The French boss yesterday announced that both Alexis and Shkodran Mustafi would
return to the squad on Sunday, having had an extended break following their exploits in the Confederations Cup.
Not exact matches
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to reconsider «long - standing American concepts of fair play» and «learn
to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies,» the shadow government built alliances between U.S. government officials, the Mafia, and international drug cartels; assassinated many thousands of civilians in Southeast Asia; carried out or attempted assassination of foreign leaders; trained death
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to the contras, including the trading of arms
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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has given Arsene Wenger a major fitness boost after
returning to the Gunners
squad for their trip
to Queens Park Rangers
on Wednesday night.
The Spanish giants lost a whole host of big names from their
squad last summer as well, with Chelsea again benefitting as they brought in Diego Costa and Filipe Luis, while Thibaut Courtois also
returned to Stamford Bridge after three years
on loan at the Vicente Calderon, making him almost like a new signing as well.
(3) formation flexibility — it took 20 years for Wenger
to return to a back 3 and now he can't seem
to choose anything but that formation... the teams in the premiership and those we could face in the Europa will present vastly different tactics and we need
to have a manager who can prepare this
squad for this eventuality and have the fortitude
to make the necessary adjustments throughout the season... I have seen nothing in the past 6 - 7 years
to suggest that he is the man
to take
on this challenge... I can't even remember when he changed formations when he would replace a small, pacy striker, like during the Walcott experiment, with the lumbering Giroud... of course this is exactly why there is no other manager in the world that plays more players out of their natural positions (square peg in a round hole)
The league is already lost, we have zero chance of catching Chelsea with draws as both they and City have the firepower we lack, time for us all
to get over Wenger and move
on as soon as possible, he has
returned to his old ways, light
squad and zero tactical nous.
Remember the times our entire 23 man
squad would all be called up
on international break, then about 8 of them would
return with injuries and knocks and our team would have
to suffer?I am so excited about the fact that it is no longer the case and our players should be getting a good rest.
Their two All - Stars, Chris Wroblewski and Dylan Richter
returned to action
on Sunday night and helped their
squad get a huge opening round victory over # 8 Team Schwartz by a final score of 72 - 52.
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return Liverpool keeping tabs
on # 10m - rated Turkish defender
The
return fixture then takes place
on April 11 at the Bernabeu, and so Massimiliano Allegri will be desperate
to have as close
to a fully - fit
squad as possible at his disposal.
With Perez waiting for opportunities
on the bench and Welbeck close
to returning it will be confusing
to add another attacking
to the
squad.
Lewandowski over benzema every day of the week offer 45 mill and go from there this guy would score 25 - 30 goals with the amount of chances that would be created for him he could fire us
to prem league tittle add a dm
to compete with coq and we have a
squad to challenge
on all fronts come
on wenger break the bank for this guy and the proper glory days will
return!
Perez now looks set
on the exit door, in hope of retaining a place in the Spain international
squad for next summer's World Cup, and his preference is known
to be a
return to his home country.
Chelsea signed Bamford from Nottingham Forest in January 2012 and he is yet
to play a single senior fixture for the club and as such may well be reticent about
returning to the Blues
squad just
to sit
on the bench.
It is believed that the Reds are preparing a # 5 million bid for the midfielder, who is due
to return with the rest of the
squad for pre-season training
on Thursday at Euxton.
The Red Devils were thought
to be closing
on a deal for the right - back as they look
to strengthen their
squad for next season ahead of their
return to the Champions League and the Metro claimed last week that they were in advanced talks after making an # 18million bid for the Saints star.
We have had a good few injury victims
return to the
squad, and now Wenger has given positive updates
on both Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck.
Do we have the
squad available
to leave him
on the bench
on his
return?
Who would have dreamed that up, watched West Ham take it too City, press, press, press, the
squad need more than a CDM, the CDM will not imprive our impotancy
on top, what I thought would be the best midfield
on the planet is letting us down, Carzola and Ramsey not a near their form a yr ago, Ozil out, Ox a mess, need
to retool, need some power, looking forward
to Theo and Kos
return, should help...
The striker was only just
returning from a spell
on the sidelines, and had been expected
to be named in the side's Europa League
squad to take
on Bordeaux
on Thursday night (via Express).
However, while his value will only be increasing as the campaign goes
on, it's now Chelsea who appear
to be in a strong position as Conte looks
to bolster his
squad ahead of a likely
return to the Champions League next season as he looks
on course
to deliver a league title in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.
Hopefully then, apart from Olivier Giroud, Arsene Wenger will have a full strength
squad available
to him, with the new man Danny Welbeck
to come in and Theo Walcott
to return to action, although the Man City and Dortmund games may be too soon for him
to start in, so I expect Welbeck down the middle with Alexis Sanchez
on the right for those games.
He has received positive news
on the injury front though, as after struggling with concerns last time out which forced them
to miss the win over Chievo, Davide Calabria and Alessio Romagnoli
return to the
squad and could be in line
to make the starting line - up.
this man is so self - absorbed... does he really think that we should feel so honored that he chose
to stay with little old us... does he not understand that many of us would have literally driven him
to the ends of the earth if he promised never
to return... has anyone noticed that the only teams he says are interested in him are some of the biggest clubs in the world whose managers spend freely, follow through
on their promises or are terminated, listen
to their fan - bases, have a lot of strong personalities within their
squads, rarely play their top players out of position, win against their top rivals or suffer the wrath, don't blame the ref after every loss and embrace their former stars... even if his stories had any truth
to them, he would last but a cup of coffee
Jesus was in tears as he left the pitch at Crystal Palace
on New Year's Eve with a knee injury, but it looks as though he'll
return in time
to play his part at the business end of the season while also staking his claim for a place in the Brazil
squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer.
With Ramsey no closer
to returning to the
squad, there is every chance that Coquelin will also play
on Thursday against high - flying Southampton.
Better at attacking than Gibbs and as good as Monreal tracking back... should be a no brainer... Gibbs sold ageing Monreal a good back up and can ease this guy in
to EPL... Net cost maybe 10m... but as far as I can tell wenger believes most of his business is done with Shaka jap as holding option for welbecks
return wilshere and santi back and «revitalized» giroud and Ramsey like new signings... But anyone basing next years EPL
on this euros is beyond football redemption... All the poor performers last year have upped their management and
squads... So far the only non mover..
Le Coq has
returned, but Wenger went back
to his usual self, where he is stuck
on one starting
squad and doesn't rotate even though the results haven't been good.
The former Southampton defender has been impressing
on loan with Middlesbrough this season, and could well be given the chance
to return to the first - team
squad should he continue
to do well under Aitor Karanka.
Chris Brunt, Chris Baird and Sammy Clingan are back in the
squad while striker Kyle Lafferty is banned for the Azerbaijan game but is
on standby
to return in Israel.
The Italian tactician is
on course
to deliver a Premier League title in his first season in charge at the club, and with Champions League football
returning next season, he'll need reinforcements
to bolster his
squad.
There are one or two more u21s that are going
to have
to see first action this season, the likes of moore, bielik, pleguezuelo, oconnor, kamara, Bennacer, iwobi and reine - adelaide look sure
to join Macey and iliev in competing
to make up the numbers, especially after our usually injury ravaged
squad returns from international break, but hey don't worry, after a bruising from Stoke, we only have 4 away games against Zagreb, spurs, Chelsea and Leicester
to deal with, 3 defeats there could see our season resting
on the fa cup again and we won't even be in October!!!!
Wilshere is nearing a
return to the first - team however, and is expected
to make the
squad for the trip
to Sunderland
on Sunday, having featured three times for the Under - 21 side in recent weeks.
Whether that's with a view of
returning to Klopp's
squad further down the line remains
to be seen, with much depending
on Benitez and Newcastle this week.
then he will
return to the
squad for the home clash with Man United
on November 22nd, which would be pretty handy.
This weekend, for instance, Mesut Ozil is probably not quite ready
to return and Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey are still very doubtful
to be able
to make the
squad, according
to the latest injury news
on Physioroom.com.
Luckily, with the
return of Chambers, there is a strong point
on defense, which is great news
to fans of the Arsenal
squad.
Arsene Wenger has confirmed the latest team news ahead of Saturday's clash against Liverpool and there's some good news as both Mikel Arteta and Jack Wishere are «likely»
to return to the
squad following long spells
on the sidelines.
Giroud should start
on the bench with Aaron Ramsey also
returning to the
squad, but Wenger has already said that he will be cautious with both of them, but they may come
on for the last 20 minutes
to get a gentle run out.
How both will fit into the Reds match day
squad, if both
return, is still a mystery but reports confirm that Ibe is
on his way back
to Anfield.
And the 30 - year - old, who featured for Chelsea last season before
returning to Atletico Madrid over the summer, has now said that these kind of outbursts will do nothing
to improve the morale or the form of the
squad as they look
to get back
on track.
It remains
to be seen whether or not this rumbles
on when Antonio Conte and the rest of the
squad return to Cobham, but it certainly doesn't reflect well
on the Brazilian and could have damaged any hopes he had of playing a role for the Italian tactician this season.
On - loan Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj is also pushing for a place in the
squad having
returned to training, but David Moyes admits the game could come too soon for fellow Belgian Jason Denayer.
The Gunners are currently being linked with a move
to sign the Spaniard following his
return to Madrid, but the speculation appears
to be ignoring the news
on Real's official website, which stated he would be joining up with the first - team
squad for pre-season,
on the manager's orders.
That's very nice of Wilshere
to give Theo a boost
on his
return to the
squad, but it is hardly going
to impress Oxlade - Chamberlain, who perhaps brings more
to the team that just sprinting into the box?
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position
to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers...
to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs
on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried
to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved
on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want
to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem
to have a pretty good history when it comes
to that position... as far as the defenders
on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers
to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things
to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the
return of Mertz
to the starting lineup due
to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition
to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB
to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed
on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building
on our need
to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need
to target a CDM then do whatever it takes
to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us
to become dominant again we need
to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper
to CB
to DM
to ACM
to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil
to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed
to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National
squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence
on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed
to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time
to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just
to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye
to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time
on the training table as
on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need
to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had
to wait so many years
to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes
to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes
to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk
to be brought
on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went
to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest
to strikers who were clearly not going
to press their current teams
to let them go
to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants
to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due
to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger
on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately
to raise awareness for several years when cracks began
to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued
to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
Ever since he
returned to Manchester City, the player has been the heartbeat of the
squad on many occasions despite recent injury and erratic form.
On Saturday, our sport scholar, Gabby Marshall,
returns to the court with Manchester Thunder for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague, as the
squad face Team Northumbria as part of Super Saturday!
According
to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Fassone has now opened the window
to sign that contract extension up
to July 3, the date
on which the majority of the Milan
squad will
return for pre-season training.
Wilshere is believed
to be closing
on a
return to the first - team and today's match was expected
to be his last for the Under - 21 side before being recalled
to the senior playing
squad for the weekend.