Sentences with phrase «disappointing early end»

Our Emirates FA Cup title defence came to a disappointing early end, as we were beaten 4 - 2 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Not exact matches

US stocks cut sharp early losses to end mostly down slightly on Thursday as some disappointing earnings reports offset strong economic data, while bond yields slid after a surprising drop in euro zone inflation data.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- U.S. stocks cut sharp early losses to end mostly down slightly on Thursday as some disappointing earnings reports offset strong economic data, while bond yields slid after a surprising drop in euro zone inflation data.

NEW YORK U.S. stocks cut sharp early losses to end mostly down slightly on Thursday as some disappointing earnings reports offset strong economic data, while bond yields slid after a surprising drop in euro zone inflation data.

Having sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic earlier this month, Cristian Brocchi hasn't had the desired effect on the squad, and in turn it could result in a disappointing end to another miserable campaign.

Benitez, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti as Los Blancos manager earlier in the summer, snubbed the chance to take over at the helm with the Liga BBVA giants six years ago in order to remain on Merseyside, but was sacked by the Reds at the end of that season, following a disappointing campaign in which they finished seventh in the table.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Despite being quite pleased with the summer transfer window just gone from an Arsenal point of view, even though we are yet to see how the two late signings Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi do in the English Premier League, I was disappointed earlier in the summer when the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who was available on a free transfer ended up signing for our EPL rivals Manchester United rather than the Gunners.

Season 1996/1997 ended with a disappointing surprise as Eric Cantona announced his early retirement from playing football — 30 years old that time -, but there were good moments that season such as United away title decider against Liverpool at Anfield.

Clinton reportedly was unaware of the now - infamous dossier of allegations about Trump and Russia prior to Buzzfeed's publishing of the document earlier this year, and was disappointed its contents weren't made public before the race ended.

[I'm most disappointed by] funding cuts for Reading First, a federally funded program that would implement scientifically based reading instructional and assessment tools to early reading instruction so children would be reading proficiently at the end of third grade.

Must say I'm disappointed overall with my first BMW Coming to the end of a 3 year lease / 75000 miles on this car and it's very average at best for me The good are Good driving dynamics Solidly built It's been very reliable Reasonably economical... early 50's mpg The bad are Very little kit for your money unless you spec it up Seats are appalling... no support laterally and plenty of movement when you go round a corner... even with lumbar they are shocking....

Earlier this year, Bethesda Row book lovers were disappointed to hear that Barnes & Noble would close its three - level store at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues when its lease expires with Federal Realty Investment Trust at the end of 2017.

Despite those early misgivings, Pronoun earned the approval of indie authors, including myself and fellow ALLi Watchdog Giacomo «Jim» Giammatteo, and ALLi decided to give the service the benefit of the doubt and observe closely what unfolded.So Monday's sudden announcement of the closure of Pronoun was a shock and a disappointing end for a service that held such promise.

Even though the delay is definitely disappointing, launching Sherlock Holmes The Devil's Daughter in early June rather than in May might benefit the game and fans more, as May is literally packed with high profile releases such as Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mirror's Edge Catalyst and others.

I was disappointed that there were some moments that felt set up for awesomeness and then didn't end up paying off, such as an early level where you enter the cockpit of a fighter jet but rather than pilot it you instead sit backseat and focus on firing off flares and shooting down other enemy fighters.

Microsoft opened its Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones on Thursday by supporting just midrange to lower - end devices, disappointing some early adopters who were hoping to try out Microsoft's new preview.

The Xperia XZ Premium has a decent amount of power, but early rumors suggest the new model won't get a chipset or RAM boost, which would be disappointing, not just because it's reasonable to expect more power from a new model, but because by the time it lands those specs will be looking slightly dated for a high - end phone.