Sentence examples for lack of squad from inspiring English sources

It is not quite that simple but Saints' lack of squad depth, under the salary cap, has been a consistent lament.

Now a lack of squad depth and experience, notably among the forwards, has been cited as a significant factor behind their recent on-field slump.

The fans will worry about that as well as the inexperience and the lack of squad depth should no more players be added.

Deutrom added: "While there are never guarantees, Cricket Ireland felt that – on balance – the mitigation of the risks outweighed the risks themselves, while the cricketing opportunity was too important to turn down in spite of the lack of squad preparation".

Lack of squad depth will probably kill them in the end.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed claims his lack of squad rotation has cost his side the Premier League title.

Unsurprisingly, Celtic supporters who had been grumbling through the close season over Strachan's lack of squad-strengthening have not murmured a word of criticism in the days since Walter Smith's side, held to a 0-0 drat at home, contrived to lose after taking a 1-0 lead in Kaunas.

Boateng also insisted that there was a lack of team spirit among the squad in direct contrast to the last World Cup in South Africa, when Ghana came within a missed penalty of becoming the first African nation to reach the semi-final.

Some of Henry's more surprising decisions – for instance, playing Almamy Touré as a centre-back for the first time in years and Aleksandr Golovin as a striker – can be put down to the lack of depth in his squad, but the team desperately lacked identity under his management.

All of which made for some unfortunate timing given Pardew's grudging programme notes, in which he got his praise for the league leaders out of the way and lingered instead on Leicester's 10 penalty kicks this season and the lack of injuries in their squad, combined with a lament over his own team's bad luck on similar "fine margins".

The clear lack of leadership within the squad needs to be resolved.