The Hammers are in the market for some new signings in attack this summer after manager Sam Allardyce has been put under some pressure to make his side more entertaining next season after recently holding
talks over his future at the club.
Not exact matches
Syria peace
talks due to begin in Geneva this week look set to struggle with the sides showing no sign of compromise
over the issue
at the heart of the five - year - long conflict: the
future of President Bashar al - Assad.
The latest round of
talks over Nafta concluded last week in Washington with Canada, the United States and Mexico still
at an impasse
over the
future of the agreement.
There's been plenty of
talk surrounding Arsene Wenger's
future at Arsenal
over the past few seasons and whilst many believed that he may have left the club on a high note when he won the FA CUP back in 2014, he has since stayed on for another two seasons.
But The Mirror claims that Juventus have Sanchez high on their transfer wish - list and will go for him
at the end of the season if
talks over his Arsenal
future stall.
Another player whose
future will be resolved after tomorrow's game
at Wembley, Theo Walcott is set for new
talks over an Arsenal contract, though Liverpool will be waiting in the wings if he does decide to move on.
Arsene Wenger has surprisingly admitted he could leave Arsenal early as he plans to hold
talks with his club
over his
future at the end of this season.
After the game, Drogba revealed that he has made a decision on his
future, but was tight - lipped on where he sees himself playing for the 2015/16 season, admitting that
talks over a new deal
at Chelsea are yet to take place.
That would suggest that things are starting to move in the right direction for Chelsea, but instead The Sun claim that contract
talks with Conte have stalled again which in turn has led to question marks being raised
over his
future at Stamford Bridge.
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
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at 14 - year - old Manchester United fan after Liverpool defeat, set for
talks over Sky
future
Mikel has just six months remaining on his current contract with the Blues, and with no contract
talks having yet taken place, doubts continue to emerge
over his
future at the club.
The Standard also claim Chelsea are in
talks with the Belgian
over a new deal
at Stamford Bridge, which suggests Conte truly sees him as an important part of the club's
future.
Meanwhile, the summer has been dominated by
talk over Alexis Sanchez's
future at the Emirates, and Wenger, who has been adamant for months that the Chilean international is going nowhere despite having just 12 months remaining on his contract, insists that the forward is as motivated as ever to fire the Gunners to a title.
The Brazilian international stormed out of training on Friday after clashing with Nelson Semedo, and while that naturally fuelled the fire
over a
talk of an exit, he later appeared
at an event and was seemingly fine as question marks still hang
over his
future at the Nou Camp.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has revealed he will hold
talks with winger Angel Di Maria this summer as they look to come to a decision
over his
future at Old Trafford.
As per the Manchester Evening News, Toby Alderweireld and Raphael Varane form part of that transfer shortlist with the former currently facing real doubts
over his
future at Tottenham with contract
talks rumbling on.
With contract
talks underway
at Madrid
over Ronaldo's
future, this is a significant step forward for the Parisians in their quest to lure the Portuguese away from Madrid.
Talks go on
over the
future of Juan Iturbe
at Juventus.
Arsene Wenger has vowed to put things right
at Arsenal but said any
talk over his
future was «inconvenient» after the Gunners were humbled
at Crystal Palace on Monday night.
It has been claimed that the striker is surplus to requirements
at the Madrid club, and according to Diario AS, Atletico are currently in
talks with Fenerbahce
over Vietto's
future.
Evans, 29, currently has two years left on his Baggies contract, but he has yet to reopen
talks over a suitable extension amid the uncertainty
over his
future at the Hawthorns.
Jeremy Corbyn has branded Theresa May's handling of Brexit
talks a «shambles», as he took aim
at ministers» divisions
over Britain's
future customs relationship with the EU.
In his welcome address to members of the IYDU who had gathered in Accra from all
over the world for the much
talked - about «Freedom Forum», he indicated that Ghana was
at a crossroads of taking a crucial decision that would affect its
future.
The philosophical
talk looked
at the history of the industry
over the past few years — how Tinder has shaken up online dating, and what that means for premium services and the
future of monetisation of dating products.
He has written and
talked extensively about publishing, the
future of media, the creative industries and the economics of technology for newspapers, magazines and blogs and
at conferences, universities and other symposia around the world (
over ninety
talks in the past four years including a TEDx
talk).
In a
talk entitled Bundling — Mobile & Social Innovation for 2017, Andrew described the importance of developers staying ahead of the curve, «One to two years on mobile is an entire generation of hardware turning
over so you can't aim
at what's in the market place today and hope to have a good product in the
future.»
While we are covering GDC 2017, Mobile World Congress 2017 in currently underway
at the same time
over in Barcelona, and for some reason Niantic Labs is there
talking about
future plans of Pokemon GO.
Filmed
over the course of a day during GDC 2009, Crawford and Rohrer play and discuss various indie titles
at the conference, show their games to one another, and
talk about the past and
future of game design.»
Peru's Environment Minister, Manuel Pulgar - Vidal, who will preside
over the UN climate change
talks in Lima in December, said that forestry should be
at the core of any
future climate change agreement.
When a couple comes into our office
at Peace
Talks Mediation Services, I get to greet both sides knowing that when our sessions together are
over, they will have the tools and the knowledge to craft a brighter
future for themselves, post-divorce.
There are bound to be differences of opinion in your
future, but
at all times and in all situations it is preferable to remain civilized and to
talk it
over instead of fighting.