Sentences with phrase «lacklustre display»

Given Miliband's frequently lacklustre displays in the Commons, it's clear the longer form of address suits him better.

No reprisals for lacklustre displays or lack of drive.

There is still a doubt about that happening, though, after two0 lacklustre displays at international level following on from his largely anonymous showing against Liverpool at Anfield.

How many times have I come on here after lacklustre displays vs lesser opposition saying the very next game was the same??? As fans your looking for a response to show you it was a blip, as a player you shoudnt want to feel that feeling of defeat again, as a managee you should be doing the homework you need to be doing to get the result.

Maybe the fans hate Iwobi because he showed lacklustre display, like what Ozil showed previously.

No Pal - I go to every match home and Away and I see a player that started the season full of optimism and confidence.Now?Just look at his body language these past few months.The team struggling to put a decent run of form together, Laca pulled off after the MAGIC 70 MINUTE MARKthat Wenger always uses for substitutions.Playets like Iwobi and Zhaka performing like clowns week after week but Wenger rarely replaces them for continued lacklustre displays.

His performances for England, albeit scoring 41 goals in 96 appearances, have also diminished over time, and Wednesday's lacklustre display as England captain was not the performance he would have hoped for in his first day in the new job.

He failed to even make the starting line - up for last week's goalless draw with Stoke at Anfield, but Andy Carroll should now be a certain starter after Dirk Kuyt's lacklustre display up front.

Spurs had been unbeaten in 2018 prior to their defeat at Manchester City last week and they followed that up with a pretty lacklustre display away to Brighton in midweek.

Chelsea endured a week of fantastic results, rising to second on the domestic league after a late victory over Manchester City and a Capital One Cup victory over Arsenal, only to be disappointed by a dismal and uncharacteristically lacklustre display at St James» Park...

Some critics accused Mr Brown at the time of producing a distinctively lacklustre display, leading to questions being raised regarding his desire to work with the US and suggesting ties between the two countries may become weaker.

But judging by Wilshere's lacklustre display in Moscow on Thursday and Shelvey's energetic performance against the Gunners, there's no question which player is in better form.

Lacklustre displays at Norwich and Watford along with under - par showings when Bournemouth and Stoke visited South Wales have brought unrest to the stands.

It will probably be becoming apparent to the former Tottenham Hotspur boss just what a task he has on his hands as Villa give another lacklustre display against the Foxes.

Lacklustre display, mediocre backline, unnecessary passings till the ball is dead, name it.

So you can see that this is no time for another lacklustre display from the Arsenal team and the fact that our players will not have played for almost two weeks means there will be no excuse for it.

It is like players and the manager start resting on their laurels after a good win and then put a up a lacklustre display like at St Mary's.

Despite Marcus Rashford's equaliser, it was a lacklustre display from United, and from summer signing Romelu Lukaku in particular as his sloppy defending gifted City both of their goals.

Ozil has come under fire in the press and from fans due to his lacklustre displays, and deteriorating performances in recent months, and German footballing legend Michael Ballack has tried to give his international counterpart some words of advice.

Our English contingent appear more eager to remain fit then force Roy Hodgson to pick them for the Euro 2016 tournament in France, and judging by our lacklustre display against Crystal Palace, the team could do with a wake - up call.

Sterling, who put in a lacklustre display in the friendly against the Republic of Ireland last weekend, was in the thick of the action for the Three Lions as Rooney found him with superb curling outside of the boot pass, however, his low effort was deflected wide.

The playmaker's lacklustre displays have left Gunners fans more than frustrated.

On the other hand, Delgado had a lacklustre display, as most of the Rapids threats were possible due to his inability to stop their passes between the lines, or else not marking his opponent before receiving the ball, thus leaving plenty of room to the Rapids players to run in between spaces and advance into the eighteen.

That's the view of Cardiff Blues boss Danny Wilson, who blasted Steve Tandy for carpeting of his Ospreys charges following their lacklustre display in their loss to Munster.

I can't recall such a lacklustre display.

Juan Mata has come under criticism for some lacklustre displays this campaign but his winner has, perhaps temporarily, silenced some of those critics.

The Welsh forward has come under pressure for some lacklustre displays in his second season in Spain and he has been jeered by his own supporters as Real's season ended without a trophy.

I slightly understand why they didn't try to apply much pressure once they had gone 3 - 0 down as they didn't want to tire players out with the crucial Benevento match coming up but that is a week away, is that really an excuse for the dreadful, lacklustre display they put out?

Since, however, West London has been the hub of depression as Chelsea continue to leave their supporters feeling shortchanged with their lacklustre displays and dreadful results.

Pogba was widely criticised for his lacklustre display against Albion — the latest in a long line of disappointing efforts from the former Juventus star since his move to United two seasons ago.

Boakye Yiadom scored his second of the day to put Ghana 5 - 1 ahead in the 85th minute to complete a five - star performance from the Black Stars after a lacklustre display last Friday.

His two «threshold sculptures», which viewers had to negotiate to enter his lacklustre display, were a gift to the tabloid press, while his illuminated sign There Will Be No Miracles Here spoke no more than the truth.