Sentences with phrase «big gamble proved»

Not many people would have been willing to wager before the start of the summer movie season that «The Avengers» would emerge as the best superhero film of the year (especially with «The Dark Knight Rises» still to come), but Marvel's big gamble proved everyone wrong, making beaucoup bucks at the box office on its way to becoming the third highest grossing movie of all - time.

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It seems Wenger gambles too early on overpaying for players like Theo and Ramsey, who had not proven consistency at their level when they got handed big salaries, and have not really earned their salary since their big pay rises, (although Theo is playing much more like his salary this year).
Firminho a bigger gamble but could prove worth it.
my ideas for strikers luis suarez - gamble I know, but I think we would fine, he has pace and power and is clearly beeter than tje eredivisie, could be a huntelkaar which still isnt bad or we could get a van nistelrooy (god I hope so) amauri from juve - I know he hasnt produced a lot in turin this year but he fits the english game perfectly, hes big, string and quick (way more so than suarez, minus the quick) if liverpool have to sell try to get torres kevin kuryani - I like him clint dempsey - little american bias here but he is a game changer that we sorely lack and I think he would make te jump; he plays very with fulham cb options IIm not sure on really; shawcross, onweyu (hes big force and has proved he can shut down top strikers (torres villa confed cup) I think sandro will be very good boys, especially after a year under palacios, and well get o'hara back and hes been lights out for portsmouth
Taking a player and molding him into what you want can work some times but such a gamble is far too risky in today's world of high - stakes and big money football, the fact that Wenger is forced to resort to such strange measures, proves that there is something inherently wrong with the club.
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