floundered

The second half was a formality, for all City's efforts, as so much floundered on the flanks while Slot's team posed a huge threat on the counter.

Arsenal's nerves and anxiety were mounting until Merino stepped into the breach, the lack of a serious central threat obvious as every attempt floundered near goal with Leicester City holding firm.

Without her, the rest of the cast floundered, lost without Frankel’s proprietary tell-it-like-it-is recipe that kept “New York” feeling fresh while other franchise cities struggled to maintain the same consistency.

Instead they have floundered - failing to get on top of the new technical rules introduced for 2022.

As England floundered, Smith scratched around in the early part of his innings.