Not exact matches
Despite Antonio Valencia's tremendous start to the season, Mourinho
has little full - back options to choose from and so signing 23 - year - old Fabinho — who can also play
in a defensive midfield role —
would undoubtedly bolster this area and thus the strength of the overall
squad.
Pierluigi Gollini, Tommy Elphick, James Chester, Aaron Tshibola and Ross McCormack
would undoubtedly have given the
squad a lift, but ultimately results thus far haven't proven it following defeats to Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town, the latter
in the EFL Cup.
In my opinion Arsenal arguably may not have the best team in the league, but we have a squad full of talent and a squad that should undoubtedly be challenging for the league title this seaso
In my opinion Arsenal arguably may not
have the best team
in the league, but we have a squad full of talent and a squad that should undoubtedly be challenging for the league title this seaso
in the league, but we
have a
squad full of talent and a
squad that should
undoubtedly be challenging for the league title this season.
With the Champions League also to consider
having swept aside Porto
in the last round, the German tactician will
undoubtedly be keen to
have a full
squad at his disposal for the run -
in to end the campaign.
While it may seem ruthless to some, the Ligue 1 outfit
have consistently failed
in Europe over the last few years despite their heavy spending, and it
would undoubtedly have been a huge disappointment for their owners who will expect to be a contender given the quality
in the
squad, particularly after the summer signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
We
've already
undoubtedly upgraded two
squad members this year IMO (Arteta, Rosicky — Elneny, Xhaka) with potentially a third
in motion (Gibbs — Rodriguez).
Still, if Don Balon's latest report of a # 177m double bid also prove accurate, that
would undoubtedly be tempting money that could help Florentino Perez sign other big names, be it
in goal or elsewhere
in his
squad.
Further, with the World Cup coming up this summer
in Russia, Sturridge will
undoubtedly want to
have one last run at getting into Gareth Southgate's
squad.
Tottenham will
undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of Kane, as although that's a lot of money and they could reinvest wisely
in the
squad, they
've been here before and
have to learn their lesson.
Nevertheless, from a Madrid perspective, he's a highly - talented young Spanish player, and with several fundamental individuals on the wrong side of 30 including the likes of Luka Modric and Karim Benzema, they'll
undoubtedly benefit from
having a long - term vision
in mind when addressing key areas of the
squad this summer.
The Catalan giants
have undoubtedly placed an emphasis on lowering the average age of the
squad, with signings like Yerry Mina and Philippe Coutinho
in January showing that they
have a long - term plan
in place.
The naming and subsequent pruning of provisional World Cup
squads in recent days
has yielded a number of high - profile casualties, among them Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Antonio Cassano, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti and Karim Benzema, and the tournament will
undoubtedly be poorer for their absences.
Gattuso deserves an enormous amount of credit for instilling belief
in the players to go out and express themselves, and the
squad has undoubtedly dug deep and ground out positive results
in a packed fixture schedule.
Everton
undoubtedly have one of the better
squads in the league, with Moyes bringing together an interesting mix of those blessed with technique, vision and flair with grit and determination.
It sounds cutthroat but although they're all
undoubtedly talented players, Liverpool are aiming to be one of the best sides
in Europe, and if we can't find space
in our
squad for talented youngsters then that just means we
have a really, really good
squad.