Sentences with phrase «hit the heights of»

Welshman hasn't hit the heights of last season but at his best is still arguably the best player in Arsene Wenger's squad.

Recent graduates of the system you'll have heard of include the Premier League's Gabriel Obertan, Hatem Ben Arfa and Abou Diaby, players of varying ability and application but probably never going to hit the heights of Henry.

Arsenal's strikers have yet to hit the heights of some of their contemporaries in the Premier League.

He's not hit the heights of last season, but let's not forget he hasn't been back in the team for very long since his injury.

The Argentine playmaker hasn't really hit the heights of his days at Roma through a combination of injuries and lack of form.

Riyad Mahrez has been unable to hit the the heights of last season.

Lionel Messi is pretty much single handedly carrying Barcelona this season as both Suarez and Neymar have struggled to hit the heights of last two seasons.

Maybe a little too early to say Harry Kane has hit the heights of last season but he's well on his way based on this performance.

Former Ballon d'Or winner Kaká made his switch from the San Siro to the Bernabéu the same summer that Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo, but the brilliant Brazilian never quite hit the heights of his Portuguese team - mate.

After such an excellent week, it shouldn't really have been a surprise that Arsenal couldn't hit the heights of the victories against Chelsea and Basel in the league at Turf Moor on Sunday.

Lemar hasn't quite hit the heights of last season yet.

Team News & Lineups: Luis Enrique has been left frustrated by the front tio who never really hit the heights of last two seasons.

Milan closed off September with six points, which isn't good enough for a team hoping to hit the heights of Champions League qualification.

Luca Modric — He has not quite hit the heights of last season, but Modric has still been amazing this season

Schalke have struggled in the Bundesliga this season, and Meyer hasn't hit the heights of previous seasons during Schalke's struggles.

Asamoah Gyan never quite hit the heights of top level European football, but we remember him well for a decent spell with Sunderland from 2010 to 2012.

But he was unsure whether Harry Winks will have to withdraw from Gareth Southgate's squad after the midfielder went off with an ankle injury in a below - par victory where Spurs failed to hit the heights of their thrilling midweek 3 - 1 success over Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Middle - age depression A study involving 80 countries shows that people around the globe hit the height of depression in middle age, according to American and British researchers.

A study involving 80 countries shows that people around the globe hit the height of depression in middle age, according to American and British researchers.

Accentuating the character of Mastani the fabulous wardrobe collection by Anju Modi indeed hit the height of opulence and perfection.

This is the fourth Harry Potter film by David Yates and while it still doesn't hit the heights of the third and fourth film in the franchise, it is the best one of the last four.

His subsequent career as a director did not quite hit the heights of that first film, but what followed still proved Hopper to be a fascinating filmmaker with a unique point of view.

His latest, The Shape of Water doesn't quite hit the heights of the latter but that still doesn't stop in from being del Toro's best film for quite some time.

It mightn't hit the heights of Manhattan but not as bad as the likes of Hollywood Ending.

It falls at the final furlong, however, with a conclusion that doesn't quite hit the heights of the rest of the movie.

I hope the movie hits the heights of «Calendar Girls» and «An Education».

Krampus wants to be an irreverent horror - comedy, but it's too sentimental and too broad to hit the heights of Joe Dante at his best.

If there's a demerit for the A8, it's that it doesn't quite hit the heights of comfort and grandeur you get from an S - class, whether you're sitting up front or lounging in the rear.

The best shopping in Uluwatu and Bukit doesn't hit the heights of its famous surf breaks, but there are several specialty stores and shopping complexes in and around its borders.

The game was fun but never hit the heights of the games which inspired it (Wind Waker, ICO, Journey), but the music was fantastic and ranks up there with other indie soundtracks like Journey and Abzu.

Everyone who owns Sony's portable system seems to adore it, yet for a number of reasons it failed to hit the heights of its older sibling, the PlayStation Portable, which itself went on to sell an incredible 80 million units.

While developer Level - 5 has to be applauded for taking risks by overhauling the combat system and introducing the absolutely fantastic kingdom - building feature, it hasn't quite hit the heights of its predecessor.

The level of awareness has increased in woman so naturally she will have to, by her very nature, hit heights of creativity that have been closed to her before.

Not exact matches

Galvanized by the late - 2013 release of her self - titled fifth studio LP, the fastest - selling album ever to hit Apple's iTunes, Queen Bey reached new heights in 2014.

After it hit 14,000 at the height of the housing bubble in 2007 — less than three months after passing 13,000 — the Dow wouldn't gain another 1,000 points until six years later, in May 2013.

Can they hit the dizzying heights of Bartles and James?

DR's simulations assume that last dot climbs in time to give the Fed some height to drop from when the next downturn hits (importantly, he stresses that the neutral funds rate is very likely lower than it used to be), but, as I argue in the piece, with some evidence from market expectations of the funds rate, I'm skeptical.

In fact, between 2008 and 2011 at the height of the Great Recession, gold prices increased dramatically, sometimes hitting increases of around 32 percent.

But they said automakers» incentive spending in the United States in the first half of March had hit a record for the month, breaking the previously set mark in March 2009 during the height of the Great Recession.

There are parts of the goal when taking a PK it's impossible to save, besides that you're always giving the goalie a chance if you hit it at his diving height.

Boufal may not have hit the heights that some of the strikers we have been linked with this summer, as the Morrocan striker scored just 11 goals all season in France, however there is great confidence in his ability and that he is one of Europe's hottest prospects.

During the opening months of last season, the 24 - year - old was troubled by constant hamstring problems and despite netting a few goals early on, he wasn't hitting the heights he had previously demonstrated.

While the 20 - year - old hasn't hit the heights that some expected of him with United, he still has plenty of time to justify his huge transfer fee.

Though Mata finished the last two campaigns as Chelsea's Player of the Year Mourinho initially preferred to use Eden Hazard and Oscar as his creative midfield talents and when the former Valencia man has been used he has failed to hit the heights that saw him play a pivotal role in the West London club's Champions League and Europa League successes.

Bale has a superb debut season at Real Madrid, notching up 22 goals in all competitions and playing a key role in their Champions League title triumph, however the 25 - year - old failed to hit the same heights in 2014/15 and became something of a scapegoat for the failures that ultimately led to the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Besiktas will park the bus and try to hit us on the break and take advantage of our lack of height from set pieces.

Arsenal then saw the effects of a small strain on fitness for Alexis, largely due to exhaustion, in which firstly saw him injured for a large part of the campaign and then a drop in form as he failed to hit the high energetic heights that he usually meets in matches.

In a season disrupted by injuries and some surprisingly poor form form Borussia Dortmund overall, it's perhaps not a great shock that Marco Reus has not hit his usual heights, though Manchester United may still feel the German international is well worth pursuing, as he looks a better bet than the likes of Angel Di Maria at the moment.

Of course that's not the youngsters fault, but neither Arsene Wenger's, because of course you have to play with the best players available to you and unfortunately for Calum, he isn't quite hitting the right heights at the momenOf course that's not the youngsters fault, but neither Arsene Wenger's, because of course you have to play with the best players available to you and unfortunately for Calum, he isn't quite hitting the right heights at the momenof course you have to play with the best players available to you and unfortunately for Calum, he isn't quite hitting the right heights at the moment.

On one hand you think that 20 goals at 21 years old isn't too bad, but then again he is playing in an arguably poor division and if he is truly «hitting the heights» as a promising wonderkid, as Wenger seems to believe, then I would have expected some real kind of impressive tally and talent coming from the youngster.