Sentences with phrase «difficult second season»

Argentine has endured a difficult second season in France with Paris Saint - Germain and is looking to move on

According to the Metro, the Spain international has been linked with a return to the La Liga club after a difficult second season at Stamford Bridge.

He joined Chelsea from the La Liga side in 2014 and now wants to return after a difficult second season in England, on and off the pitch.

24 year old Mexican international Hernandez suffered something of a difficult second season at Man United last term but has returned to goal - scoring ways during the current campaign, netting eight goals despite making just six starts all season.

Not exact matches

The difficult conditions for a second successive season threaten...

Antonio Conte has endured a difficult star to his second season at Stamford Bridge, with the Italian having to deal with striker Diego Costa's antics as the player looks to leave the club after going AWOL as per the Sun, as well as the Blues losing their opening Premier League fixture to minnows Burnley.

Second half of the season is way more difficult, against the bigger clubs there will be only the Chelsea game we play at the Emirates.

DeShields, a second baseman starting his eighth season in the big leagues, has learned some difficult lessons from his own recent history.

«The last 10 matches of the second half of the season are difficult,» Tonelli said.

We just need one more defeat to keep Arsenal from statistically being able to win the title, since the second half of the season is way more difficult, considering we have a few very tough away games such as both manchesters, the balancing bird club and Liverpool.

You can not help but feel frustrated for Ozil as well, who although having a relatively difficult second half of the season, has ultimately been held back by Arsenal's severe lack of an effective strike force.

DM is hard because we just had a breakthrough season for a young player who it would be difficult to bench now... and conversely buying good enough quality to warrant removal of Arteta as back up is hard because nobody wants to be fighting to be second choice!

Barcelona need to beat Sevilla, their most difficult away game left this season in the league, in order to at least keep up their 11 point lead over second - place Atletico Madrid and inch themselves closer to yet another La Liga title.

Munich are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, but Guardiola could face a difficult task motiving them in the second half of the season as he looks to sign off with multiple trophies.

Arsene Wenger is said to be unhappy with German forward Lukas Podolski and is ready to consider decent offers for the 28 year old, who has scored just ten Premier League starts in what has proven a difficult second Premier League season.

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!!!

It should also be noted that the second half of the season is much more difficult than the first.

Three points in a difficult match gives up better conditions between now and the end of the season to finish second, which is the position we want.

I was tempted to back a draw for the second time this season as it would be good enough to see us through, but we have momentum from a six match winning run and I'll back us getting a seventh under difficult circumstances.

But it all becomes a lot more difficult when we have to choose our second best player of the season.

But as the season went on, ter Stegen matured and became much more reliable in goal, routinely making difficult saves look easy, just take a look at the highlights from the first half of the second leg against Bayern Munich and you will see what I mean.

Gameiro's winner was his second goal in as many games after netting in the Copa del Rey win over Lleida, and Simeone is hopeful that the Frenchman is awakening again after a difficult start to the season.

Winning the game will be difficult for Catania as they are last in goals scored and second to only newly promoted Sassuolo in goal difference this season however of absolute importance to a team in dire need of points.

2013/14 marked a second difficult season at White Hart Lane however...

Having the second leg in north London does make things difficult, especially if Antonio Conte isn't taking this competition all that seriously — just as he did last season.

Sam Allardyce's West Ham have also endured a rather tough second half to the season, but they lie in 11th spot in the Premier League and Allardyce's teams always have reputations for being spiky, difficult to beat teams when playing away from home.

The defender was sent off early in the second half for pulling back Salomon Rondon to continue his difficult start to the season.

They'll be an awkward opponent, at St. Andrews in particular, but it's going to be extremely difficult for Birmingham to play to that very same level that they did last season, so we envisage a more rocky campaign ahead this time around although if Zigic gets his head in front then Birmingham may have just enough to fend off the drop for the second season running.

Jenkinson was rather impressive for West Ham last season, but he has found matters much more difficult in his second spell with the club.

For a newly - promoted club, that is a good position to be in, but the second half of the season is difficult and this fixture will be difficult to negotiate.

In each of our league games this season we have been second best in terms of fitness and it is difficult to understand how there can be any excuse for this.

'' We are in a difficult moment, possibly our second worst of the season after August [and the Supercopa de Espana defeats].

One found it difficult to see how things would improve for the defender during his second season.

The forecast that was made, that the second half of the season would be far more difficult, was sadly correct.

In episode 213, the second season finale, Melvin's memorial service is attended by a surprise guest; Bette is fired by Franklin, then coaches Tina through what turns out to be an unexpectedly difficult labor and delivery; Jenny is in trouble and asks for help.

It seemed difficult that stranger things improved compared to the first season, but the second season was not only better than its predecessor, but it consolidated Stranger Things as one of the best science fiction series of all time.

Martin is currently starring as two very different mothers in two TV shows: NBC's Great News, which has been renewed for a second season and comes from producer Tina Fey, and Hulu's Difficult People, which just wrapped shooting its third season the day before we spoke at the Ritz Hotel.

Martin is currently starring as two very different mothers in two TV shows: NBC's Great News, which has been renewed for a second season and comes from producer Tina Fey, and Hulu's Difficult People, which just wrapped shooting its third season the day before we spoke at the Ritz... Read

In this second season, life becomes increasingly more difficult for the kingpin as not only are the US and Columbian governments hot on his tail — now rival drug lords want to take him out as well.

The show — just picked up for a second season — has become controversial for what critics say is a glamorization of suicide, and many school districts have sent warning letters to parents about its difficult content.

The first season of that show was... difficult, but the second season got way better.