Sentences with phrase «vallecona side struggling»

Sadly, I see most sides struggling for power.

Rodgers guided Liverpool to a runners - up finish last term and subsequently a return to Champions League action but has seen his side struggle a fair bit this term, though this is in no small way down to the loss of Suarez to Barcelona.

«You turn up here, you're playing a Manchester United side struggling with injuries, introducing young players, low on confidence and you're thinking it's tailored - made for a proper team to come here and do a number on an under - strength Man Utd and they didn't.

The Ivory Coast international has managed just three goals in 17 matches and seen his side struggle for form, due chiefly to the fact that the Ligue 1 side have seen almost all their top talents leave the club following their title success two seasons ago.

Brendan Rodgers saw his Liverpool side romp to a 4 - 0 win over Fulham yesterday but on the whole has seen his side struggle to score regularly, with far too much of the goal - scoring burden falling on the shoulders of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez.

With many of the larger sides struggling to fulfill their quotas with top quality players, that could be a major draw.

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.

He has since seen his Blues side struggle this term, picking up only one point from their opening two Premier League matches.

Claudio Pizarro netted twice as a second string Bayern Munich side struggled against Hoffenheim.

On the other hand Hummels has seen his Westfalenstadion side struggle for form this term, Jurgen Klopp's side currently sitting in the bottom half of the Bundesliga, and as such may be open to a move to Man United.

Season after season the side struggles with injuries and the players look for wenger to help strengthen in the window but the job never quite gets finished.

The Old Trafford manager has seen his side struggle for goals, managing just two in three Premier League fixtures, and is yet to successfully replace Robin van Persie following the Dutch international's move to Fenerbahce earlier this summer.

Claude Puel has seen his new Southampton side struggle to only gain one point from the first three games of the season, but he believes his team is better than that and will give Arsenal a run for their money in Saturday's game at the Emirates.

Dalglish has seen his Liverpool side struggle for goals this term, managing just 47 goals in 37 Premier League games to date, the same total as relegated Blackburn Rovers and now the Scot is looking at possible additions to help add strength in depth up front.

Returning Man City midfielder Yaya Toure has seen his side struggle during his time away on African Nations Cup duty and believes his Etihad Stadium can not drop another point if they want to retain their Premier League title according to the Daily Mirror.

In turn, it would make sense that the Red Devils are being linked with a move for Vidal, while Antonio Conte has seen his side struggle and the Metro note that midfield ace Tiemoue Bakayoko has faced heavy criticism this season having failed to impress after his summer move from Monaco.

With both sides struggling to get anything on target in the first half, the pressure was certainly building on the hosts who are eyeing a third consecutive FA Cup triumph.

If Arsenal win, not a given but the most likely result against a Cruystal Palace side struggling for identity, they will beon 40 points.

Mourinho has seen his Chelsea side struggle for form this term and star striker Diego Costa isn't making the same impact as he made in his debut season in the Premier League and it's no surprise that the Blues boss would target a fresh goal - scoring option.

The 30 year - old has managed only two league goals from his 11 outings this term, playing a part in his sides struggles, and there is widespread reports that his club will look to replace Benzema in the coming windows.

Claret and Blue fans may have got their wish in Lambert's departure, yet his dismissal is unlikely to yield huge on - field improvements, or at least not instantly, and with both sides struggling at the foot of the table, a goal - feast isn't expected.

Jose Mourinho has seen his side struggle in the defence of their Premier League title, losing three of their opening seven Premier League fixtures and sitting down in 15th place in the table, and the Blues boss is now apparently considering a January move for Algerian international Brahimi.

Supporters have grown frustrated with the lack of trophies since the Invincibles were broken up back in 2004, and with our side struggling to keep pace with their rivals this term, many have turned on the club.

His side struggled this season with a lack of pace going forward.

The decision to let those strikers leave Old Trafford came back to haunt the Dutchman against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night as his side struggled with the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, who missed the game at the Philips Stadion through injury.

With a number of sides struggling towards the bottom of the table and in desperate need of some fresh faces in January in order to ensure they make their way up the table and away from danger.

Benteke should complete his move to Merseyside on Wednesday after his # 32.5 million buy - out clause at Aston Villa was triggered by the Reds over the weekend [via Guardian Sport] and is set to be the final puzzle in the jigsaw for Rodgers, who witnessed his side struggle for goals last season following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona and the numerous injury problems to Daniel Sturridge.

However, Liverpool are also keen on the England U21 international, and so it promises to be quite the transfer battle if he chooses to leave Leicester, with Claudio Ranieri's side struggling to avoid a relegation scrap just a year on from winning the Premier League title.

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.

The winger has since impressed in the Bundesliga scoring seven goals and creating one, despite his side struggling in the bottom half of the table.

Sherwood lost Christian Benteke to Liverpool over the summer and has seen his side struggle for goals, managing eight in eight Premier League fixtures this season.

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.

Claudio Ranieri is coming under fire at Leicester City currently, with his side struggling to cope with the expectations following their miraculous Premier League title win last season, but should he be on the shortlist to take over from Arsene Wenger at Arsenal?

It was their defence that let them down once again, with a Swansea side struggling for goals able to put two past them at Goodison Park.

Despite our side struggling to challenge for top honours in recent years, and with the ongoing speculation, players still dream of playing for our club, well French players certainly do.

But all English sides struggled to get up to European Standard in the beginning.

Both sides struggled to create a lot going forward at Wembley, although Olivier Giroud's introduction for Theo Walcott in attack after the break saw Arsenal look more of a threat offensively.

The Azerbaijanis, who were trounced 6 - 0 by Chelsea in the first round of Group C fixtures, battled their way to a 0 - 0 stalemate despite the second - half dismissal of striker Dino Ndlovu to leave the Spanish side struggling in third place.

Substitute Christian Atsu blazed a shot high and wide as the home side struggled for inspiration, but it was from his cross that the Magpies finally forced their way in front with 10 minutes remaining.

The home side struggled to penetrate United's defence and made as much out of a Rafael challenge on Craig Gardner as they could.

The return of Vidic is bound to play a big part psychologically for Manchester United who have missed his no nonsense approach to defending but I think they will have too much fire power for a Sunderland side struggling for both goals and clean sheets this season.

With the Basque based side struggling in the league, this certainly won't be an easy way back into the game for Moyes.

Despite all that, Rudi Garcia's crew has still lead at half time 52.6 % of the time and has actually scored first in 57.9 % of their first 19 matches, but falling behind early is seldom beneficial, particularly not for a side struggling to find goals at the moment.

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

Both sides struggled to piece together extended stretches of attacking play.

Massimiliano Allegri's side struggled to carve out clear - cut opportunities although they should have taken the lead shortly after the half - hour mark when they had two chances in quick succession.

Wenger enjoyed plenty of success in England but even with those stronger sides he struggled to have much influence in Europe.

Newcastle's win over Manchester United earlier on Sunday afternoon had sent the Saints back into the relegation zone, and the home side struggled to muster much response to their early setback.

Jürgen Klopp's men were dominant for the first forty - five minutes, with Conte's side struggling to get into the game.