Sentences with phrase «season their players depart»

The same applies to La Liga — been bossed by Barca and Madrid forever and as soon as a team like Atletico Madrid does well, the next season their players depart to bigger clubs and the club goes back to being a mediocre team.

Not exact matches

Whilst it is unclear if Sterling will depart the Reds in the summer, he has two years remaining on his deal and Sky Sports News revealed that sources close to the player insist that he remains committed to the cause although he won't sign a new deal before the season ends.

started watching arsenal in 2005 but thus far this has been my most disappointing season, ok other seasons have been disappointing but this one is my worst, arsenal fans have been too patient and forgiving for too long, zero planning for games, lack of proper tactics before and during matches, same old excuses every season, lack of proper transfers, poor replacements for great players who have departed, favouritism of certain players eg ramsey, OG, TW who perform poorly but still play while campbell, coq are benched..

The 24 - year - old caught the eye with some fine goalscoring form last season, and he looks the ideal player to help replace departing duo Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie.

However, right now, he is inferior to the departed Patrice Evra, who was one of Man United's best players last season.

When they lost their first two games and their star offseason signing to a horrible injury, it would have been easy to start dreaming of the fantastical next - season, one where injuries won't happen, young players play like veterans, and perhaps where even the fearsome King of the East has departed for Western Conference pastures.

Finally, one must not forget that the World Cup is on tap this summer and we all know how that can negatively impact player movement, preparation for the upcoming season and player availability come August & early September, or at least that was the case under our departing manager.

According to the Daily Express, both players have previously attracted interest from Liverpool and are thought to be among their list of candidates to replace the departing Steven Gerrard, who joins LA Galaxy at the end of the season.

So far the only departing player not to be replaced is djourou, who I think played 2 matches in the last 2 seasons?

santi deserves to sign a final 2 year deal as he will be important in the next two seasons as the most senior outfield player with arteta and rosicky departing.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Despite the player's insistence he is focussed on Fulham, he is likely to depart Craven Cottage at the end of the season, after the club refused to do business both last summer and in January.

The Reds need to improve their options in attack for next season, with Brendan Rodgers still on the lookout for new players to help fill the void of last year's departing star Luis Suarez, who joined Barcelona after scoring 31 goals in 2013/14.

Still, with Falcao replacing the departing Didier Drogba and Begovic intended as a replacement for Arsenal new - boy Petr Cech as backup goalkeeper, it looks like the club are not doing enough to improve on the players they have at the moment, with The Sun suggesting that there is a feeling within Stamford Bridge that Chelsea's strength last season means there is little to improve on.

Meanwhile, the departing Michel Vorm, such a key player for the Welsh side, has endured a season to forget in north London with Tottenham — something with which Fabianski could surely sympathise.

With Van Persie departing for Man Utd and the transfer of Song to Barcelona confirmed also, its easy to jump to conclusions regarding Arsenal's prospects this season particularly when both players were reportedly involved in over 60 % of Arsenal's goal last season.

Granted, that net spend is considerably higher this season but that's because several high earners were removed from our books while the new arrivals came in on much less wages than many of the departing players.

Little has changed this season either, with Marseille once again marooned in mid-table following another tumultuous summer which saw a number of key players depart.

O'Neill has little say in Gareth Barry's sale to the same club last season and with James Milner set to leave before the end of the window, whose to say more won't depart, as who would blame anyone for leaving a club which has no hold over their key players?

Given the fact that the Spanish stopper has won the player of the season award at Old Trafford for the last three years running, there's no doubt that Mourinho will do everything in his power to ensure his most prized asset does not depart.

Garde brought through young stars such as Anthony Martial (who departed less than a season after his breakthrough for a mere $ 5 million) and current star player Alexandre Lacazatte.