Sentences with phrase «sides as both squads»

Not exact matches

England international winger Wilfried Zaha has managed just two sub starts in the Premier League but is already an unwanted member of the Man United squad though the 21 year old is said to be the subject of interest from his former side Crystal Palace as well as West Ham and Nottingham Forest

As reported by the Sun, the La Liga side offered # 3M in the loan deal for the striker, however the sum offered by the club proved not to be enough report the Sun, with the Gunners also reportedly having had a loan agreement in place with Levante, however Perez prefers a move to Deportivo as he eyes up a place in Spain's squad for the World Cup next summeAs reported by the Sun, the La Liga side offered # 3M in the loan deal for the striker, however the sum offered by the club proved not to be enough report the Sun, with the Gunners also reportedly having had a loan agreement in place with Levante, however Perez prefers a move to Deportivo as he eyes up a place in Spain's squad for the World Cup next summeas he eyes up a place in Spain's squad for the World Cup next summer.

As fans we have seen in previous seasons that Arsenal sides have lacked the mentality and belief to take them to the very top, however this season it seems as if the squad is relatively confident in knowing exactly what they have to do to win biAs fans we have seen in previous seasons that Arsenal sides have lacked the mentality and belief to take them to the very top, however this season it seems as if the squad is relatively confident in knowing exactly what they have to do to win bias if the squad is relatively confident in knowing exactly what they have to do to win big.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to strengthen his squad for a top four assault in the 2015/16 season, and has identified these two midfielders as players who could give his side what they need to challenge the big boys...

He should have picked either Chambers or Holding to start in the back three with the first league fixture in mind when Konscielny will be sitting out a ban.Playing the Ox as a makeshift left sided wing - back is hardly going to persuade him to sign a new contract on the basis that he's an integral part of the squad....

That will be music to the ears of Chelsea fans as with Gary Cahill and David Luiz on the wrong side of 30, Antonio Conte will arguably need to start thinking about rebuilding that part of his squad and he has previously been linked with making a # 53m bid for Koulibaly last summer, as per The Telegraph.

Chelsea boss Conte, who guided the club to their fifth Premier League title win last season, is eager to bolster his squad before the transfer window shuts on August 31st, after his side's lack of depth was exposed in their opening day defeat to minnow Burnley last week, as reported by the Sun.

As usual we have loads of Arsenal players out on international duty during the interlull, and there are ten of them with the senior sides and many more off with the younger squads.

Carvalho has been linked with a move to Premier League many times during his career, with Hammers boss Bilic keen to add another midfielder to his squad, however as believed by the Sun, the east London side are unwilling to match the # 40M evaluation Sporting have for the midfielder, with the West Ham board ready to turn their attentions to Wilshere should the Portuguese side fail to lower their asking price.

The 19 - year old has been starring for the Arsenal under 21 side recently but as reported by the Daily Express, he was resigned to using our pre-season traing and matches to force his way back into the manager's plans for the Premier League squad.

On - loan Jonny Williams could be included in the Forest squad for the first time after featuring for the Under - 21 side this week while Chris O'Grady, Ryan Mendes and David Vaughan could all gets their chance as Forest prepare for a 3rd game in 8 days.

And given the former Ajax man's predicament at Arsenal, he may be available on the cheap this January, which appeals to the San Siro side as they look to rebuild their squad without much in the way of funds.

City do have a habit of losing when Pep Guardiola dips into the squad — as well as Basel, Wigan Athletic, and Shakhtar Donetsk have beaten a rotated City side.

Chelsea, who signed Hazard's younger brother Kylian late in the transfer window, originally signed the youngster to be part of the club's development squad, however the signing may actually be the turning point in getting the 26 - year - old to sign a new deal with Antonio Conte's side, as reported by the Express.

Although his level of influence has diminished as he grows older, he provided a timely reminder of how important he can still be as a squad player having scored the equaliser in his side's 3 - 3 draw with Atalanta on Sunday.

With Dani Alves in front of him for the national side, it isn't likely that he'll earn too many starts with Brazil, but last summer he was called up as a late replacement for the Barcelona man for two games as well as featuring in the under - 23 squad that won the silver medal at last year's Olympic games.

The Nou Camp side are ready to offload a number of first team players as incoming manager Luis Enrique looks to put his stamp on the squad he has inherited from Gerardo Martino and Fabregas, perhaps surprisingly, is considered surplus to requirements.

Elsewhere, Italian giants Juventus join City as the joint seventh oldest squad in Europe as the only other major side with a deficiency in youth.

Your squad above to me as well is the best though I would give Chamberlain a rest bringing him and Rosicky on late; but start Akpom (I think Welbeck will likely be playing against his old squad though... expect big things either way) instead... he will, in my mind with Sanchez on the other side coming in attracting a lot of attention will give Chuba all the space he needs.

The youngster is yet to make the squad for their Under - 18 side, due to his commitments to the senior side and the Under - 23 sides instead, and after impressing and scoring against Chelsea Under - 23, was given a full 90 minutes of senior football as the Black Cats defeated Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup.

Prior to moving to Madrid he had enjoyed four successful years with Club America, during which team he won two league titles and established himself as a regular squad member for the Mexican national side.

In my opinion, the rest of this season will go into rebuilding the side and going into next season as genuine title - contenders and with a squad that can go head - to - head with Europe's elite.

They have a number of top names in their squad, and even their bench is likely to be as strong as most country's first - team side.

Well he didn't have to wait long as three games into his career as a Gunner, our new centre back has been called up to the squad and could make his international debut at the Emirates stadium next week, against his new team mate Alexis Sanchez and his Chile side.

Should Spurs manage to get a deal for Balde Diao over the line before the window shuts next week, it'll give a big boost to the London side chances of winning a trophy this season, as the signing will give Pochettino's squad the depth they've been lacking these past few seasons.

The side got to the semi-finals of the European Under 19s last summer, with Pantic as a part of the squad.

Turan certainly has much to add to their side, as the 29 - year - old is not only an impressive creator but is also well known for his tireless work rate and willingness to track back, which could add some much - needed steel to the squad.

Further, a loss against Spurs would see Mauricio Pochettino's side leapfrog them in the standings, and so there is plenty on the line as always for Jose Mourinho and his squad.

Arsene Wenger is ready to swing the axe as he looks to conduct a major Arsenal clear - out that will see six senior Gunners squad members offloaded either in January or next summer as the Emirates Stadium side look to improve a squad after a lean period of recent history for the North London club.

please spare me that.Every manager has a good side and a bad side.I'm not trying to insult him in away.That's a plain truth about Wenger.Wilshere, Szcz and Giroud are all players who wouldn't have been given as much chances in another top team.That's the way he always from when he first came till this day.Everybody knows this.He seems to love some players too much and even refuses to drop them from the squad or even sell them.You can argue all you want but it's a plain truth.In fact Wenger is known to be one of the few managers who give players chances constantly to prove themselves.Some pay off some don't.

Couldn't agree more with you regards the negative postings however I think it's more a reflection on how divided our fans are, bad results and wenger out posts get thumbs up, a win of any kind and wenger out posts get thumbs down.me personally a wins a win and I actually thought we did ol but I'm very much in the wenger out brigade, the wins really do cloud the reality in my opinion which is wenger has built a squad so unbalanced its scary, miss managed it and not focused at all on the defensive side of the game, I do however feel that some though not all on both sides are guilty of stepping over the edge as regards personal abuse and it's all getting a bit ott

It was another disappointing weekend in the Premier League for arsenal and the other sides hoping to chase down the current league leaders and pip them to the title, as Chelsea won quite comfortably away to the reigning Champions Leciester City, and that was despite our hopes that the row between Costa and Conte that kept their main striker out of the squad might have a negative impact.

Some people might try to say that a club with a squad as big as Arsenal have should be able to cope or that every side has it's own problems to deal with but I would point to the relatively injury free seasons that last season's Premier League champions Leicester City were blessed with and the fact that the runaway leaders this time have also had almost no injury issues to cope with.

The United manager is under pressure again after his side's 4 - 0 loss to Chelsea on Sunday, as he now prepares his squad for the derby with Manchester City in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.

His absence from the national side could come as a boost to the likes of Eliaquim Mangala and Loic Perrin, who missed the last France squad but would be natural candidates to replace the 32 - year - old.

A side effect is that those players inspire the other squad players young and old and slowly but surely the bar raises as does performance.

Don Balon are reporting that the Serie A table toppers, who take on Zinedine Zidane's side in the second leg of their quarter final on Wednesday, are looking to swoop for the Madrid pair in the summer, as they look to bolster their squad for next season.

In hindsight perhaps the youngster should not have played against Tottenham, because as soon as he joined the Spain side the problem became more apparent and he was pulled out of training and eventually dismissed from the squad altogether.

Incoming boss Antonio Conte will have a big say in whether or not that happens, as it remains to be seen what the Italian does with the squad and if he wants to rely on the individuals who currently form the core of the side.

The 33 - year - old is still regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the Barclays Premier League and his addition to the squad at the Emirates Stadium is sure to confirm Arsene Wenger's side as a genuine title challenger next season.

The 22 - year - old may now be ready to test himself as part of the main Arsenal squad for next season, with the Brazilian admitting that making it in north London is his priority for the time being, despite having offers from other English sides, according to reports in ESPN Brazil.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

However, recently, United have been linked with a whole host of stars such as Juventus ace Paulo Dybala, Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez and Gremio midfielder Arthur Melo, players that would drastically improve the quality of this current United squad and help them close the gap on Guardiola's side.

Don Balon believe that the player's agent was the one who offered his client to Zinedine Zidane's side, with the Madrid boss viewing the forward as a player who the club don't need on their books, with the Frenchman, who is reportedly very happy with his squad, viewing a deal for Sanchez as a luxury one.

Arsenal then face a home clash against a depleted Southampton side in the third round of this season's capital one cup, which, depending on the ambitions of Wenger and Arsenal, could be used as a game to rotate the squad and keep the indispensable players fresh for the first North London derby of the season, to pull the curtains on the month of September.

Liverpool may find themselves having to battle numerous Premier League sides to land this quartet but one can see why Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish would see each player as way to improve the club's squad.

The Italian side may now be more inclined to sell the talented stopper to raise funds, particularly as Roberto Martinez looks to remould the squad in order to compete for the title [via Squawka].

Would not harm us to bring him in to the squad seeing as he would be cheap and he could offer competition to iwobi on that left side.

The White Hart Lane side have made the 26 - year - old German international their top summer transfer target as Mauricio Pochettino continues to re-shuffle his Tottenham squad.

Yes we have improved we have become more aware we have started to show some maturity when facing the top dogs and that's the difference between us this season and us getting SMASHED by all of the top teams last season and if you watch football you can see that the city side are not a patch on their former selves nor Liverpool nor even chelski, we are NOT another 49 unbeaten squad not yet and not for a while until the improvements are made, Yea credit where its due of course but lets NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE IDEA WE ARE WORLD BEATERS JUST YET EH, AKB's are the reason we'll never improve as a fan base because they can see NO wrong in anything the board or AW does, Im no AOB but I do see the need for self criticism and improvement and at BIGGUN its not a ridiculous statement at all we have improved but they have also been off the ball and that why we're having a good run.