Walcott at Arsenal for a whopping 12
years come the end of this season... another very strange one, that I can not explain!
The 25 - year - old's performances for Jürgen Klopp's side should make him a strong contender for the PFA Team of
the Year come the end of the season.
Not exact matches
As David Caploe, our Chief Political Economist at EconomyWatch.com recently pointed out, a vast amount
of negative economic news
came out at the
end of the
year and was «buried» in plain sight by being reported in the festive
season.
The cool, crisp air indicates that it's the time
of year that farmers» markets are
coming to an
end and our favorite veggies are now «out
of season».
«The expectation from here to
year end will depend on what kind
of volume
comes out
of New Zealand between this and the close down
of their
season and you're also going to be monitoring very closely the volumes
of recovery that has
come out
of the EU,» he said.
In North Carolina last
year — when I was also feeding my berry addiction with weekly flats
of fresh - picked strawberries at the farm stand down the road — strawberry
season was already
coming to an
end by June.
you can not rely on those time table injuries then flopped and
come at the
end of the
season with the same LAME excuse as every single
year for 12 NOW.If we do not show AMBITION..
At 32
years of age and with first - team opportunities looking like they will be hard to
come by, I really think Mikel will consider his future at the
end of the
season.
For starters, Wenger's current contract runs out at the
end of this
season and Wenger has consistently maintained that he will wait until closer to the
end of this deal before deciding on whether «he can still move the club forward» in the
coming years.
Embarrassed to say that I bought into the whole «catalyst for change» chat at the
end of last
year and I was extremely optimistic
coming into this
season.
Man City will need to equalize if they have any hope
of avoiding their second upset
of the
season against the Hammers — their first loss
of the
year came against West Ham back in October,
ending a five - game winning streak in the process.
I know that a bigger percentage
of Arsenal fans than ever before would like to see the
end of Arsene Wenger's reign as the manager
of Arsenal Football Club as soon as possible, but if it
came down to a choice between having a new man in charge next
season or winning the Europa League this
year then I am sure that percentage would be much smaller.
I personally feel that Jack could have a big say for Arsenal over the next three games, just as he did when
coming back from injury at the
end of last
season, but do you think Wenger will put his faith in the 24 -
year old from the start next week?
According to the Daily Mirror, the Blues see the 24 -
year - old as an ideal candidate to
come in and provide the kind
of leadership they've lacked at the back since Terry's departure at the
end of last
season.
This time around though we'll have a fully fit squad,
coming off the back
of a good
end to the last
season, so I expect a different start than last
year where we didn't manage 2 wins in a row till November or December was it?
Come the other year when Arsenal went the whole season without a defeat in the Premier League, Barcelona were attracted by Marc Overmas and Emmanue Petti, the two joined Barcelona, they played few games, and sometime on the bench, as a result Emmanue Petti decided to go back to England and joined New - Castle and always regret leaving Arsenal, then the other year it was Alexander Hleb, he was the best dribller in Arsenal team, he went again to Barcelona, he was never given some games, I think he only played few games as a sub, and his carrier was destroyed by Barcelona, then come Henry, he again went to Barcelona, he played some games but not like he used to do at Arsenal, he was not looking like a star player anymore, he decided to go to America, then there was Fabrigas, he joined Barcelona again, since he was one of their juniors, I think he played for two seasons, and supporter used to booing him, he decided to come back to Arsenal, by then Arsenal had already resplaced him with Ozil, and he joined Chelsea, then come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take players who pushed themselves to be out of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star play
Come the other
year when Arsenal went the whole
season without a defeat in the Premier League, Barcelona were attracted by Marc Overmas and Emmanue Petti, the two joined Barcelona, they played few games, and sometime on the bench, as a result Emmanue Petti decided to go back to England and joined New - Castle and always regret leaving Arsenal, then the other
year it was Alexander Hleb, he was the best dribller in Arsenal team, he went again to Barcelona, he was never given some games, I think he only played few games as a sub, and his carrier was destroyed by Barcelona, then
come Henry, he again went to Barcelona, he played some games but not like he used to do at Arsenal, he was not looking like a star player anymore, he decided to go to America, then there was Fabrigas, he joined Barcelona again, since he was one of their juniors, I think he played for two seasons, and supporter used to booing him, he decided to come back to Arsenal, by then Arsenal had already resplaced him with Ozil, and he joined Chelsea, then come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take players who pushed themselves to be out of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star play
come Henry, he again went to Barcelona, he played some games but not like he used to do at Arsenal, he was not looking like a star player anymore, he decided to go to America, then there was Fabrigas, he joined Barcelona again, since he was one
of their juniors, I think he played for two
seasons, and supporter used to booing him, he decided to
come back to Arsenal, by then Arsenal had already resplaced him with Ozil, and he joined Chelsea, then come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take players who pushed themselves to be out of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star play
come back to Arsenal, by then Arsenal had already resplaced him with Ozil, and he joined Chelsea, then
come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take players who pushed themselves to be out of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star play
come Alexander Song, he pushed to go to Barcelona, he was always on the banch, and never been on first eleven, then he
ended up regreting joing Barcelona, and wanted to go back to Arsenal, but normally Wenger do not take players who pushed themselves to be out
of Arsenal, lastly there was Vermuleen, he went to Barcelona and
ended up not playing at all but when playing for Arsenal they used to be star players.
Typically these periods in past few
seasons has seen us chasing the top table team with average
of 10 points, then
comes our
end of season charge which has seen us having more points than any other epl team in the final two months
of the
season over the past few
years as well.This is mostly due to injuries plaguing key members our team around this period every
year, apparently we've gone through our rough mid
season patch again or might still be going through seeing as we have list some key players like carzola, bellerin to injuries again.
Livermore is
coming towards the
end of a
season - long loan at the KC Stadium and the 24 -
year - old has enjoyed an excellent campaign with the Tigers.
It is understood that the Serie A club have
come to an agreement with the $ 31 million - rated forward that he can be sold next
year, although this is most likely to be at the
end of the
season.
But Lewis found himself grappling with three Steelers, and it was Keith Cash, a third -
year backup tight
end who had spent his first NFL
season with the Steelers, who batted the ball as it
came off the foot
of punter Mark Royals.
The pain will be when the
end of the
season comes, do we sell him after a good
season or risk him having a bad
year again?
Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by
season's
end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack
of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love
of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold
years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both
of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player
coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste
of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for
years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment
of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think
of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off
Barca, that would be fantastic but it would mean the
end of La Liga then Real would want to
come then what's to stop Bayern and PSG, Juventus and so on that would be the start
of the new super Ligue which top teams have been tring to do for so many
years and Arsenal will be just above the relegation zone most
seasons?
Aston Villa midfielder Delph has clearly been suitably impressed by his international colleague, and has now said he would vote for him as the best player
of the
year when it
comes to the
end -
of -
season awards.
This
season was supposed to be a brilliant one for the talented midfielder, as he had
come back with a bang towards the
end of last
season, scoring a few great goals for Arsenal and England and then having the best pre /
season preparation that he has managed in many a
year.
Munich will
come knocking im sure if this continues... only 2
years at the
end of the
season left on contract!
3 League titles / 6 Fa cups and constant champions league last 16odd
years out
of 19 also but no matter what anyone says his time as our coach has
come to an
end even if we win the league which in fairness we have a great shot so going out
of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last
season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this
year if we had brought in more than Cech and that is Wengers fault!
Alexis is our besat hope for many a
year, but the winner
of the Golden Boot will
come from the players that stay fit right until the
end of the
season.
While the Times state that the 48 -
year - old is unlikely to be sacked, the club supposedly expect to
come to a mutual agreement over his departure at the
end of the
season.
All this «Wenger plays his card close to his chest» malarkey is just an excuse, The press do spin stories when they have nothing else to talk about BUT there's a grain
of truth is all
of them, it's as plain as that, last
year the press had an inkling about Sanchez
coming to u and thus it was proved a I've said many times on here Wengers statement prior to the
end of the
season are clear if you look back at what he said going back
season after
season, He said That Olivier Giroud WAS in his opinion good enough to fire Arsenal to PL glory.
I do believe Coquelin has the qualities to be our DM for the
years to
come but it also depends on how he will perfom till the
end of the
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
Coming off a 2 — 14
season that
ended the brutal two -
year reign
of autocratic general manager Joe Thomas, the organization was, in the words
of Montana, a third - round draft pick in» 79, «a small circus.»
If they do not sign another contract during this
coming year then I expect they will be sold at the
end of next
season.
However, as per the Sun, they're convinced that Milan will be ready to sell Donnarumma at the
end of the
season, despite the fact that he has been and could continue to be so crucial to them for
years to
come.
But truth is that there's not one good manager enough to
come even at the
end of the
season and make Arsenal champions in two
years time when his contract expire.
We keep hearing little bits about the ongoing contract negotiations but as yet we are really no closer to knowing what will happen with the pair
of Gunners who will be
coming to the final
year of their current deals at the
end of this
season.
Typically these periods in past few
seasons has seen us chasing the top table team with average
of 10 points, then
comes our
end of season charge which has seen us gaining more points than any other EPL team in the final two months
of the
season, over the past few
years at least.
What's interesting is that every
year whilst we're failing, as usual, Wenger
comes out with «judge me at the
end of the
season».
So even if wenger wins every single game until the
end of the
season, will the crowds
come back, and show the respect for our manager
of 22
years?
So along
came the 2013 - 24
season and the
end of it would mark nine
years without a trophy.
After Arsenal struggled through the
end of 2015 and the start
of the new
year with a pretty heavy injury lost, we all got excited when players started to
come back to match fitness and one player in particular was seen as the possible saviour
of the
season and the man to spark a strong sprint for the line in the race to win the Premier League.
There'll be a definite revolt if Wenger doesn't win a significant trophy
come the
end of this upcoming
season let alone in two
years!
I found it difficult last
year —
coming towards the
end of the
season I didn't get my opportunities but I was still working hard.
So let me see... the guy who had 6 + mediocre / injury plagued
years with the exception
of a couple
of decent performances all
of which
came towards the
end of the last
season needs convincing to stay on $ 125k per week?
The Granite Bay Grizzlies
came painfully close to the peak
of high school girls» volleyball last
year, falling to St. Francis - Sacramento in the Sac - Joaquin Section and CIF Northern Regional Division I finals and
ending the
season one step short
of reaching the state final.
Wilshere's inclusion may
come as a surprise to many given his injury problems in the last couple
of seasons, but he will be hoping steer clear
of the treatment table this
year and build on a strong
end to the 2014 - 15 campaign in which he scored a stunner for the Gunners against West Brom and then followed it up with a sensational brace for the Three Lions against Slovenia a few weeks later.
Alexis in his second
season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil
coming in to consistent form at the
end of his second
season, Coq now with a proper body
of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin with his first
season jitters out
of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab with some solid performances and the close -
season to bond further, Monreal maturing in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next
year rather than any wholesale changes.
Every
year, when spring
comes and the racing
season ends, I realize we are adrenaline junkies because all
of a sudden there is no thrill, no downhill to run, and we don't know what to do with ourselves.
It was just 19 months ago that Mathieu —
coming off a Defensive Player
of the
Year - caliber season that ended with a torn ACL — inked a five - year, $ 62 million deal in Arizona, the kind that has players thinking they'll finish their career in the place they started
Year - caliber
season that
ended with a torn ACL — inked a five -
year, $ 62 million deal in Arizona, the kind that has players thinking they'll finish their career in the place they started
year, $ 62 million deal in Arizona, the kind that has players thinking they'll finish their career in the place they started it.