Sentences with phrase «players at big clubs»

This news will have at least put to bed the notion that only players at big clubs get chosen for the national team.
Ox is a token player at a big club and Wenger built him up in the first two games.
Isn't it ironic that when a striker moves from being a big player at a small club, they more often than not become a small player at a big club?
If you aren't a complete player at a big club in 10 years then when will you ever be?
Glad to see one of our academy players at a big club though.
That is why I believe that Claudio Ranieri has been talking about Leicester being the best place for Mahrez to develop and suggesting that he might just be a squad player at a bigger club, rather than declaring that he was not for sale.

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(L - R) Gary Player of South Africa, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer at The Big Three fund - raiser for the Mountain Mission Kids at the Olde Farm Golf Club on June 8, 2010 in Bristol, Virginia.
At big clubs the football style changes in difficulty and class, some players just don't fit.
just look at the big clubs and.tell me how many of.our players will make the first team in other clubs....
Arsenal aren't the biggest spenders so perhaps won't go higher than # 70m, but in truth Madrid should perhaps take the money and run for an injury - prone player low on confidence whose time at the club is surely up and whose value may only continue to tumble down in coming transfer windows.
I guess I should have said a career at Arsenal is no longer more promising for a young player than at any other big club.
What we do know is that big clubs buy big name players for large sums of money KNOWING that they won't recoup the money by a future sell on of the player (e.g. Ronaldo at Real).
A lot of fans, past players and even pundits are asking for us to sign Benzema and if we do that would be a big F**K YOU to either Theo or his agent, whoever was holding the club at ransom for a pay raise and back to the wings you go... Get a feeling now seeing Pedro going to Chelsea whom has won everything there is to win and to me is on a different level than Theo could have been ours if 1) Walcott wasn't homegrown to make up that number and 2) to prevent him from going to a rival.
Don't get me wrong, he's a classy little player but he also has his faults and I doubt that he will shine as much as he did at Arsenal, if he were to go to a bigger club with bigger players (stars).
Many of the world's best players start off being plucked out of relative obscurity at a young age in Brazil before going on to achieve big things in Europe, with current Barcelona stars Neymar and Philippe Coutinho among those to have risen to stardom at major European clubs after starting out in their home nation.
There have been many players that was linked to us in the past who have now flopped big at other club, this just shows we can not just look and accept what is given to us without being critical and objective.
The thing is though, Cazorla is a top bracket player, most of them are already at big clubs except the younger ones who'll need time.
The term» young future stars» was used by Mr. wenger to explain we can not compete with big clubs for quality established players due to our financial statue at had the time.
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions
But on the downside, At a bigger club with star players with egos, if the players are not happy with the new arriving Boss (big name) you will get the complete opposite of the above... Lack of motivation, just like what happened with Utd when SAF was replaced by Some no body!?
and probably wants a decent retirement signing money...... as much as no player is bigger than the club...... losing Alexis will affect Arsenal much more......... you can't continue to lose your best players at their peak...... and...... call yourself a big team............ it took an exceptional situation for Barcelona to let Neymar go.......
He scored well up to now but it's much different when you're at a club that expects big things, playing with players like Alexis & Cazorla can be daunting, we'll see though because I'm wrong as much as right half the time.
Of course at the same time unless the club are willing to spend big on players who can win the big prizes then there is no point in being in the competition in the first place.
Look at all our rival clubs, they have players that would sell for # 100 million if they are willing to but for Arsenal not the case, mediocre players that will interest big clubs except for Sanchez..
The Gunners are also looking to enter talks with big - name stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in an attempt to keep the duo, however there seems to be little chance of either player signing a new deal at the Emirates as per the Telegraph, with the club also unwilling to up their recent offers for the pair, which have both been rejected.
No player's is bigger than their club but arsene have made it so difficult to sell players on because nobody want our plods with their ridiculously high wages, if ox and sanchez wants to go but nothing under 100 million for both and if they stay don't give in to their wage apart from the one that's being offered at the moment
This is the first time in 12 trophy less years that the fans are reacting to our failure to win any major trophies and since this isn't what the club would want in the near future to happen, they will at least bring in one or two big name players to satisfy us.
Big clubs buy players and create competition for players so that they have a shot at winning or trying to win the league.You see so many good quality players sit and rot on barcas and madrids bench and not make a fuss about it is because they know they are at a big club and they will have to fight for placBig clubs buy players and create competition for players so that they have a shot at winning or trying to win the league.You see so many good quality players sit and rot on barcas and madrids bench and not make a fuss about it is because they know they are at a big club and they will have to fight for placbig club and they will have to fight for places.
But if some can look at it as assessing the club and not a manager, or a player then you will get the real big picture.
At most other clubs, if a player hasn't been performing, then asks for a big pay raise, they're usually shown the door.
Spurs were already on the lookout for a replacement for Rose following fears that the player could have left the club last season, with the left - back knowing he receive a big pay - rise on the # 70,000 - a-week contract he has at Spurs should he leave the club, as per the Mirror.
Totally agree.The very best players know they will earn top wages from all the big clubs but it is the desire to compete at the very top level that also drives their ambition.Arsenal have not shown the desire to progress and compete at the top table.
Another key Lyon player who emerged as a France regular whilst with the club before becoming a big player at Barcelona.
We are now officially a small club, one that bigger clubs with more ambition come to and take our players at will lol what sense does selling Giroud in January make?
it could be a bigger than we anticipated summer in terms of players in and out wenger will look to recoup as much as he can for out goings getting any unwanted high earners of the books might be an options like poldolski his # 100,000 p / w his unwarranted for what he brings to the team, as might be walcott he is at a crossroads now in his arsenal career he can either stick it out with us and show us the respect the club deserves for paying and making him the player he is today.
By looking at the revenues of the top nine clubs in Europe (Barcelona should make it 10 but can't sign their own player, obviously) we assess which of the continent's biggest sides could feasibly sign the legendary Argentine.
It's the culture at the club and it starts with the owner... you got to held people accountable & be about winning not about turning around profit (which by the way if you win gets bigger as you attract more commercial deals & bigger players that wants to win / play for the best)!!
It really baffles me sometimes how fans like you portray Wenger and at the end I feel the day ya'all forget that Wenger is an employee of Arsenal and he's now bigger than the club, yes he's a legend and he deserves a statue but at the same time that is Arsenal's downfall because Wenger has too much control over the club and he shouldn't be allowed to make some decisions on like players to buy or the amount of money to spend, he has to just focus on football and only football alone.
The Daily Mirror state that Akpom's contract will be the biggest Arsenal have ever offered to a player of the striker's age — despite him having yet to score a goal at senior level — as the club are so keen to show faith in a player they believe has a great future ahead of him.
The fact is you can never compete with the biggest clubs if you don't spend, and Wenger is showing the signs of repeating what he did last season by spending money on one top player then shopping at pound land to fill other gaps in the squad.
he also says unfortunately the player is already at a big club and that is Arsenal.
This could leave a big hole in the Reds» squad, with the England international one of the best players at the club.
NO, If we can be honest and unbiase No they are all right to be disappointed in Arsenal because we are supose to be this BIG CLUB and we have failed to live up to big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have BIG CLUB and we have failed to live up to big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they haveCLUB and we have failed to live up to big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have big club expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they haveclub expectation and ability and yes not only the top five have improved but sadly the rest are catching up, I'm not saying we are a total disaster but we should do better, I'm going to stick my neck out here but I think we will finish 3rd this season only because Chelsea failed to buy one or two players more for depth in case of injury and Spuds could have problems settling at Wembley and Liverpool could lose their top player in January and have injury problems and worst they have OX?
Although Louis van Gaal seemingly has some big - name targets lined up as replacements, it's hard to understand why the club would let an expensive signing and proven quality player at his peak leave for considerably less than they paid for him.
If you're talking about 4 years including his time at Madrid you really can't compare the two, Madrid is the biggest club in world football, they are able to spend on one player what we spend over an entire transfer window
Cavani would likely be one player the club would refuse to allow to leave, having no strong competition for his central role at present, but we finally have no need for a new centre - forward following our big - money signing from Lyon Alexandre Lacazette.
An exciting young player catching the eye at PSV, Santiago Arias could be a wilcard option worth considering, with the 23 - year - old Colombian looking ready to move to a bigger club and more competitive league.
The players Wenger signed to strengthen the team, namely Mustafi, Xhaka and Kolasinac are simply not good enough for an aspiring top four team.They along with Czech and Ospina should be the first to be shown the door along with all the players currently out on loan.The Club would take a big bit in terms of resale value but it would free up considerable wages to be utilised in bringing in better quality defenders.Anybody who sees a bright future for Arsenal with Mustafi at Centre Back has my sympathy.
Wenger states «When you look at the intensity, the amount of player that have brought since the opening of the transfer window, it's not so many because all the big clubs want only top, top level players and there are none available».
What about all the tott players telling him that you only move to big clubs for more money and better chances at winning stuff, then they'll say there is no point in moving if you get that at Lei.
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