Sentences with phrase «season of his second term»

Head coach's bowl record: Bobby Petrino is 4 - 4 in bowl games, including a 2 - 2 record in his first stint at Louisville and last year's bowl loss in the first season of his second term with the team.

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Dirty Diego has suffered from Second Season Syndrome this term and the Spaniard could be on his way before the end of the month, with reports linking him with PSG and former club Atletico Madrid.

In his first season here Rosicky was a long term injury until the second half of the season.

That same squad was the best in the second half of the 2014/2015 season in terms of points tally and goals conceded.

The 33 - year - old has already struggled to hit peak form this term and will be 34 by the second half of next season, so the rigours of Premier League football may no longer be ideal for him.

Below, we take a closer look at who he would best make an impact for over the second half of the season and possibly beyond on a short term basis.

Leshoure had his second - worst game of the season in terms of total yardage.

Villa have plenty to plan ahead of next season, namely appointing a new long - term manager as well as getting their squad ready for the second tier of English football.

He's even drawn comparisons to Dwyane Wade in this way, and considering the Raptors were second - last in the league in terms of free - throw differential last season, Waiters would be a nice boost.

In terms of chance creation, Hazard and Fab were the benchmark first half of the season, second half it was all Ozil and Cazorla.

24 year old Mexican international Hernandez suffered something of a difficult second season at Man United last term but has returned to goal - scoring ways during the current campaign, netting eight goals despite making just six starts all season.

For the second season in a row, Arsenal have lost their super-influential midfielder Santi Cazorla to a long term injury, and there is little sign of him returning any time in the near future, despite his Achilles operation judged to be a success.

Gaitan played a key role in the Eagles» title triumph this season, scoring four goals in 27 league appearances and has reportedly agreed terms to become United's second signing of the summer.

Does he even deserve to see out the second season of his current deal with the way our term is going?

The 24 - year - old is yet to score a league goal for the Blues this term and spent the majority of last season playing second fiddle to Diego Costa, while he is now behind summer signing Alvaro Morata in the pecking order.

In terms of the geography of the bracket, for the second season in a row, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region, set to be held once again in Indianapolis, will be the race to watch in terms of placement.

The current Sevilla coach has worked wonders with the Spanish side in Europe, lifting the Europa League last term before guiding the Rojiblancos back to the final of the European second - tier continental cup this season.

The 28 - year - old is being targeted for short term loan deals by the likes of Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Swansea during the second half of the season.

A terrific youngster, Ross Barkley has made a huge impression at Everton despite suffering a bit of second - season syndrome this term.

Karius started out the season as second choice, though manager Jurgen Klopp would sometimes rotate between him and Simon Mignolet, neither of whom looked convincing as long - term options to be first choice.

He's a wonderful player, second only to Jack Wilshere (and maybe Laurent Koscielny) in terms of pure footballing potential, and his season starts here.

Guardiola did not seem to mind winning the «second tier» Carabao Cup with Manchester City this season and Mourinho celebrated lifting that trophy and the Europa League last term as though they were the first two cups of his managerial career.

However, in terms of top four finish they are well placed going into the second half of the season.

The Black Country outfit have been sensational this season, and currently sit comfortably at the top of the Championship table, four points clear of second placed Cardiff City, and many pundits are predicting that they will easily finish top of the pile this term.

A half time draw at Betfair is a great option as 60 % of Newcastle's goals on home soil this seasons have been in the second half of games and Newcastle have been leading at half time just twice this term.

Danny Ings will miss the rest of the season after it was confirmed he has suffered a long - term knee injury in only his second appearance of the season.

He spent the second half of the 2015 - 16 season on loan at Bordeaux, but then struggled to recover from a long - term injury.

However, with Kyle Walker already leaving the club in a # 50m deal to move north, albeit with Manchester City, Rose admits the loss of the England international is a big blow for Spurs this season as they look to go one better than the second - place finish they secured last term — though he stressed he is not looking to leave White Hart Lane this summer.

This should help Blackburn in the short term, but Tony Mowbray says that the team needs to bring in a couple of players on a permanent basis if the club are to prepare for the second half of the campaign — and possibly for the next season.

It's rather hard to point the finger at a particular aspect of their game that has improved on last season — but they look as if they have collectively moved up a level in terms of confidence and assurance both on and off the ball that even when Everton threatened David De Gea in the early stages of the second half, the home side refused to be drawn in.

In each of the previous three seasons, the winner of this duel in the second - half of the term has gone on to lift the title.

For Arsenal, it will be a case of getting their title bid back on track by avenging the 3 - 2 reverse that was inflicted on them at the Emirates earlier in the season — when squandering a 2 - 0 lead to concede three second half goals — but also a 2 - 1 defeat in last term's White Hart Lane encounter which, at the time, ended the Gunners» hopes of securing the 2009/2010 Premier League.

It has been a similar story with West Brom, who in the second half of last season drew with Arsenal and beat Liverpool at The Hawthorns while this term they were mighty unfortunate to suffer 2 - 1 reverses at home to Man Utd and away to Chelsea.

Crystal Palace endured a terrible second half to the season last term and one of the main reasons behind the Eagles» struggles was an inability to find the back of the net on a consistent basis.

There was very little of that doggedness quality which had seen them cause the Reds all sorts of problems at Anfield last term and while the game did only finish a mere 2 - 1, it only glossed over the facts that Blackburn were second best throughout and should of suffered their heaviest defeat of the season had it not been for their inform shot - stopper, Paul Robinson.

The big Swede has endured a tough second season at United after failing to overcome a long - term knee injury, and reports have suggested that the 36 - year - old could pursue a move to the Galaxy at the end of the season.

He can not have expected to find himself in and out of the side this term after seeing off Walker in the second half of last season.

Having failed to qualify for this season's Champions League thanks to a disappointing fifth - place finish in the Premier League last term, Arsenal now face the serious prospect of missing out for the second season running.

Borja Valero continues to justify his purchase but Inter need more from the midfield if the second half of the season is to be anywhere close to the first in terms of the points haul.

And that latter is an interesting factor in how Sunderland fare in the second half of the season, as unlike last term when all they had to gun down was a top - half finish, they genuinely have a target worth going that extra mile for.

After laying on nine goals so far this term, De Bruyne is second on the list - seven assists short of Ozil's haul, but has backed himself to set up a flurry of goals in the second half of the season.

It'll almost certainly be a loan again at this point, as he doesn't have the momentum behind him to carry into pre-season, and is even behind Musonda in terms of exposure to Conte's methods and drills as the Belgian spent the second half of the season under his instruction.

And with Liverpool having the joint second best defensive record in the league, the accusations levied against the defensive work of the side, although some of them are pertinent, seem to have not as much importance in comparison to the issues raised here, although with the slight caveat that there is a noticeable drop off between the two seasons in terms of interceptions from midfield and the forwards, which has lead to Liverpool not being so strong on the counter attack and the fact that the majority of the shots Liverpool have conceded seem to be in the space in front of the defence and behind the midfield.

Ozil topped the Premier League assist rankings last season by setting up 19 goals to help the Gunners finish second, and has become more lethal in front of goal this term.

In each of our league games this season we have been second best in terms of fitness and it is difficult to understand how there can be any excuse for this.

They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.

The Capital outfit look likely to miss out on Champions League football for the second straight season, and they need to find a way of winning the Europa League this term in order to earn a back - door entry into the elite competition.

Sol Bamba has been part of the Cardiff defence which has conceded the fewest goals in the second tier this term, while Norwich midfielder James Maddison has scored 14 league goals in a wonderful breakthrough season at Carrow Road.

So it promises to be an intriguing contest when the two, of similar styles and qualities, reconvene for the second time this season, only this time it will be on the Welsh side's terms.

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