Sentences with phrase «brief spell»

Silva impressed in brief spells in charge of both Hull and Watford, before recently leaving the Hornets after a dip in form at Vicarage Road.

The former West Brom player became Spurs» manager after a very brief spell as the club's assistant in 2004.

Rennie ended his career back at Morton after brief spells with Inverness and Kilmarnock, retiring at the age of 40.

For brief spells in the game it did feel a bit focussed on action more than I would have liked but there were more moments where it felt like I was playing Dark Souls with guns.

After brief spells with Conway United and Bangor City, he joined non-league Winsford where he was spotted by Bury, who paid # 6000 for his services.

He travelled widely in Europe and taught for brief spells at London art schools.

Wilson came to office in late 1964 - one year after JFK was assassinated and served until 1970, with a further brief spell in office from 1974 - 76.

They were painted with a characteristic feathered decoration representing the wings of the sky - mother, Nut, who according to a pastiche of several brief spells from The Pyramid Texts regularly found on the coffin - lids of the next dynasty, is exhorted to extend herself over the deceased so that he might not die but be placed among the Imperishable Stars which were in her.

It was not surprising, then, that when the New York Times photography critic Andy Grundberg decided to issue a postmortem on post-Modernist photography, «Image World» served as his exhibit A. 1 Many people seem eager to forget the relatively brief spell during which the term «post-Modernist art» meant something

This short briefing spells out the disconnect between climate science and EU action.

Martin Allen or «Mad Dog» was one of the players recruited to the club (from QPR) during Lou Macari's brief spell as manager in the wake of relegation to Division 2 in 1989.

The 1995 Fifa World Player of the Year, George Weah (left), had brief spells at Chelsea and Man City.

Antonio occasionally gave the impression of being the left sided midfield player but only for brief spells, otherwise it was a no - wide - man - zone.

Barcelona undoubtedly resorted to brief spells of cheating, but when they did play, they played with a grace and efficiency that Arsenal simply couldn't match.

He also had brief spells with Schalke, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund but he will always be associated with «Der FC» in his native Germany, where he won the League title, Cup and UEFA Cup.

But the Jews did not forget their brief spell of glory, and indulged a dangerous nostalgia.

They came with «World War II, seeing Nagasaki after the bomb, participation in the Freedom Ride, various acts of civil disobedience in response to racism and Vietnam resulting in brief spells in a variety of jails, and other events that shattered my comfortable world.»

After a brief spell of sustained attack from City, De Bruyne was able to work his way into a shockingly large pocket of space between PSG's lines and fired home an absolutely gorgeous curler that Trapp was utterly helpless to stop.

Kane had a brief spell in Arsenal's youth setup between 2001 and 2002, but was let go and it took him time to eventually get his top flight career going.

But after speaking to former teammate Willian — who left the Ukrainian club in 2013, and joined Chelsea after a brief spell in Russia with Anzhi — Costa wants a move to Stamford Bridge, rather than the Nou Camp.

He cultivated his craft in France, and moved to Switzerland and Lausanne - Sport for a brief spell in 2013.

McClaren spent a brief spell as Three Lions coach ahead of the 2008 European Championships, but left his post after failing to take the national side to the tournament — the first time they had missed an international competition since 1994.

So although the brief spell with Charlton this season was important in that it gave Coquelin the match fitness he needed to come straight into the Arsenal side, it seems that his tough experience in Germany, where he was often played out of position and heavily criticised by the German media seems to have been the real catalyst.

This weekend also saw Barcelona crowned champions of La Liga, ending Atletico Madrid's brief spell at the top of Spanish football.

After a brief spell on loan at Fiorentina, he signed for Aston Villa, where he was immediately named club captain.

Wenger credited them for the brief spells in which they showed life, paid respect and ultimately was humble in the face of a great victory.

Carragher added that while he appreciated the eagerness of his former England teammate Alan Shearer to take the job, he does not think Shearer is qualified enough at this time to take on the role due to his failure in a brief spell as manager of Newcastle United in 2009.

The real jewel in their crown right now is Panos Armenakas, who is plying his trade in Italy for Udinese after a brief spell with current English Premier League side Watford.

van Gaal spoke to Sky Sports after the game and hit out at his team's failure to cope with the Swans» change of formation for a brief spell in the second half:

The Mexican striker Alan Pulido has become the latest acquisition of Greek team Olympiakos after his brief spell with their junior club Levadiakos.

Emenike left the side without playing a single game but they were still keen in re-signing him after impressing during his brief spell at the club.

However, Pogba has impressed during his brief spell in Serie A, becoming a first - team regular with the Old Lady, and making his debut for France earlier this year.

Our set - up assured that our opponents were limited to only brief spells in or around our penalty box for much of the first half, but we also did not create enough goalscoring opportunities in the opening 40 minutes either.

Apoel striker Mickael Pote could have given his side a lifeline but failed to connect with a free header and after a brief spell of pressure at the start of the second half, Tottenham again took control.

Faroese goalkeeper Bjarni Johansen finished his career with two goals to his credit the second of which came during a brief spell with FC Suðuroy, where he later became chairman.

Villa Park boss Tim Sherwood knows Andros Townsend well from his brief spell in charge of the club and has seen two of his best players leave over the summer.

An incredible career which included a World Cup, a European Championship and three Premier League titles came to an end in England for Robert Pires in 2011 after a brief spell at Aston Villa.

Former Portsmouth midfielder Muntari was also part of the Rossoneri squad during Seedorf's brief spell as coach in 2014.

After a brief spell as Scotland boss he took over at Old Trafford in 1986.

Having enjoyed success in charge of Monaco in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Wenger arrived in north London in the autumn of 1996 following a brief spell in Japan.

Stoke enjoyed a brief spell of pressure midway through the second period but were unable to find a way through the Palace defence, leaving them to focus on their Premier League campaign.

Holden is currently a coach at League One club Walsall, and, in 2015, had a brief spell as interim manager of Oldham Athletic.

Before coming to Thailand, he had a brief spell at Yeovil Town in England's fourth tier.

After a brief spell in East Anglia with Ipswich Town, he later joined Vancouver Whitecaps on his first American venture.

The young defender — who had a brief spell at Reading last season — has proven that he is Premier League quality, putting in some spirited displays for the Hornets and his versatility is bound to make him a success at Chelsea in the future, right?

Slovakia enjoyed a brief spell late in the first half, when Manuel Neuer's brilliant save denied Juraj Kucka's header.

It was only after Theo was substituted with Diaby that Cole breathed a sigh of relief and started to venture into dangerous areas; but after Rosicky came on, even that brief spell came to an end.