Sentences with phrase «of areas of their squad»

Reports in Spain link Los Blancos with as many as five new additions in a number of areas of their squad as they look to improve after a frustrating season at the Bernabeu.

Not exact matches

A Reuters witness reported seeing bomb squad agents in protective clothing operating near the area where media were seated on the boulevard of Copacabana beach.

Bomb squad agents control the area near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race at the 2016 Rio Olympics after they made a controlled explosion, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 6, 2016.

During his deployment, Johnson was largely confined to base in an area of Afghanistan that had seen heavy combat but that was relatively quiet when his unit arrived in November 2013, according to his former squad leader.

Man United are ready to offer $ 70m (# 51m) for the Stadio Olimpico duo and with Michael Carrick entering the latter stages of his career, Marouane Fellaini working more effectively in an advanced attacking role and loaned out midfielder Tom Cleverley likely to be sold outright, there is scope for strengthening this area of van Gaal's squad also.

Read on to see how Arsenal's lineup could look next season with three major signings expected in key areas of the squad...

If there is an area of the Barcelona squad which arguably needs addressing for the long - term future, it has to be their midfield.

And that is just the central midfield area of the squad, while Wenger has had to cope with injury problems in all the others as well.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah are mentioned by Don Balon as PSG's prime targets to fill the boots of Neymar up front, while the money could also be used to strengthen other areas of the squad, such as in goal with the signing of Atletico Madrid «keeper Jan Oblak.

With Arsene Wenger admitting that his Arsenal squad was a bit light on the defensive side of things and suggesting that he may be adding to that area in the next week, there is some good news for the Gunners today, according to a report in The Express.

Bunn has displaced the Italian in the starting line - up in recent weeks, but with the addition of Johnstone, perhaps Bruce is looking to stamp his own mark on the squad and bring in players in key areas that he doesn't believe have enough quality right now.

Will he strengthen the weak areas of our squad in the summer?

Say what you want about the likes of Mourinho, and Pep, but they do something Wenger doesn't — identifying the weak areas of their squads, and then strengthening those areas.

Pedro would be MORE than a luxury signing when we can make bigger squad improvements in virtually every other area of the pitch.

While Barca are looking to replace the likes of Andres Iniesta as they look to rebuild an ageing squad in the coming years, both Chelsea and United have consistently been linked with midfield targets as both Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho need to bolster that area of their respective squads.

Wenger has made just one high - profile signing this summer, the capture of Czech Republic keeper Petr Cech, and moves to bring in Rabiot and Cavani would happily address two areas of weakness in the Arsenal manager's squad.

There is clearly work to be done, but one feels there are fewer glaring areas of weakness in this squad and there is no longer the same fear that they will sell their stars this summer.

Not one area of our squad is performing, but then what do you expect when Wenger is the one directing things.

The only solution for the referee's unfair and wrong decision against our lovely club is to strengthen our squad quality specially in the defensive areas and be ruthless in front of the goal just like the current Man city team.

When I speak football engineering, I'm suggesting Wenger's penchant of looking at a football player, examining previously unseen strengths, bringing in the player to the squad, testing them in those areas and patiently awaiting to see if the results come off.

Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play in a defensive midfield role — would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall squad.

All we can do is get behind this squad and hope for the best when they play bad & do wrong let them know like any other fan of any other club would but let's cheer them up & give credit where credit is due... the squad is strong in some areas REALLY strong in others less.

But the Toffees do realise they need to sell before they can buy and strengthen areas of their squad.

The important thing is that the manager learns from the mistakes of these friendlies and corrects them and strengthen the squad in areas that need to be streghtened.

Given that this could be a potential solution for Jose Mourinho in a problematic area of his squad with ongoing doubts at left - back, signing Juventus defender Alex Sandro could finally address the situation long term.

As for City, Fernandinho will turn 33 in May, and although he has been a permanent fixture for Guardiola this season, the Spanish tactician will need to add depth and real competition in that area of the squad to ensure that the Brazilian stalwart isn't forced to play such heavy minutes again next season.

Manchester City's expenditure this summer has been exuberant, with Pep Guardiola looking to address a number of problem areas in his squad.

While he adds quality and depth in the Gunners midfield following the departures of Mathieu Flamini, Mikel Arteta and Tomas Rosicky, Wenger will arguably be looking at other areas of his squad to strengthen moving forward.

Although he's brought in some fantastic players, it's come at the detriment of the team, because Wenger keeps ignoring the blatantly weak areas of our squad.

Pep Guardiola's side sit 13 points ahead of United with a game in hand, and so in order to bridge that gap, perhaps Mourinho and Co. will need to get the chequebook out and address key weak areas in the current squad.

Mourinho is ready to trim his expansive squad and will look to address areas he feels are in need of strengthening with the addition of a prolific striker his number one priority.

Tiemoue Bakayoko, Andrea Belotti and Raphael Varane complete the line - up, and in truth, it's easy to see where they're going with the list as ultimately it addresses areas of the Man Utd squad that certainly need strengthening.

It might not seem a lot, but quality over quantity in those crucial areas of the squad that fans have been screaming out for reinforcements in, could be enough for the Gunners.

Arsenal eventually switched their focus to former Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez in their bid to bolster their attacking options, but with Alexis Sanchez currently being deployed up front, there could be an argument that Wenger still needs to address that area of his squad.

Whether or not he gets his wish remains to be seen as the German tactician has already been busy in the transfer market and may feel as though there are other areas of his squad that require his attention in the final few weeks of the window.

Jose Mourinho has had his critics for failing to truly mount a serious title challenge this term, but there have been positives from some areas of his squad that suggest things could get better next season.

How about we just identify the weak areas of the squad and ADD what's needed.

Rodgers will be looking to improve his squad in a number of areas and he may feel that looking to bring in players from Man City could be made easier if Roberto Mancini looks to add to his playing staff this summer.

Not only did Wenger not strengthen the weak areas of the squad last season, he refused to strengthen for this season as well!

And the Gunners have been strongly linked with a transfer move for the 27 - year old, but with Arsene Wenger seemingly happy with his attacking options, at least for now, and the squad desperately needing cover in the areas of central midfield and defence, it was widely believed that any move from us for Cavani would not happen until the end of the season.

Competition in the United squad has also increase in defensive and offensive areas, with the likes of Matteo Darmian and Memphis Depay also added to compete for first - team places.

Man United are said to be closing in on deals to bring in two young midfielders they hope will freshen up a potential area of weakness in the Old Trafford squad David Moyes inherited from retiring boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

We all know from the start of the season that the squad lacks a reliable CB, DM & CF and Wengere was told by the fans and the media so many times to cover these area with a proper players through transfer.

It's difficult to say which one of the «top four» has the strongest squad, because each team has strengths and weakness in each area.

Arsenal do have a few more winners in our squad and they are players in key areas and hopefully that will help us to confound the critics and rid ourselves of the over used tag of being unable to see the season through.

Arsenal has depth, but it isn't quality squad depth, Rosiscky, Cazorla, Ozil all play the same position and neither of them add a great deal more than the other, our midfield is stoked but the areas we actually need depth in are barren, we have no solid defensive midfielder with our usual reliance on a CAM moved back, as a result players like Ramsey and Wilshere who are box to box players end up creating more imbalance in an already unbalanced team.

And with the recent release of the financial figures for last year showing that the club had actually increased it's cash reserves significantly, while the squad has been left without adequate cover in various areas, Ivan Gazidis was quizzed on the matter.

Following one of the shock results of the weekend, Liverpool 0 - 3 West Ham, here's a look at three weak areas of this Reds squad that Brendan Rodgers still urgently needs to fix before the transfer deadline.

He would be a massive boost to Arsenal if (and I agree it is a big IF) he can return to his very best form in the 1st team, and in our weakest area of the squad --

Three signings in the areas you indicate, along with most of the players within the current squad and WHOEVER the manager is, the future looks good.