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Downing Street agreed, describing their words as "half-hearted" and "completely unacceptable".

Though Francis pledged to tackle the church's ongoing clergy sex abuse crisis, some followers have criticized him for taking only half-hearted measures, or at worst, actively hindering some reforms.

Instead, mitigation was uneven and half-hearted, stoking frustration without effectively preventing spread of the disease, and paving the way for the backlash that followed.

A half-hearted fan protest before and during last weekend's 2-0 loss by Arsenal at the King Power Stadium underlined the struggle to mount a consistent revolt.

Entwistle added: "He likes to push up and apply pressure into the midfield. He's strong in his duels, he's never half-hearted. He's an extremely athletic player."