Sentences with phrase «strikers into the first team»

We seem to always block the way of our academy strikers into the first team.

Not exact matches

Hopefully the super-agent will not be put off by potentially having two of his youngsters who play as a striker challenging each other as they look to break into the first - team, otherwise Malen could potentially be a blocker for us.

It is particularly difficult for strikers to break through the ranks into the first - team at the bigger clubs at present, with most sides opting to play only one striker in the starting XI, and Arsenal is no different on that front.

The strong and pacey striker, often compared to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, arrived at the club last season as one of the biggest prospects in European football, joining from Belgian side Anderlecht for around # 17million, but failed to break into the first team under either Andre Villas - Boas or Roberto Di Matteo.

We will now have to figure out how to accommodate quartet Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, PEA and Henrikh Mkhitaryan into our first - team, and there is weary thoughts about a prospective partnership between the two strikers.

Abraham faces a tough task breaking into the first - team squad of an elite club like Chelsea, and Makelele has offered some key advice to the youngster if he wants to replicate some other great strikers who've represented the west Londoners.

Having started our first three League games without a recognized striker his assimilation into the team will be very welcome!

We have managed to agree a deal to sign Takumo Asano from the Japanese A League, but he is not expected to fit straight into the first - team, and is certainly not the top striker we had been expecting to arrive this summer.

Danny is a 15 minute player, after 15 minutes of each game he just disappears and all he does is run, close down, lose passes, he just does not give much as a striker, we down talk Giroud but he gives us more than danny, he will work hard, assist, score sometimes and bring this team mates into play... Welbeck has got the worst link up play ever, his first touch is so bad, whenever the ball gets to him we know it won't stick and that means he will be chasing down the ball due to his poor first touch.

Arsene Wenger will definitely not be using the England forward Danny Welbeck against Burnley as he spoke on a press conference you can see in full on the Arsenal website about the striker's length of time out of the game and how it would be a gradual process back into the first team for Welbeck, including a least one game for the Arsenal under 21 side.

Can't chuba akpom come from bench... i wud feel we shud give kid a chance... plus if we are to go 4 a «WC» striker we should first sell giroud... coz den he is of no use... coz wud prefer walcot any time coz of his pace and welbz coz he can hold up the ball in front «like» giroud plus he is a better runner nd confident his striking can only get better... 4 me giroud is of no use to dis team coz we are developing into more of a counter-attacking type wid help player like coq available... so better first get a DM which shud be our prime requirement....

Giroud had reserved hopes of being the club's first - choice striker coming into the new campaign, but this record deal looks certain to see him fall down the pecking order, and with the World Cup coming up next summer, he may be tempted by the offer of first - team action.

He is one of the few strikers in the epl that is youmg, already proven, and would walk straight into our first team.

I can remember Arsenal being linked with this Serie A striker when he was just making a name for himself at the age of 17 after breaking through into the first team of the French club Caen after three years in the youth system.

I highly doubt that Arsene will go and sign an unknown or little known striker after coming out and saying he will only sign someone who can walk into our first team.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

After the promising first half of the season from Arsenal and France centre forward Olivier Giroud has turned into something of a nightmare for him and for the team's chances of winning a trophy this season, a top class striker is sure to be on the minds of most Arsenal fans during the summer and hopefully top of the transfer wish list of Arsene Wenger.

SEE ALSO: Arsenal reject transfer bid from Premier League side for defensive star Chuba Akpom confident of breaking into the Arsenal first team this season; doesn't want Arsene Wenger to sign striker Arsenal make opening # 5.7 m bid for Tottenham target as Arsene Wenger seeks to strengthen attack

So the last couple of appearances from Lacazette have been very encouraging for the Gunners and whereas I thought previously that Arsene Wenger might ease the new striker into Premier League and first team life with Arsenal, I think we can now expect Lacazette to start the opening game at home to Leicester City on Friday and to quickly show just why the boss broke the club's transfer record to sign him.

Chelsea striker Loic Remy is apparently still keen to make a move away from the club in January as he still struggles to make it into their first team plans, the Daily Mirror reports.

The strong and pacey striker has surely shown enough to get into the first team at Stamford Bridge next year?

We have our better no. 10 playing behind our expensive no. 10 and that is it for the forsseable future while we only have one type of striker and a defender that can't speak English has just made it into our first team.

The thing that really bothers me is the thing we've disagreed on in the past and that's imo Wengers apparent lack of Urgency and decisiveness when moving into the transfer window I know that Scheweinsteiger would be a great addition but He is somewhat over the hill in comparison to the others that are being toted about and while I know that we are not the cash Rich Man Poo or Man Sh!tty or Chelski I do know that we are at a point for the first time in ten years where we don't need to replace many players or are being frced to sell the quality ones we have, we are for the first time in a spot where we only need to add two or three players and we are there in terms of being able to compete, Id hate for the financial Exuberance to stop us taking that final stride forward into the competitive team we nearly are IMO spend the money now, get the striker, get the DM and we wont need to look at transfers in a big way again for several seasons and with that in mind Id rather have the likes of Benzema or Lacazetta or even Cavanni than a nearly over the hill Scheweinsteiger.

The 21 - year - old striker has been thrown into first - team action this season, and has been in sublime form.

In fact, Bielik has already suggested that it would be a few years before he is likely to break into the first team and our second signing of the year is going to be even longer, because the young Czech striker Martin Graiciar that the Metro reports is due for his Arsenal medical this weekend before completing the transfer from Viktoria Plzen, is only 17 - years old.

Chelsea plan to secure England Under - 21 striker Abraham to a new long - term contract and loan him out next season before attempting to integrate him into the first - team squad.

But as Toronto FC are coming into the 2018 season with 6 strikers: Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore, Tosaint Ricketts, Ben Spencer and Jordan Hamilton all on the first team roster.

Arshavin was on a high when he first arrived at the Grove and could operate anywhere in the forward line, but eventually the stress & fatigue that comes with playing for an English team caught up with him and he would have preferred to have moved back into his usual position behind the striker (with a license to roam) which is what he was known for at Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team.

As for the astonishing Rashford, he too got into the United first team so late in the season, when other strikers for one reason or another were unavailable.

The striker would go on to break into the side's first team the following year and scored 13 goals in 33 appearances.

Report suggests, Barcelona new boss Ernesto Valverde sees Deulofeu as part of his first - team plans, so he's considering moving the star player Lionel Messi into midfield to accommodate the striker.

Leeds appear to have gotten a good young striker, and here's hoping that he can step into the first team and provide a little spark that the club needs in the attack, as Leeds have looked unable to score for long periods of time this year.