Sentences with phrase «team at the bigger clubs»

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.

Not exact matches

just look at the big clubs and.tell me how many of.our players will make the first team in other clubs....

The two «big clubs» that the 29 - year - old has played for are the Gunners and Bayern Munich according to the World Cup winning national team captain, and he has failed to live up to expectations at both of them.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

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.

and probably wants a decent retirement signing money...... as much as no player is bigger than the club...... losing Alexis will affect Arsenal much more......... you can't continue to lose your best players at their peak...... and...... call yourself a big team............ it took an exceptional situation for Barcelona to let Neymar go.......

As long as we don't have a owner willing to invest in big money into the team, then there's very slim chance the club can compete because you already are losing at the race's starting line before it even begins.

At the moment teams like Arsenal are fighting for the scraps remaining in the transfer market once the big clubs have had their fill.

Alexis has supposedly told team - mates that he will quit the club at the end of the season, which will leave a big hole in the first - team, with the forward having been hugely important this term in terms of goals, assists and general leadership on the pitch.

Whether we like it or not there are major changes happening at Arsenal Football Club, quite a lot of it behind the scenes, but there is also big things going on with the team on the pitch.

it could be a bigger than we anticipated summer in terms of players in and out wenger will look to recoup as much as he can for out goings getting any unwanted high earners of the books might be an options like poldolski his # 100,000 p / w his unwarranted for what he brings to the team, as might be walcott he is at a crossroads now in his arsenal career he can either stick it out with us and show us the respect the club deserves for paying and making him the player he is today.

There are at least five big teams chasing Reds starlet Raheem Sterling this summer and it seems pretty clear the 20 - year - old wants out of Anfield after repeatedly rejecting new big - money contract offers at the club.

Following on from the statement, investors such as Usmanov will now be considering whether it is worth sticking around at Arsenal, and risk a big decline in the club's standing, much like Kroenke has seen with some of his other sports teams.

Probably the most impressive things about the new league are the big league - style travel (the teams fly nearly everywhere) and the first - class accommodations (in Minneapolis, for example, teams stay at the Leamington Hotel, as most American League clubs have for years).

He must be wishing he hadn't at this point, not because the team is necessarily bad but because Wenger is making the club into laughing stock by playing Welbeck and Bellerin in front of him and Kolasinac in a big match, and leaving the transfer business for the last day.

We have quite an impressive collection of trophies ourselves, and we also have a much larger fan base, a higher club revenue and value, a bigger stadium, a better reputation in Europe and at the moment, a much better team.

That is not usually the case though, we tend to play into teams hands at times due to the fact we are a bigger club and capable of the more attractive football.

The players Wenger signed to strengthen the team, namely Mustafi, Xhaka and Kolasinac are simply not good enough for an aspiring top four team.They along with Czech and Ospina should be the first to be shown the door along with all the players currently out on loan.The Club would take a big bit in terms of resale value but it would free up considerable wages to be utilised in bringing in better quality defenders.Anybody who sees a bright future for Arsenal with Mustafi at Centre Back has my sympathy.

He has been going since he said I am a winner and I want to win the biggest team and personal prizes and since he realised he was at a club that wouldn't be doing that he decided to go elesewhere (frustrating for him but try being a fan as we see it year after year).

I know some people here would be like» enh arsenal are a big club so we don't need to pay attention to other teams transfer» others might be like» bob chill... they got lukaku we got lacazette» but deep down we all know we ain't ready and if only we could remember how bad we were mid last season we would all agree to the fact that we need at least 2 more players just to anywhere close to the trophy come may..

Most of the best teams are featuring a stampede attack, and almost every club has at least one runner capable of big yardage

The young goalkeeper has been under the watchful eyes of Europe's most prestigious clubs since breaking into the first - team last season as a 16 year - old, and at 18, is already looking to make the jump to a bigger side.

Some fans are mentioning Chambers as a potential DM in important fixtures... The boy just arrived at Arsenal and he is already a big part of the squad (3 possible positions)... Just to say that a 19yo is a major piece of our team, it says a lot about the ambition and the status of the club (and this is a talented player who was not a first team regular at Southampton, but that is not a problem... If he is good he is good).

Winston Reid always been one of those «lot's of potential» players, but he hasn't got a record with a big club: he was at Midtjylland (and yes I have spelt that correctly), before the Hammers, and he went through all the Danish young national teams before selecting New Zealand... so... Nope, he's not good enough.

I don't really blame any of those players at all, first mistake from Wenger was his team selection and secondly wrong players in a wrong position,, its quite sad with all their mouths and boasting of starting the season strongly and aiming for the league just a waste of energy and wishful thinking, am putting the whole blame on Wenger, where is Belerin, why Ozil, Cazorla played out of positions, you should know their weaknesses and strength as a coach, why must we pass and pass to score a goal, many opportunities came from shooting distance but the players will always be looking for the next person to pass the ball to, its quite unfortunate that a big club like arsenal is relying on a scrappy Giroud to lead an attack of a team aiming to win the league.

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

Ian Wright added that he was «desperate» to see Ozil stay at the club, although he also expects fans to reserve certain judgements on the German until he begins to show that ability against the bigger teams.

Arsenal is a wealthy club force Sanchez to play for under 23s and let him leave for free next season, his stats were better at arsenal because Wenger built the team around him now he feels bigger than the club, the team he wants to move to never wanted him before he came here, we need to bully him for his ego, he is 29 arsenal will be there till end of time, just get lemar and goretzka cogy!

Whilst at the same time, other big clubs are consistently upgrading their teams, and are less tolerant of players under performing.

Some Arsenal fans have not been happy with the club for keeping Arsene Wenger as our manager for some time now and even though the pressure may have been taken off the Frenchman by the team ending the long trophy drought and then backing it up with back to back FA cup wins at Wembley, the failure so far this season to take advantage of the struggles of the Premier League big boys has brought it all back with a bang.

Can someone name any Arsenal player who went into another team and looked irreplaceable?Just look at how Arsenal fans are hyping this guy.I won't blame you people though.People are even saying we need up to three players to replace him.I guess it will take about seven to eight to replace Messi or Ronaldo then.We've become so bad it's almost as if we've lost our big club mentality and way of thinking.We are behaving like the smaller teams.

The only thing which makes our team unbalanced is playing the luxury item we bought called ozil.I thought he would need time to adjust to physicality of premier league so i supported him, but the guy hasn't improved he tries to dribble past ppl but runs into them somehow, tries to do showboating at unnecessary time which he fails to do miserably.And i see him giving too many back passes when he should drive forward.And the biggest reason i stopped liking him as a player is bcoz of his sulky attitude.No passion or drive for the club, as if he wanted to be at some other club and is just doing the job without his heart in it.He neeeds to be placed on the bench and make him work hard to retain his place.Ramsey and coq in middle with ox and sanchez on both wing and cazorla as cam will make us a more balanced midfield.

Thierry Henry has said it all, that there's is a problem in arsenal, there was a time he don't even relate with his teams mate and he question why Sanchez will remain at arsenal after the display against Liverpool, I have said it before the big issue on ground is not money that the player are demanding but the ambition of the club... henry also said, when u are playing for arsenal u are comfortable whether u are playing well or not because there's no pressure on u....

The only teams Arsenal can do business with now are these kind of teams with lesser financial muscle, appear, CL football and appear to some extent, good luck to waiting for bigger teams to get tired of a player offering them, seems to be the norm at the club now.

Welbeck had absolutely no chance, we had 0 shots on target and for a team that is SUPPOSED to be a big club that is unacceptable no matter what way you look at it.

«It just shows that everybody has moved up and the number of clubs that can fight at the top is bigger this season and the difference between the teams is smaller.

A big club like Arsenal should be able to buy 4 first team players at once, especially considering we haven't been spending much in the past.

Such a role unfortunately means he's a bit more of a reservist than starting eleven quality, especially when comparing if he'd get into the teams at some of Europe's biggest clubs.

Petr Cech «s arrival at Arsenal has not only proven to be a big hit among supporters, but also with a selection of the club's first - team players.

When the old guard led by David Dein sold us the vision, we trusted them to make it happen, we voted with our wallets, Kroenke came in and stole, and is still stealing that dream from us with Wenger as a convenient scape goat while our commonwealth is being raided, the sad part is that the situation has seen the spuds steal the template of that dream, and so far so good for them, a bigger club would have implemented it faster though but still, they are on course and at this rate, while we watch after our coffers, a small pub team like the spuds will overtake us, for the first time in the Premier League era, they finished above us, a situation not conceivable previously, shows how much the institution Arsenal has deteriorated in recent times.

Becuz the young Wenger wanted to prove a point at his new big club (mind you we already had stars like Adams in the team then), he completely and positively revolutionised things.

Just compare the way Arsenal treat their players to other teams.You'll clearly see the difference.The way we treat our players makes them feel so big.Just look at the way Fabregas and Van Persie behaved before leaving.They go to other clubs and they look good but you always know they were better under Arsenal.I can't think of one top player who left Arsenal and was better.If the player has pride the team should also know they have their pride.No player is bigger than any club and hence all players should be treated with that in mind..

With Giorgio Chiellin cruelly set to miss Juventus» Champions League final clash against Barcelona this weekend, here's a look back at other big names who for one reason or another sat out the biggest game in club football for their teams...

What is being called «tanking» in MLB is really just teams looking at the reality of their situation, both on the field and on their books, and realizing that dropping an extra $ 30MM on payroll for a FA or two will probably only add a couple of wins and it won't be enough to compete with the big market, big spending clubs.

The situation at the club is poisonous we have a manager who decides his own fate a board room full of greedy geriatrics and a majority owner who uses the club as a big ATM who knows sod all about football we all know his sports teams are sh*t the sooner this cancer is cut out of the club the happier we will be

I doubt that a manager is going to be succesfull knowing that he has to build the team from scratch, do nt get me wrong, it will be better with a new manager but the financial backing must be up to the point where we will be forced to spend a lot due of us losing the privilege of being a big club and i cant see this happening, it will take at least 5 years to rebuild as we have no fondation whatsoever in the team

The two skills are very different indeed, like some managers who are just plain gods at keeping teams in the league but could never manage a truly big club (fat sam).

Arsenal give Sanchez the 200 and show some ambition by building a team around him that can challenge for big trophy's, on the other hand Sanchez lift your head up, keep giving 100 and don't put the club at ransom.

Now one of the most highly rated young talents on the books at PSG, Rabiot looks set to be loaned out by the Ligue 1 champions to gain some valuable first - team experience as he struggles to break into Laurent Blanc's starting lineup on a regular basis due to the abundance of big names at the club.

The team does not do well at home compared to other top teams as the «fanz» are admirers of other teams, just think they know more than the man who put this club to compete with big money.