Sentences with phrase «return to full fitness as»

Blanc will take solace from the fact that first - choice Maxwell will soon return and replace Digne at left - back, however, he may well be hoping that Serge Aurier can return to full fitness as soon as possible in order to put pressure on van der Wiel for the right - back slot.

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The 24 - year - old South Korean international, who has 42 caps for his country, missed almost all of last season with a double fracture to his leg as Bolton were relegated from the Premier League but has been a regular in the Championship this season after returning to full fitness.

I wish jack has some luck and returns to full fitness and succeeds as an Arsenal player.

With that in mind, Wenger will be hoping to field as many first team regulars at full fitness as he can, but if the likes of Ozil, Giroud, Koscielny and Ramsey aren't returning to training until later, it remains to be seen if they will be at full fitness to kick off the campaign.

He has now finally returned to full fitness but instead of returning to his leaders position he has found his place taken by Francis Coquelin but is still desperate to be involved as much as possible.

Not only have we lost those two as possible right - wingers following the injury to Aaron Ramsey, it has also left us with only ONE recognised centre - forward in Olivier Giroud until either Walcott or Danny Welbeck return to full fitness.

There's no denying that Chelsea are a better side with him in it, and so his return to full fitness will be a welcome boost to all connected to the club as they look to continue to build momentum after a string of positive results.

His all - action style requires him to be at full match fitness and so our player knows now that he will not be right back to his best as soon as he returns, but he now has the patience and self - belief to let it happen.

The need to strengthen his options on the left - side of the defence for Rodgers is clear, as his other alternatives are currently Jose Enrique and Jon Flanagan; The former made just four league appearances last season and the latter missed the entire campaign through injury and is likely to be eased back into action upon his return to full fitness.

This is because Koscielny is not far off a return to full fitness, whilst Chambers and Holding are largely inexperienced and so are seen as more rotational players than first team choices.

The Red Devils put an end to their four game unbeaten run by beating Everton 2 - 0 and with Jose Mourinho declaring that Romelu Lukaku is fit to play tonight, as well as Marouane Fellaini returning to full fitness we could be in for a classic.

Centre - back and goalkeeping futures still also lie in the balance, as Chris Smalling — who has emerged as a leader at the back — could find his position under threat if another addition were to arrive, while Blind will be sweating on game time when a natural left - sided defender in the shape of Marcos Rojo returns to full match fitness.

Manchester United's new defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic has stated that he feels extremely welcome at the Old Trafford club and has suggested he will get «better and better» as he returns to full match fitness ahead of the new season.

Mo Farah will not compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as he works to return to full fitness for the European Championships in Zurich.

James has impressed during the absence of Bale and he will look to make it as difficult as possible for Zidane to leave him out by putting in another good performance, even when the Welsh superstar eventually returns to full fitness.

«Francesco Totti is continuing to make progress as he bids to return to full fitness after sustaining a thigh injury on September 26.

Great to see Andre Ayew back as he gradually returns to full match fitness.

Much like Pepe, even Danilo needed to perform well in order to keep his place in the starting lineup as Dani Carvajal is close to returning to full fitness but the Brazilian instead delivered a poor display on the night.

Ings has made just 11 appearances for the club having suffered problems with his ACL, and so you can't really blame Liverpool for being careful as he nears a return to full fitness.

Todd Kane played just under half an hour for Groningen in a 3 - 1 defeat at Ajax but is widely - expected to earn a place in the starting eleven when he returns to full fitness, as he told Nizaar Kinsella in an enlightening interview earlier this week.

Given Cazorla's importance both on and off the pitch for Arsenal, his continued absence through injury will surely affect the Gunners in a negative fashion and it remains to be seen as to whether the veteran can return to his best if and when he regains full fitness.