Sentence examples for could not get forward from inspiring English sources

Could not get forward at all.

David Masters was some 10mph slower but his accuracy and length – batsmen could not get forward but they could never feel safe going back – were impeccable.

Chris Gunter 5 The wing back could not get forward as often as in other games, giving perhaps his least impressive performance of the tournament.

Wenger noted that Atlético could not get forward with their combination play and so their best chance was the long ball.

The handling of the conditions, by Harris in particular but also Johnson, was exemplary, with judicious use of the short ball in order to drive the batsman back in the crease, and then the full delivery to which they could not get forward.

But for some reason he looked hesitant once or twice and the nature of the game meant that he could not get forward that much.

We couldn't get forward and play with the intensity which we did in the first half.

Steven Whitaker (Right-back) 5. Looked ponderous at times in defence and couldn't get forward to any great effect.

But in the second half Italy could not get their full-backs forward as they lost their rhythm in midfield when France pushed tighter against them.

Griffiths almost grabbed a second when the defender Virgil van Dijk headed down a Johansen corner but this time the Celtic forward could not get a proper connection and Mannus gathered.

He reverted to type, meandered forward and could not get back.