Sentences with phrase «awful run»

In theory, it's a good combination to have a not - awful run defense and a pass rush that gets after the quarterback.

They did claim a 1 - 1 draw at Manchester City recently, but they were helped by City's awful run of form and Champions League distractions.

So Arsene Wenger has been sticking to his new formation since Arsenal's awful run of 5 defeats in 8 games and it seemed to have given the team some new confidence until last weeks devastating defeat to Tottenham, but it is highly likely that Wenger will continue with the same setup this afternoon.

But just like with the dominant summer and the awful run they had a few weeks ago, none of that is going to matter much once October comes around.

Both sides will be looking to move up the table by the end of this afternoon, with Steve Bruce facing particular problems as his side flirt with relegation after an awful run of form.

For Granada a vital three points at Espanyol last week helped put an end to an awful run of form for the club which included conceding 10 goals in two matches against Real Betis and Atletico Madrid.

My memory is pretty solid so I'll remind you when you made this claim it was when Giroud was scoring lots of goals last season and soon after that claim he went on an awful run of 15 games without a goal in the EPL, you even used the penalty excuse that he doesn't take penalties like Aguero!

That was simply not the case, with the visitors showing true grit and character to dismiss their awful run of form to impress in North - London, and the Middlesbrough boss is very happy with the display his side put in.

We could certainly do with a boost after our awful run of form....

Fans will appreciate Ferdinand's honesty, and there's certainly plenty for Wenger to think about between now and the end of the season as his side go through an awful run of form.

But they fought their way through to take the points and that should have regained a little confidence after an awful run of form away from the Emirates.

Towards the end of last season, Arsene Wenger changed the team formation at Arsenal to arrest an awful run of form, and it worked brilliantly as the Gunners went on a long winning run and only failed by one point to get Fourth Place in the League.

A fine goalkeeper, Tim Krul would surely be one big name to leave Newcastle United if their awful run continues and they drop down to the Championship.

The awful running game did two detrimental things.

Make no mistake, the Portuguese coach's huge ego will have been hurt by this awful run of form, and he will put it right.

Also included in the squad reported by The Mirror are the two main keepers Petr Cech and David Ospina, the brilliant young Spanish right back Hector Bellerin and the mercurial Jack Wilshere, who returned to training early after Euro 2016 and who looks determined to put his awful run of injury problems behind him.

The Scot was finally sacked on Wednesday after an awful run of form this season, with ex-Tottenham Hotspur boss Tim Sherwood among the favourites to come in and replace him.

XI v XI (for the whole game hopefully) can produce some crazy results in the Cup, so Arsenal could break an awful run at Old Trafford, where they have lost 9 and drawn 1 of their last 10 visits.....

Coventry City the 1987 FA Cup winners added more misery on Stoke City and Mark Hughes, who has since been sacked as their manager after an awful run of recent form.

The leaders have now conceded in 11 straight league games, which is an awful run for a side of their stature.

Can they turn that around at Wembley, or will their awful run of form at this ground hurt Spurs?

Son Heung - Min added a second before half time, and that looked to have ended their awful run on this ground.

The hosts come into this game in an awful run of form.

Arsenal came out of that awful run, as you will recall, through the simple expedient of changing the format of the defence and going to five at the back.

It's been an awful run of home fixtures if you base them on the level of difficulty, but as was said to me yesterday, it really does feel like a privilege to be able to compete with the country's top teams in league games.

Is it because of the humour and humanity of LVG, the awful run of injuries, the difficulty of changing from the SAF old guard to a new MU filled with exciting attacking intent (that is a joke) or just that it is an unpleasant trait to laugh at those who are going through tough times?