not smooth

But the progress between those two points was not smooth.

His head was bald, but not smooth, like an apricot.

Yet, much like in this competition two years ago, when West Ham conceded early in the first leg against Frankfurt and had Cresswell sent off in the second, the path in front of them was not smooth.

“The silhouette, even, the outline of it is not smooth at all. It’s just hit after hit.”

“It is not smooth, but it is not broken. It is not working, but it is not kaput.”