Sentences with phrase «difficult couple of months»

In fairness, he is only young and has had a difficult couple of months so I'll not write him off completely.
Match Preview: Real Madrid has had difficult couple of months where they lost against Valencia, got lucky against Villarreal and Las Palmas but dropping 5 points in last three La Liga games have allowed Barcelona to make their way back into the title race.
The Italian international is back in the side after a difficult couple of months with form and fitness.

Not exact matches

Since it's January I, like most people, would like to eat a little lighter and healthier than I have over the past couple of months but sometimes being slammed back into real life makes that seem difficult to do.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
I really hope the wheels are not coming off right now, i still believe with a couple of additions in jan, we could still top the league come may, but smart team selection, and a general rotation of players will get it done, keep the players sharp, eager and in shape, not sit on the bench sometimes months on end and then get thrown into a difficult game.
Arsenal are in a difficult place at the moment, as they are every couple of months.
A couple of months ago, Arsenal were lacking vivacity going forwards and finding it rather difficult to score, so it was clear that something needed to change.
A crucial, probably even defining period of the season awaits the Latics, with the next months of action handing them several difficult encounters with three of the traditional» Big Four» teams as well as a couple of make - or - break clashes with those in close proximity.
I've been trying to lose a few pounds for a couple of months...... it is so difficult after menopause!!!
Our little one is almost 21 months, and in the last couple of weeks he has started being difficult at meals.
The excitement of a new school year, along with a couple of months of late bedtimes will make this a difficult place to start.
I think it was mentally a little bit more difficult for me, in the beginning to switch back and forth because, you know, and when I'd read about how you are giving all of that touch and that feeling to your baby and that intimacy, that really resonated with me, especially in the beginning couple of months, but at the same time, I really craved that one - on - one intimacy with my husband.
I personally found the first couple of months extremely difficult.
I am weaning him now at 18 months, because it was seeming to be getting difficult mainly because he was refusing to eat and waiting for milk - he would hardly eat anything more than a couple bites of something.
A couple things about this study are worth mentioning: a) they removed cases in which symptoms of cancer occurred in the first nine months or the child died in the first year, which may be where the effects of breastfeeding are strongest (though I certainly don't know this for a fact, but it is reasonable); and b) they did not examine exclusive breastfeeding, but rather any breastfeeding (this is important as the effects of breastfeeding are known to be strongest when breastfeeding is exclusive and it is also difficult to ascertain how little or how much women were breastfeeding when any breastfeeding is the variable of interest).
As for my brilliant runs, it is difficult right now to think of brilliant because it has been so hot, humid, and generally miserable here for a couple months, BUT, in spite of that, I'd say that any run that I take with my favorite running partner, my dog Penny, especially when we get off the roads and into the trails has the potential to be brilliant.
«Taking a couple months off is difficult, but that's the benefit of the test day.
Katrina kept up repayments for a couple of months but then stopped when it became too difficult to meet her other expenses.
I am planning on signing up when we return home for a couple of months from our travels.We incorporate video into our site, but I have found it difficult to edit quickly on the road and have fallen behind.
A long breather, say a couple of months spent in intensive study of detail results and planning presentations and it becomes very difficult to «recollect» why and what code sections are doing.
A sale sometimes in as little as a few days, and other times in a difficult seller market, it took a couple of weeks when others took months.
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