Sentences with phrase «lack of cutting edge»

Well the boss dropped him to the bench today and the only difference it made is that it was not Giroud that got the blame for Arsenal's lack of cutting edge in front of goal.

Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o was brought in on a year long deal and has been a moderate success but is not a long term solution to the club's lack of cutting edge up front and the relationship between Jose Mourinho and his former Inter Milan charge has suffered since comments made by the Chelsea manager in relation to the forward's «real» age were made public.

It seems that Van Gaal is aiming to address that lack of cutting edge this month, but it might prove difficult to wrestle Saul away from Atletico, where he signed a new contract only last year.

Its our lack of cutting edge.

The lack of cutting edge and abysmal defending thatcomes through Wengers dreadful coaching.

Ings favours a move to Anfield and Brendan Rodgers could well do with bringing in a striker or two given the lack of cutting edge his Liverpool side have displayed this term.

But a culmination of defensive miscues and the lack of a cutting edge in the final third meant the spirit that accompanied the squad to the Championship play - off final in May — and the optimism after a summer of recruitment, despite the loss of top scorer Matej Vydra — quickly disappeared.

From then on it should've been a cakewalk for The Reds, but a lack of cutting edge in the final third ensured just one goal separated...

Ivanovic doesn't need much encouragement to get forward these days and he took advantage of the home side's lack of cutting edge to join in Chelsea's counter attacks.

The loss of Jack Grealish and Albert Adomah has been evident in the previous two games with a lack of cutting edge going forward, however, others have stepped up to the plate, something that is becoming ever more prevalent within Steve Bruce's team.

A lack of cutting edge upfront was earlier masked by Aaron Ramsey's insane run of form, but after his form has subsided, so have the goals.

The lack of cutting edge has been reflected as Mesut Ozil still remains two assists short of the Premier League record of 20 set by Thierry Henry, despite the fact the German playmaker is still creating excellent opportunities.

City, with Guardiola admitting his concern at his side's lack of cutting edge, changed their shape for the game the Vitality Stadium, but they barely looked any more coherent.

The Red Devils were rather wasteful against Swansea City over the weekend as their lack of cutting edge cost them a win which would have pushed them into the top four positions.

But, there's still a lack of cutting edge from Bolton which would take them from mid-table mediocrity to perhaps European contenders.

Combine their lack of cutting edge in the final third with the absence of unquestionably their most accomplished defender in Vidic, and what you could very well have is a recipe for disaster over a hectic festive period.

Birmingham have never been a prolific scoring side, at least not in the Premiership, and now more than ever their lack of cutting edge, even options, in attack is beginning to drag them down the table as the adrenaline from a hugely successful 2009/2010 season seeps away and all that is left is the same average squad which Alex McLeish guided to the Premier League two seasons ago.

«Devoid of ideas», «sideways passing» and «lack of a cutting edge» are all well - known phrases from commentaries of Arsenal games which were equally appropriate to the spuddies last night.

They don't exactly scream high - end, and the lack of cutting edge hardware definitely shows in the lag when multitasking, and when I hit the Home button to leave an app.