08/26/2008 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dropped a strong hint that he will not be adding to his squad before the transfer window closes at the weekend.
The Gunners have been linked with moves for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso and Aston Villa's Gareth Barry during a summer when Wenger has allowed several members of his squad to leave.
Philippe Senderos is the latest to leave the Emirates Stadium for AC Milan on a season-long loan, but the loss of a number of players this summer will not necessarily force Wenger into the transfer market.
"I believe we have a strong squad and I believe in the players I have instead of always looking at who might be coming in," said the Frenchman.
"It is not one player who makes a difference. It is up to us as team to show personality, strength and belief within the squad.
"We just look at the right player and if we can get him, we get him. If we don't, we don't.
"If nothing is done, it will not limit our ambitions because of it."
Meanwhile, Wenger claims he will not be forced into the transfer market by reports linking some of Europe's leading players to his club's Premier League rivals.
Referring to Chelsea's reported interest in Robinho and his side's 1-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday, he said: "The names do not impress me. What is impressive for me is the attitude, the quality.
"There is only one thing important and that is what you do on the pitch.
"I agree that what we did on the pitch on Saturday was not good enough, but all the rest to compare with names is not very interesting and not very useful."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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