Sentences with phrase «barren run in»

In attack, Cristiano Ronaldo ended his three - game barren run in the league with a well - taken headed attempt, and makes the cut.

A 1 - 0 home reverse to Man City on Monday stretched Blackburn's barren run in the league without winning to ten games — their last victory coming back on 23 January.

Last week's 1 - 0 loss at home to Manchester United stretched Villa's barren run in front of goal to three games − a little over six hours in total since their last Premier League goal.

Even the fact that Arsenal scored two goals after a bit of barren run in front of goal isn't a positive.

Brazil, by their lofty standards, have had a barren run in international football in recent years, but the signs are that this great football nation is ready to bounce back.

The young French forward has been one of the big positives in United's season and after a barren run in front of goal he has begun to look more threatening, scoring twice in his last five league matches.

Arsenal and Wenger will find it tough to fight for the Premier League title, if their strikers strike a barren run in front of goal, and show no signs of making a turnaround for the good.

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I want to sidestep the brief, silly article running in Esquire about the increasing number of «kaleidoscopically shifting arrangements» we honor with the name family, but I also want to use it to frame what I think ought to emerge as a new vein to be mined in the sometimes barren - feeling realm of political theory.

Costa had found the back of the net earlier in the game to end a five - game long barren run, but he was not done there.

His goal undoubtedly gave Milan the lift that they needed in such an important game, as having struggled against all the top teams so far this season, they were finally able to end their barren run.

Feels exactly as I felt in 1986 in the middle of a 17 years barren run for the team I decided to support for life.

Wenger is known to hold the striker in high regard, despite a long barren run this season, and he would likely remain central to the manager's plans should he sign up to manage his country.

Lionel Messi will be looking to end a barren run against Chelsea which has seen him go eight meetings without a goal, but despite that he'll undoubtedly be leading the way for the visitors in this one with Paulinho filling the gap in midfield with Philippe Coutinho ineligible to feature.

The same can't be said for his teammate Luis Suarez though, with the 30 - year - old experiencing a barren run compared to his usual high output so far this season as he's managed to find the back of the net just three times in 12 outings.

Messi's goal was his first against Chelsea in nine meetings with the Blues, ending a barren run of 730 minutes without one against the Premier League giants.

In my opinion the reason we did not win the league was because Giroud stopped scoring and went on a 12 - 15 game barren run and walcott had stopped scoring.

when Arsenal fans moan about him its not just because he is at best average, we are mostly venting our anger at Wenger for not getting the upgrade we need, so its unfortunate he cops the abuse that should be reserved for other people... having said all that its also fair to mention Arsenal and by large Wenger had given him more support and encouragement to last him a life time even if he is Methuselah, I doubt if there is any striker in the whole world who will go 15 matches without troubling the net and still retain his spot, even Messi and Ronaldo will nit complain if they are benched after going on such barren run,

I would have endured a three to four years barren run with a new manager who has a vision and builds him team around it, than having the most experienced manager in the world and yet his team plays and gets bullied like kids, while he sits down and watch.

The Frenchman enjoyed his best goals tally in an Arsenal shirt this season, despite going on a four - month barren run.

However, unfortunately for Ozil, Olivier Giroud had other plans and the French international went on a barren scoring run in which he was dreadful in front of goal.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds as we've only played three away games since then but it's still a barren run of 335 minutes which surely needs to end if we're to pick up a third title in five years.

Had Vardy joined Arsenal two years ago, he could have been barren because nobody could support his explosive runs in team.

As we have seen in our injury - filled barren runs of bad luck.

The French international scored twice in five minutes at the Stadium of Light, while Ibrahimovic drew a blank at home to Burnley which extended his barren run to six Premier League games without a goal.

or Alexis wasn't droppable in his 11 game barren run?

its a sign of intent... lpool are vulnerable at back so klopp brings in a decent centre back... we need that same attitude times 6 if we are to have a team that competes again at the top... but with the delusional corporate tool running things it will be another failed year... thats basically 14 barren years and taking us back closer to the bad old days of the 1960s when we never one a title over the decade

He was on a brilliant scoring run since January but has how been barren for five games in a row, and his contribution in the last two matches against Chelsea and Swansea were minimal to say the least.

He was called up to the England U21 side a couple of weeks ago and scored on his debut, and he has finnal broken his barren run at Hull as well after scoring in the penalty shoot out win over Premiership side Leicester.

In turn, Arsene Wenger will want to end that barren run especially with growing talk amongst the media and supporters of a power shift in north London, while for their own aspirations, they can't afford to fall further behind their rivals for a top four finisIn turn, Arsene Wenger will want to end that barren run especially with growing talk amongst the media and supporters of a power shift in north London, while for their own aspirations, they can't afford to fall further behind their rivals for a top four finisin north London, while for their own aspirations, they can't afford to fall further behind their rivals for a top four finish.

In order to end that barren run and make LaLiga a true two - horse race, Simeone is expected to turn to the XI that hammered Sevilla last Sunday.

Saints have struggled to score goals this season and while Gabbiadini gave them hope after his arrival in January, he has run into a barren patch.

After breaking our barren run of form with victory in our last match against Hull City, Mauricio Pochettino will be aiming to end his first season in charge of the Lilywhites with victory, but he'll need the influence of key players to achieve that.

Stoke summer signing Jese Rodriguez has not figured since November, but 20 - year - old winger Ramadan Sobhi has netted in successive league games after a lengthy barren run.

Another positive for United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be the return to form of star man Wayne Rooney, who really did produce a masterclass against Wolves last time out as the striker ended his barren run with a well - taken brace in a resounding 4 - 1 win.

Burnley hadn't scored since their 1 - 0 win over Manchester City in March, a barren run of six goalless games.

Wednesday's 3 - 0 reverse at Craven Cottage to Fulham, a match Bolton barely even contested such was the dominance Fulham enjoyed, was Bolton's third consecutive away defeat and stretched their barren run without an away win in the Premier League to an alarming ten games, nine of which were losses.

The Scot has won just two of his sixteen league games in charge, two of which coming against a then utterly demoralised and in free - fall West Brom either side of the New Year, and he is currently struggling to rouse the troops during a nine - match barren run which has seen Rovers go nearly three whole months without winning.

That win was their second in four days and helped end a barren run of four matches without even picking up a point, but Stoke have been known to go just as quickly off the boil as jumping straight back on, so are they really worth chancing at The Hawthorns?

They will be hoping, however, that the players returning will at least be able to secure Champions League football for the 17th season in a row and win the FA Cup to end their barren run without a trophy since moving to the Emirates.

Inter have endured a barren run since Jose Mourinho left the club and have finished outside the Champions League spot in the last six Italian domestic seasons.

However, Wayne Rooney also put in an eye - catching performance and even though he failed to end a barren run of three months without a league goal, the England striker still played a pivotal role in his team's overwhelming success and contributed largely to Beratov's scoring plaudits.

If you want to put jobs, the economy and living standards first, you must vote Labour to stop a landslide victory that could turn Britain into a barren tax haven run in the interests of billionaires.

Karim Aïnouz — «Love for Sale,» «Madame Satã» Rakhshan Bani - Etemad — «Under the Skin of the City,» «The May Lady» Siddiq Barmak * — «Opium War,» «Osama» Aida Begić * — «Children of Sarajevo,» «Snow» Jeremy Brock — «True Crimes,» «The Last King of Scotland» Jared Bush * — «Zootopia,» «Moana» John Collee — «Tanna,» «Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World» Buddhadeb Dasgupta — «The Wrestlers,» «The Red Door» Kenneth Angelo Daurio, Jr. — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «Despicable Me» Luke Davies — «Lion,» «Life» Mohamed Diab — «Clash,» «Cairo 678» Lav Diaz * — «A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery,» «Norte, the End of History» Katie Dippold — «Snatched,» «Ghostbusters» Nelson Pereira dos Santos * — «How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman,» «Barren Lives» Ildikó Enyedi * — «Simon Magus,» «My Twentieth Century» Safi Faye * — «Mossane,» «Lettre Paysanne» Feng Xiaogang — «If You Are the One,» «A World without Thieves» Paz Alicia Garciadiego — «Bleak Street,» «Deep Crimson» Bahman Ghobadi — «Turtles Can Fly,» «A Time for Drunken Horses» Goutam Ghose * — «Shankhachil,» «Paar» Eric Heisserer — «Arrival,» «Lights Out» Barry Jenkins * — «Moonlight,» «Medicine for Melancholy» * — «The Holy Mountain,» «El Topo» Phil Johnston * — «Zootopia,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Kim Ki - duk * — «3 - Iron,» «Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring» Mohammed Lakhdar - Hamina * — «Chronicle of the Years of Embers,» «The Winds of the Aures» Brit Marling — «The East,» «Another Earth» Márta Mészáros * — «Diary for My Children,» «Adoption» Mike Mills — «20th Century Women,» «Beginners» Idrissa Ouedraogo * — «Tilaï,» «Yaaba» Éva Pataki — «The Seventh Room,» «Diary for My Loves» Cinco Paul — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «DespicableMe» Jordan Peele * — «Get Out,» «Keanu» Simon Pegg — «Run Fat Boy Run,» «Shaun of the Dead» Mohammad Rasoulof * — «Manuscripts Don't Burn,» «Goodbye» Eran Riklis * — «Lemon Tree,» «The Syrian Bride» Céline Sciamma — «My Life as a Zucchini,» «Tomboy» Mrinal Sen * — «The Case Is Closed,» «In Search of Famine» Taylor Sheridan — «Hell or High Water,» «Sicario» Sooni Taraporevala — «Mississippi Masala,» «Salaam Bombay!»

At the center of a story, in a performance evoking intense idealism, is Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a martial - arts instructor who runs a storefront studio on a barren city street.

Instead of luscious grassy planes, deserts, and snowy mountains, in Freedom Wars players must tackle a barren network of run - down urban sectors while being constantly surveyed by the omnipresent Panopticon.

Writers Karim Aïnouz — «Love for Sale,» «Madame Satã» Rakhshan Bani - Etemad — «Under the Skin of the City,» «The May Lady» Siddiq Barmak * — «Opium War,» «Osama» Aida Begić * — «Children of Sarajevo,» «Snow» Jeremy Brock — «True Crimes,» «The Last King of Scotland» Jared Bush * — «Zootopia,» «Moana» John Collee — «Tanna,» «Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World» Buddhadeb Dasgupta — «The Wrestlers,» «The Red Door» Kenneth Angelo Daurio, Jr. — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «Despicable Me» Luke Davies — «Lion,» «Life» Mohamed Diab — «Clash,» «Cairo 678» Lav Diaz * — «A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery,» «Norte, the End of History» Katie Dippold — «Snatched,» «Ghostbusters» Nelson Pereira dos Santos * — «How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman,» «Barren Lives» Ildikó Enyedi * — «Simon Magus,» «My Twentieth Century» Safi Faye * — «Mossane,» «Lettre Paysanne» Feng Xiaogang — «If You Are the One,» «A World without Thieves» Paz Alicia Garciadiego — «Bleak Street,» «Deep Crimson» Bahman Ghobadi — «Turtles Can Fly,» «A Time for Drunken Horses» Goutam Ghose * — «Shankhachil,» «Paar» Eric Heisserer — «Arrival,» «Lights Out» Barry Jenkins * — «Moonlight,» «Medicine for Melancholy» Alejandro Jodorowsky * — «The Holy Mountain,» «El Topo» Phil Johnston * — «Zootopia,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Kim Ki - duk * — «3 - Iron,» «Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring» Mohammed Lakhdar - Hamina * — «Chronicle of the Years of Embers,» «The Winds of the Aures» Brit Marling — «The East,» «Another Earth» Márta Mészáros * — «Diary for My Children,» «Adoption» Mike Mills — «20th Century Women,» «Beginners» Idrissa Ouedraogo * — «Tilaï,» «Yaaba» Éva Pataki — «The Seventh Room,» «Diary for My Loves» Cinco Paul — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «DespicableMe» Jordan Peele * — «Get Out,» «Keanu» Simon Pegg — «Run Fat Boy Run,» «Shaun of the Dead» Mohammad Rasoulof * — «Manuscripts Don't Burn,» «Goodbye» Eran Riklis * — «Lemon Tree,» «The Syrian Bride» Céline Sciamma — «My Life as a Zucchini,» «Tomboy» Mrinal Sen * — «The Case Is Closed,» «In Search of Famine» Taylor Sheridan — «Hell or High Water,» «Sicario» Sooni Taraporevala — «Mississippi Masala,» «Salaam Bombay!»

No more running through map after map of barren terrain in hopes of flipping over a lonely bucket or kicking an idle pile of leaves to discover one health potion you're never going to use.

Instead, it's a very personal story — a road movie where the apocalypse has already happened, in which Logan, a deteriorating Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart in a wonderful supporting role), and mutant test subject Laura (newcomer Dafne Keen) are outlaws on the run, traveling across a barren landscape in search of their own paradise.

Karim Aïnouz — «Love for Sale,» «Madame Satã» Rakhshan Bani - Etemad — «Under the Skin of the City,» «The May Lady» Siddiq Barmak * — «Opium War,» «Osama» Aida Begić * — «Children of Sarajevo,» «Snow» Jeremy Brock — «True Crimes,» «The Last King of Scotland» Jared Bush * — «Zootopia,» «Moana» John Collee — «Tanna,» «Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World» Buddhadeb Dasgupta — «The Wrestlers,» «The Red Door» Kenneth Angelo Daurio, Jr. — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «Despicable Me» Luke Davies — «Lion,» «Life» Mohamed Diab — «Clash,» «Cairo 678» Lav Diaz * — «A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery,» «Norte, the End of History» Katie Dippold — «Snatched,» «Ghostbusters» Nelson Pereira dos Santos * — «How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman,» «Barren Lives» Ildikó Enyedi * — «Simon Magus,» «My Twentieth Century» Safi Faye * — «Mossane,» «Lettre Paysanne» Feng Xiaogang — «If You Are the One,» «A World without Thieves» Paz Alicia Garciadiego — «Bleak Street,» «Deep Crimson» Bahman Ghobadi — «Turtles Can Fly,» «A Time for Drunken Horses» Goutam Ghose * — «Shankhachil,» «Paar» Eric Heisserer — «Arrival,» «Lights Out» Barry Jenkins * — «Moonlight,» «Medicine for Melancholy» Alejandro Jodorowsky * — «The Holy Mountain,» «El Topo» Phil Johnston * — «Zootopia,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Kim Ki - duk * — «3 - Iron,» «Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring» Mohammed Lakhdar - Hamina * — «Chronicle of the Years of Embers,» «The Winds of the Aures» Brit Marling — «The East,» «Another Earth» Márta Mészáros * — «Diary for My Children,» «Adoption» Mike Mills — «20th Century Women,» «Beginners» Idrissa Ouedraogo * — «Tilaï,» «Yaaba» Éva Pataki — «The Seventh Room,» «Diary for My Loves» Cinco Paul — «The Secret Life of Pets,» «DespicableMe» Jordan Peele * — «Get Out,» «Keanu» Simon Pegg — «Run Fat Boy Run,» «Shaun of the Dead» Mohammad Rasoulof * — «Manuscripts Don't Burn,» «Goodbye» Eran Riklis * — «Lemon Tree,» «The Syrian Bride» Céline Sciamma — «My Life as a Zucchini,» «Tomboy» Mrinal Sen * — «The Case Is Closed,» «In Search of Famine» Taylor Sheridan — «Hell or High Water,» «Sicario» Sooni Taraporevala — «Mississippi Masala,» «Salaam Bombay!»

Still the open world can feel barren thanks to its lack of content and while there will be sidequests to undertake, majority of the time is usually spend running from one location to the next with nothing interesting in between to make the journey easier.