Sentences with phrase «think of the number of players»

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«For us, the next step is to think about what is going to be that element that is really going to catch the attention of a large number of players again and get them excited,» says Takahasi.

We made a number of changes to play in midweek, with Arsene Wenger attempting to keep his players fresh having to play on Thursday quickly followed by tomorrow's match, and it makes it difficult to get his thinking spot - on, especially without knowing the fitness levels of players following the midweek match.

So Arsenal have the same number of players in it as Chelsea and if you think this is a bizarre anomaly due to the way their stats are compiled, consider also the fact that, statistically speaking, the Gunners were also the best team over the course of the season according to Squawka.com.

I think we could really use Morata but it wont happen we really need a number of players and we need to drop a number BUT, well you know....

«I think they missed a number of players at the back.

The success of an academy should be measured by the number of players that end up in the senior team, and I think on that score Arsenal is on top of all the top four teams.

Great game from our very own AFC players... Jack is starting to switch gears and let's hope he stays fit and keeps improving as the season goes along... he might do like Rambo did like season letting his talent speaks MOTM performance... Ozil was poor today and like most of you guys it's been sometimes now even thought I'm not throwing the towel on him... but Wilshere and Cazorla are right behind him and one thing we do have is number 10's covers!!

Spot of Galen — I think Alexis commitment and never - say - die attitude shamed a number of players into having to put in a proper shift + since our defeat at Southampton Le Coq has been a defensive inspiration.

I think it's more than just about buying players, the whole mentality of english teams needs to change and also this rule that a certain number of players must be home grown is lame as english players are not world class they're just not talented enough to be competing at the elite level!

A number of English clubs were thought to be interested in Fer but it now appears that Norwich have stolen a march on their rivals and secured the combative player's signature.

There are so many issues that the memory fades from many of them, however I always thought the Suarez debarcle was one of the worst, Regardless of if Suarez was an «Arsenal Player» or not noone can doubt that he would have scores all of the goals that welbeck, Walcott and Giroud have missed and scored a number on top of that had he played for the AFC, the problem came with the desultory bid of $ 6 million plus a pound, this was always going to get right up the liverpool owners nose and was an insult from the offset in my mind this was done deliberately by Wenger and the board in order to say to the AFC fans that «well we tried to get him but....»

Belotti looks a good prospect, I do think there are a number of good choices but the media like to focus on some players and the hype becomes about a small select group.

To think that the player could now be ruled out for a number of weeks with an injury would be a real concern.

What is real, is that most of the senior English players think they are number 10s!

Rodgers will look to offset the cost of his summer spending by offloading a number of players he deems surplus to requirements, among these are thought to be striker Andy Carroll, England winger Stewart Downing and out of favour centre - back Martin Skrtel.

«I think we have a united squad, even if it's frustrating for some players not to get the number of games they would like to.

First of all I think it's fantastic that we have a world class player in Alexis who is capable of performing to the highest level in a number of different positions across the pitch.

So with that line of thinking it should also not be a big deal to us fans when a player opts for a new number.

Ozil had more than a month off after the world cup so i do not think that the number of matches he has played so far this season is too much to run a professional player aground.

There will be a number of the fringe players at Arsenal hoping for a start in the Champions League against Monaco tomorrow and I think that some of them have a real chance.

I have to ask your opinion on this, do you think taking penalties is easy?I've seen a number of top players miss penalties from Messi to CR7 to Roberto Baggio to Ozil to Schevchenko etc

About Jay changing the type of players he recruited focusing less on the number next to their name rather than the actual fit and as a result I think that's why their defense improved a lot lately hence 2 chips.

I would think there are a number of players are ahead of welbeck in the departure queue, in no particular order, podolski, campbell, sanogo, flamini, arteta, rosicky, jenkinson, ospina are currently making our squad a 27 man squad.

The squad's fitness, focus and quality are Arsene's responsibility and I think he failed to add sufficient players to the squad last summer — definitely a striker and a mid fielder — would have helped but he was unlucky with the number of injuries which remains an ongoing problem.

People should also keep in mind the number of players we have nearing the end of their careers, this could play into his thinking.

We have a ridiculous number of injuries yet we've only used 3 players more than a team who I can't think have anyone injured of note.

«I think about number of wins, the ability of the players against me, the number of majors the others have.

I think our constant injury worries could stem from the fact that we have overall had a young squad for a number of seasons, if young players are overplayed they pick up injuries more easily which stick with them.

The Belgian starlet has been the subject of intense speculation recently with a number of clubs all thought to be keen on snapping him up, and the player himself has expressed a proclivity for sealing a move away in search of more regular game time.

It's obvious for me that arsenal need 4 players to become a world class team like bayern and real madrid i couldn't dare mention barcelona because they have unbelievable front three and they maybe the best attack in history of football we are lacking quality in the ST as well as the RW of course giroud and campvell are very good players but in my opinion they are less in quality than the rest of the team so we need to improve the quality in these positins About the DM it's a number issue and i think the position is covered with flamini doing good job and elneny coming which can be deployed there About the fourth signing we need is a center back I don't think i saw till now enough minutes for gabriel to tell if he can make the position his own or not But what makes me doubt him that wenger didn't choose him till now over per which means he is not miles ahead of him so i think we need a new better CB This team can go and fight for every thing even the champions leafue....

That's the point.Something needs to change or else I don't see the need of Ozil here.If his best ability is to create chances why put players who can't finish in front of him.We need to play to his strengths.The guy needs to be used effectively.I was shocked at the number of assists he had in 15/16 season.Even people thought he'd break Henry's record but it couldn't happen.What's the use of Ozil if he can't assist?

Let's get real here.It is very unlikely that ANY professional player will ever say anything derogatory about a teammate that has just left the club.If Jack had said about Coq - «Grew up playing with him in the Youth Team and have fond memories of a player they though he had very limited ability he always gave his all.Very surprised and disappointed the club never invested in a World Class defensive midfielder that we have quite obviously been lacking for a number of seasons and would no doubt have improved the defensive weakness we have shown over a number of seasons» we would have echoed his thoughts entirely.If he had said about Theo - «A player who should have been so much better than he ended up being.He had everything needed to be a prolific player for our club but I can understand the fans frustrations with his continued lack - lustre performances and total lack of a football brain.I think this is best explained by the managers preference to play a player of such limited ability as Alex Iwobi in front of Theo pretty much says it all» we again would have all nodded our agreement.Although Jack never mentioned Alexis Sanchez I would imagine something along the lines of «If the Manager had not persisted with players with such limited ability such as Francis and Theo and instead bought the world class players needed into the club then Sanchez would still most likely be here.The fans must wonder what the hell goes on at the club as they pay fortunes for the privalage of following our club but it seems the millions generated ends up purchasing a new Texas Ranch for the Owner or in a yearly renumeration of # 9million pounds to our manager».

I don't think you're quite grasping that Sanchez is leaving on a FREE transfer, so you're right his situation is nothing like the other players you mentioned because unlike them, he knows he can just walk to City next season independent of what numbers he achieves this season.

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

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

A number of other European sides have also shown an interest in the player, but Schalke are thought to have won the race for his signature.

Vegas is probably going to lose one or both of Perron and Neal over the summer, depending on how they want to handle contracts of older players (given the number of top prospects they have), and I think Tatar will slot in well once he has time to get settled.

If you think that the wages of players probably reflects the quality of a club then Arsenal's numbers would support that theory as we are fourth on the list with the average Gunner earning just over # 3.7 million a year and Arsenal currently fourth in the EPL table.

Walcott is about to return, so I would like to think there are a number of players.

There's a lot of players that are (maybe) not world class but surely above the level of Arteta and Flamini, I think not signing somebody there is very ignorant and it will only double up the number once Arteta / Flamini get out of the squad.

He puts up numbers and makes some great plays, but I don't think he's much of a winning player.

Each year Hameline brings in some 75 students who think they are football players, a significant number for a small school (Wagner's full - time enrollment: 1,292, half of whom are women).

I think the most / only relevant player stat is the number of goals a striker scores.

Midfield — numbers wise I think we have enough plenty of attacking quality probably lack one more DM / deep creative player.

«We've got a number of exciting new players in the building as well so I think everyone is looking forward to seeing how they're going to perform.

One of the reasons I think the boss needs to do some business in January is to cope with the usual lengthy injury list at Arsenal, even though the sports injury website physioroom.com shows that the Gunners are hoping to get back a number of players over the next few weeks in the shape of Aaron Ramsey and Shkodran Mustafi.

But I think his mum needs to tell him to collect the number of all arsenal's players and call each one of them and tells them to f ****** shoot more often cuz they have so many opportunities but 98 % of them will prefer to pass instead and that can be really frustrating.

My only concern about Welbeck and it's a completely superstitious concern is that he wears the number 23 shirt... Think of the last 2 players to wear that shirt, Bendtner and Arshavin, look how they turned out... Really hope it's different with Welbeck as I'm sure it will be!

He strikes me as one of those useful glue players who won't necessarily generate huge box score numbers himself, but I think his smart off - ball movement helps open up things for the rest of the team.

Putting aside my intense hatred for terry aside on a number of factors, You're wrong on this one my friend... Terry was by far the best defender in the league, its not just me saying it, he stats prove it he was unanimously voted by the rest of the players in the league into the pfa team of the year... Don't let your love of Arsenal cloud the obvious were talking of a man who has had more world team of the year and uefa team of the year appearance's, that Per can only dream of having... Having rose tinted glasses on would have you thinking Giroud was the worlds bes striker and theo walcott is on an equal ability to Cristiano Ronaldo.