Sentences with phrase «more seasons of struggle»

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In the intervening years, I watched in disbelief as the Timberwolves struggled to win more than half of their regular season games.

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The north of Kenya is currently facing a devastating drought; due to three consecutive seasons of insufficient rains which have led to complete decimation of livestock, leaving more than 2.6 million people, struggling to feed themselves.

But it was a much more resilient and organised peformance from the Gunners than we have seen in the two previous away gamesd this season, and it paid off as the home team were frustrated as they struggled to make much headway or even enjoy more of the ball.

The former Bulldog had 17 runs of 20 or more yards last season, and Turner, who is sensitive to criticism he believes is unwarranted, may try to make the point that the running game's struggles were about Tomlinson's declining skills more than they were about his play - calling, the offensive line or some other factor.

It's a team which is massively short on quality so it will be all down to work rate and hoping some of their players don't show up... Iwobi out is good Ramsey in brings in a bit more energy but no ability to dominate middle of park which is where we we will struggle... Chambers xhaka bellerin and mustafi will need to play out of their skins which has hardly been the case all season and kos will need to show leadership skills but if wilshere ozil and aubemayang click there could at least be a forward threat... An honest assessment 3 1» to them

The opinion that scoring struggled was because it dried up in the last 15 - 20 games of the season where the checking starts to get tighter and more resembles playoff hockey.

If you're looking for more of a basketball answer than «shit happens,» the late season offensive struggles were predicated on Angola going into a bad shooting slump, and some combination of ACC teams being very familiar with Mann's driving game and him losing his explosiveness to injuries.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

They'd rather wait for the one time it fails so they can bash You blame the manager for being favourist yet a fellow blogger praising a player he previously bashed is called being two faced You kill Ramsey for a blind pass attempting to enter the opposition final third yet you won't blame Sanchez for turning over the ball in a pointless dribble with three free team mates You kill metersacker for deflecting a shot into his own net but won't touch kos for getting out of the way of a shot he could have sufficiency blocked You claim with no substantial proof that arteta, mert, Ramsey, can not lead arsenal anywhere substantial yet they have each at a point been a massive cause for stability and progress when called upon Even after reading this comment, you will ignore the fact that kos was awful until partnerd with mert, our defensive mid with song leaked more goals than the one with arteta and we've struggled to win without him at least until late last season.

Gabriel struggled to earn a regular starting role last term, and I think Mustafi will be able to keep the Brazilian on the sidelines once he returns from injury, although there will hopefully be more of an improvement in Paulista this season also.

hehe well u r the one who is delusional talking about arsenal is in ur bloods well for us arsenal is our blood.whats this with wenger support if its top four that u guys value so much and hve made it more appealing than a epl title wow shame on of all us see what we hve turned aarsenal into.THIS IS ARSENAL.the moment someone becomes bigger than a club then no way are things okay.ill end with asking my question which has not been answered yet... do u believe wenger will win title with arsenal nxt yeat (epl), do u believe we will be among the strong contenders for the title untill the end when it matters most???? wenger is a smart guy he knows nxt season automatic arsenal will be struggling even for fourth so that is our target and its a shame we fans r ready to waste another year.I am done with this saga we will find out soon enough and I hope and pray we don't regret giving this so called legend another chance coz I hve screamed, cried, and pple dare call pple who want change not arsenal fans or not die hards.cheers guys seems top four is safe our annual top fourbparade is in place

you can all try and convince yourselves he will become a better player here but at the end of the season we struggle to make top four and take a few more beatings i should hope youll finally see that wenger is now too stubborn too lead us too success... thanks for everything that youve done but please move into only coaching and allow another manager to come in and handle transfers as you clearly do not know whats needed in order for us to compete!!

We have not reached our best level of this season recently and we struggle more than we should.

, you have never scored more than 16goals in a season for us, you've divided the fanbase, we struggle with goals with you around etc... i don't think that a top striker has those kind of qualities and i sense if a top striker comes through, then you might be relegated to capital one league only since i favor welbeck for FA... good luck big guy

He did struggle a bit with the pace of the game last season but he worked on his strength and fitness when recovering from injury and after that he covered more distance than any other Arsenal player, as reported by The Telegraph.

Injury problems over the years have also been a struggle, often ruling him out for large periods of seasons and limiting the Englishman to nothing more than a substitute role.

i'd rather buy the right players and struggle (maybe take more than 1 season) to integrate, rather than not buy the right players (in which case you would have a fully integrated team of poorer players)

The Heisman Trophy winner ran through a Kansas City defense that struggled for most of the season, and he put the game on ice with a couple more first downs in the last three minutes that kept the Chiefs from getting another offensive possession.

While the former Sunderland man has struggled to impress this season, Jones has done little in a Liverpool shirt to prove he is any more capable of impressing between the Anfield sticks.

He was Baseball America's No. 7 prospect overall before the 2003 season, but his struggles would be so pronounced that he got just 33 more plate appearances for them over the next two seasons, spending most of his time in Triple - A instead.

Its just that you are making ridiculously stupid, chicken little statements that a conference that features 7 teams that would struggle to get more than 1 conference win a season in the Pac - 12 is a better conference top to bottom than the Pac - 12 is one of the dumbest things anyone has ever said on the internet.

Liverpool could well do with more creative talent to help boost their firepower having struggled for goals for much of this season.

The Merseyside club have struggled to make up ground in the top four race and look set to complete a third successive season without securing qualification for the Champions League but rather than setting their sights on established experienced talents, Liverpool are looking to strengthen their squad in a more cost effective manner mindful of the up and coming UEFA FPP (Financial Fair Play) guidelines.

Team Wilneff got out to a fast start in this one — even without many of their key contributors — they went up 4 - 0 early behind a grand slam in the bottom of the 1st and just never looked back... For Team Wilneff they get a Playoff Softball win — which has been a true struggle for them in Season's past — does Brian «Pat Riley» Wilneff's team have one more of these in them?

Bradley Beal has struggled from three - point range in the first half of games this season -LRB-.296), but has been much more successful after halftime -LRB-.405).

I'm sorry but every year for the past couple of seasons, we start slowly and Wenger blame it on the World cup and blame it on nerves, well I would tend to believe that but after successive slow starts (yes be beat Crystal Palace last year, but it was struggle) it seems more systemic than anything else.

I am more concerned about the number of MF players we have, cup and CL taken into consideration a lot of them are going to struggle for game time and so say Rosicky has already commented about his lack of minutes so far this season.

Despite the Toffees» struggles at home this season, they went into the game off the back of a stirring performance in... More Welbeck and Iwobi get Arsenal back to winning ways

He chipped in with five goals, not a bad rate for a central midfielder at a club many tipped to struggle, and had a very tidy 84 % pass completion rate - «and from nearly 2,000 attempted passes: only eight players completed more passes over the course of the season.

Vardy might struggle against teams that sit back; indeed, he did for Leicester towards the end of the season (more on that later), and touched the ball 8 times in 66 minutes for England last Thursday.

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney struggled during the early weeks of the season featuring as club's lone striker, but since the arrival of Anthony Martial has now seen the United skipper gets back to his more skilled role as the 29 - year - old suits has been better in form and given the lack of coverage the Gunners midfield offers the team's defence, Rooney will be able to find a lot of space and play his best of the season so far.

The signings fans had called for hadn't transpired and it looked as though the Gunners were set for a season of struggle once more, with Wenger under increasing pressure and more and more fans turning against him.

I've seen more entertaining games this season and I've seen us play better, but that last night was a real boost for us, a fantastic win against the sort of team we often struggle against.

The De Gea saga rumbles on, Sergio Romero is untried and untested in the Premier League (we saw how De Gea struggled in his first season), and then we have Victor Valdes — now out of favour with Van Gaal, who seems to make more enemies than Sep Blatter.

Yesterday's concession of two goals to a Southampton team that have struggled for them all season left a lot to be desired of and when Shane Long simply meandered into the box and was more alive to a cross than Mustafi, I'd like to say I couldn't believe we were one down, but I can.

Both Chelsea and Liverpool are in the market for a striker after struggling for goals this season, although while Pato would be a relatively cheap deal in the grand scheme of the current transfer market, his drop in form since bursting onto the scene with Milan more than seven years ago would prove to be a risk.

Harry meanwhile, having triumphantly routed the prosecution at his trial, inexplicably failing to substitute the struggling centre back William Gallas against Chelsea at Wembley seeing Spurs slip away in the concluding games of the season, architect of those superb displays against Milan in the European Cup, he remains as a supreme wheeler dealer, much though he hates the description, immensely wiser, shrewder and more worldly wise than he ever claimed to be in court, I feel he would always be happier at club level.

The French international is coming off his best season yet and nobody would be shocked if he was to leave for around $ 10 - 14m but the two young Italians would surely bring more back despite both of their struggles with injuries among other things.

He became a bit more inconsistent in the closing stages of the season but he was also struggling with injuries / flu.

If Sturridge continues to struggle for fitness and Solanke continues to demonstrate he is more effective than Origi, the young Englishman could find he gets a lot of game time this season.

If us moms can be a little more aware of some of the struggles they may come up against I think it would go a long way in showing love and compassion during this season of Christmas.

Early in the season, Republicans struggled to find someone to challenge Bennet, whose seat is one of the more vulnerable of the Democratic senate spots.

Rampage would probably struggle to stand out in the upcoming summer movie seasons next to films that, by the look of them, are better crafted and offer more substance to go with their spectacle.

BURBANK, CA (May 24, 2017)-- In the latest season of FOX's hit show, the power struggle in Gotham is more contentious than ever, as DC Super-Villains even more ambitious and depraved are introduced and a realignment of alliances could change the future of Gotham forever.

Awards Speculation: The season will surely start to feel more crowded as it goes along and this might go hand in hand with The Walk as a stimulating film that struggles to find the balance between art and commerce — simply for lack of being a franchise in this day and age.

Seasoned actors try hard to make this take flight, but can't turn it into more than a researched dramatization of the struggles of unforeseen unemployment.

Some hints of fatigue crept in to Season 3, but Season 4 experiences more apparent struggles.

And while Formula 1 is still struggling to come to a consensus in terms of aero rules, IndyCar has put itself at the forefront of making the sport more entertaining, with more passing ability, via a new aero package for the 2018 season.