Sentences with phrase «squad in a long while»

Well a lot of us are disappointed with not having a holding midfielder, but we have our strongest squad in a long while and are now much stronger financially.

Not exact matches

They've long been among the top squads in the Hoops League and while they haven't grabbed that elusive crown (yet) they did take part in Championship Night in 2013 - 14, finishing 3rd..

Having as close to a fully - fit squad at his disposal would have been ideal for the run - in to end the year, but instead, he'll potentially have to continue to make do without Lallana for a while longer again.

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.

While the Portuguese tactician will likely be active in the summer transfer market in signing players to strengthen his squad further, securing the long - term future of goalkeeper David De Gea surely has to be another priority.

The 53 - year - old will naturally want to get a close look at his squad before too long while simultaneously making his plans in the transfer market.

In turn, adding De Ligt to the squad would be a sensible move, although it raises debate from his perspective as he's perhaps better off staying at Ajax a while longer and benefiting from gaining experience and playing regularly.

While he looks to reshape the City squad, there is an argument that they are becoming a bit top - heavy, although the acquisitions of Gabriel and Moreno are evidently with a long - term vision in place.

i know there is not much to write about but people try to find some kind of» story» when there is none, national managers don, t think about the players clubs they, ll play their best players if they are available not worrying if they have a game soon afterwards they already don, t have enough time with their players so have to make most of it, i believe wenger is managing giroud, getting him fit, fresh in view of a long season and is doing it while he has most of the squad fit im sure we will reap the rewards with giroud not having a spell of 10 games without scoring.

While they're at it, Arsenal could also do with investing in a number of key areas in their squad, where some flops have been holding on to their positions for far too long.

Always good to see important players returning from long term injuries.But in this case I feel that cazorla would be the one whose comeback will be more significant in terms of quality in the squad depth.I guess wenger will look to put together two first team squads one for the epl while the second for the efl cup, fa cup and europa league.We have enough quality and depth to actually do that

However, with Suarez and Messi both turning 31 next year, perhaps long - term successors are needed to slot right in and while that's not to suggest they don't have lots left in the tank and given Griezmann will expect an immediate prominent role, the fact that Ernesto Valverde's squad are set to compete on various fronts, he could do with the world - class depth and long - term future building blocks.

The likes of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are no longer involved, while Cahill, along with Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart, is viewed as one of the more experienced players in the squad, emphasised in Hodgson's decision to appoint him as vice-captain.

But now, as we sit here nearly five years to the month that both Giovinco and Claudio Marchisio returned from their season - long loan spell at Empoli, one of them has become one of the most important players in the squad while the other could very well be on his way out.

The breaking news from the Tottenham camp is that Jermaine Defoe has been named in the squad after a long injury lay - off with an ankle injury sustained while on England duty, however Tom Huddlestone has been ruled out for anywhere up to three months and the combative midfielder will be sorely missed, especially at the weekend.

While a clean bill of health is still to be achieved at Spurs, with the likes of Michael Dawson, Ledley King and Tom Huddlestone remaining long - term absentee's, it's a frightening thought to think that Spurs could find themselves in touch come say February next year at a time when, hopefully, Harry Redknapp will have a fully fit squad to pick from, and it's a squad boasting so many unique and wonderful options.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.