Sentences with phrase «of calibre of player»

With legendary figures from Arsenal, Barcelona and the French national team, this insane lineup leaves no room for the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires, Marcel Desailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o, which gives you some idea of the calibre of player the Frenchman played with...

Not exact matches

Liverpool could dearly do with a player of that calibre in their ranks, with Klopp's side already well off the pace in the title race and looking set to merely scrap it out for a top four spot this season.

Antonio conte started with a 4 -3-3 formation than realised that he needed to change his formation to 3 -4-3 to suit the calibre of players he has and now they are running away with the league.

People love the «we had no money» argument for the last decade, but you forget the calibre of player we had at the club (RVP, Ade, Eduardo, Fab, Nasri, Song etc).

These factors would make a move for a player of Benzema's calibre seem sensible, but Wenger has suggested nothing is happening at the moment, despite the speculation.

We need a player of the calibre of Diego Costa.

Yes but it needed to be done, whilst it can be argued whether he would be able to produce the same performances he does now in 4 years time, the whole idea i would presume would be to let the younger midfielders learn from such a talented individual now with the eventual hope that they would be able to surpass or perhaps match his ability, plus its always a good thing to have experienced players of such calibre around the squad, like barca with Xavi he may not be able to perform to the level he was in his heyday, but every once an again produces a moment of magic when you need it on account of the experience.

AND the calibre of player we rejected for pittance from Ligue 1 (Wengers ace up the sleeve) such as cabaye (5m), sissoko (2.5 m), Lloris (10m).

The problem is down to the calibre of players in the team and the manager.

I think it is cowardly that a manager of Wenger's calibre doesn't want to take on the risks, pressures and responsibilities that comes with spending big on quality players, completing the squad and having players that put you in a position to strongly (and legitimately) challenge for titles.

I never took Wenger's words for it regarding the Sanchez situation because one way he is a business man and needs to put it out that he won't sell so that he can get a higher price for him, on the other hand there is arrogance and pride at stake where he will not be allowed to look a fool having a player on his team, especially one of Sanchez's calibre, to want to abandon ship.

There is alot of balance in Arsenal team now, and the calibre of players we have can make us dream of success, but there is still need for additional good players in the department of attack and wing.

He said, «That's also one of the reasons why I wanted to come to Arsenal — to play with players of [Alexis»] calibre.

The players will not grown and develop in their main positions (as much as they otherwise would have), unless they play out of position, against the highest calibre of players, so to say that it should only be done when they are young, once again, shows a severe lack of understanding of how players fully develop.

Instead teams will now learn to do proper scouting so as to get the right calibre of players.

When you look at the transfer market today, the fact that you can keep a player of that calibre is of course good news.

Im Just pin pointing a fact that the financial capability of the sides in the premier league is a lot different to the ones in Bundasliga or La Liga i cant see a side outside the top 4 of wither of those leagues spending 60 plus million a season on players, point being the calibre of their players isn't anywhere near that of Premier league players.

«As manager, to see the desire Leon has to play for Wigan Athletic is tremendous and we're all delighted to have enticed a player of his calibre to our club,» he told the club's official website.

Whilst Xhaka's big move is surely not going to be the last incoming signing we will see this summer, it remains undecided whether we will see another top calibre of player joining the club for a high amount of money.

But I have been saying the same thing about Sanchez since last season, his first game in the Charity shield and then that game against Villa earlier last season when he played striker, I noticed that he was so poor in possession and can't link up play with his team mates, he has the worst passing for a player of his calibre..

He went on to explain how expensive keeping a player of that calibre can be over a number of seasons:

How does a player of this calibre start ahead of Ox who, despite barely starting a match, is our 4th highest goal scorer!

Juventus won a fourth consecutive Serie A title this season and could be on course for an historic treble, and it is slightly surprising that they might not target a higher calibre of player.

While few can question Fellaini's importance to United's team this season, he doesn't quite look like the calibre of player PSG would necessarily be desperate to have lining up alongside Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and co..

The Red Devils signed Alexis Sanchez in January but he's struggled to settle, so it's little surprise to see they've been linked with a player of Bale's calibre.

He, more that anyone else in the epl imo, honestly and respectfully deserves to be surrounded by players of his stature and calibre; which is not how he is being treated currently.

If they buy players of the man - of - the - match in the CL final calibre, like Di Maria?

I don't know about you but for me the sensible approach I would take is to ensure that when injuries occur you have players of an adequate calibre who could come in do a decent enough job... With the greatest of respect to our players, when I look at players like Arteta, Rosicky, Flamini and Iwobi, I see two people past their prime another a loose cannon and the latter still learning the game.

The Wales international could undoubtedly improve any of those sides if he were to move back to the Premier League for a second spell, but it's a big worry for United if they can not attract a player of his calibre.

Arsenal remain favourites — with players of the calibre of Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez they have to be — but Aston Villa have their own gem in Jack Grealish, and Christian Benteke has returned to form.

Arsenal already have a number of options in the attacking midfield department, but there's no doubt a player of Pedro's calibre and experience could prove a useful option for Arsene Wenger's side.

In fact after scoring 47 goals in 100 appearances for the Gunners, one goal behind the legendary Thierry Henry, Alexis has in fact been likened to Henry, with many suggesting that the Gunners may have finally found a player of similar calibre to replace the striker spot left by the Frenchman all those years ago.

Welbeck is the calibre of player we need to get used to so yes he's ahead of Sanchez.

players like elneny xhaka are not ones to start these calibre of games

He is right though — Poccetino will give credence to young players to show what calibre they are made of.

He is just a mediocre player, on pair with Ramsey or Walcott.Sell them all, including Gibbs, Ox and all the British players we have.They are all mediocre at best.Other than fight in the bars, facebook posting and tattoos, what other things recommend Wilshere for attention?I hope he is not coming back and remains to Bournemouth - a team of his calibre.

To all the Negative Arsenal fans, here is a lesson for u. the fact that Man Utd has now lost 3 consecutive games even with their so called expensive calibre of players shows u that it is Not always greener on the other side.

All the bullpoo about loving London and Arsenal maybe true to a small degree, but winning trophies is what it's all about for players of their calibre, whether that's in London, Manchester, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid etc, and they'll go to wherever they feel the clubs have the same ambition as they do.

In order to establish on an initial application that the player is an international player of the highest calibre the following criteria must be met:

The likes of Denis Stracqualursi, Victor Anichebe, Apostolos Vellios and Magaye Gueye have failed to make an impact and having lost Louis Saha to Tottenham in January the Toffees could certainly do with bringing in a player of Holt's calibre.

Though clearly Man United and Liverpool are arch rivals Old Trafford supporters could hardly blame Berbatov for looking at a move to a club where first team chances would be more forthcoming and likewise fans of the Anfield side will surely welcome the addition of a player of his calibre.

Breaking News: Pogba dismisses transfer rumours regarding Arsenal, the ex-Man Utd player said, «No player of my skill level and calibre would join a team who has Abou in the ranks and we hear Abou is signing a new deal too.

The Bundesliga giants will be not be competing in next season's Champions League and for a player of Hummels» calibre, that is a travesty.

The evidence shows that he doesn't, he coasts through games and, as someone above has already mentioned only comes into his own if, on the day, the whole teams has hit a purple patch.You can praise him for his assists but a player of his supposed calibre should be doing more than providing the odd assist.

It may be that after their slow start to the season, Liverpool have been forced to accept that they can not possibly persuade a player of Coutinho's calibre to carry on at Anfield.

There seems to be a disprepancy between AFCs defintion of big players and ours hopefully they mean big players this time not by being a few pounds overweight but being in the WC calibre it was overwhelming to sign welbeck we took utds reject and they took RVP.

If Wenger were to finally leave in the summer, when his contract ends, the new manager would be able to attract a higher calibre of player, and have more money to spend, if they were playing Champions League football next season.

They can only bring in a certain calibre of player.

Wenger should just bring in another midfielder in the calibre of Isco cause we can't keep relying on players who are never on the pitch....

A manager of his calibre should not have been afraid to manage two quality players for one position.