The England international has struggled with injuries in recent seasons, but has always
returned to fitness as a part of Arsene Wenger's plans, and seems to be a player the French boss likes to work with.
MANCHESTER: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is nearing
a return to fitness as Manchester United seek to strengthen their grip on second place in the Premier League when they visit Newcastle on Sunday.
Not exact matches
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With Theo Walcott, Serge Gnabry, Aaron Ramsey, Yaya Sanogo and Mikel Arteta
returning to fitness, this week is very important
as it gives the coaching staff at the club a great chance
to get everyone playing
as a team.
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.
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.
If Daniel Sturridge — who has been ruled out of starting next season
as he recovers from a hip injury [via Daily Mail]--
returns to fitness not too far into the beginning of the 2015 - 16 campaign, Brendan Rodgers could have one of England's most formidable attack forces,
as they look
to return to the top four.
Jack spent last term on loan with Bournemouth and was enjoying a
return to regular action and a
return to fitness, but
as with most previous years, an injury put an end
to that run, and that looks
to have made his mind up about his future.
It is a risk of course,
as is Arsene Wenger telling the world his tactical thoughts ahead of the game, because the home side are fairly competent going forward
as well, but I think the reason the boss has gone for this game plan rather than try
to be defensive
as we did there famously a few years ago, is because of the
return to fitness of Sead Kolasinac.
While it seems unlikely that many of those will be
as a United player, it provides an exciting insight into Ibrahimovic's
fitness as he closes in a
return to the United first - team after so long out.
Arsene Wenger must have been mightily relieved when the in form England striker Danny Welbeck passed his late
fitness test and
as expected, the Frenchman has stuck with the pacy and hard working front man instead of bringing back Olivier Giroud who has made an early
return to fitness and is on the bench
to face Manchester United today.
I wish jack has some luck and
returns to full
fitness and succeeds
as an Arsenal player.
The concern for Arsenal fans, however, is which Ozil we are going
to see when he does play again, so the clear enthusiasm of the German
to get back on the pitch is just
as good news
as his
return to fitness.
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.
Nevertheless, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has two key decisions
to make for the
return fixture at the Nou Camp
as Philippe Coutinho is ineligible
to play, while Andres Iniesta is a
fitness doubt after picking up an injury in the win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend,
as per Marca.
The boss clearly has great faith in the cntre back, though, highlighted once again by the decision
to take up the option of extending his contract for another year before he has even
returned to fitness,
as reported by the Evening Standard.
Hopefully he continues
to build on his
fitness, get over his injury concerns and with any luck, he'll
return to Arsenal next season
as a player who is ready
to stake his claim in Arsenal's midfield.
When Danny finally does
return to fitness at least he should be fresh for the rest of the campaign
as we get down
to the nitty - gritty of the closing stages.
I think its more a case that
as Welbeck has admitted himself, he is
returning to match
fitness and Walcott can't hit a barn door.
As a result, his absence hasn't been really missed, however now with Cazorla lacking in
fitness and Xhaka banned, Ramsey's
return to the Arsenal side this weekend could be vital.
Our manager has been a bit coy over the match
fitness of Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil with their late
returns after the Euro 2016 tournament, but I think he will be able
to call on all three if he wants
to, especially the German who did not go quite
as far in the summer competition
as his French colleagues.
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.
Alexis should also be very high on the shortlist
to be included in your fantasy team,
as he is relishing his new role in the side, but there is the possibility that Olivier Giroud could well be selected
to play up front now he has
returned to fitness, and the Chilean could suffer if he is benched or put back in his previous role.
As I wrote in an article for Just Arsenal, I think that his words were instigated by the
return to fitness of our German playmaker Mesut Ozil, who is clearly the main rival
to Cazorla for that central role.
Now that Arteta has
returned to fitness, playing 45 minutes with the U21 side yesterday, I am worried that Wenger will include him
as a possible starter in the upcoming games.
Manchester City will travel
to Russia without the assistance of skipper Vincent Kmopany
as he continues his
return to fitness from a thigh injury.
Of course I think most will agree they would prefer Alexis
to play
as the forward, but it will also be determined on
fitness, with Walcott having been in training for weeks, whilst Alexis has of course only just
returned from injury.
I know that Sampaoli can only concentrate on winning with Chile and will have no interest in Alexis»
fitness when he
returns to Arsenal, but if he insists on playing him against Peru on Tuesday
as well, then Sanchez could be in real danger of aggravating his groin before
returning to London.
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.
Further, we were all treated
to that infectious laugh and a motivational speech
as it seems Evra remains in high spirits and will continue
to work on his
fitness in a bid
to earn a move elsewhere when he's allowed
to return to action.
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.
No new injury concerns for West Ham and no
return to fitness from any long term treatment room residents
as yet.
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.
Jonny Evans could
return after missing the last two games with a calf injury while Saido Berahino is still unlikely
to be in the squad
as he tries
to regain
fitness having not played since September.
Daniel Sturridge was back available after
returning to fitness, which saw Jack Wilshere dropped
to the bench
to allow Rooney and Sturridge
to work
as a two, and Gerrard and Lampard
to continue their partnership in the holding roles.
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.
The 24 - year - old made just three appearances last season
as he battled with a back problem, but has
returned to fitness and is attracting big - name suitors across Europe.
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.
And in July,
as negotiations with Dynamo were continuing during QPR's pre-season trip
to Germany, Redknapp insisted he had no reservations about Kranjcar's long - term
fitness and that the player would take a «massive drop in wages» in order
to return to W12.
Speaking
to the the official Everton site ahead of their weekend's fixture, the Everton manager revealed that the player has been working hard
to regain his
fitness and is set
to reap the rewards of that work
as he is ahead of schedule for his
return.
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.
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has
returned to training
as he seeks
to prove his
fitness ahead of this weekend's visit of Arsenal.
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.