Sentences with phrase «london side struggle»

White Hart Lane boss Mauricio Pochettino has seen his North London side struggle to make an impact in the final third and has made recent moves in the transfer market to address the situation.

Arsenal were unable to break down a resolute Aston Villa side at Villa Park as Martin O'Neill's men played good possession football and the north London side struggled to impose themselves on the home side.

The midfield of the London side struggled, Cairney could really influence the game throughout and that was down to Vieira.

Not exact matches

It can be a little premature to take big conclusions from what is essentially a friendly, but Wenger should be slightly concerned that his side may continue to struggle to break down the big teams this season if they don't bring in a player like Karim Benzema, which, according to the London Evening Standard, the Gunners boss does not look like doing.

Jose Mourinho failed with summer bids for both players and has since seen his Blues defence struggle for form in a big way and as such it's perhaps no surprise that the West London side would make plans to bolster their back - line.

But while the National League side will come to north London on Saturday well up for the fight, Arsenal could be well off the pace and Arsene Wenger might even struggle to field 11 fit players if the report by Sky Sports about a sickness bug sweeping through our squad are true and if it gets any worse.

Spurs would surely rather sell Chiriches abroad than to a Premier League rival, not to mention their fiercely hated north London neighbours, so Arsene Wenger may have to look elsewhere for a new addition to improve his side's struggling backline.

The Hammers seem to be pretty covered in terms of striking talent with the East London side clearly not struggling in front of goal this term though perhaps any interest in Modeste could be in relation to the possible loss of those already doing the business at Upton Park.

Both Holding and Chambers have been tipped to become England regulars previously, with the latter already earning three caps for the international side, but after struggling for regular action in North London, has found himself out of favour for the Three Lions.

With so much competition for places in Mourinho's side, it may be that there is no future for Cuadrado in west London, with even fine players like Juan Mata, Kevin De Bruyne and Andre Schurrle before him struggling to break into the team against the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Willian in the attacking midfield department.

The London based club are currently 17th in the table with 22 points for 25 games, level on points with a struggling Aston Villa side who are 18th.

With that in mind a move for Bojan could be a wise one but there are some suggestions the pint sized Barca man could struggle in the hustle and bustle of the Premier League and there are many who feel the north London club needs to get more big burly players in their side to complement the more creative flair players, perhaps this is where Mario Balotelli comes in?

It could not have been easy for Arsene Wenger to face the press after seeing his Arsenal side struggle and eventually lose against our fierce local rivals Tottenham in the north London derby yesterday.

Andrey Arshavin, the last big Arsenal purchase has continued to struggle in English football, though he still has shown a knack for being in the right place at the right time, compiling some big goals and assists for the North London side, while also looking disinterested at times.

Arsenal on the other hand have struggled under an increasingly maligned Arsene Wenger, with the North London side putting forward a late push for a top - four place but ultimately finishing fifth, with Europa League participation next term.

It did look like Arsenal could potentially challenge for the title following a strong start to the season and club legend Robert Pires has explained that the North London side's struggles have been down to the absence of injured star midfielder Santi Cazorla.

It was really with the last of these nine, across London at Queens Park Rangers last season that in a struggling side doomed to relegation, his talents became truly plain.

West Ham have scored only 15 goals in 14 Premier League matches so far and with flop Simone Zaza expected to be leaving soon, the struggling London side will surely have to strengthen their attack during the upcoming January... [Read more...]

The artists included in London Painters used paint not for the explosions of Abstract Expressionism, but rather to create a connection between artist and subject, to examine the emotions and internal struggles on both sides of the canvas.