Sentences with phrase «playing regular first team football»

Podolski is easily good enough to be playing regular first team football at Arsenal, massive mistake Arsene.

The only way he can do this is by playing regular first team football, something he is unlikely to experience at Tottenham.

The Nigerian youngster Henry Onyekuru has been very closely linked with a move to Arsenal for the last few weeks, but his latest comments make it clear that his agent is talking to many clubs all over Europe but he is demanding that he will be guaranteed to be playing regular first team football, something that Arsene Wenger would certainly not agree to given the choice of «world class» strikers that we already have at the Emirates.

With Gibbs considering his future and concerns that he needs to be playing regular first team football at this stage of his career, Arsenal were supposedly willing to let Gibbs go.

The Three Lions coach has made it clear that Jack will only be considered for selection if he is playing regular first team football, and not only that but he must be playing as a defensive midfielder — which Southgate considers to be his best position.

He wants to make sure that he is going to the Euro2016 with the Czech national side and his place may have been in doubt if he wasn't playing regular first team football.

Nigerian international Mikel is no longer quite up to the requisite standard of Chelsea and could probably do with ending his career playing regular first team football and a club slightly lower down the food chain.

Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.

Holtby will be chomping at the bit to play regular first team football in the Premier League after his bit part role at Tottenham and will be eager to impress not only Tim Sherwood, but the rest of the Premier League as well.

He wanted to play regular first team football, learn the game and become the best he can be — something Chelsea were reluctant to allow.

However, in the presence of senior stars, it is highly unlikely that Ojo and Ejaria will play regular first team football.

Not exact matches

There is a strong feeling that the England international midfield star Jack Wilshere is going to rescue his Arsenal career and come back to be a first team regular again, as long as this season on loan at AFC Bournemouth sees him play the regular football that all of his injury problems have denied him at his boyhood club, the mighty Arsenal.

OT: has anyone else forgot the fact that Coquelin has only been playing regular first - team football with us for half a season...?

This looks a good buy for Tim Sherwood's side as they hope to fight the drop this season, and Traore himself would certainly benefit from playing regular first - team football.

The England international has divided opinion during his time at Old Trafford, but could benefit greatly from the chance to play regular first - team football, particularly in a big side such as Arsenal that create plenty of chances.

Pedro's future still looks unclear, but it seems more than likely that he will seek a move away from the Nou Camp in order to play more regular first - team football.

Not so long ago, when Wilshere was snubbed by England because Southgate wanted Jack to be getting regular first team football in the Defensive Midfielder role, Wenger admitted that he wanted Jack to play further forward, and he even specified where he saw him playing in future.

I think he needs to make sure that the team he picks, both fringe players and first team regulars alike, are sent out with the freedom to play and enjoy their football, without any fear that they will be blamed if we go out of the competition.

It may be that, for some of them, a loan move away from Old Trafford would afford an opportunity to play regular first - team football and establish themselves as top - level performers before returning to Manchester to stake a claim for a consistent starting berth under van Gaal.

PRO FOOTBALL — On the next - to - last week of regular - season play, Minnesota and Atlanta became the first teams to nail down divisional titles.

Arsenal are known for their tremendous grooming of young talents and incorporating them into their first team set - up once they are ready to play, so a switch to Arsenal can be seen as a positive, with perhaps a loan back to Holland for more regular football.

The 31 - year - old has played in Norwich's past two games but regular first team football has not been guaranteed to him by manager Chris Hughton, and with question marks hanging over his head the Republic of Ireland international could be set to move on with the promise of more playing time in the West Midlands.

Depending on how talks go, it could well be that the player decides it's best to move on if he is to play more regular first - team football.

Every Arsenal fan would love to see Jack Wilshere back in our first team on a regular basis, because the 25 - year old midfield star can bring something to our play that very few others in the current squad or anywhere in football for that matter can offer.

Sheffield Wednesday played the role of the more sophisticated and elegant sibling as they were regulars in Tier 1 of English football in the 80s through to the early 90s, culminating with an impressive 3rd place in the last season of the old First Division, «player / managed» by Trevor Francis in an era when managing a team was easy enough to prolong a successful veteran's playing career.

Of these only Burke (who is now out injured following a hernia operation), Cullen and Page are getting regular first team football and of these only Burke is playing with a Championship side.

He might consider returning to Spain, with Real Madrid - in order to play regular first - team football, and the report has suggested that the Champions League winner could offer him a 32 million pound to land him on a permanent deal.

The Denmark international made his Premier League debut for the Blues earlier this season after having gained experience playing regular first - team football with Borussia Monchengladbach.

Since joining Heerenveen on an 18 - month loan in January, Odegaard has played more regular first - team football, making 17 appearances over the second half of last season, and playing all 270 minutes of the Eredivisie side's 2017 - 18 campaign so far.

Giroud has already hinted that he will not be playing second fiddle to anyone, and a route to east London presents him the chance to extend his Premier League career with the guarantee of regular first - team football.

And his former club Lorient, where he played between 2008 and 2011, are ready to offer him regular first - team football and are lining up an approach to Marseille.

But he might need a No 2 goalkeeper if Claudio Bravo decides he wants more regular first - team football — although the Chilean did play all of City's Carabao Cup and FA Cup games.

«When you're in and out of the reserves and first team or you're training with the first team but not playing regular football, it has an effect,» said Wales manager Ryan Giggs when asked about Wilson's resurgence.

Having said that, the teen will most certainly have to give up on his hopes of playing regular first - team football.

The 29 - year - old wants to play regular first - team football in the build - up to Euro 2016 and Torino can offer him that.

Although Perez has impressed whenever he has played, the 28 - year - old has not been handed a consistent run of games by manager Arsene Wenger and now the player's agent Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle has made an admission that the striker wants to leave the Emirates Stadium in search of regular first team football next season.

Shaw needs to bounce back into regular game if he wants to remain part of England's squad and the chance of playing first - team football at White Hart Lane could appeals to him.