Sentences with phrase «quite hit the heights»

A league cup appearance including two goals, a single Premier League start and a few cameo appearances is all he has to show for his first month and a half in North London, suggesting that perhaps he isn't quite hitting the heights Wenger may have hoped for in training.

Even missing all that time the midfielder notched up 16 goals and I think would have steered us to the title, but he has not quite hit those heights again, sometimes trying too hard to score instead of doing what comes naturally.

Although he is unlikely to quite hit the heights reached by Suárez at his peak just yet, Salah has already exceeded the Uruguayan's return from his first full season at Anfield, in which the former Ajax man scored 11 times in 31 league games.

Former Ballon d'Or winner Kaká made his switch from the San Siro to the Bernabéu the same summer that Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo, but the brilliant Brazilian never quite hit the heights of his Portuguese team - mate.

Lemar hasn't quite hit the heights of last season yet.

Luca Modric — He has not quite hit the heights of last season, but Modric has still been amazing this season

Asamoah Gyan never quite hit the heights of top level European football, but we remember him well for a decent spell with Sunderland from 2010 to 2012.

Imminent sequel «Age Of Ultron» doesn't quite hit these heights, but that's partly because the original set such a high bar to clear.

His subsequent career as a director did not quite hit the heights of that first film, but what followed still proved Hopper to be a fascinating filmmaker with a unique point of view.

His latest, The Shape of Water doesn't quite hit the heights of the latter but that still doesn't stop in from being del Toro's best film for quite some time.

It falls at the final furlong, however, with a conclusion that doesn't quite hit the heights of the rest of the movie.

If there's a demerit for the A8, it's that it doesn't quite hit the heights of comfort and grandeur you get from an S - class, whether you're sitting up front or lounging in the rear.

While Perfect Dark didn $ ™» t quite hit that height, it was still a great, inventive shooter, just one that occasionally suffered from graphical murkiness and frame rate issues, since it pushed the N64 to its absolute limits.

Killzone is a slightly odd franchise: Guerrilla's first - person shooter has never quite hit the heights necessary to inspire the devotion afforded to the likes of Halo, but it has always been a solid performer.

While developer Level - 5 has to be applauded for taking risks by overhauling the combat system and introducing the absolutely fantastic kingdom - building feature, it hasn't quite hit the heights of its predecessor.

Not exact matches

Of course that's not the youngsters fault, but neither Arsene Wenger's, because of course you have to play with the best players available to you and unfortunately for Calum, he isn't quite hitting the right heights at the moment.

But if it may not sound quite right, the production certainly looks splendid, with the natural live - action backdrops (filmed in England's Lake District as well as in Sydney, Australia) doing idyllic justice to Potter's world, while the CGI hits impressively photorealistic fresh heights — right down to the rabbit fur that oscillates convincingly in those gentle country breezes.

It's not quite the dizzy heights that Minecraft and Castle Crashers recently hit but those... Read More

It's great for anybody who wants to do some bite - sized hacking, slashing and summoning on the bus or train, even though it never quite hits the same heights as its monster hunting rival.

Mercedes - AMG's shot at the Porsche 911 may not quite hit the same dynamic heights as the 911, but as a GT car, Mercedes might have the Porsche nailed.

It may not quite hit the handling heights of the Elise, but in the way it drives, rides, steers and communicates, the Evora is every inch a Lotus.

And if it can't quite hit the knockout heights of Mario Kart and Splatoon, it's comfortably one of the best games for Ninty's new console.

Why it was chosen: When Retro Studios initially took over the Donkey Kong Country franchise there were fears that it wouldn't quite manage to hit the same heady heights Rare did back in the SNES days.