Sentences with phrase «squad over injury»

Ozil reportedly had a bit of a «bust up» with Arsene Wenger a few weeks back, after the midfielder withdrew himself from a match day squad over injury concerns.

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For a long time I thought the fact we had no money to spend was the main reason we were not improving the squad, but concerns were rising over his inability to fix our injury problems and adapt our playing style when needed.

Doing this allows an extra squad place for an over 21, which with our injuries is more important than 3 keepers over 21.

Well I think a recall to the England squad and then a place in the first team will surely help and with the Gunner in red hot scoring form and with the Tottenham striker Harry Kane out of action with injury I think that will happen over the next two weeks.

And even though it looks like those injury issues are easing and there is a good chance the Ox may find himself on the bench more often, the England international is over the moon to see the likes of Walcott, Giroud and Debuchy coming back, because he reckons that with a fitter squad, Arsenal will be ready to really push on after christmas and put the iffy first half of the season behind us.

However, IMO he hasn't really performed when stepping up in competition - 5 goals in 22 European matches over the last 3 seasons, 1 goal in 10 appearances for the French national team - he's on standby for the French Euro 2016 squad but hasn't made the cut - barring injuries.

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.

There were question marks over Rashford's place in the England squad, with the Manchester United man seemingly only included due to Danny Welbeck's injury.

for more reason then one i think we probably lose this one it might help with the rest of the season less games = less injuries, and also i think some people are forgetting that Southampton are second in the league they wont be a push over and they will go with full squad to our youth.

With Premier League, Europa League and League Cup games coming thick and fast over the next month or so, they'll need quality and depth across the squad, and welcoming this quintet back into the fold having shaken off various injury issues will undoubtedly be a welcome sight for Wenger and his men.

The England international is in line to make the squad at the weekend after returning to action after a hamstring injury during the Gunners» 4 - 1 victory over West Brom last Sunday.

However, his exclusion from the match day squad entirely this weekend was a surprise, although as noted by freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery in the tweet below, Pochettino has now revealed that the Tottenham midfielder picked up an ankle problem in midweek in the League Cup win over Barnsley.

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Khedira spent much of the 2013/14 season sidelined with a serious knee injury, but the former Stuttgart man returned in time to play some part in the Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid and get himself ready for Low's Germany squad.

As usual the Arsenal squad is massively depleted due to injury problems and the suspension of Calum Chambers could hardly have come at a worse time for Arsene Wenger and the club, especially with today's visitors to the Emirates stadium coming fresh off the back of a famous victory over Chelsea.

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.

Arsenal's Midfield is a complete mess at the moment.The Ox has presumably had enough; Coquelin frankly isn't good enough although is currently the only combative midfielder that the Club has in its ranks; Elneny is nothing more than a «squad player»; Wilshire has regressed over the course of 3 injury ravaged years and Cazorla is unlikely to play at the same level again following on from his current injury crisis....

• 09 Podolski — Under used, best left foot in the squad, no good at chasing back • 10 Wilshere — Falls over a lot, injury prone, runs down blind alleys, spends more time sitting on his arse waving his arms around than influencing the game • 14 Walcott — Quick, can change games with his pace, improved his finishing, can't wait for him to be back to full fitness • 22 Sanogo — Looooooooool, that is all • 26 Martinez — Haven't seen enough of him to truly judge.

We came second to Leicester mainly because of the much greater demands on the squad from our competing intensely on 3 fronts, playing 2 tough games every week without any respite — whilst Leicester had only the League to focus on, with only one game a week and crucially were given 2 weeks off to rest and recover their energy levels — over a period in which we were handicapped by many injuries, loss of form and confidence to key players whilst Leicester had no such handicaps.

He must have saw the teams results without him and after injuries to Santi and Coquelin he must have been certain Wenger would strengthen the squad over the winter.

He has received positive news on the injury front though, as after struggling with concerns last time out which forced them to miss the win over Chievo, Davide Calabria and Alessio Romagnoli return to the squad and could be in line to make the starting line - up.

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

Arsene Wenger has had some good news on the injury front this week though, with Metro reporting that our Spanish striker Lucas Perez, the summer transfer capture from Deportivo La Coruna, is back in training after picking up a knee injury that kept him out for the Arsenal squad for the win over Burnley.

As much as the squad was crying out for more defensive cover before the window closed, the bigger problem is our injury record / problem and our mentality — though i'm pretty sure Chelsea and Manchester City would have dropped a few more points if they had to play the line ups above over a run of a few games.

There has been a number of injury doubts over the past weeks coming into this match - up, but both sides appear to be nearing a full - strength squad of options being available, which should lead to a very interesting match, not that the NLD can usually be called a drab affair.

Am i dreaming it seems like we've been here before, oh yeah thats right it happened last season and the season before that... Oh wait guys but there is hope, if i remember corectly all we have to do is wait for any serious potential threats to us retaining the Fa cup for a third time to get eliminated by lower league opponents or of course eliminate themselves by not taking this competition too seriously by fielding their second team and laugh our way to the final where we'll probably beat a sub par premier league team and repeat it all over again next year you know when Wenger fails to address the squad depth, the injuries mount up and are out of the champions league and title run ins by march..

The injury cost him a place in Joachim Low's Germany national team squad which competed at Euro 2016 over the summer.

Finally, and to reiterate an earlier point, the way forward for this club is to stop paying below average bench players so much money and to focus the bulk of the weekly wages on establishing a dominant starting 11... this will require the club to eat some wages in order to ship some players out, get rid of any deadwood over the age of 21, develop a cutting edge scouting service and put your money where your mouth is for once... I would much rather have a starting 11 that was world - class and give some reasonably paid young blue - chippers playing time when injuries occur than have 2 or 3 world class players surrounded by a plethora of overpaid and underwhelming players... management would no longer be able to sell their half - baked plans to the fans under the guise of «winning now», which any intelligent fan knows is a crap - shoot at best, and instead create a a squad that provides hope for the present and the future... this is exactly the model that has been used by Barcelona, Real & Bayern, so it should be good enough for us... by the way, until Messi & Ronaldo re-signed just recently all 3 clubs weekly wages were on par with ours... think about that for a second or two

My point is we should rotate the squad to avoid over use of the players which can easily cause them injury.

We've had 5 players make over 30 starts; that's what happens when you're in Europe playing 2 games a week, you pick up more injuries & have to rotate the squad.

Both injuries could have placed the Arsenal squad in a tough position as injuries have been piling up over the past two months but we have had nothing but good news since.

Injuries can still hurt us, we're stronger all over the pitch but a teams first team players, are as ever, the most crucial, you need to not lose too many at once no matter how solid you believe the squad looks.

We had injuries, Giroud was over played and the squad generally lacked depth.

History shows we shouldn't be worried about how bringing in aWC player will affect some1 like Coquelin, having greater quality around should help him improve, an what if he get injured?many fans seem to be 4getting that one of the reasons Coquelin never had a good run in the team over the years is down to his record of injuries last season aside.The team as a whole is more important than the individual, bringing in top quality improves the squad / team, so i disagree with you, there should be no dilemma.

Witha squad as injury prone as ours I believe we have to prioritize one over the other and I believe as long as we have a shot at the top 4 we should prioritize the PL.

The Arsenal manager is naturally used to dealing with an injury hit squad by now, as it has become the norm at the Emirates over the last few years.

The 26 - year - old not only wants a raise on his # 100,000 - per - week wages, but guarantees over his first team spot in the squad — something that has eluded him since his recent return from injury.

To win a Premier League title takes a lot of things to go right for you over the course of a long campaign, and while some of those things like a bit of luck along the way with the rub of the green and the decisions o0f the officials, along with a relatively injury free squad can not be guaranteed, another thing that Arsenal seem to lack is not down to the whims of fortune, a winning mentality.

As well as the chance for our players to have a little rest, even those heading off with their countries, the break gives the likes of Coquelin and Giroud the chance to get over their injury problems, so Arsene Wenger should have an almost complete squad to choose from when Arsenal take on Swansea City in just under two weeks.

Arsenal fans will be hoping that this early signing will prove to be the first a few new players that Arsene Wenger will add to our injury hit squad over the next few weeks and if you believe even half of the Arsenal transfer rumours doing the rounds then young Mohamed Elneny will certainly not be the only addition.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

Arsenal are gradually getting over the injury crisis they've had in their squad as Ramsey in now back to the squad and the Ox and Walcott are in there periphery of returning to the squad.

If the defender had added himself to the long - term injury list, Wenger would have been ridiculed, and would have put himself in a very dangerous predicament, with no other senior defenders fit within the squad, and just over a week to try and make amends in the transfer window.

The injuries to major players like Laurent Koscielny, Mesut Ozil and Giroud have created holes in the side, and Arsenal have a big squad, but the title challenging quality spreads over only nine or ten of them.

The Blues boss later said Costa's absence was down to a back injury, and he was reinstated to the squad for the next game, scoring in a 2 - 0 win over Hull.

Walcott missed the Premier League win over Tottenham and did not train outside at London Colney on Wednesday morning as the rest of the squad prepared for the trip to Germany, where striker Olivier Giroud should be involved following his thigh injury along with goalkeeper David Ospina, who has recovered from a groin problem, and forward Danny Welbeck.

The Special one got almost a fully fit squad over there, with only Obi Mikel missing the clash because of knee injury.

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Matip had not appeared for Liverpool since early December first because of an ankle injury and subsequently because of uncertainty over his eligibility following his withdrawal from Cameroon's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Ritchie, who withdrew from the Scotland squad through injury over the weekend, was back with the rest of the squad on Tyneside on Wednesday after being assessed by the club's medical staff.