Sentences with phrase «niggling injury»

It is a bit harsh on Bale, in my opinion, because he did not set his own price and his Madrid career so far has been beset by niggling injury problems.

Vermaelen (8)-- Played through niggling injury problems, and a back injury he sustained during the game.

On the right, despite Nathaniel Clyne's niggling injury issues, when the more senior right back is fit he remains favoured to start ahead of Trent Alexander - Arnold, though a strong start for the promising youngster could see that change.

Keane and Jagielka's embryonic relationship was disrupted by niggling injury problems suffered by both players after they had kicked off the campaign by shutting out Stoke on the opening day.

Niggling injury problems meant he constantly frequented the physio's room, and ended up making only 18 appearances, in a season, which unraveled towards the end, after a promising few months.

The initial hopes were that a perceived niggling injury would only see Paul Pogba miss two or three games.

While the Manchester United midfielder was an important player at Old Trafford, he never played every minute of every game yet logged enough minutes to stay sharp without being jaded (though there was a niggling injury in 2006).

In the absence of Kos (who now has a niggling injury), our defence look average.

One is a newly purchased youngster, (in fairness he's doing great), one is playing with a niggling injury and the other is not yet fit to play.

He started the season well and showed his importance to the side, yet in the last month he has struggled with fitness and hasn't been able to get past a niggling injury that's keeping him out of the side.

Second choice only due to his niggling injury problems, Daniel Sturridge is a class act that Liverpool fans will be hoping to see much more of this season.

Niggling injury problems disrupt your career at the new club but when you get a chance you grab it with both gloves and post the best stats of any keeper from then on.

Reports in Spain are saying that Bellerin has picked up a slight niggling injury and that he isn't 100 % fit to play a part in Friday's match against Austria.

Imagine Diaby miraculously recovering from from his niggling injuries, becoming thge best midfeilder in the league and claiming Arsenal lacks ambition.

Debuchy down, kos's niggling injuries, szcezny having a few howlers, mertesacker's form dip after world cup, Monreal playing at CB when he's never played there before, Chambers often out of his depths at RB and rushed into the first team at CB, and as brilliant as Bellerin's debut season was he was out of his depths defensively some games as well.

Elsewhere, Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere returns to the England fold after a frustrating season hit by several niggling injuries, while Liverpool winger Adam Lallana is another injury - prone player who is now fit to represent his country again.

He has had some niggling injuries and even he admitted that he was not as efficient as last season, and now he is spending most of his time on the Gunners bench since Wenger changed his formation and he could be becoming frustrated with his missed opportunities.

And although Ramsay has had niggling injuries this season, it is fair to say if he played like when he has this season, when he was injured and had a full season, he would be as good as last season.

He was the victim of cruciate ligament damage back in 2013 during his time at White Hart Lane, and a number of niggling injuries since then have somewhat hampered his recovery.

But yes if we can we should as even professional players who are extremely fit still need rest to heal niggling injuries, recuperate give rest to the body

Continues to suffer from niggling injuries, but seeing as this All - Star game comes into affect in 2017 at the earliest, the Austrian is a shoe - in for the left - back slot.

This latest problem rounds off a frustrating first season for Lallana at Anfield, which has seen him miss a number of games with niggling injuries.

The Arsenal midfielder returned from a loan stint with Bournemouth this summer which was heavily marred by niggling injuries and a lack of consistent first - team football.

Don't get me wrong, Aguero is a world class player who will always score goals but he has playing on with niggling injuries for most of his career.

City star Aguero is rightly considered as one of the Premier League's finest — his goalscoring record would be even better if it was not for niggling injuries curtailing his progress.

But due to the nature of my first injury, i keep getting niggling injuries all the time that prevents me from working.

I know they must miss some games but they do seem to play every games without picking up these niggling injuries.

Another player who has suffered with niggling injuries this season and hasn't played as well as he would have liked.

Jones has suffered with various niggling injuries, but when on form he's up there with the best centre backs in the Premier League.

After six seasons at the north London club the talented striker has become a hero with Gunners fans but has regularly been linked with moves away from the club and once again last term suffered niggling injuries that greatly hampered the club's title aspirations.

My worry is, does he have niggling injuries we should be worried about?

Like so many Arsenal players, Jack has struggled with constant niggling injuries that have largely restricted the continued growth of his development.

A career crippled by niggling injuries, Boenisch is a dependable full back on his day and now turns out for 1860 Munich (when fit).

But since then a litany of niggling injuries has restricted him to 28 appearances from a possible 101 for Liverpool and kept him away from the international scene for over 18 months.

Niggling injuries are common while players work their way back to full fitness following long - term knee injuries.

It's not a huge major surgery for when you've blown your knee out, so it's the sort of thing you do to address niggling injuries.

It appears that the last few seasons of niggling injuries have caught up with him, as he isn't as quick or dynamic as he once was.

Prior to the issue, he has struggled to stay fit since joining Watford from Spanish La - Liga side Granada two summers ago, no thanks to niggling injuries which has also cost him his place in the team.

It appears that the striker's career has been cut short because of niggling injuries, which have increased in length over the course of the last few months.

Another significant downside to the Gunners is the amount of niggling injuries they seem to keep picking up, with Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie prone to them.

Although he didn't register a single goal when Newcastle recorded a 5 - 0 win over the Black Cats last October, Carroll was instrumental in that match, as he's been in most games this season, and to be missing a striker with 11 league goals to his name is a massive blow, especially when those providing cover are also carrying niggling injuries or lacking in Premiership experience, in particular knowledge and first - hand experience of a Tyne - Wear derby.

All of the good spells that the number nine seems to have are disrupted by needless red cards, international breaks or small niggling injuries — although, these have been very few compared to his Liverpool days.

The following seasons, marred by niggling injuries and only short - term returns from them, it couldn't be said that Torres suffered from «second season syndrome», but he was just not as invincible as he was in his first.

A series of niggling injuries have also stunted his progress.

Swimming is a refreshing way to get fit if you are not into running and great if you are dealing with niggling injuries, to provide rehab and toning.

Niggling injuries are worsening but they just can't give up their workout fix.

Not exact matches

Tackles at the end of a game are more likely to be cynical and to the player who has received niggles throughout the game a severe injury is more likely to happen when he's tired.

Has a enquiry into our constant injuries been done, like maybe our training pitch is too hard or maybe coaching staff pitch up small niggles late, or maybe its our training methods, or maybe we are just unlucky..

Theo is not far — he is just coming back from a long knee injury and I know myself having come back from one that you do find little niggles here and there.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, who is on the verge of returning from a niggling calf injury, has blamed his ongoing fitness problems on his Caribbean heritage.