to worry about Dennis Suarez influencing Bellerin to move to his club.

Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility

I will never buy the whole «move to a bigger stadium to expand the club» nonsense.

Ill never be a card carrying member of the Aaron Ramsey fan club but he played well yesterday when moved to the middle if the pitch.

Wenger has always puts» the interest of this great club above everything, he always makes the best decision at every situation of crisis.He surely has his flaws, everyman do but I have never doubted his loyalty and passion to move this club forward through out his rain, is the board that need to re-evaluate themselves and check if they still have what it takes to lead the club in an era of great achievements.

I understand how you all feel because I feel the same but I honestly don't think they'll ever sack him, they'll plead with him to resign, even to move upstairs but he's so stubborn that he'll just tell»em «I'll never resign» and if they try to sack him, he'll use emotional blackmail with «I could have gone anywhere in Europe but stayed true to the club» and this will go on until the end of he's contract.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

so the club is run evenly by three share holders in stead of just the 2 then if he wants to try and influence the club direction from the boardroom he can, but a full takeover will never happen the board wont allow it they will want stability atm as the club is moving forward in the right direction as is.

(1) this squad has way too many moving parts and very few of our players are good enough at their preferred position let alone relying on them in whatever position Wenger and his magic eight ball decide in the tunnel prior to the game... when teams do this it generally signals issues within the club, much like Jose last year and Van Gael before him... no one gets settled, the chemistry is almost non-existent and if provides a built - in excuse when the team comes up short... these issues fall squarely on Wenger, both for his decisions regarding players coming in and for his inability to rid the team of those players who aren't cutting it... in actually fact we have only 6 real starters on this current squad and that's being generous (Sanchez, Ozil, Lacazette, Sead, Kos & Cazorla)... which is discouraging because Cazorla is injured and might never play again, Sanchez is wanting out and the club is lying to us about his injury status, Lacazette receives no service, Ozil is relatively disinterested out there, Kos is getting up there and Sead is just trying to settle in... there isn't a single other player that would start regularly on any of the other top 3 teams, which should be the standard... imagine this team moving forward if Wenger only sells before the window closes

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

Our manager is crap yes, our board are awful yes - but the biggest problem is that football has moved on and we are never ever going to be able to compete with the oil rich clubs.

He never managed a senior league appearance with the Citizens, and was sent out on five loan deals since moving to the club seven years ago.

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...

Baines has been a consistent force at Goodison Park for a number of years but is probably aware that as long as he remains at the club he is unlikely to challenge for major honours and may well never get to test himself at Champions League level but above all else he may feel that a high - profile move would help his chances of pushing Ashley Cole out of the England left - back spot.

Romanian international centre back Vlad Chiriches has never quite lived up to expectations at Spurs since his move from Steaua Bucharest in the summer of 2013 and, with Federico Fazio and Jan Vertonghen forming a promising partnership at the heart of the club's back four, his time at White Hart Lane appears to be numbered.

Walcott at 27 is never moving to another big club when his only weapon is speed.

The problem in this club is we never try to move forward but always giving excuses that what we need to do might fail e.g sacking wenger and bringing on a new manager, we will rather stay stagnant than try to move forward.

Adebayor began his slide into psychosis after his big money move from Arsenal to Man City and has never looked as good for any of the other clubs he dressed for as he did in North London.

However of course the move has never materialised, largely due to the fact that the club has never wanted to sell.

As long as we don't fight TOGETHER to save our club, we will never move forward.

Embarrassment should never hold a club back from a move that will be constructive, but it should be a good warning to be more forward - thinking in the future.

How about most on here have never seen their club ever finish outside top 4 in their lifetime stop talking like were the worst club in the world with no hope of moving forward we our only a few pieces of the jigsaw to be a great team again but it don't happen overnight weve only had 2 years of beign able to really compete financially and with all our players leaving beforehand it will take time to build a team of wc players again we are now able to start building a proper team is what I'm trying to get at and it won't happen overnight Coyg

He never would have betrayed Arsenal and moved to a rival (unlike a certain Dutch tosser) and hopefully he does return to the club in some capacity in the future.

Aubameyang could have been in the Spurs line - up had a deal with St Etienne not broken down in 2012, with the striker later claiming he would never move to White Hart Lane because of the club's «weird» behaviour during negotiations.

It's very simple Chris if we beat you this week next year BFS will have your job, Your owner wants our club not yours and if he can't get it he will take anything we have until he can buy our club which he will never be able to buy once we move, Tony you can have BFS but you can't have WHU BFS FOR OPR

Toure has previously claimed that he would never be in a position to rule out a move to PSG and the club are among those believed to have expressed an interest.

I wonder why you people are dreaming good thing for Arsenal in which Wenger himself have never dream.Befor Lewadowski signed for Baryan Munich Wengar has the chance to land him but he was not.So, do you think a good striker like Lewadowski would now want to sign for Arsenal after all the good strikers are rejecting the club do the lack of winning trophy.Any striker who want to play for Arsenal Would player who came from small clubes that want to shows what he can do and come to build his name in Arsenal and later move away to win trophies elswhere.You didn't link Arsenal to Brimigham City, Dinemo Zagreb, Bolton Wonderes, Lens etc.to link their strikers that will come and wast superb chances created by Ozil or Sanchez to Arsenal You are talking of Lewa.You will know now when Wengar chang gear to say their is no striker better than Giroud in the market again that the fans shoul wait till January windows to open because he his a coach of different excuse in different season.

A lot of fans expected Macheda to kick on and become the United's striker for many years to come but the expectation was never fulfilled as the 25 - year old, now at Italian club Novara Calcio, has admitted that his decision to irk Ferguson and snub a loan move within the Premier League eventually «ruined» his bright football career.

The Belgian was close to joining Olympiacos during the summer transfer window and even wore the club's shinguards on international duty, although a move never materialised.

«For that reason, I never considered a move to another Bundesliga club.

The club didn't budge when Coutinho tried to force a move by sitting out over the summer, didn't budge when there was talk of him never again playing for the club, and didn't budge when the Catalan press came out with a constant string of stories about a deal being done last.

Thank god the club never moved to Wembley.

i think fans wanting a new manager are going a little overboard with it because there isn't a better manager we could get.where would you put wenger in the world, easily in the top 5 when you consider what he's done for a football club both on and off the field.there is only in truth 2/3 managers who are better and we ai nt going to get them so lets be honest and realistic here.fergie, guardiola, mourinho, would never join arsenal with the restrictions that the club found itself in moving to the emiraters.

«We have never been in a better position in recent times, as a club, to react in the right way,» he said in response to Coutinho's move.

Something I never fully understood until I moved to NYC and experienced the longest line for the most popular club in the entire city: Trader Joe's on a Sunday afternoon.