Sentences with phrase «own upturn in form»

Summer signing David Ospina has stood in for Szczesny in recent weeks, helping inspire his side's recent upturn in form, but the Frenchman does not see the 26 - year - old as a long - term first choice option.

The United man experienced something of an average debut season following his big - money move in the summer of 2014, making only 16 league appearances, but Luke Shaw had shown a real upturn in form this season prior to his long - term injury.

The 33 year - old has enjoyed an exciting end to the Premier League season, helping his Sunderland side to escape from the relegation zone with a huge upturn in form.

The Welsh side have enjoyed an upturn in form since changing manager, and are currently unbeaten in their last five outings in all competitions, and even pulled off a deserved 1 - 0 victory over Liverpool only last week.

In turn, there's plenty of reason to be positive for the Spanish international, and Don Balon believe they've uncovered the secret behind why he has enjoyed an upturn in form and that is a relationship with actress Carmen Munoz.

David Rusa — To take it back to Arsenal; my point remains the same and barring any sort of amazing upturn in form from Ramsey will not change.

Ramsey's goals were only the icing on the cake to his services because prior to that, he was already having his upturn in form and was carrying the team way before and way after ozil You are willing to sit on all that simply because, you just have to be right.

Our club has also struggled for consistency over the past couple of months, and we look need a huge upturn in form if we are to secure our place in the top four.

Though the Villa Park are reticent to sell the 24 year old the Metro claim Benteke will look to «force» a transfer despite his side's upturn in form since the appointment of Tim Sherwood as replacement for manager Paul Lambert.

Arsene Wenger took a bit longer to realise the strengths of the system, and it was only after a disastrous run of results, including a 3 - 1 embarrassment at Stamford Bridge, that Wenger finally lined up with a 3 -4-3 formation for the first time in 20 years, and that also signalled a massive upturn in form.

The upturn in form suggests survival is no longer in doubt.

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has praised his captain Steven Gerrard and thinks the former England international has been a huge influence on his upturn in form.

The 23 - year - old has spent some of the season injured, so perhaps it is no coincidence that United's upturn in form has coincided with a long - term run in the side.

Roberto Martinez's side have seen a slight upturn in form recently, having won three on the trot in the Premier League.

It'll take a major upturn in our form & fortunes for us to catch Chelsea.

In turn, unless results improve and Griezmann begins to play an influential role in that upturn in form, it will only likely lead to further speculation over his long - term future in the Spanish capital.

Joey Barton is not surprised by the upturn in form.

Shearer is right in that his constant pointing to excuses is wearing thin for many as it surely sets the wrong tone at the club as a whole, but all that matters between now and the end of the season is an upturn in form and a real push to win major honours.

The 25 - year - old has scored nine goals and provided seven assists in just 14 games so far this season, as he has proven to be an instrumental figure in Liverpool's recent upturn in form too.

There is a crucial game at both ends of the Championship table on Friday evening as Watford travel to Craven Cottage looking to put an end to a poor run of results against Kit Symons» rejuvenated Fulham, who will be keen to pull even further clear of the relegation zone after a recent upturn in form.

Fact is, all these «better than arsenal» youngsters just happen to have coincided with periods of an upturn in form at their teams.

Bournemouth too have injuries — key men Callum Wilson, Tyrone Mings and Max Gradel are all long - term absentees — but the Cherries are coping well, as their recent upturn in form shows.

Ozil is still yet to agree a new contract with the club, as he nears the final 12 months of his current deal, and hopefully and upturn in form, confidence and happiness will open his mind to the idea of an extended stay.

Is it just a coincidence the upturn in form coincides with an injury to Derrick Rose?

Arsene Wenger has praised Mesut Ozil's recent upturn in form, whilst claiming that he is enjoying his role in the new Arsenal formation.

It seems there will be a couple of additions to the squad in the January transfer window coupled with the upturn in form that usually comes after our annual injury crisis means we should finish the second half of the season strongly.

As a result, Mourinho will certainly be hoping for either an upturn in form with Costa, even though the Spanish international has started the last two games on the bench, or for reinforcements in January who can help end their goalscoring troubles.

Since the turn of the new year Aston Villa have enjoyed an upturn in form losing just one of their last ten league games and have climbed up to third in the Championship as they mount a serious playoff charge.

Not only did the Gunners hit four unanswered goals past Hull City on Tuesday to confirm the upturn in form begun with a battling 10 man draw against the spuds, but we also recorded a healthy 3 - 0 win away to the Hornets in October.

As a result, the search may continue for low cost additions to offer temporary solutions, while Montella will have to hope that his summer recruits step up and improve as the pressure remains on his shoulders to oversee an upturn in form and to ensure Milan are at least moving in the right direction ahead of the new year.

The Villans have enjoyed an upturn in form after a slow, inconsistent start, and are now well placed to compete for promotion heading into the second half of the season.

Laurent Koscielny has been given the go - ahead to start the crunch tie, giving us a huge boost as we look to build on our recent upturn in form.

Besides, Petr Cech did not have a great season last term, despite his late upturn in form.

The Chilean has now stamped his mark on the centre - forward position and Giroud can't displace him from the starting XI at present, despite his own upturn in form when coming off the bench.

Let's hope ramseys upturn in form continues, gabriel comes back and stays healthy and most importantly coquelin does nt get injured and stays strong.

After a slightly sketchy first half of the year it marks a continued upturn in form for the Belgian where he's now starting to match (and beat) his illustrious teammate much more regularly.

The Foxes have enjoyed an upturn in form since the Frenchman took over from Craig Shakespeare.

United enjoyed an upturn in form after the September internationals, but is it sustainable?

The difficulty with taking the bare statistical facts from his latest game as proof of a true upturn in form is the quality of his overall performance against Liverpool and those of his opponents and teammates.

Not many people would have predicted Adam Lallana «s emergence as one of the stand - out performers in the Premier League a year ago, yet a remarkable upturn in form under Jurgen Klopp has seen the midfielder cement his place as one of Liverpool «s most important players.

Allardyce was appointed boss in late November and oversaw a startling initial upturn in form.

He arrived at Upton Park off the back of a season where had kept 12 clean sheets for the Blues and been an important part of a side which finished tenth after an impressive upturn in form under Gary Rowett.

Having beaten Middlesbrough and Leicester City in the Premier League, and reached a third Emirates FA Cup final in four years, our upturn in form has come just in time for the run - in.

Despite having such a significant amount of absentees, United have experienced an upturn in form of late, winning their last four games in all competitions, the most recent of which saw them prevail past Watford with a 1 - 0 victory last night.

Since taking charge in December you could argue that interim Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has overseen an upturn in form of every Blues player.

The centre - back, who has been influential towards the Magpies» upturn in form, believes the presence of Rafael Benitez gives the squad the added confidence over their relegation rivals.

There is something about Fulham which just looks too good to be true, while I'm not convinced that Bolton's recent upturn in form isn't merely a well - timed coincidence.

As a result, the Merseyside outfit are at the bottom of Group E, and they require a huge upturn in form in the final three games in order to avoid elimination.

Ozil's resurgence has been one of the key elements behind his side's upturn in form and fortunes — as the German looks to have finally regained his touch.

Sigurdsson has been instrumental to the Blues» upturn in form since boss Sam Allardyce took charge last November.