Sentences with phrase «players at any point in the season»

Also that rule was in place since the days when you could sign players at any point in the season.

Starting a pair of U23 players at this point in the season is less than ideal.

Not exact matches

Amid the toughest stretch of the Cavs» season in which the team has lost five of their last six games, blame has reportedly been passed around the locker room, with players pointing fingers at each other, the coaching staff, Cavs ownership, and most recently, Kevin Love.

Wenger has mostly used the second string squad at the start of any season to great effect, most teams aren't at full strength or match fit and he plays that Wengerball numbers game, throwing in squad players who are fit and raring to go whilst the first team get ready, we'll win 2 of our 3 opening games and he'd rather that than splash 100m on 3 players and get the same amount of points.

Whether were you looking at it from a numbers perspective (he was a point per game player in a season where almost nobody else was) or the eye test, he was clearly the most outstanding and captivating rookie in the NHL.

I believe our European exploits did the damage on our overall fitness levels, as well as being mentally tough, and we lost a number of key players including Alexis, Coquelin, Cazorla and Ramsey at crucial points in the season.

Whether Wenger is capable of achieving more, or not, will be decided by our performance and desire for the rest of the season, I know we all have misgivings, but we are at a point of «no return» in the season whereby we can not sign new players or sack Wenger because it would throw the club into chaos.

Wenger is just too stubborn is the problem.we have a very strong chance of winning it this season (bpl) but if Wenger had gotten two outfield players in d summer (a fwd and cdm) we would have been sitting at d peak with at least 9 points off the rest d rest by now.but alas his egocentric stubbornness and blind loyalty to some average players in d team is giving us heart aches.however I still see us winning d league this season only that we'll b doing it in a cinderella story way

I point back to his 1st full season at AFC and how we stopped spending on individual players in favor of volume of players.

If we start this season with those two in our starting 11 it will be a clear sign from this organization that nothing has changed and that we will never get it right until both Kroenke and Wenger are gone... neither one of these players should still be with our club at this point because they represent the settling half - measures that have plagued this team for a number of years... this is what I call the «no man's land» of the soccer world, where teams don't have enough talented young players, unlike a Monaco or Dortmund, because they have lost the plot from an organizational standpoint... they are so reliant on one individual to run the whole operation that their once relevant scouting department has become so antiquated that it can no longer find those hidden gems it once had... furthermore, when you leave all decision - making to a manager who despises any dissenting opinions, your management team becomes little more than a stagnant group of «yes men» and no new ideas emerge... so instead of developing a team with the qualities necessary to excel in a particular system, you continually make half - brain purchases year after year to stifle dissent from the ticket - buying public, then try desperately to finagle together a lineup regardless of what would make positional sense... have you ever heard of a team who plays players out of position so often... of course not because that manager would likely be fired and never work for a team of any consequence ever again

I called him one of the worst players in the NBA at one point this season... but I am ready to believe!!!

Wenger has definitely been very lazy with his mangerial duties this season and it even got to the point where the players where having meetings amongst themselves, which inspired the wins against Man utd at the Emirates and our first win in Greece against olympiakos.

- Garth arrived in January - We were going into the season with 3 designated players (Oba, Clint, and Valdez with Ozzie bought down with allocation)-- I don't recall rumors of Lodeiro at that point because a new DP wasn't on the horizon.

As the NHL is nearing the halfway point in the season, we at Diehard Sport figured it was best to release the list of the Top 55 players in the NHL.

From 2002 through»05 only three players hit 50 home runs in a season; thisyear — with home runs up 11.7 % from last year at the same point — six players (Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Jim Thome, Alfonso Soriano, Adam Dunn and CarlosLee) were on pace to reach 50.

JOHN WALL: The player many consider the best point guard in the East is primed for a huge season and the Wizards are just dangerous enough to push for 50 + wins and maybe even a run at the top spot in the conference.

Denver players are already used to the altitude, but it's still the point in the season before teams have gotten fully conditioned, so the visitors are at a disadvantage.

Pep Guardiola doesn't exactly look in desperate need for new players after his side's remarkable season so far, with the Sky Blues 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League and booking a date in next month's Carabao Cup final with Arsenal.

In Shanahan's first - floor office, with the practice fields outside his window (at one point, in an early phase of the off - season strength and conditioning program, a group of players including quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley stretched out on the field), he and Lynch studied candidates; Marathe and vice president of player personnel Adam Peters filtered in and out, in between projects and callIn Shanahan's first - floor office, with the practice fields outside his window (at one point, in an early phase of the off - season strength and conditioning program, a group of players including quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley stretched out on the field), he and Lynch studied candidates; Marathe and vice president of player personnel Adam Peters filtered in and out, in between projects and callin an early phase of the off - season strength and conditioning program, a group of players including quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley stretched out on the field), he and Lynch studied candidates; Marathe and vice president of player personnel Adam Peters filtered in and out, in between projects and callin and out, in between projects and callin between projects and calls.

He was fantastic early this season and at one point I believe he was the only player to appear in every EPL game (until his injury).

1) Giroud is a very good player and i stand by that BUT ine thing at arsenal we need is a world class finisher with a good first touch and that is something giroud can not offer and unfortunately that's cost us 2 points today and in all honesty a shot at the title this season

They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting out of the way of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.

It's not «rocket science» dude... At this point in his career Jack is considered a seasoned player.

I feel like it's ready for what happens in November when they lose two or three players and normally things unravel to some extent at that point of the season.

No matter what happened in the other Premier League games set to be played this weekend, there was always going to be a lot of pressure on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players after our side had fallen out of the top four and into the worst position at this point of a season for over 10 years.

If it was not for the five wins out of five at the Emirates that awful away record would have completely ruined the season already but we are just about keeping in touch with the top four despite the away day blues, but obviously Arsene Wenger and the players need to start picking up more points on the road.

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

In fairness to Ronaldo, he may have a point as he's looked far from at his best this season and it could make perfect sense for Real to look for a player like Hazard as a long - term replacement for him in attacIn fairness to Ronaldo, he may have a point as he's looked far from at his best this season and it could make perfect sense for Real to look for a player like Hazard as a long - term replacement for him in attacin attack.

In fact it's his constant willingness to move this transfer window that has made Aulas concede defeat in keeping him at Lyon.He seems to have his heart set on a move away this season than ever.I've also not heard another club competing with Arsenal for his signature hence this is his likely destination.Aulas at this point in time would also want no stumbling block in the deal and would want everything done quickly after seeing how Laca wants to move.I'm 100 % sure Lacazette will be an Arsenal playeIn fact it's his constant willingness to move this transfer window that has made Aulas concede defeat in keeping him at Lyon.He seems to have his heart set on a move away this season than ever.I've also not heard another club competing with Arsenal for his signature hence this is his likely destination.Aulas at this point in time would also want no stumbling block in the deal and would want everything done quickly after seeing how Laca wants to move.I'm 100 % sure Lacazette will be an Arsenal playein keeping him at Lyon.He seems to have his heart set on a move away this season than ever.I've also not heard another club competing with Arsenal for his signature hence this is his likely destination.Aulas at this point in time would also want no stumbling block in the deal and would want everything done quickly after seeing how Laca wants to move.I'm 100 % sure Lacazette will be an Arsenal playein time would also want no stumbling block in the deal and would want everything done quickly after seeing how Laca wants to move.I'm 100 % sure Lacazette will be an Arsenal playein the deal and would want everything done quickly after seeing how Laca wants to move.I'm 100 % sure Lacazette will be an Arsenal player.

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

At the risk of getting bashed I am not entirely sure he is «World Class» either, but he has clearly been our best player for most of the year and would probably have been better lately if he had gotten a bit of rest in at some point in the middle of the seasoAt the risk of getting bashed I am not entirely sure he is «World Class» either, but he has clearly been our best player for most of the year and would probably have been better lately if he had gotten a bit of rest in at some point in the middle of the seasoat some point in the middle of the season.

At one point in the second quarter, the Hawks sent out a group that included three first - year players - Lee, John Collins and Tyler Dorsey - along with Isaiah Taylor, who had played all of four NBA games before this season.

# 9 Charles Barkley LEEDS SEC Player of the Year in 1983 - 84 at Auburn; in NBA, averaged 22.2 points and 11.7 rebounds over 16 seasons.

At one point when you are so far in the top 4 race, out of the FA Cup and not even sure to win your Europa tie against AC Milan in the current state... players should be more hungry when being 90 mins away from what could be the only piece of silverware of the season.

its rubbish that we can survive or more outrageously as claimed by said Ozil today, win anything without these players coming in Don't boast of a 100» 000 war chest and then quibble over pennies for a player we don't at this point know anything about and as I've stated before may or may not be a great player in the next three or four seasons, (makes you think is beilik an investment for resale to make more money?)

That's the list of players who have posted a BPM over 16.0 while scoring at least 100 points in a season since 2010 - 11.

Wenger has achieved a huge amount for the club and although some of it was set prior to his arrival and some of it was an extension of his initial success the fact that winds up most of the anti wenger fans is that the club IS spending money and IS trying to rebuild after a long time in the wilderness, but when it comes to the spending on players its always the CHEAPER option in the most important area's Chips Keswick Boasted a # 100» 000 000 war chest during last summers closed season and stated that the club could buy any player they wished (Apart from the worlds top players at that point Messi) yet instead of spending the money in area's that needed drastic improvement Wenger opted for the cheaper replacements and spent just over half of the money allocated.

We must apreciate this.Now we don't have financiar problems anymore and this is clearly can see.We was at under 10 points to be champions and improve our place, and that with players like Flamini, Giroud, etc.Now let's see what happening in this transfer summer, if Wenger buy some quality midfielders, strikers and defenders, I am 100 % sure that next season we will win PL.

people are pointing out that is Kroenke's fault but the reality is Koroenke did not buy yaya Sanogo, Kallstrom, Park Yung and last year Takuma Assano (loaned to germany) to mention few of the average players got in transfers.Kroenke gave 100 million last summer so why not going for Abumayang at that time for 60 - 70 millions or Lacaztte (40 — 50 reports in Spain indicate he's going to Atletico) and another 30 - 40 millions for DM (we got Xhaka but i believe next season the guy will be much better) so the lack of reinforcing the Key positions needed is his fault.

I think the point to all of this is if you sign your players early, they bed into the team, join in pre-season games and are ready to go at the start of the season.

Having said that, the boss has been very pleased with the desire and determination to win that the Gunners have been showing this season, so he is not getting at the players, just trying to ensure that they keep doing the things that have got us right in the title race up to this point.

At this point, playing as we are, with the players in the condition that they are there's no reason to expect that he'd do things differently in another season.

The way this season has gone in the EPL or around the world this season makes you think if AW would have paid for 3 outfield players we would be at least 9 - 12 points clear.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

Okay as Arsenal fans we probably now have to admit that Chelsea deserve to be Champions this season after becoming the ONLY team to stop us scoring at home, and maintaining their ten point lead at the top of the Premiership, but do they really deserve to have six players in the PFA Team of the Year, while Arsenal only have one?

According to Le Prof, the club has an insight for the player to make his first appearance of the season at some point in January, which will be coming up close to almost a year out of professional football.

As Wenger explained yesterday after winning our seventh game in a row against Liverpool: «We missed important players at the start of the season where we dropped too many points.

That's a lot of games combined with the regular season and international play (which many top players participate in), so you have to wonder if Pittsburgh will run out of gas at some point, especially given how it has walked the tight rope winning games despite losing the possession battle.

If u are an arsenal fan u wil realise there are two parts in an arsenal season... the first part is when we are winning and we think that we are the best team in the world at that point Wenger is a god and every Arsenal playr is a world class player at this point also Arsenal need no signings... then the 2nd part is when reality hits us hard in the face, we are eliminated in all competetion injuries come in and everyone is singing WENGER MUST GO... haha i ges at this time we are in the 1st part, we nid no signings and the squad is good enaf, there will be no injuries the whole season and Arsenal will win the EPL and the Cl next year hehe!

there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much bigger, more elaborate plan... by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative... by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind