Sentences with phrase «poor patch»

Though French midfielder Gourcuff is perhaps not the same player he once was, his career blighted by injury and poor patches of form, at 26 years of age the former Bordeaux man still has a lot to offer and the temptation to pick up a long term target for a reduced price may be too much for Wenger to resist with Arsenal said to be leading the chase according to this source.

Every team has poor patches so does Arsenal but Arsenal has hits purple patch they are stopped in their tracks if they are close to any major silverware.

If they did, it could help Google improve Android's historically poor patching record.

GALKAIYO, Somalia — Ahmed Mahamoud Hassan has probably one of the worst jobs on the planet: drought chairman of the Galmudug region of Somalia, one of the hottest, driest, poorest patches of one of the world's most utterly failed states.

«We need to view this project in context — we see in Ireland that may farms have poor patches or boggy soil where small wetlands can easily be created, utilizing land that does not have economical value.»

Remember when ozil was going through a poor patch, lots of criticism of wenger spending # 40m, there was a reason why RM sold him etc..

Though he has a poor patch late on in the campaign Van Persie has still comfortably outscored his rivals and his 25 Premier League goals will make him the top tier's top - scorer and he has also found time to be the club's second highest assist - maker.

There have been questions raised over their commitment, with neither looking likely to sign new terms with the club, and every time a player finds himself in a poor patch of form in circumstances like this, fingers get pointed.

By the final whistle, Pochettino's engineering had ensured his side were able to hold out for a hard - won point away at the Emirates but it was a result — regardless of how brave and manly their defending had been for a team in such a poor patch of form — that extended their wait for a win to seven games, and made it six games without a goal from open play.

The owner must have noticed how I was frantically trying to put myself between Patches and the charging dog, and they finally called their dog away — but poor Patches was already in a worried frenzy, barking and pulling at the end of her leash.