Sentences with phrase «despite fits and starts»

Not exact matches

# 20 million signing Lovren has suffered a difficult spell at Liverpool since joining from Southampton in the summer and despite being fit for the Reds eventual 4 - 1 defeat at the Emirates, he was overlooked for a start despite the key absence of Martin Skrtel.

The fact that he has not started their last two games backs this up, despite him being fully fit and their lead scorer with 20 goals already this season.

In other circumstances I think Wenger would start with Ramsey despite the risk that he might not be fully match fit or up to speed, but at the minute he has the option of Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and the young England international has been in fine form, although mainly in a wide forward role.

There are other younger, fitter and in - form strikers who could potentially line up here but it would be hard to explain Zlatan Ibrahimovic's absence from the starting eleven, despite his struggles this season.

The 25 - year - old's ankle has undoubtedly cost him playing time, but he has still been fit enough to make eight starts, 12 substitute appearances and spend a further nine games twiddling his thumbs on the bench, despite having cost the club up to # 17 million last August.

Despite their best intentions when they said their «I dos,» each of their marriages ended, and when they started dating and then married, blending families and many marital years behind them (14 for Astro, eight for Danielle), they began to question a lot of the messages they'd been told about marriage and divorce, as well as the one - size - fits - all answers «experts» and the self - help industry had for struggling couples.

It began with an improperly fitted A-pillar black trim piece, but since that small repair, we've also experienced random and unexplained tire - pressure monitoring warnings despite correct pressures (an issue we've also seen on our Four Seasons Jaguar F - Pace), lurching and bucking from the powertrain after cold starts, and (by far the most odd)-- a rear three - quarter window that isn't tinted to match the others.

Despite a slew of new technologies, powertrains and an upmarket interior fit - out, the new Toyota Corolla's price isn't expected to blow out too much beyond the current model's $ 20,190 starting price.