Staying power

They have shown their staying power before and it would be daft to write them off but it must be disturbing, nonetheless, for Mourinho that his team are five points behind already and locked in a game of catch-up against the side that has just subjected them to a rare, old-fashioned beating.

Unlike other young artists who have fallen victim to too much market attention, too soon, he believes that [Avery] Singer has staying power.