Sentences with phrase «struggled for fitness»

Wilshere has struggled for fitness throughout his Arsenal career.

In addition, the German has struggled for fitness since the start of the current campaign and Low's decision to drop the midfielder might be just the chance for the 28 - year - old to rest and recharge his batteries.

Atsu signed for the newly promoted Cherries over the summer and was set to spend the season on the south coast, but he has struggled for both fitness and game time during his time there.

Benteke missed over two months of the campaign through injury, and struggled for fitness throughout, and was limited to start only 14 league matches.

This was a player who had struggled for fitness in a number of seasons since joining and only showed true value a season and a half before he left for man u... AS OUR CAPTAIN.

Phil Jones and Eric Bailly have probably been the most impressive central options, though the former has struggled for fitness and the latter will miss several months.

The Wales international's future at the Bernabeu looks in serious doubt after struggles for both fitness and form, and he could head back to the Premier League in the near future.

But to then hear that Hector Bellerin may also be struggling for fitness, means that perhaps the November curse is yet again upon us.

Fellow teammates Daniel Agger, Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly are also on the long - term injury list, with Fabio Aurelio, Jamie Carragher and Andy Carroll all struggling for fitness after picking up knocks against Arsenal in the thrilling 1 - 1 draw at the Emirates.

The continuing struggle for fitness of the Arsenal and France midfielder Abou Diaby, along with the recent injuries picked up by Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta have highlighted, at least to the fans and the media, the need for Arsenal to sign a player in that typical combative defensive mould to strengthen the spine of our team.

Loic Remy is struggling for fitness, while Kurt Zouma continues to miss out.

Injuries robbed us of Ronaldo's prime years, but even during the height of his struggles for fitness, there were enough magical moments to captivate the world.

The fact that Gareth Bale is struggling for fitness since leaving the Classico against Barca in late April would normally be a huge blow for a team.

Keeping a stable team has been key to Conte's side this term, but they may have a few stars coming in to this game struggling for fitness.

If Sturridge continues to struggle for fitness and Solanke continues to demonstrate he is more effective than Origi, the young Englishman could find he gets a lot of game time this season.

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Shares of Garmin were up nearly 6 % in early Wednesday trading following profits that beat Wall Street expectations for an eighth consecutive quarter — but it's no thanks to the tech firm's fitness trackers, which many companies in the space have been struggling to boost.

The company has been struggling with weak demand for its fitness trackers, and its first attempt at a proper smartwatch fell flat.

- I see fitness as a foundation for self - discipline while Michael sees self - discipline as a foundation for fitness - Negative self - talk and where it comes from - Michael rejects the concept of «Lifestyle balance» so I explain what it means to me - Michael never struggled with self - discipline?

After rupturing his ACL, Falcao struggled for form and fitness and Ligue 1 and subsequently left on loan to Manchester United.

Giroud then built his fitness up so that he could feature for the team, but besides from a few games, Giroud has struggled to keep a place in the team.

The 26 year - old is being touted for a place for Russia 2018 despite having only made three appearances this season due to struggles with injury and fitness.

It has been an ongoing struggle for the ex-Saints star to regain physical health and fitness, but he is now back in the Arsenal squad and at the age of just 22, he remains one of the team's future stars.

Aside from that match, he has very much struggled for minutes, even with Olivier Giroud's lack of fitness.

With Rafael the only available natural right - back for van Gaal currently and the Brazilian struggling to find form and fitness, a new option in the position wouldn't go amiss.

With Giroud struggling for goals and with doubts over the match fitness of Danny Welbeck, when better to give Theo a run in the centre forward role if he was performing well.

Louis van Gaal opted to send Radamel Falcao back to AS Monaco after an ineffective loan spell and veteran Robin Van Persie struggled with form and fitness last season and as such there is certainly scope for a striker signing to boost the Old Trafford attack.

For me this situation surrounding Olivier Giroud has caused enough problems already this season because not only is it ridiculous that he has struggled to regain his fitness after returning late from the Euro's, but that his head also doesn't seem to be in the game.

However, things have deteriorated for him in his second year, as he has struggled with fitness and form and issues both on and off the pitch.

Barring Sanchez and Welbeck, ever since he made the move from United, many of Arsenal stars — Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta — have been struggling for form, fitness and confidence.

That is not the same Falcao that used to bang in the goals for Atletico Madrid and if Diego Costa continues to struggle with fitness and injury problems, Chelsea will really struggle to score.

However, ultimately his injury history will continue to count against him as he has struggled to steer clear of fitness problems for some time.

You have to accept that these injury problems do not help, though, so it was a bit of a downer for Arsene Wenger to have to start the season already struggling to cope with a defensive crisis and fitness issues for the likes of Giroud, on top of the long term absence of Danny Welbeck up front.

But whether it is because of their failure to create much in front of goal, the concern about the fitness of Diego Costa or the struggle for form of his options in Falcao and Remy, it looks like Mourinho has had a late change of mind and is set to beat Man United to the transfer of Pedro Rodriguez from Barcelona, as reported by the Daily Mail.

With the Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck continuing to struggle with fitness and suffering another setback in his rehabilitation from injury, it seems as though the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is getting impatient and some rumours are claiming that the Frenchman will move for Dynamo Moscow's Aleksandr Kokorin, who is banging in the goals in Russia.

Many believed that Arsene Wenger had rushed him back from his summer break and that a lack of fitness and preparation was therefore the reason for why he struggled during the Liverpool match.

Saying that I am an admirer of Loic Remy, who also struggles with fitness and is out of favour, but if we could raid one of our rivals for a forward, I would take the Frenchman.

After Arsenal struggled through the end of 2015 and the start of the new year with a pretty heavy injury lost, we all got excited when players started to come back to match fitness and one player in particular was seen as the possible saviour of the season and the man to spark a strong sprint for the line in the race to win the Premier League.

Adama Traore has struggled for form and fitness on the right, and while Stewart Downing has fared decently there, his lack of pace seriously hampers them at times.

After his performance in Australia however you have to wonder if Sauber would rather have him driving for them full time, especially if Pascal struggles to return to full fitness.

Shaw has struggled for United but has long been thought of as one of English football's most promising young talents, despite criticism from some quarters over both his fitness and his attitude.

For a period of time he cemented himself as a regular among Jose Mourinho's plans but has this season struggled to maintain regular fitness or a regular place in Mourinho's side.

Vidal has struggled with form and fitness this season, and those factors should be enough to dissuade United and keep him in Turin for the time being.

So much was expected of the Colombian at Old Trafford this season, but he's struggled for both form and fitness.

Considering that he is in peak fitness and raring to go, I don't see any reason to drop him for Bellerin who has struggled recently.

The 24 year - old chose to join the Cherries for the season in order to gain regular first - team action for the coming Premier League season, having struggled with fitness and injuries in previous years.

The club haven't said yet how long he will be out of action for but it will be another blow for Barca with Sergio Busquets also struggling with fitness.

David Silva is a major doubt while Jesus Navas is likely to start at right back yet again with Bacary Sagna struggling for match fitness after recovering from injury.

Premier League holders Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit for a new marksman of late with Alvaro Morata struggling to overcome loss of form and fitness issues which have hampered his exploits in front of goal.

Suarez struggled for both form and fitness after rushing back from a knee injury suffered as Barca fell to Madrid in the Super Cup.

Shaw has struggled for form and fitness during his United career and Mourinho is unsure whether the 22 - year - old has a long - term future at Old Trafford.