Sentences with phrase «one's barren run»

As we have seen in our injury - filled barren runs of bad luck.

Even the fact that Arsenal scored two goals after a bit of barren run in front of goal isn't a positive.

In attack, Cristiano Ronaldo ended his three - game barren run in the league with a well - taken headed attempt, and makes the cut.

I would have endured a three to four years barren run with a new manager who has a vision and builds him team around it, than having the most experienced manager in the world and yet his team plays and gets bullied like kids, while he sits down and watch.

I have always maintained Giroud is a good striker but consistency is his problem, he works hard, and throws himself all over I know he went on a long barren run last season BUT our collapse is not entirely his fault, Coqzorla and Sanchez injuries especially affected us badly....

Feels exactly as I felt in 1986 in the middle of a 17 years barren run for the team I decided to support for life.

Costa had found the back of the net earlier in the game to end a five - game long barren run, but he was not done there.

Every player gets a blip period as was clearly evidenced by Sanchez's barren run for a few games but now he is back to his good form.

he just does not fit into Klopp» s style and that is why he was rarely used, not because of lack of quality as some.ignorant folks will have you believe... he can not do any worse than Giroud and Walcott and if he is given the kind of opportunity and chances after chances afforded Giroud, going on a 15 match barren run and still retaining his shirt am sure Benteke will do better

Burnley, who have not won at Old Trafford since 1962, looked set to end that lengthy barren run after 2 - 0 up before half - time with goals from Ashley Barnes and Steven Defour.

Arsenal ended a three - year barren run by winning the 2015 Emirates Cup, their fourth win of eight entries, beating Wolfsburg and Lyon 1 - 0 and 6 - 0 to secure the title.

Even before the transfer window opens he declares a striker who had a 14 game barren run as your top striker?

He's already delivered a trophy within six months of his arrival, whilst Arsenal are on the verge of another one of Wenger's barren runs if he doesn't win the FA Cup.

The Frenchman enjoyed his best goals tally in an Arsenal shirt this season, despite going on a four - month barren run.

Stoke summer signing Jese Rodriguez has not figured since November, but 20 - year - old winger Ramadan Sobhi has netted in successive league games after a lengthy barren run.

A top striker who Wenger will always substitute at every 65 minutes to give playing time to his pet striker, Giroud who went on a 14 games barren run two seasons ago.

Wenger is known to hold the striker in high regard, despite a long barren run this season, and he would likely remain central to the manager's plans should he sign up to manage his country.

he was one of the luckiest managers ever prior to this ten year barren run.

Own goal has been on quite the barren run since the beginning of the season.

The French international had been on a barren run of nearly four months without a Premier League goal, but ended that with his strike against Manchester City this weekend.

Some will defend him and insist that it was an awkward ball to control, but ultimately he should have done better and put the chance away to end his barren run.

The recent results have been a turnaround from quite a barren run the club was on for the second half of the season.

His goal undoubtedly gave Milan the lift that they needed in such an important game, as having struggled against all the top teams so far this season, they were finally able to end their barren run.

Spurs ended a barren run against their city rivals by securing their first victory over the Blues at Stamford Bridge since 1990, a 3 - 1 win after goals from Christian Eriksen and a brace from Dele Alli.

Wenger insists that despite his barren run, the manager is not worried and he is aware that the player will be frustrated by his lack of form.

The French striker was also asked by Sky if he was personally worried about the barren run.

Prior to their 4 - 0 win over Brighton at the weekend, the Blues had gone on a barren run of scoring just one goal in four games in all competitions, as summer signing Alvaro Morata has gone six games without a goal and is struggling to carry the goalscoring responsibility for the side.

I have always defended Olivier Giroud, but his barren run this season made me ask some serious questions of his relevance to our side.

Prior to this barren run, Costa had only ever gone three Premier League goals without a game.

Wenger then went on another barren run of a whopping nine years between 2005, and 2014, of winning zero trophies.

The 29 year - old scored 24 goals in all competitions this term, his highest tally in our famous red shirt, but having gone on a barren run in early 2016, was at the centre of criticism for fans as the club's title challenge faded painfully.

For F'sake we put past 4 against WBA after a barren run last season... why?

Lionel Messi will be looking to end a barren run against Chelsea which has seen him go eight meetings without a goal, but despite that he'll undoubtedly be leading the way for the visitors in this one with Paulinho filling the gap in midfield with Philippe Coutinho ineligible to feature.

Giroud is a steady, and consistent striker regardless of his barren run which I have already excused.

The same can't be said for his teammate Luis Suarez though, with the 30 - year - old experiencing a barren run compared to his usual high output so far this season as he's managed to find the back of the net just three times in 12 outings.

Messi's goal was his first against Chelsea in nine meetings with the Blues, ending a barren run of 730 minutes without one against the Premier League giants.

In my opinion the reason we did not win the league was because Giroud stopped scoring and went on a 12 - 15 game barren run and walcott had stopped scoring.

It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds as we've only played three away games since then but it's still a barren run of 335 minutes which surely needs to end if we're to pick up a third title in five years.

However the Frenchman faded and experienced a barren run of games without a goal over the second half of the season, before finally finding form again in the last few games against Man City and Aston Villa.

I know many of you have your reservations about him, but he recorded his best goal tally yet for us last term, and is regularly improving, despite his barren run, which I blame on the lack of freshness due to being overworked, while Theo and Welbeck were out.

The French international scored twice in five minutes at the Stadium of Light, while Ibrahimovic drew a blank at home to Burnley which extended his barren run to six Premier League games without a goal.

or Alexis wasn't droppable in his 11 game barren run?

He was called up to the England U21 side a couple of weeks ago and scored on his debut, and he has finnal broken his barren run at Hull as well after scoring in the penalty shoot out win over Premiership side Leicester.

In turn, Arsene Wenger will want to end that barren run especially with growing talk amongst the media and supporters of a power shift in north London, while for their own aspirations, they can't afford to fall further behind their rivals for a top four finish.

In order to end that barren run and make LaLiga a true two - horse race, Simeone is expected to turn to the XI that hammered Sevilla last Sunday.