Sentence examples for poor challenge from inspiring English sources

At the time I thought it was a poor challenge.

"It was a poor challenge, make no mistake about that," said West Brom's manager of Phillips.

It was a poor challenge – and we lose a goal when we are down to 10 men [Henderson was off getting treatment for a cut eye].

"I felt it was a poor challenge but with hindsight I don't think William Gallas intended to hurt Mark, to do damage.

Daniel Majstorovic becomes the first player to be shown a yellow card for a poor challenge on Sutton, studs up halfway up his calf.

The only incident of note in the opening 25 minutes was a poor challenge by Wayne Rooney on Joe Gomez that brought a deserved booking.

The bobbly pitch and poor challenges saw the game end in a whimper, meaning lots will be required to decide these teams' fate.

Alston struggled to keep hold of the ball but a series of poor challenges failed to rob him of possession.

Birmingham manager Gary Rowett: Commenting on two challenges from Blackpool midfielder Jamie O'Hara: "They were two very poor challenges which were the most unsavoury part of the evening.

It was a half low on quality and full of poor challenges, with Mark Noble, Pogrebnyak and Collins all booked, and another four yellow cards following in the second half.

Both started brightly despite difficult conditions with a rain-soaked pitch responsible for a first half that was littered with poor challenges.