Sentences with phrase «sides struggling at»

In the 2015 portion of the 2014 - 2015 season West Ham only won three league matches, all home games against sides struggling at the bottom of the division.

Claret and Blue fans may have got their wish in Lambert's departure, yet his dismissal is unlikely to yield huge on - field improvements, or at least not instantly, and with both sides struggling at the foot of the table, a goal - feast isn't expected.

Like Blues, they are a side struggling at the wrong end of the table picking up less points after switching manager during the season.

Niguez has grabbed the chance with both hands and has been the outstanding player in a Vallecona side struggling at the foot of La Liga.

Not exact matches

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While their first meeting at the Florida resort was hailed as a «high point» in relations between the two leaders, this summit promises to be more challenging as the two men struggle with heavy political baggage on both sides.

Syria peace talks due to begin in Geneva this week look set to struggle with the sides showing no sign of compromise over the issue at the heart of the five - year - long conflict: the future of President Bashar al - Assad.

John Stallworth has been selling hardware and fixing bikes at his shop on Chicago's South Side for 50 years, helping to anchor a neighborhood that's struggled with population loss and divestment.

Unfortunately, some of these dynamics appear to be at work on both sides as Korea and Canada struggle to complete the negotiations on a free trade agreement that have been underway, on and off, since 2005.

Bombarded on one side by a media and culture that urges them to have uncommitted sex at any opportunity, and on the other by a Church that tells them sharply that they should not (but they should get married and have a family), it can be a struggle.

Divine and demonic powers struggle for control; at times the battle seems to tilt in favor of the one side over the other.

She rightly saw the distrust between men and women as being rooted in the unequal distribution of power between them: «At any given time, the more powerful side will create an ideology suitable to help maintain its position and to make this position more acceptable to the weaker one... It is the function of such an ideology to deny or conceal the existence of a struggle.»

There was a risk that this Fuehrer would turn to be a Verfuehrer — a misleader, an idol Bonhoeffer had chosen to be on the side of the opposition and he took part in all struggles of the confessing church at Finkenwalde.

Following the EFL Cup defeat to Southampton the Gunners will look to return to winning ways when they take on the robust West Ham side who are kind of struggling at home this term.

Having sensed they would struggle for senior matches at Barca, the pair opted instead to try their luck with Arsenal, and it's fair to say the move benefited both sides.

I am not talking about the way we struggled away to Crystal Palace today, but the way that the Gunners now seem to be a different side, at least as far as set pieces are concerned.

Do not forget that Arsenal have been awesome at times and will be again, so if we can keep in touch and suffer no disasters while struggling, it bodes well and we have not lost a game since the opening day when our side and especially the defence was wracked with injury problems.

The less said about Simone Zaza's stint at West Ham United the better, while even though Wayne Rooney established himself as Man Utd's all - time record goalscorer this season, the end is surely near for the veteran in terms of his spell at Old Trafford as he has struggled to hold down a regular spot in Mourinho's side.

He would have hoped that first team action at the Turin side would help act as a good method to display the player's ability to any interested parties but as yet the giant forward has struggled to get a look in at the Serie A title holders.

Pickford is showing real class at a struggling Sunderland side and I think it would be interesting to see how he performs at a top team.

As well as our own form, Arsenal could be helped with the way the fixtures pan out this week, as we face a struggling Watford side at home tomorrow while the Blues have the tough task of Liverpool at Anfield.

Look at the goals he's scored in a struggling side.

It's the struggles of defenders like this that could yet see Chris Hughton's side go down at the end of the season.

Because of Colombia's struggles at the other end though, Ospina and his team mates only just crept through to the knockout stage as a third placed side and will now play Argentina and that will probably be that for arguably thye unluckiest man in football right now.

It has been claimed that the Armenian international struggled at Old Trafford due to his previous manager's negative tactics, and he is now looking forward to a free reign in creating and attacking for his new side.

42 year old Lambert, who won the Champions League as a player with Borussia Dortmund and enjoyed eight years of success at Celtic, may have felt that he had achieved as much as he could with his East Anglian side and despite Aston Villa's recent struggles the Midlands side is considered by many as a «Sleeping Giant» who could be awakened under the right management.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds (20 -10-4) head into their Saturday match against bottom - of - the - table West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns focused on their task at hand, but likely wary of a potential trap game against a scrappy but struggling West Brom side.

The Brazilian winger has struggled to fit in at the Russian side after his big money move.

Injuries have played their part but like at Chelsea, he has struggled to make an impression at Villa Park, and given his # 35,000 plus wages per week, any transfer to a struggling Premier League side should be considered «high - risk».

Bonucci could certainly be a fine addition at Chelsea, where Conte has struggled to replicate last season's success this term, with his side already well out of the running to retain their title.

Chalobah, who made 10 league appearances for Antonio Conte's side last season as Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title, contributing one assist, has signed a five - year deal with the Hornets after struggling to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge, as per the Express.

It's to be expected if he doesn't deliver such is his importance to Jose Mourinho's side, and he has particularly struggled in recent outings having been replaced at Tottenham and Newcastle, while he came off the bench in the game against Huddersfield sandwiched in between.

Mata is now concreted his place in the United side, and he will likely be rested for tonight's game against Zorya Luhansk in preparation for Sunday's game at struggling Stoke.

The Egyptian winger has struggled for playing time since arriving at Stamford Bridge from Basel last January, and secured a six - month loan deal to Serie A side Fiorentina on the deadline of last season's winter window.

David Luiz, the Brazilian who couldn't get into Chelsea's side last season, and who embarrassed himself at the World Cup, and who now plays for struggling PSG, has been elected into the FIFPRO World XI...

Signed from Athletic Bilbao last summer, Ander Herrera has impressed this season for United, though he has not always been a regular starter for van Gaal's side and may struggle even further to play regularly if Gundogan arrives at Old Trafford.

The 22 year old may well have struggled to get his foot in the door at one another side but at St Mary's he has excelled and become a crucial member of the Saints side.

Despite inheriting a side in total disarray anyway, Felix Magath fared extremely poorly at Fulham with a decent set of players, getting the club relegated after a long stay in the Premier League, before then struggling badly in the Championship as well.

Claude Puel has seen his new Southampton side struggle to only gain one point from the first three games of the season, but he believes his team is better than that and will give Arsenal a run for their money in Saturday's game at the Emirates.

Arsenal are in fantastic form in the Premier League and FA cup and even though we had to suffer yet another disappointing early exit from the Champions League, the players did go some way to redeeming themselves by playing well and winning 2 - 0 away in Monaco, so Arsene Wenger will be hoping that we can continue our strong run and cement our place in the top four by beating a struggling Newcastle United side at St. James» Park today.

He thinks Jose Mourinho's side will struggle at the Emirates today, and he names the Arsenal player that is most likely to damage his old side.

We have notoriously struggled against any United side ever since the move to the Emirates and our record sits at 1 win in our last 14 matches against them.

Dalglish has seen his Liverpool side struggle for goals this term, managing just 47 goals in 37 Premier League games to date, the same total as relegated Blackburn Rovers and now the Scot is looking at possible additions to help add strength in depth up front.

The England international is rebuilding his strength after a number of injury setbacks over the years, but is being heavily talked about at present with his country in dire need of some creative talent, and with his club side also having struggled in recent months.

It's likely that Bamford will struggle to secure much playing time at Stamford Bridge next season with the likes of Diego Costa and Loic Remy vying for striking spots, and ESPN claims Chelsea may be open to loaning the forward to a Premier League side next term.

We had a good win and performance at Soton, confidence should have been sky high yet we still struggled in the next game to beat an average Watford side.

Griezmann would undoubtedly be a great addition for Jose Mourinho's side after the struggles of Alexis Sanchez since joining from Arsenal in January, while the France international could also be an option at centre - forward over the somewhat inconsistent Romelu Lukaku.

Henderson struggled in his first two seasons at Anfield but showed huge improvements last year and is now a regular in both Brendan Rodgers first team and the England national side.

Drogba was a Premier League champion with the Blues last season, but since his departure at the end of the season — Drogba moved to Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact — the reigning champions have struggled.

The 27 - year - old, who will become a free agent at the end of the month, has agreed a deal to join the struggling Serie A side in the new year and in doing so becomes the club's first signing of the winter.