We might have been making hard work of it but were getting the right results. (justarsenal.com)
He admitted that the break had done him good and also suggested that one of the main reasons for the Gunners making hard work of it against the Magpies was the fatigue factor that comes from the busy run of matches over christmas and new year. (justarsenal.com)
He made hard work of it [in Mexico], but apart from that he's been exemplary all year.» (wtf1.com)