Sentences with phrase «of a new striker»

Many fans were certain that the team wouldn't be able to score goals without the signature of a new striker.

Arsenal looked in need of a new striker during their loss to West Ham on the opening weekend of the season.

Arsenal fans looking forward to their first sight of the new striker signing Alexandre Lacazette playing for the Gunners will have to be patient for a little longer, after Arsene Wenger released the Arsenal team sheet for the first game of our pre-season schedule today against Sydney FC in Australia.

Arsenal have been linked with a host of new strikers during the summer transfer window, but it appears manager Arsene Wenger may have already found the answer: Anglo - Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom.

Arsene Wenger defended his inaction in the summer transfer market and the absence of a new striker to «lack of options».

The overflow of midfielders means that a 4 -2-3-1 or 4 -3-3 is more than likely here to say for the near future but with the possibility of a new striker in January offering a new dimension who knows a 3 -5-2 might be the new way forward.

Arsenal are also in great need of a new striker as they look to bring in a player to fill in for the injured Olivier Giroud, with little in the way of backup for the Frenchman at the Emirates Stadium as he faces as much as four months out.

Now with the talk of a new striker being the target, should that put Welbeck on notice?

Arsene Wenger has moved to praise the performance by Olivier Giroud this weekend, dampening hopes of a new striker coming in in his place this summer.

i bet we'll then blame wenger for signing him, He's good i don't deny that fact but now changing our attacking style and learning to adapt to the gameplay of a new striker?

Arsenal don't exactly look in urgent need of a new striker after signing Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang in January and Alexandre Lacazette in the summer, though neither of those have exactly impressed recently either.

1) He will need time to adapt to this Tough EPL 2) His body physiology may not cope with the rigors of this League 3) In a season or two, we'd be back in circles in search of a new striker when the decline sets

And there have been almost as many players mentioned in connection with the club but hopefully Arsenal fans will soon know the identity of our new striker, if the report by The Sun this week is anything to go by.

Possibility of new striker On his day there is no doubt that Olivier Giroud is a great striker, the problem is he just hasn't been consistent enough for the Gunners.

Just one season at Chelsea and Diego Costa is being linked with a bizarre return to Spain with Real Madrid, who aren't exactly in need of a new striker given the presence of Karim Benzema and the suggestion that Rafael Benitez could play Cristiano Ronaldo up front next season.

The 26 - year - old is said to have spoken with Atletico Madrid owner Miguel Ángel Gil during a holiday trip to Ibiza and stated his desire to return to the La Liga side but a move to do so is currently obstructed by the presence of new striker signings Jackson Martinez and Luciano Vietto.

Because we are in need of a new striker does not mean we have to shift the blame to an individual who has been trying is best, (he is not the speedy built forward that we keep crying for) but we have the speedy outlets around him.

Ray Parlour joined the chorus of Arsenal supporters who feel that athe ddition of a new striker would give the club a new dimension.

I have to be honest and say that I have not really seen much of our new striker signing Lucas Perez in action for the club we bought him from Deportivo La Coruna or any of the ones before, so I have to go on what I have been hearing and reading about him.

That seems to have helped young Chambers to settle in remarkably quickly and Walcott thinks the same will be true of the new striker.

As the new season is about to begin in a new league for Aston Villa Football Club, the issue of a new striker looms as large as it has done all summer.

The new owner has repeatedly made clear the reasons for the lack of a new striker and creative midfielder, reasons which have not appeased many fans.

United don't exactly look in desperate need of a new striker, but could perhaps do with an upgrade on Romelu Lukaku, who has largely failed to live up to expectations since his summer move from Everton.

Reports both at home and in Brazil have suggested that Manuel Pellegrini's men are set to make a move for the prolific 29 - year - old this summer after the sale of Carlos Tevez to Juventus last week left the club in desperate need of a new striker.

The out of work manager claimed that we are in need of a new striker and a central defender, and named Romelu Lukaku as somebody who should be strongly considered.

Arsenal are in desperate need of a new striker this summer but have so far not had much luck on the transfer front.

And what if the signing of new striker (such as Martinez) mean pushing Walcott to exit door?

You can still get odds on United rekindling their interest in Morata, although Chelsea remain favourites for the player — and they have spoken with Real about a possible deal, as they are in need of a new striker — having missed out on top target Lukaku.