Sentences with phrase «players nearing the end of their careers»

It makes sense for young talent to get experience but not so much for players nearing the end of their careers.
I don't think that China will become that big of a destination, many of the players they have bought are players nearing the end of their careers.

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Arsenal are haggling over new contracts for our two star players, but yet again, they don't mind giving a new contract, worth a lot of money, to a player that's never been that good, hasn't even played for a long time, near the end of his career, and who is probably our fourth / fifth choice CB.
A player in a similar situation to Theo is nearing the end of his career and gets one last shot at making it for his country so then begins to play it safe, sometimes too safe as they rule themselves out on form.
People should also keep in mind the number of players we have nearing the end of their careers, this could play into his thinking.
The potential Mbia signing is a perfect example of a 30 yo guy nearing the end of his career pushing out a 23yo player (AWO) who should be getting spot starts.
The players being made available to the two new clubs by the eight existing ones are mostly men who are either nearing the end of a normal major league career or not yet quite ready to begin one.
LP is more interested in social media than playing football — great talent but nearing end of career, useful as 10 - 20 minute impact player, nothing more.
Realistically Arsenal can get an experienced squad player either on loan to the end of the season, or a player nearing his playing career on a 1 to 2 years contract.
The squad has good depth when you look on paper, but in certain areas we are lacking quality and some players are nearing the end of their arsenal careers.
Ex-Arsenal striker Alan Smith believes that Wenger is now nearing the natural end of his career at the Emirates Stadium and has claimed that the players are no longer responding to the Frenchman as he has become «stale».
The squad has several players who are nearing the end of their careers and after having won the Champions League a season earlier, there may be doubts about their desire and dedication.
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