Now we also have the possibility of Carl Jenkinson
returning to the squad as well, since Wenger today ruled out selling him in this transfer window.
Glad to hear Wilshere and Lacazette are back, but I hope they can also make Maitland - Niles and Nelson
return to the squad as well
Meanwhile, first choice striker Diego Costa is still a week away from
returning to the squad as Mourinho is likely to protect his frontman this weekend.
Not exact matches
Consistent with the Hoover Report's recommendations that the United States had
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
squads and secret police forces; worked
to shore up unpopular dictators like the Shah of Iran and the Somoza dictatorship in prerevolutionary Nicaragua; worked
to destabilize «unfriendly» governments such
as Allende in Chile and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua; cooperated with the Colombian drug cartel
to plot the assassination of the former U.S. ambassador
to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, with the intention of justifying a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua by blaming his death on the Sandinistas; contracted with the Reagan administration and the National Security Council
to find ways of circumventing a congressional ban prohibiting aid
to the contras, including the trading of arms
to Iran in exchange for hostages and money for the contras; illegally shipped weapons from the United States
to the contras and allowed
returning planes
to use the same protected flight paths
to transport drugs into the United States; 11 targeted the U.S. people for disinformation campaigns; and helped prepare contingency plans for declaring a form of martial law in the United States that would have formally suspended constitutional freedoms.
With Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey, Koscielny and Giroud all missing due
to their various tournament engagements, here is the pattern and
squad that may help out in the first two matches and how it can be most competitive
as soon
as the big boys
return, seamlessly.
«I am
returning to the team
as a member of the
squad and I don't expect any special treatment.
Aaron Ramsey certainly hopes and thinks so, and the Welshman also reckons that the
return of our big French striker
to the
squad will play a big part in making sure that the three good performances against Man United, Borussia Dortmund and West Brom is not another false start,
as an Arsenal.com report explains.
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.
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.
Arsenal have been handed a massive boost ahead of their defence of the FA Cup,
as Alexis Sanchez is set
to return to the
squad in time for the beginning of the Gunners» Cup campaign.
As written by the Sun, current Blues targets Fernando Llorente, Antonio Candreva and Ivan Perisic are all considering as being to old to be sold for a decent amount later down the line, however manager Conte believes that his squad lacks proven quality after losing Nemanja Matic to Man United and Diego Costa refusing to return to the clu
As written by the Sun, current Blues targets Fernando Llorente, Antonio Candreva and Ivan Perisic are all considering
as being to old to be sold for a decent amount later down the line, however manager Conte believes that his squad lacks proven quality after losing Nemanja Matic to Man United and Diego Costa refusing to return to the clu
as being
to old
to be sold for a decent amount later down the line, however manager Conte believes that his
squad lacks proven quality after losing Nemanja Matic
to Man United and Diego Costa refusing
to return to the club.
As for worrying about losing more, the players we shall have to worry most about are Laurent Koscielny, who has been called up despite just returning today, Olivier Giroud, who is a certain starter for France as Benzema has been omitted from the squad, and even more worryingly Alexis Sanchez, who has two more World Cup Qualifiers to play in South Americ
As for worrying about losing more, the players we shall have
to worry most about are Laurent Koscielny, who has been called up despite just
returning today, Olivier Giroud, who is a certain starter for France
as Benzema has been omitted from the squad, and even more worryingly Alexis Sanchez, who has two more World Cup Qualifiers to play in South Americ
as Benzema has been omitted from the
squad, and even more worryingly Alexis Sanchez, who has two more World Cup Qualifiers
to play in South America.
This of course means that when those two
return to the
squad the only two long term injuries we will have left is Mathieu Debuchy, who was hardly part of the first team
squad anyway, and the little Spaniard Santo Cazorla, who Wenger also mentioned in today's team news
as he looked chipper from his hospital bed after his operation the other day.
According
to the Mirror, City boss Pep Guardiola will leave Hart out of the starting line - up once again even
as the Spanish tactician rotates
squad for Champions League
return tomorrow.
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.
It is understood that Giroud may be ready
to return to the
squad within the next week or so, however my main topic for debate is the fact that I don't think Giroud deserves
to be placed back in the starting line up so soon after injury without proving himself, especially
as Alexis Sanchez is doing so well.
Welbeck's
return will give Wenger more opportunities
to rotate and rest any tiring strikers
as we negotiate the crucial second half of the season, and Le Prof is happy that he has another fresh player
to add
to the
squad.
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.
Having now
returned to England, he'll hope that his performances in the prestigious competition will act
as a springboard
to help him launch his career in the senior Liverpool
squad, but Klopp has some early advice for him
as he joked about his impact at the tournament too.
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.
In turn, if he does opt
to leave Stamford Bridge, Antonio Conte will have a major void
to fill in his
squad as the Belgian international has been a pivotal figure for them since
returning from his loan spell with Atletico Madrid in 2014.
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.
There's still much
to do for Chelsea in this transfer window
as they look
to build a stronger
squad ahead of their
return to the Champions League, but it still seems
as though all is not well with the 46 - year - old.
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.
Perez has since talked about a
return to his former club this summer,
as he looks
to assure himself of more regular football, with his place in the Spain international
squad at risk without playing time.
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 the entire roster
returning from last year's
squad that went 27 - 7, and lost
to eventual champion Mater Dei - Santa Ana in the CIFSS Division I semifinals, the Cougars have been riding high
as an unbeaten state and national No. 1 team.
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..
According
to The Times, that involves # 200m investment in the
squad in order
to strengthen in key positions
as well
as possibly having
to replace both Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois who are «angling for
returns to Spanish football».
There is also Serge Gnabry, who has just
returned from a long term injury and could
return to the
squad after playing 10 games for the Gunners last season, and is very highly respected
as an all - rounder.
With the Gunners qualifying for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League
as well
as the fourth round of the FA Cup,
squad depth will be vital and it certainly is welcome news
to hear that Jack will be available so much sooner than expected, even more so considering that Ramsey and Ozil have already
returned to first - team training.
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.
Out of all the strikers linked
to us I would rank their desirability / fit / potential
as follows: 1) Lacavette mainly for potential but and
squad fit 2) Martinez, slight unknown, bit of a risk but he will have decent motivation imo 3) Higuain — better goal
returns over a long period than Benzema 4) Benzema — decent but question his attitude, desire.
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's bound
to be a source of frustration for Conte and supporters
as in ideal world they would have made their signings early and well ahead of pre-season, while they desperately need key additions given their
return to the Champions League next season
as they are lacking in depth in key areas of the
squad.
It will be welcome news for Van Gaal
as his
squad continues
to be bolstered by the
return of injured players, and it will undoubtedly strengthen their belief that they can still claim a top - four finish.
However, he was unable
to help Rafa Benitez and his men avoid the drop, and in turn the Magpies will now be considering their options when it comes
to their
squad as they plot a way of an immediate
return to the English top flight.
Royals boss Brian McDermott has already brought in Garath McClearly from Nottingham Forest
as he looks
to improve his
squad following their
return to the top flight and the snaring of Pogrebnyak represents a major coup for the Berkshire club.
With PSG's multi million pound
squad including the likes of Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta, it is unlikely
to get much better for Cabaye either, so it sounds
to me
as though he is hoping for a
return to the Premier League.
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...
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!
We have another handful of
returning Teams hungry for some revenge
as well
as a few Rookie
squads looking
to make an impact!
Arsenal are gradually getting over the injury crisis they've had in their
squad as Ramsey in now back
to the
squad and the Ox and Walcott are in there periphery of
returning to the
squad.
Benitez will be looking
to strengthen his
squad ahead of their
return to the Premier League after securing promotion, and Abraham could now be tasked with firing in the goals
to keep them up
as this will undoubtedly be a step up for him after last year.
Since their
return from injury i have tried
to give Welbeck and Wilshire the benefit of the doubt when others have slagged them off for some pretty average displays.Regrettably I am now of the opinion that they will never reach the standards required
to make a meaningful contribution towards the revival of Arsenal and along with 3/4 others in the current
squad they should be moved on.Their performances against Stoke was the last straw
as far
as I am concerned.It will be interesting
to see if Gareth Southgate shares my views and does not include them in his World Cup
squad.
According
to the Daily Star Benitez is expected
to overhaul his
squad over the summer transfer window
as the club look
to make a swift
return to the Premier League.
Having secured a
return to the Champions League it appears van Gaal is keen
to strengthen his
squad as he looks
to mount a genuine assault on domestic and continental titles and has already secured the signing of Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven this summer.
Four of England's Commonwealth Games gold - medal winning
squad are in action
as the Vitality Superleague
returns to Sky Sports this weekend.
Rodgers explained that it would be the same
squad as against Ludogorets, meaning no Balotelli or Mamadaou Sakho — who
returned to training earlier this week.
Paul Heckingbottom will have almost a entire Leeds
squad to choose from for the first time in his time
as manager of Leeds,
as Liam Cooper, Samu Saiz, and Gaetano Berardi all
return from suspension tonight.