Sentences with phrase «players lack of fitness»

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However, his lack of game time and fitness doesn't seem to have tarnished his reputation too much, as he was one of the most exciting players in Europe just a few years ago.

the season is over i don't feel that arsenal need any more frustrations along the way, as it stands injuries and fitness are things players and manager must look after.The mesut ozil injury was lack of proper communication and Wenger saw Ramsey wanting to be subbed but still did not care to look at him, arsenal have been bad lucked this term and this match after losing to team conceded from offside position from the first goal.

I will just point out some of the things a new manager would bring, like... 1) Signings before the last day of the window 2) Better fitness preparation for less injuries 3) New tactics and ideas on how to break teams down and how not to get hammered by top clubs 4) Players that will fill the gaps we've had with the keeper, the defense, and the lack of a good striker 5) Rotations, so we don't wear our team down.

This was a performance based on lack of match fitness but was a performance like that of when players have played many games and the outcome was flat.

i have to admit at 1 nil up it was painful to watch this arsenal team, toothless, no fluency, no penetration and you could sense how tense and nervous the team was, the only players pushing to go forwards were santi & wilshere sadly both them were recently back from long term injuries and lacking match fitness / sharpness which was understandable, on a different day they both would have scored, jack had a couple of good chances and santi had one, anyway we sorely missed both that, s for sure, santi, s linking play and their fighting spirit jack was not afraid to have a go at alexis in fairness he deserved it!!

Matic, a player desperate to be involved in the match despite his lack of match fitness concluded by saying:

While Monaco's first - team players were being put through their paces, a tinted - windowed car raced inside the training compound where the former Porto man met with club bosses to discuss his on - going lack of fitness and his future plans.

However, United's defence is under strength, and comprises of players back from injury whose lack of match fitness could be exposed come the weekend if put under pressure.

The 52 - year - old also commented on the lack of match fitness of some of his players, as players including loan signing Radamel Falcao have started training with the squad only last week.

Former Bayern skipper turned pundit, Lothar Matthäus rightly opined that the champions» performance against the Dortmunder «lacked fitness, zest and spontaneity» and it's been clear for a number of weeks that two players in particular are struggling.

One of the other criticisms that I had last season was the lack of fitness that the players seemed to have, which was borne from the fact that they seemed to run out of steam every match.