Sentences with phrase «come a long way recently»

«Swiss football has come a long way recently, and we'll have to be very cautious.

Focus have come a long way recently.

LED fixtures have indeed come a long way recently.

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Campbell, at $ 12 million in sales, has come a long way from the mysterious stacks of prospects that Colby first faced; the company has recently been coming within 10 % of its annual sales target.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Since I did the Top 12 book, my research and understanding of weight training for triathlon has come a long way, so I've recently finished a new book called «Ultimate Guide To Weight Training For Triathlon», and although the book is completely finished, it probably won't be out for a year still.

Recently, thanks to authors of blockbuster books like Good Calories, Bad Calories, The Big Fat Surprise, and The Primal Blueprint, the reading public has come a long way in our understanding of the health harms of trans fat, and the lack of harm from natural saturated fat.

Denim or as the French like to say serge de Nîmes (Fabric from Nimes) has been around a heck of a long time and recently has found its way back into my heart.Sitting down I think of how I can articulate my feelings to paper and as I slowly mouth the word Denim my imagination arrives at the destination, a timeless 90s fashion gallery.Carefully I sift my way through the many images that I will use.From inspiration will come aspiration.The effort will afford me the greatest pleasure whilst creating my Denim look for the winter of 2017.

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Recently named the face of Balenciaga's new fragrance, the Twilight actress sure has come a long way when it comes to style.

If you've recently come out of a long term relationship, there's a fair chance that you've lost a few pieces of you along the way.

I only recently became aware of French filmmaker Olivier Assayas thanks to his 2013 coming of age / protest film Something in the Air, and his newest, Clouds of Sils Maria, goes a long way to explain what the big deal is.

Amazon recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of the Kindle this week and the company has come a very long way.

AMOLED technology has come a long way since 2011, with the Galaxy Note 3's display being called the best OLED display by display experts recently, so these tablets — whenever they launch — should offer quite the viewing experience.

The point and click adventure has come a long way since the likes of The Secret of Monkey Island, with a stark improvement on the visual front being the biggest change seen recently in The Inner World and Broken Age.

The Fundamentals Of The Average Computer Computers have come a long way in the last few years, and while building or fixing them usually reserved for the tech - savvy cousins or the local PC repair shot, we've recently seen a huge explosion in the number of

Open world games have come a long way since 2011 and recently we've seen a wide range of releases which manage to balance open world freedom with a gripping and engaging story as well as strong characters.

And even though she's come a long way since those original paintings (she's earned an MFA from Yale, was recently named a resident at the Sharpe - Walentas Studio Program, and shows at galleries across New York), she's decided to collaborate with her teenage self for this month's show at Sargeant's Daughters.

Expectations for the Mi - 3 are naturally high, and it remains to be seen how it will perform — though with all indications of some crazy fan base support, it shouldn't be difficult for the company, which has come a long way since it unveiled Mi - 1, its first - generation smartphone only as recently as 2011.