Sentences with phrase «dip in form rather»

Now while the change may have been due to Hector's recent dip in form rather than anything else, it must be said that Oxlade - Chamberlain grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

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Ronaldo can only continue to deliver for so long, and so rather than being left with a gap to fill when his form really dips, bringing in a young player who can learn and train alongside him would be a very smart idea.

Arsene Wenger will be hoping the German was just part of the collective dip in form on the night rather than something more terminal or he could find himself scouring the markets for another centre - back sometime soon.

They began their away campaign bright enough, thumping Wigan and West Ham 6 - 0 and 3 - 1 respectively, but since then their away form has dipped having suffered their first league defeat of the season in Manchester when losing 1 - 0 to Man City, a bitter result which was later backed up with a rather uninspiring 0 - 0 draw at Villa Park in their very next outing.

Carlo Ancelotti is expected to draft Michael Essien back into the team, while Didier Drogba believes he's improving with age, and not the other way around even though his form in front of goal has dipped rather alarmingly in recent weeks.