Niggling

Konate, who has had niggling injury issues since joining Liverpoool from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021, has been handed a rest against Toulouse.

It compounded a frustrating start to the season that saw the Finn hit with niggling injuries before the bigger thigh problem which means he has so far only been able to start four games all season.

The Bafana coach was not pleased his Sundowns counterpart said he rested several of his club’s Bafana players after their win against Maritzburg “because they’ve got niggling injuries to be honest and that’s the truth”.

There were some lingering doubts about the Bournemouth striker due to a niggling knee injury.

A career that started at Watford in 2009 and ended in July with Burton Albion is now over, but not because of a niggling injury, nor because of a ripped-up contract.

As many waited for the light at the end of the tunnel, a popular question then was “when will the markets improve?” with a niggling thought in many minds that once it does, we shall exit!

I used to joke with to them both, saying they were always like Steptoe and Son, niggling each other but always looking out for each other’s back.

Nobody can shed the niggling worry that the lockdown is only a small disruption compared to the chaos that lies ahead.

His withdrawal will be a major concern for Barca, particularly given this was Messi’s first start of the season after just recovering from a niggling calf injury sustained at the start of August.

However, limited battery life, some mis-balanced issues when using larger lenses, and 4K crop in video capture are all niggling issues.

It might even be happening to a loved one, or to yourself, and the thought is genuinely terrifying—a niggling doubt that gets under the skin and can’t be flushed out.

I’ve obviously had a few niggling injuries but at the moment I’m really healthy and feeling really strong,” she said.

Niggling injuries also regularly struck him down, with his still-developing body struggling to adapt to the gruelling demands of weekly competition.

Their relationship is painted with recognisably broad strokes (the nagging wife and repressed husband) and despite two inarguably accomplished actors, there’s a niggling disconnect.

The powerful midfielder has suffered with niggling knee injuries in recent seasons and dropped down the pecking order under Mauricio Pochettino.

We just have a couple of niggling problems before it’s time to get the March patches installed.

We will probably never know who recorded these details; however, some niggling questions remain: what induced Carmichael to paint Taylor’s name on that crate?

Yet I sense a growing defensiveness and a niggling annoyance as we discuss the ethnic makeup of these public high schools.