Sentences with phrase «last season we struggled»

DEFENCE Last season we struggled a lot when Kos was out injured, he seemed to be our main man in defence and still is.

Last season they struggled mightily when Aguero was out and Jovetich was not available due to nagging injuries.

Last season they struggled for the first few matches and then gave consistent.

Not exact matches

Dalton has struggled down the stretch of the season, throwing three touchdowns to five interceptions in the last five weeks.

Acer and other vendors have been struggling since the beginning of the year to clear the inventory backlog resulting from the last holiday season.

After struggling with a knee injury late last season, Devonta Freeman says he is on track to returning to the form that made him the NFL's highest - paid running back.

I wrote this last year and I hope it is meaningful for those of you who are struggling, lonely, and heart - weary during this season.

With Chelsea, Man U and City struggling, we will still likely get fewer points this season than last season.

Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled up front last season as players like Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck didn't reach the levels expected of them, with the latter in particular proving a disappointment since his move from Manchester United, scoring only 8 goals in total.

First up was the champions Leicester City and the theory that Claudio Ranieri's men would struggle to replicate the surprise success of last season was backed up with a patchy performance and a defeat to newly promoted Hull City.

Last season Arsenal led the league for 128 days WITH Giroud and only struggled when Ozil, Ramsey, and Walcott all went down together.

The onetime face of the franchise has seen that surgically repaired joint diminish his performance at third base, leading to 15 throwing errors last year and a period early in the season when he struggled just to get the ball across the diamond.

Arreita pitched above average last season but struggled in the first half... in MLB.

The Mountaineers, struggling through a rare losing season while a fine freshman team simmered, started shooting like Daniel Boone in their last regular game, embarrassing a good Virginia Tech team by a 54 - point margin at Morgantown.

Theo Walcott was used in the position last season, and started well, but for the last eight months of the campaign, he failed to make his mark in the role, and struggled to get into the first - team squad at times, ending his hopes of making Roy Hodgson's squad for the European Championships.

GETTING OLD Mustafi is reliable when Fit, which was why he struggled in d 2nd half of last season after he was rushed back.

The game is also massive for Mauricio Pochettino and his men because the way things are going for them so far, including the 3 - 1 defeat of Aston Villa last night and the struggles of Chelsea, it is looking like they could finally make a decent go of getting into the Champions League next season.

Mesut Ozil was overlooked harshly last season despite topping the assists charts, but has had his struggles this term.

Dzeko, Bony or Jovetic, (none of them stepped up last year) they lost title when Aguero got injury, thats our power, even if we lose our key players we still can win games, cuz of our style, while others cant, even Chelsea struggled last season when they lost Cesc and Costa

Moses is enjoying a far more successful loan spell with Stoke than he did last season with Liverpool, where he struggled to get a game.

Ospina has barely started this term Bellerin is 3rd choice Coque is 4th choice Ramsey is a shadow of last seasons player Mertz is struggling Kos has an archilles issue Monreal is 2nd choice Ox has run a lot but has little end product Sanchez did not score Giroud has previously struggled v the big teams.

This is a team that missed the playoffs last season while struggling through injuries and already lost one of its best players in Jonathan Drouin this summer.

Much is expected of the 24 - year - old this year given Liverpool's struggles in front of goal last season and they have turned to a striker that found the back of the net 42 times in 89 league games for Villa during his three - year spell with the Midlands outfit.

However, he made just one appearance in the 2014/15 campaign, before featuring in 20 games in all competitions last season as he struggled to steer clear of injuries.

I very much disagreed with a lot of the pundits last season when they claimed we would bottle it and lose the league, I was wrong I disagreed with them when some of them claimed we would struggle to make it top 4 this season given the improvements other teams added in the summer.

The Reds have struggled this term after pushing Manchester City all the way to the end last season, and a major part of their problem has been conceding late goals.

Yet now, at this time, sitting a very lowly and pathetic and embarrassing SIXTH place in the Premiership, after getting knocked out of the FA Cup by a team struggling in the Championship, and competing in the Europa League, (Which is basically the Championship) you feel you need to remind us of your loyalty and commitment to Arsenal Football Club.This same Club that despite you failing to achieve a Top 4 finish to give us our Champions League fare for this season, Increased your Salary to # 9m per year.I would remind you that you yourself have continually stated that a Top 4 finish was a greater achievement than winning a Domestic Cup Competition, so I will not allow the FA cup win of last season to enter into this letter.

The 19 - year - old struggled in his first season in the Bundesliga last year, failing to score or assist a single goal as he adapted to his new club and surroundings.

Struggled to establish himself at Chelsea and had a torrid time on - loan at Liverpool last season, but since heading to Stoke things have clicked again for this former Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic star.

Josh McCown looked nothing like the quarterback he was with Chicago at the end of last season (insert sample size caveat here), and those early struggles may have muted the rest of the Bucs» supposedly elite skill talent.

The former Southampton forward struggled with injuries last season and looks to be making an extra effort to strengthen and avoid future complications.

The Timberwolves struggled last season, but have a very promising young core in Karl - Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins.

Given how impressive they were last season with the league and Champions League double, it's a real fall in a short space of time, with Gareth Bale continuing to struggle with injuries while attacking duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have been struggling for form, as their respective goal tallies would suggest.

The Spanish international arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2014, and after a successful first season in which he won the Premier League, both he and Chelsea struggled last year.

If the running game is awful like last season and the OL is just average like it appears to be at best, then the QB will struggle regardless of who it is

After seeing his side struggle for goals last season following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona in the summer of 2014 and the various injuries suffered by Daniel Sturridge throughout the campaign, Rodgers has set about rectifying his offensive deficiencies.

Lloyd struggled last season for the Denver Broncos before he was traded to the St. Louis Rams.

Still, the 28 - year - old is yet to play for Dortmund this season and managed only 24 appearances in all competitions last term due to his ongoing struggles with injuries.

The Gunners did not replace last season's top scorer Robin van Persie when he left for Man United during the summer, while new boy Olivier Giroud has struggled to find the net in his first two months in the Premier League.

It seems at the moment as though last season's Bundesliga runners up will keep faith with their struggling manager however, and give him the second half of the campaign to rescue the club.

A run to say, the College Football Playoff, would be unlikely, but after struggling so badly last season, a year when it finished 4 - 8, winning most of those games would be a nice achievement.

As usual the Stoke fans booed Aaron Ramsey constantly for having the nerve to not be happy with Shawcross nearly ending his career, but the best way for the Welshman to pay them back was with his football and he was still struggling to find the form of last season.

The former Bulldog had 17 runs of 20 or more yards last season, and Turner, who is sensitive to criticism he believes is unwarranted, may try to make the point that the running game's struggles were about Tomlinson's declining skills more than they were about his play - calling, the offensive line or some other factor.

The 26 - year - old has been heavily linked to Manchester United over the last year, and with Dortmund struggling massively this season it has become more likely that he will leave the club.

Mesut Ozil has had a difficult campaign with Arsenal and has struggled to reach the heights of last season.

The Welsh international struggled to establish himself in the starting line - up with the Reds last season, but was able to shine at Euro 2016 earlier this summer.

Bonucci could certainly be a fine addition at Chelsea, where Conte has struggled to replicate last season's success this term, with his side already well out of the running to retain their title.

Chalobah, who made 10 league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Express.

The Egyptian winger has struggled for playing time since arriving at Stamford Bridge from Basel last January, and secured a six - month loan deal to Serie A side Fiorentina on the deadline of last season's winter window.

As a team last season, Wisconsin struggled getting the ball into the hoop.