Sentences with phrase «numbers as the squad»

Let me just give you his quote: «I don't count in numbers as the squad is too big.

Chelsea do have a few signings but they are short in numbers as a squad in whole and Conte is hoping to add couple of more players before the transfers window shuts in three weeks time.

Not exact matches

The U.S. government cites reduced numbers of death - squad victims as «proof» of its commitment to human rights in El Salvador and the success of that commitment.

Edinson Cavani will likely be the number one choice in attack but, whether as a partner or a second - choice striker, there's no better time to stake a claim for a key role in the Uruguay squad.

«One of the good things with the way the squad is now is that there is so much quality in numbers that the boss can pick from boys who are fresher than others at times, so that helps as well.

Arsenal fans will have the chance to see a huge number of supposed targets during the match, with as many as 10 players in the squads that are linked with our club.

There's been a surprising number of elements added with this squad as the core group of players have been kept together these past few seasons.

As confirmed by the club on Twitter, he'll arrive knowing his new squad number, taking up the No. 7 that was vacated by Ramires following his move to China in January.

As confirmed by the club on their official site, Naby Keita will arrive from RB Leipzig this summer, but surely if they wish to build a deep squad full of quality, Liverpool must think about adding numbers as opposed to merely replacing any individuals that leave Anfield if they want to compete on various fronts moving forwarAs confirmed by the club on their official site, Naby Keita will arrive from RB Leipzig this summer, but surely if they wish to build a deep squad full of quality, Liverpool must think about adding numbers as opposed to merely replacing any individuals that leave Anfield if they want to compete on various fronts moving forwaras opposed to merely replacing any individuals that leave Anfield if they want to compete on various fronts moving forward.

That isn't the only change to the squad numbers either, with Pedro opting to wear No. 11, while new summer signing Michy Batshuayi will don the No. 23 as he looks forward to a potentially successful first season at Stamford Bridge.

He's averaging nearly 18 and 8, numbers that I actually think can go up, as he plays more with this squad.

Haas» second season in F1 didn't quite reach the heights of their debut year which saw a handful of top six finishes and served as a campaign in which the team firmly established itself as a key player in the midfield rather than a new squad just there to make up the numbers, something we have been accustomed to with other new teams in recent years.

Although the report does not mention what squad number Griezmann will take at Old Trafford, it is likely that he will keep the no. 7 he current wears at Atletico, as that shirt is vacant at Old Trafford, following Memphis Depay's sale in January.

Mind you, Southampton lost 8 key players plus a manager in the transfer window, they now sit fourth, 3 pts ahead of us.We can no longer use injuries as an excuse because we have always had them, and if wenger was a smart manager, he would have addressed this problem by having better squad depth, but instead he chose to send a defender out on loan despite being short in numbers at the back, foolishly chose not to sign a defender despite an array of good defenders on show at the world cup.So now who is to blame?I guess it's anyone or anything but Wenger.

The 20 year old has scored five goals in nine league appearances this term and the fact the young Hamburg forward can be used in a number of roles may well appeal to Wenger as looks at ways to beef up his squad.

His future at White Hart Lane was further thrown into doubt as he was not allocated a squad number for the 2015 - 16 campaign, although no one has yet been allocated the player's No. 7, and it now appears he is set to be reunited with former boss Tim Sherwood at Villa in the coming days.

The Nou Camp side are ready to offload a number of first team players as incoming manager Luis Enrique looks to put his stamp on the squad he has inherited from Gerardo Martino and Fabregas, perhaps surprisingly, is considered surplus to requirements.

The Dutchman took over at United in the summer, and has made a great number of changes to the first - team squad at Old Trafford, offloading some under - performers and spending big money on some exciting high - profile names such as Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao.

Nonetheless, there could be good news for the club's fans, as Manchester Evening News journalist, Stuart Mathieson, claims that he has been informed that Depay's squad number is yet to be confirmed — and it is unlikely to be 26.

At the end of the day this is nothing for Arsenal fans to get in a twist over, as it is simply nothing more than a squad number change.

Interestingly, that leaves the No. 7 shirt free still after Arda Turan left the Nou Camp to join Istanbul Basaksehir, as noted by BBC Sport, and so whether or not Barca are plotting their next marquee signing to take another historic and prestigious number in the squad remains to be seen.

They have a number of top names in their squad, and even their bench is likely to be as strong as most country's first - team side.

I I had my way, we'd have very strict numbers of foreign players per team as well, something like 5 foreigners per squad with a maximum of 2 or 3 in the matchday squads.

Louis van Gaal has made a number of changes to the squad at Old Trafford since he took over as boss, and Falcao could now lead the attack, fitting in alongside fellow new - boys Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera, with two more signings from the Dutchman's Netherlands World Cup squad also looking likely to go through by the end of transfer deadline day.

Despite they're victory, Arsenal's performance wasn't as convincing as it could've have been, with a number of players playing out of position, and the Gunners fielding a somewhat weaker squad than usual.

Wenger paid # 42millions so he would play as a number 10... He is not multitask or able to adapt to different positions (unless we interchange, but we have no where near the quality of the German national squad midfield and Wenger is not Joachim Law).

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It is short on quality as our squad players showed and it is short on numbers now too.

The Blues will no doubt be a tough nut to crack again, especially as the easing of the FFP rules means that they can spend big money to strengthen an already strong squad, but I am not so worried about our other rivals for a number of reasons.

Still, United will be bitterly disappointed as Don Balon recently claimed Griezmann had even agreed on his squad number with the Red Devils after talks with Jose Mourinho.

well, maybe number wise as his injury will mean one less body in the squad....

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

The departure of the 27 - year old will leave the Arsenal squad numbers at 30, which already gives the boss some room for manoeuvre and I would not be surprised to see any or all of Debuchy, Lucas Perez and Joel Campbell leave as well.

The versatile midfielder is able to play in a number of positions, having featured at centre - back, central midfield, as well as at full - back and on the wings, and would come as a great squad member to have available, especially with the injuries regularly picked up at the Emirates.

According to the Manchester Evening News, a number of players in the squad have identified some of the passing from midfield as a main problem, with Pogba and others supposedly not passing the ball forwards often enough.

As contradictory as it seems, Harry Kane wants top talent in the same squad as him, but he also wants to be the number one strikeAs contradictory as it seems, Harry Kane wants top talent in the same squad as him, but he also wants to be the number one strikeas it seems, Harry Kane wants top talent in the same squad as him, but he also wants to be the number one strikeas him, but he also wants to be the number one striker.

With quality severely lacking in Chivas» squad at the moment, the bitter rivalry between Tigres and Monterrey can claim to be the most exciting derby in Mexico, replacing Guadalajara vs America as the number one.

While Ozil would likely join United once his contract expires, Barcelona seem ready to swoop for him earlier as they eye a number of bargain signings this January to bolster their squad.

These two squad players have not really performed this season and could be surplus to requirements as the club ponder a number of major changes this summer.

It's not quite the clear out that many expected with more established and senior players linked with exits this summer as Arsene Wenger has looked to reduce the numbers in his squad, but it's a start with players deemed surplus to requirements being shipped out.

Both players are versatile enough to be considered as capable of playing higher up the pitch, however, whilst it is vital that Louis van Gaal fills his squad with both quality competition and players who can cover a number of positions if he is to bring his 5 -3-2 system that he has being using with the Netherlands at the World Cup to Old Trafford.

With United underperforming badly last season as they finished 7th in the Premier League, it is all too clear that there are too many passengers in the squad at Old Trafford, and van Gaal has shown he means business as he looks to rid himself of a high number of under - performers.

Chelsea need to add homegrown talent to their squad as soon as possible and it won't come cheap: not only will they be playing the «English players premium», but the limited number of top class homegrown players available and Chelsea's desperation means that they can be held to ransom by clubs.

In comparison to recent scandals in intercollegiate athletics, the offenses Smith felt had been committed, such as feeding extra meals to prospects who came to West Point for physicals, telling B - squad coaches to recruit and not counting visits from prep school recruits against the NCAA - allowed number, seemed minor.

I don't think Madrid even if they plan to use Ronaldo as a number 9 would not have a top quality striker in their squad.

Hull could give debuts to new recruits Allan McGregor, Curtis Davies, Maynor Figueroa, Danny Graham, Yannick Sagbo, Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore as Steve Bruce now has a number of options available to him to build up from last season's promotion winning squad.

The Gunners have used a number of different set - ups this term as he tries to get the best out of his squad in different outings, and injuries have often been a catalyst to those changes, but with Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey both fighting fit and in - form, it is hard to deny either a starting berth.

The squad needs wholesale changes as a number of players have once again showed they lack the consistency and quality to play for Arsenal.

As they try to rehabilitate Lacazette and get him out of his shell, should Arsenal swallow a humble pie and hand Lacazette squad number 12 exited by Giroud just in case...

He would turn this squads losing mentality in to winners Dump a few and add some steel and quality Henry as number 2..