Sentences with phrase «signings as the squad»

We won't expect to see alot of signings like last summer but maybe 1/2 signings as the squad is big enough already but he has said he will be active this summer.

Not exact matches

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If Wenger understands the seriousness of the players and fans I hope he leaves if there is no end - product in the player he just signed as previous players from Japan have not lit up the squad.

But they should not sign a squad player kind as replacement for him.

However, as with any coach, he'll welcome marquee signings with open arms to further strengthen his squad as it's far from perfect, especially given the two players being linked with big moves to Barcelona next year.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah are mentioned by Don Balon as PSG's prime targets to fill the boots of Neymar up front, while the money could also be used to strengthen other areas of the squad, such as in goal with the signing of Atletico Madrid «keeper Jan Oblak.

He spent 2015 as a wide receiver and emergency quarterback with the Steelers before signing a practice squad deal with the Dolphins this January.

If we had signed Fabregas, there wouldn't be any squad spaces for a dm as well as being stocked in midfield, no defensive midfielders were available nor moved.

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....

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.

It might have taken a while to add to the two new faces in the squad, but as reported by The Daily Mail, it appears as though Conte is set to add two more new signings to his team with under 48 hours to go until the transfer deadline passes.

As reported by Sky Sports, the Scot is now saying that Arsenal do have a squad that is capable of winning the title, even though Wenger bucked the trend of panic buying and only signed Petr Cech from Chelsea to bolster the first team options.

Pep Guardiola is mentioned specifically as an admirer, while Juve will have their work cut out to prise Milinkovic - Savic away from a Serie A rival, leaving PSG as a possibility given their financial strength and continued strategy to build a young and exciting squad following the summer signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

It looks as though we probably won't aswell, seeing he's just benn named in there weekend squAd I just don't get our way of thinking I really don't This 1 chance to grab a star signing and all we hear in we gets press conference is the same old bullshit

We need to sign 1RB, 2 CB, 1 LB, 1 LWM, 1 CDM and other players as that can be a good addition to our squad just like Man.City.

That isn't the only change to the squad numbers either, with Pedro opting to wear No. 11, while new summer signing Michy Batshuayi will don the No. 23 as he looks forward to a potentially successful first season at Stamford Bridge.

this 2nd half of the season has been unlike ANY of the «better» halves we've mustered in recent years as we've seen almost all our squad issues addressed (a decent DM, a reliable GK) and our approach in big games is showing signs of change — the signs of encouragement are much brighter than just us picking up some form to make the CL spots.

While he's ruled out the possibility of moving to rivals Paris Saint - Germain, Chelsea are considered favourites at this stage as Conte eyes important signings this summer to add strength and depth to his squad.

Mourinho has put together a squad containing many world class players such as Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez that doesn't look far off challenging for the Premier League and Champions League, though signings are still needed in some areas, such as central midfield.

Haven already signed Cohen Bramall for the Arsenal's Under 23 squad, Well, Le Prof has made it categorically clear yesterday in his press conference that he will be quiet during this winter transfer window not to do any more signing as his first team squad is not short of a player in any position in the team.

The Portugal international has developed a reputation as a tough tackling central midfielder and is seen by many as the ideal signing to add much needed power to the Gunners squad, but they could face strong competition from rivals Manchester United, who are also interested in the youngster as Mirror Online revealed last month.

I believe we need some new signings, even wenger has that belief but with the exception of mid-table and smaller teams, which top club in europe has significantly added to their squad depth as at this moment.

On the face of it, this reported transfer plan for Chelsea would make a lot of sense as it involves signing a top - class left - back and adding a key Atletico Madrid star to the squad.

An alternative to Franck Kessie is needed in this Milan squad, as the summer signing has already looked fatigued having played so many minutes and there is a worrying lack of a player with similar characteristics to dominate in midfield.

The Italian tactician has seemingly made signing a new defender a priority this summer as he continues to look at ways of strengthening his squad.

Mind you, Southampton lost 8 key players plus a manager in the transfer window, they now sit fourth, 3 pts ahead of us.We can no longer use injuries as an excuse because we have always had them, and if wenger was a smart manager, he would have addressed this problem by having better squad depth, but instead he chose to send a defender out on loan despite being short in numbers at the back, foolishly chose not to sign a defender despite an array of good defenders on show at the world cup.So now who is to blame?I guess it's anyone or anything but Wenger.

He also questions whether the signing of the French striker who could not even get into the Euro 2016 squad would be of much use to the Gunners, but he also advised Wenger to do it anyway as it would be an even bigger risk to not bring in another forward in the current climate of frustration.

However, after refusing to sign a new contract and chasing a move elsewhere this summer, he was left out of the squad as Lazio defeated Juventus at the weekend to pick up the first piece of silverware on offer this season.

What's more, a marquis signing such as Suarez could lift the whole squad, though fortunately Liverpool's owners are well aware he will not come cheap.

Haven already signed Cohen Bramall fir the Arsenal's Under 23 squad, Well, Le Prof has made it categorically clear yesterday in his press conference that he will be quiet during this winter transfer window not to do any more signing as his first team squad is not short of a player in any position in the team.

Arsenal are reportedly considering a late move to sign Chelsea attacker Florent Malouda as Arsene Wenger considers ways to add strength in depth to his Gunners squad before the transfer window closes next week.

Of the plays you list none are recent aside from Santi who was signed in 2011 who is a great player but Montreal is no more than an average player and Kolasinac who has not been playing that well and the dinosaur has treated as a squad player of late.

As for Wenger needing 5 squads to fit all of the fans suggested signings what a load of nonsense.

Spurs: Wanyam, Janssen Signed Janssen as cover for Kane and Wanyama for squad depth as they will be competing in CL this year.

Arsenal have their hands full this summer as they will also hope to sign Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to long - term deals, while also trying to bring in new faces to strengthen the squad.

Wenger and the Arsenal hierarchy are doing nothing to fill us with excitement for the next season as fans, teams who win things with ambition the likes of Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona etc always find players to improve their squads but at Arsenal the only thing Wenger finds is new excuses as to why we are not signing world class players!

Having signed the likes of Angel Di Maria and many more during the summer, van Gaal could now trim down his squad a little further as some big names also look to be heading out of the club before come in.

While they have hope of silverware in the form of the FA Cup and Champions League, there are still question marks over this current United squad as they continue to show signs of faltering.

Many fans of the club would probably rather sign a support striker for Torres ahead of any other transaction but a left winger could well be an important acquisition and maybe a squad player in this role in the form of Torbinskiy is all that is needed as the club still has the likes of Rieira and Babel to count on.

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.

Meanwhile, Ayew could also be set to leave with Shanghai SIPG boss Andre Villas - Boas wanting to add the pacy striker to his squad having recently splashed out # 60m to sign Oscar from Chelsea, as per The Sun.

DENIAL that the squad remains weighed down by players who are not the right standard and are paid too much meaning that other more suitable Clubs don't want them DENIAL that the only reason Ozil is likely to sign a new contract is down to the fact that no other Club would pay him the same salary on top of any form of transfer fee (same as the «deadwood really»..

Possibilities would be: — Welbz: isn't good enough to play regularly but I'd probably keep him around as a squad player as he's a hard worker — Rambo: I'll be annoyed if he does go but he's easily replaced lol I reckon he'll sign a new contract tho.

All very well buying a couple of marquee signings such as Wenger and satchel but when their former drops we see a team is only as good as it's weak links and this squad has a few!

We're NOT linked now with anyone else and that's a worrying thing in itself, I personally really don't think Walcott is good enough to play that striker role and I know I'll get roundly «thumbed down» for this but its how I feel about the boy he's good but NOT as good as he thinks he is and it annoys me that theres a possibility that all the toing and froing around his contract may be stopping us from signing a top notch striker (and I DO NT think Martinez is this) I do feel that AW will opt for the cheap and second rate options again and this will also include not buying a striker and putting Walcott in this role, meanwhile all our rivals will be putting strong established players into the positions where they need to bull up their squads we are not well known for doing this and its not going to happen now, which is infuriating as this is the right time to break that mould and go for it!!

Difficult to compare Wilshire to Mahrez as Wilshire hardly played for two seasons and needs game time probably in the under 23 squad to get match fitness, also i hope we sign Mahrez as he a cheaper option to Lemar, knowing Wenger he leave it late anyway

as much I would like to see lots of signings, I can't really look beyond this being 23 our 25 man squad next season.

Interestingly, that leaves the No. 7 shirt free still after Arda Turan left the Nou Camp to join Istanbul Basaksehir, as noted by BBC Sport, and so whether or not Barca are plotting their next marquee signing to take another historic and prestigious number in the squad remains to be seen.

In turn, it looks as though the Italian tactician will be rewarded as Calciomercato note how Inter are being linked with two key signings to strengthen the squad.

Having already signed N'Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi, it was the last area to address in his squad, and Koulibaly had been linked as a top target throughout the summer.