bad patch

This was not just a bad patch.

West Ham are the ones having a bad patch at the moment, but similarly I admire what Moyes is doing and they will give the Bees a good game here - they might even score first.

Russell feels like he had been having a bit of a bad patch through the summer but a strong performance with third on the grid in the Netherlands a week ago has convinced him he has "got my mojo back".

"Last year I went through quite a bad patch and found doing my crafts really relaxing."

The team has hit a bad patch of form — winless in six games — but has a strong track record in recent major tournaments.