Sentences with phrase «squad of players now»

Stoke City have underperformed massively with a talented squad of players now seemingly set for the drop despite the efforts of Mark Hughes and now Paul Lambert.

we got a pretty good squad of players now.

Not exact matches

Save if the present Gunners save themselves from going out of this season Ucl to Barcelona, the Boss and the Arsenal Board MUST re focus their focus on revamping the Arsenal squad with some additions of top quality players from where ever they can find them to replace the dead woods, the injury proners, the past it, the can't make it, the too average, the not Ucl quality, the 1 or 2 matches performance players, the low class ones, the uninteligent ones, the lazy ones but swallowing up vast wages of Arsenal money, the cave - in big games players and the boastful but lackluster players in big games who are presently at Arsenal now.

He must not be sold.He's also better than a lot of Chelsea youngsters.That's not enough basis for him to be sold.At top form he's better than Pedro, Moses and Willain.These are players whose main strength is dribbling and he tops them there no doubt.I remember him in one season having the highest dribble success rate percentage in the EPL.All he needs is to develop a level of consistency.A lot of their youngsters have potential but most won't be good as the Ox.The Ox himself has not reached full potential yet.He hasn't developed a certain level of consistency.Him also being a squad player is because of those above him.Those above him are all quality players.This won't be smart business at all.He's just going to destroy himself in another club and after being patient with him we are now deciding to sell him?

we need to sacrifice at least 2 of the skilled diminutive players in mid for 2 strong Quality players > now I am not a huge fan of Wilshere I feel he is over rated but I admit he has relent but not the type of player Arsenal really need to have a balanced squad.

All we can do now is play every game like a final, cover our fit players in wool and pray to God players like Ramsey, Xhaka, Ox, Gibbs, and Cech hit form along with the rest of the squad.

The Frenchman is now considered one of the best young players in the world and could be a superb addition to the squad at United at the moment.

Alexis Sanchez need to go to club with a more ambition unlike arsenal, cos he is a winner and he needs to win more trophy, he scored 30 goals last season yet arsenal couldn't make top 4, that's to tell u a tree can't make up a forest but till now what has Wenger done to improve the squad to convince Sanchez to stay?nothing, and u expect him to stay with those players who don't have winning mentality and a coach that lacks ambition, Sanchez don't need money what he need is quality players...... my gunners fans all over the world let's be truthful to ourselves, how many of us will still remain in arsenal fc if we were Sanchez, with arsenal transfer activities so far in mind?

Yes but it needed to be done, whilst it can be argued whether he would be able to produce the same performances he does now in 4 years time, the whole idea i would presume would be to let the younger midfielders learn from such a talented individual now with the eventual hope that they would be able to surpass or perhaps match his ability, plus its always a good thing to have experienced players of such calibre around the squad, like barca with Xavi he may not be able to perform to the level he was in his heyday, but every once an again produces a moment of magic when you need it on account of the experience.

Bunn has displaced the Italian in the starting line - up in recent weeks, but with the addition of Johnstone, perhaps Bruce is looking to stamp his own mark on the squad and bring in players in key areas that he doesn't believe have enough quality right now.

(3) formation flexibility — it took 20 years for Wenger to return to a back 3 and now he can't seem to choose anything but that formation... the teams in the premiership and those we could face in the Europa will present vastly different tactics and we need to have a manager who can prepare this squad for this eventuality and have the fortitude to make the necessary adjustments throughout the season... I have seen nothing in the past 6 - 7 years to suggest that he is the man to take on this challenge... I can't even remember when he changed formations when he would replace a small, pacy striker, like during the Walcott experiment, with the lumbering Giroud... of course this is exactly why there is no other manager in the world that plays more players out of their natural positions (square peg in a round hole)

Mahrez is a brilliant player for sure without a doubt but the OX showed last night that he could be even better than Mahrez with the OX campbell and walcott do we really need a winger I beg to differ what we need is a striker a striker of 25 + goals imagine henry or van on the team sheet now with the squad we have I liked be yedder because he was young and complete striker a striker that no mater of the circumstances are or position will strike you a goal pace agility skill clever cunning and ugly

I think it is the notion of now being a squad player that may be troubling him.

With Alexis now as the main star in a very strong looking squad, when fit, Wenger might well find his job of persuading big name players to head to north London a whole lot easier.

The FA, in their wisdom, have changed the rules in an attempt to improve the England international team, so that all clubs must, from now, have a minimum of 8 home - grown players in the squad, which is set to increase to 12 by 2020.

But Arsene Wenger, who has seen hundreds of awful injuries to Arsenal players in his lifetime, including the broken legs of Eduardo and Ramsey and the never - ending problems of Abou Diaby, has now admitted that Cazorla's injury was ¡ the worst he'd ever seen», although it seems that Le Prof believes that the Spaniard's problems are now over and thinks he will return to the squad in January, when he can be reinstated in the Premier League squad.

Also, that ManU squad is now going to be full of «look at me», «I am the best», «the highest paid» players.

All of last year's success has now led to the club taking on a third more players since last season through the inclusion of a development squad.

Aaron Ramsey has been arguably our best player all season, and we now face the daunting task of taking on our neighbours in the North London derby match without him, after he was forced to withdraw from the Wales squad with a calf injury.

Gundogan is a quality player who I'd be happy to see in arsenal shirt but without another world class strike option... Sanchez is the only one right now... I don't see much chance of progression next season and with wenger's stupid recent talk about Walcott there are real worries that the guy is looking in right places to strengthen 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.

Conte will now likely have transfer funds at his disposal in January to bolster his squad, and it looks as though things are going pretty well in west London right now as he looks to continue to get rid of players surplus to requirements and bring in his own type of individuals to build something special at Chelsea.

Its not often I read one of your comments Budd and nod my head in agreement but on this I have to say yu are 100 % on the money Afobe will MAYBE a to notch plyer one day but right now we didthe right thing letting him go, the only thing that I will say is that we have always let players go when the world asked why and on hindsight have been proven right, HOWEVER why have we had players like Diaby on the books when it was clear he would never ever be fit enough to fulfil his potential and why on earth have we currently got Sanogoals or Wellbeck on our books whe its obvious to all and their mothers that neither of these kids will ever be anything other than average squad players at best.

Ronaldo now feels these departures are hurting Madrid, though he was also keen to stress that the squad remains strong, even if it is younger than last year's group of players.

But at least Wenger managed to reduce the size of our squad now that we have all those Europa League games to contend with Anyway here is our full list of transfers in and out (taken from Soccerbase) Players In Alexandre Lacazette Olympique Lyon # 47m Sead Kolasinac FC Schalke 04 Free transfer

Now as well as being important in getting the Arsenal first team players ready for action, this period could be crucial for some members of the squad who are on the fringe and who the manager may be thinking about letting go, but which of the Arsenal players are most in need of a strong showing in pre-season to secure their futures with Arsenal?

Sam P is an example of someone who can not see the way we as fans are being treated Year after year there is another excuse of why not to spend We have to pay for the stadium There are no better players out there We would disrupt the squad by buying to many And now we have to sell first????? YOU as fans have a voice only this time don't stop after a few crappy wins Don't go to the ground don't buy merchandise and let's see if we can stop the money train

Indeed, Sinkgraven has now also been called up to the Dutch Under 21 squad after appearing for the Oranje in every age level from Under 17s upwards and is quickly becoming one of the most exciting young players on the continent.

Now I know that Flamini is not the best player in the Arsenal squad but he is one of the most committed and I imagine he would be fuming to hear this criticism.

The deadwood???... as if they bought themselves and gave themselves chances on the pitch to proof how deadwood they are... interestingly arsenal is i can say the only top 10 club in Europe that has been having until maybe last season, more than half of the squad as deadwood players and then one if most two players that may be considered WC and the rest average... now i had my hopes up when we bought sanchez last season but arrrrkh, pee peee here comes welbeck (man utd's deadwood)..

Arsene Wenger is more than happy with the squad at his disposal right now and thinks it is more important to keep the players together and carry this brilliant end - of - season run into the next campaign.

He reminds of Victor Moses who was just a squad player before Conte came in changed formations and now Moses is a different player altogether who was integral to Chelsea lifting the title last season.

one game in to the season and we already have injuries pilling up, talk about must win games, wenger bitching about something beyond his control, unfilled gaps in squad that are now 3 or 4 years old, some of our best players ever in other teams shirts....

He plays same players over and over again and he doesn't change tactics to suit the opposition resulting in good players getting injured and other top class players leaving the squad in search of playing opportunities.A top defender like Vermaleen shouldn't have left if AW was doing rotation.Right now the injury list is increasing and Wenger doesn't change.If AW remains like that Podolski, Campbell, Rosicky, Nacho must leave in order to serve their career.

Now that Arsenal have this newfound squad depth, the Gunners are beginning to see a number of players, who were previously regulars, being relegated to the bench or even out of the squad completely.

But now I have a great optimism and belief that we have improved our medical & Training department and there will be a string squad of players avaialbleb throughout the EPL season!

I acknowledged we had great players a few years back, I've said we have a fantastic squad now which is superior to teams like Atletic / Dortmund / Liverpool, I also stated our resources are unbelievable because of this Emirates move.

For once it will be a stress free day we are in win win position if Wenger buys someone its a bonus if not it does not matter the squad is getting stronger and other injured players not to far away from returning we now have enough depth in squad to see us through to end of season so lets enjoy seeing other clubs racing around trying to make last min signings for a change!!!

I would guess that there are players in the current squad that he didn't want but now he has them, he has to make the best out of the situation... Or at least that is how hindsight appears to me.

the mentality of the arsenal squad now is for all players to fight for every ball within their zone, this mentality even hightened with the inclusion of the ever - amazing Sanchez.

While the rest of the teams in the EPL are making concrete moves and, at the very least, putting out the feelers with potential players to boost their squads either for right now or the summer, Arsene Wnger and the mighty AFC quibble over what amounts to pennies for a 17 year old Polish boy who may or may not be the new Patrick Viera in four years» time.

I know he decides the team and tactics but I think it's pretty obvious that this current squad of players aren't good enough to challenge for top honours now.

Hi goooners, now that the players have close to two weeks break shouldnt the boss give the squad this week off for all to rest, rejuvenate and clear their heads and bodies for the massive run of games left till season end??

This is just pure negligence the board need to have a stronger approach with wenger, get in the top 2 or get sacked and just like mourinho you'll be surprised by how quick he'll put together a World class squad, but as of right now hes under no pressure so is happy to play half the season with sanogo as our only ST, arteta as our first choice CDM, 6 players covering our 4 defensive positions and change formation and play players out of position in the hope jack comes good.

Still, there remain parts of the squad that need more strengthening, with these four players now in the Dutchman's sights as they could get a transfer boost from selling # 88m's worth of first - teamers...

Now let's look at our beloved Arsenal: Uncertainty over the future of HALF the squad, ageing squad with players well beyond their sell by date, LIKELY to lose two of our best players, Old TACTLESS, clueless, confused, deluded, arrogant, naive manager with no vision, ambition or hunger to win a major trophy, UNCLEAR about the manager's future, Silent and absent owner who «did not buy Arsenal shares to win trophies», Fans revolt and infighting etc etc

our mental attitude, belief and motivation is what is really killing us, shame we do not have a manager who can make even the most average of players feel like they are Pele or Maradona, because if Wenger is such a manager, we would have been out of sight of the other by now, and yes, with Flamini and all the other lightweights in the squad in tow

I just don't get you guys at times.What's with all the hype?The downfall of a team is not dependent on whether the team's best player leaves or not.It's much more than that.People can not just say that if Arsenal sign Lacazette and Alexis leaves we wil not improve.People acting as if we've not had better players leave the club who we have survived without.It's funny how everyone is predicting doom if Alexis leaves but I wonder who will be shocked if we place 4th without him in the squad next season.It's not all about Alexis you.Transition is part of life so you you just have to take it as it comes.If you think Alexis» departure means Arsenal downfall you guys are all wrong.Now look how many are claiming Alexis is irreplaceable.Yet before he came many wouldn't have said that.Alexis is a replaceable player to me because someone might even come and do better.Look at him before he came and look at him now there's your evidence.Who did he replace?

So by next week Arsenal could have just two players out of action and even though both Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck will not be fit for a while, has Wenger now got the squad he needs to really kick on?

lets just establish that now... A man with genuine intent to win the league would firstly adress the the issue of squad depth both from a tactical perspective as in being able to bring in different personel an completley alter the way the team plays... you cant keep using the same players and the same formation and tactics every game teams will work it out... you wonder why Giroud is on a goal drought.