Frost's first game with the Cornhuskers
was a long time coming because he took a circuitous route in covering the 100 miles to Lincoln from his hometown of Wood River, Neb. (pop.
This wasn't exactly out of left field;
it was a long time coming because of de Blasio's inaction.
So this post has
been a long time coming because I received so many questions and tips on how I even traveled with Sofia while I was at NYFW, and I am excited to finally share a few with you here!!!
It was a long time coming because Pokemon is one of the most popular gaming franchises out there.
Not exact matches
As a marketer though, I can't
be: those in sales and marketing have known for a
long time that stories trump data when it
comes to persuasion
because stories
are easier to understand and relate to.
«I no
longer needed approval or adulation from the outside world — maybe
because the stock price
was at an all -
time low and the noise
coming from every constituency
was so bad and so critical about both the company and me.
But the group isn't going to wait for the answers,
because they could
be a
long time in
coming, and the team needs to start drawing up detailed mission plans in an hour.
That
's because the 30 - year option
came with a higher interest rate from day one, and the homeowner paid that higher rate over a
longer period of
time.
«I think the Tokenmarket solution has
been a
long time in
coming and what I find makes it most interesting
is not only solving the problem the crypto - community has in managing their ICOs... but
because they
are also working with a KYC / AML compliant solution in addition to the «traditional» ICOs - VCs, Angel Investors and others who
are interested, but not investing in the ICO arena now, have an option they can feel comfortable with.»
In this video I
'm going to show you a great way to get better keywords out of the Google Adwords Keyword tool if you haven't seen the previous video you'll want to watch that video where I show you how to get better search volume numbers from both google adwords as well as some other sources to get better estimates for the amount of
times that keyword
is searched each month i'll put a link in the video here so that you can click that video if you haven't seen that yet let
's get started now if you want better results from the Google Adwords Keyword planner you have to work a little differently than everyone else so most people
come to the Google Adwords Keyword planner and they simply click on this search for new keywords using a phrase, website, or category and then they just paste a bunch of keywords into this text box so let
's say as an example that these
were our starting keywords ok so let
's say we have the keywords «fishing tips» «fishing tackle» «fishing for bass» «fishing rod» and «fishing reel» what most people do
is that they would simply
come here and they would copy this they would paste it into this field and they would hit Search and they would get back their results and that
's fine but one little tip that will help you get much better results
is only paste in one key word at a
time so instead of pasting all these in just paste in the single keyword «fishing tips» and then proceed from there to pull that those results up and you'll get this back if you click right here you can download the ideas you'll notice they
're 701 here listed so if we download these ideas will download them to a CSV file comma separated value file you can open that with notepad you can open it with excel open office when you
're finished putting all your ideas and individually you will now have a bunch of different common separate value files containing the keywords and the search volume I've already gone ahead and done that just to save
time on the video but i want to show you what happens when you use this method versus just pasting in the keywords like most people do so here you'll see this column here represents these two columns here represent if we had pasted in all of the keywords at once and click search at google adwords keyword tool
is one that showed you and you'll see we have a total of 706 results we got back when we did that this column this column here represents what happens when we paste one key word at a
time and then download the file paste the second keyword download the file and then we just simply grab those terms and copy them and you'll see now we have a total of 1,915 keywords now what I've done with the highlighting here
is to show you anything that
's not highlighted in this column
is a keyword we would not have gotten back had we pasted in all the keywords at once you can see there
's lots and lots of keywords here we would not have seen know your competitors and the company
's you
're competing against they
're using probably the simple method just pasting a bunch of keywords sitting search and then looking through those terms to find their terms if you will take the extra few minutes it takes doesn't take
long to simply go in and paste one key word at a
time you will get back a ton of great keywords that others aren't seeing
because they
're using this other method and in actuality when I ran the numbers there
's a total of 3.8 million searches represented by these keywords here that you would miss if you simply just copied and pasted those five terms and hit search the Google Adwords Keyword planner once you've used the google keyword planner to find lots of new keyword ideas what do you do with all those keywords the biggest problem
is that you can there
are so many keyword tools out there you can get hundreds of thousands of keywords by spending a day using the different keyword tools but what you do with all that information the answer
is a cool tool called keyword grouper pro and Keyword Grouper Pro
is completely free there
's not even an opt in you just simply download the tool now at the top of this video there
's a link if you click that i'll show you exactly how to use keyword grouper pro doesn't matter where you got your keywords from i
'm going to show you how to take those keywords group them into tight groups and then you can set up your campaigns and know exactly which groups represent buyers and once you know where the buyers
are at you can simply focus your marketing in that area to make more profit in your business
It can
be argued that the very idea of religion
came to
be because people a
long time ago
were trying to comfort themselves about why we
are here and what becomes of us after death.
We have
been chasing our tails for a
long time when it
comes to self - knowledge, and the whole human / non-human distinction evades us, especially when we
are attempting to
be «objective,»
because we tend to think that true objectivity
is possible and even desirable, when in fact true objectivity doesn't exist.
I have finally
come to grips with the fact that church work will not
be a significant part of my life in this location — a profoundly discouraging conclusion,
because there
's so little else to do in this town, and I can not move away any
time soon — but not before going through a prolonged (and continuing) grieving process for the loss of something I loved that had
been a part of my life for so
long.
Likewise, the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s changes to its policy took place over a much
longer time than Azumah names, involved persons holding many positions left undescribed, and
came about not
because the denomination chose to ignore the Scriptures but
because over
time, many of us became convinced that there
are theologically and historically faithful ways of reading the Scriptures that find space for contemporary understandings of homosexuality.
Bishop sometime the devil will put a river in front of us so we can.t cross over, that
is when God will carry us,
because of our anoiting, he no
longer put puddles of water, he put rivers without a bridge, but God
come right on
time and
be the bridge over trouble water.
Another woman
came for the first
time in years and told me, «I thought I
was no
longer a Christian
because I departed from my fundamentalist upbringing, and they told me I wasn't.
Because the human need for this vivifying message
is never satisfied, the church must in all
times and places continue the proclamation by word and sacrament, as
long as human history endures — «until he
comes.»
It
's funny
because I
'm in the world oftentimes with coworkers and other people who
are a pain in the butt to deal with all week
long; so when sunday
comes around and it
's time for some godly fellowship everyone
is ready to scatter and take that afternoon nap and watch the tv.
Yet,
because full apprehension of God's revelation
comes slowly, step by step, black Christians have
been a
long time discerning their purpose in the world.
Because trust requires
time, true companionship
comes from years of conversation, and the kind of romance that doesn't fade only
comes from
being intentional over the
long - haul.
There
's a reason I only make one batch at a
time —
because if there
are 8 or 10 in the freezer I will eat one a day for the next 8 or 10 days in a row, so if there
were, say, 30 or 40 in there... I should probably
come up with a healthier scone that will fill me up
longer.
Hands down THE best garlic bread I have tasted in a very
long time, probably
because there
is no shyness when it
comes to the butter on this bread.
This
is because if you had more wings, the actual countdown
time can
be the same but it will take
longer for the Instant Pot to
come up to pressure and start that timer.
See, part of why I know what I
'm doing when it
comes to vegetarian cooking
is because I've
been cooking vegetarian meals for a
long time.
Because of the fact that the future, and where I will live next
time is unknown, I've
come to realize and accept the fact that there
are friends who
are gems to
be kept for life; and friends with whom you will pass certain seasons, but that each friendship, whether
long and rich or short and fleeting,
is worth
being thankful for.
I've
come a
long way since then, mainly
because I
'm transitioning to
being a full -
time vegan, so I've pretty much cut cheese out of my diet.
I
'm just guessing... the reason my bread didn't
come out
is because the proofing
time is not
long enough, it
's not proofing in the right temperature, or not enough yeast.
Strozzapretti translates to «priest strangler» — most likely, Easton says,
because a
long time ago in Italy, the priest would tour the country and expect to
be put up for the night if he
came into your home.
I call these miracle brownies,
because just as I thought they
were a complete flop and I
was panicking about running out of
time to make a substitute, a
long shot paid off and they
came together quite miraculously.
All this has
been coming for a
long time now, Arsene Wegner knows that the majority of the fans want him out, and he refuses to leave,
because Arsenal FC
is the only club that would allow him that amount of
time,
because he makes them loads of money, so as
long as he pleases the pay masters, why should he care about people who has no power, and like most big organisations they continue to shit on us knowing full well that we
are incapable of organising ourselves, so as
long as he
's at this club I'll
be WEGNER OUT.
Perez — intrigued by his potential, which
is surprising
because we he first
came I thought he
was the usual Wenger panic buy and I
was really upset considering how
long we've waited for some real striker help... now that I've seen him a couple of
times I can't figure out why we haven't seen him more, but it might
be too late for that now... Wenger doesn't like when players speak outside the locker room and he
's mouth might
be his ultimate downfall
Of course it would
be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let
's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has
been for this club... I
'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I
'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad
are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally
come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it
's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game
because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each
time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every
time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it
's not your fault, both sides
are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have
been percolating for several years... it
's hard to take the
long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we
are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie
's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which
was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to
be honest, the thing that scares me most
is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players
is more than a little disconcerting
«I've known him for a
long time and of course it
was not very difficult to make this decision to
come to Arsenal,
because I think the way that Arsenal play [make] it a dream for every player to
come here and play offensive football.»
Arsene Wenger can must get Ben Yedder as
long as he
's clinical and can beat his man.I'd take him over Giroud any day and I think if Giroud
is put in that Toulouse squad he won't score more goals than Ben Yedder and denying this fact would mean you choose to
be blinded.We had better get him quickly.I've said it here
time and
time again the reason why Arsenal
are not winning things with Giroud
is because he
's not clinical.If you guys
were to ever watch his misses in every season by season since he
came here you would
be shocked at the kind of striker we have.But as usual he
's always forgiven and people continually rate him basing it on statistics and forget he
's playing for Arsenal with the likes of.......
I've
been watching the boys from the sidelines for what seems like an eternity now
because I'd
been out for so
long, but to
be back on the pitch and playing with the boys has
been a
long time coming and I
'm just enjoying every moment of that now.»
He will not venture high up the pitch
because his slow running back acceleration and poor
long distance pace will let him down, he most often pass the ball
long and too quickly, this
is also a problem for arsenal in a sense that he does not
come out with the ball and allow his players enough
time to take up better position.
Shut up you muppet Your a totaly blinkerd fool And why
are people
coming on here slating English fans all the
time How do you know what we think Arsenal
is an English club in an English league so we should
be allowed an opinion without
being categorised The games we lost the whole team played badly The games we won we
were having our best run of form for a
long time All
because jack
is injured ha,, you haven't got it all figured out
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
At the very best that
's going to take a
long time,
because the position he
was in for this fight
came about by a lot of lucky breaks that rarely repeat themselves.
There has however
been a period of
time now since the Citizens last
came calling to Arsene Wenger and that
's probably
because Arsenal
are no
longer quite as reliant on sales for financial success.
Time shall
come when the money will stop rolling in
because the» sweet football» for which arsenal
is known for
is no
longer there.
I think Ramsey will start
because he
is more dynamic, but sometimes the simple things makes a lot if difference, like that elneny's one
time cross for lacazette, Ramsey would have tried to dribble and try one or two flicks, which
comes off ocasionally, as for Giroud, he should start from the bench, the season
is long he will get his opportunity, and start some games no doubt..
The reason
is because the non-injured players have had a huge work load themselves, and the fortnight -
long break couldn't have
come at a more appropriate
time.
As a
long time fan, anyone who thinks we will buy a center - back or a DM
is totally nuts...
Come on guys, u can do better than that
because i believe you
are smart people... We have carzola, wilshere, arteta, ramsey, rosicky, coquelin, chambo, ozil, chambers, flamini n of those carzola, arteta, flamini, wilshere, ramsey, coquelin, rosicky, chambers all can play holding MF position n of cos the manager expects our soon to
be new signing diaby to
be injury free all season so that position
is fully covered..
players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when
times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills
are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each
were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever
was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there
is no doubt oftentimes his efforts
were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has
been inept when it
comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam,
was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch
was Sanchez... remember to
be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to
be scored and for much of his
time here he has
been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I
'm not sure how
long he will
be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it
be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't
be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders
because he will not
be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that
are truly to blame for our current woes
Picture this, we don't
come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough
time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing
because of Wenger
's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things
were to happen, which
is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how
long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it
's these sorts of comments from Wenger which
are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will
be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many
times his own words have
come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this
because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he
's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have
been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans
were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in
times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent
times those words have
been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only
be construed as outright fabrications... it
's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands,
is in no better position to compete next season than they
were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have
been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he
's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years
because he and his father
were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it
comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there
are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our
time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough
was an anomaly or a prediction of things to
come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings
are indicative of what
's wrong with this club and it
's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to
be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger
's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to
be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he
was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil
were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract
is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it
's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value
is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much
time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really wa
time on the training table as on the field of play, which would
be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who
is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will
be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam
being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it
comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it
comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry
's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP,
was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to
be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model
was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he
was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who
were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally
came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and
were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who
were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it
was no
longer a financial necessity, like it ever really
was...
He
's not going to
be fighting any
time soon whether
because he
's dealing with his legal issues or if he
's trying to
come to terms with Dana or losing the UFC millions or even
because Conor doesn't seem interested in fighting any
longer.
If they
are in the race (they won't
be come April), that should
be viewed as a good thing
because it shows the competition for the top spot
is weaker than it has
been in a
long time.
I agree go all the way just to send a massage to all players that we
are in the business of wining, i don't think Sanchez would of
come to us if Ozil wasn't with us, not
because of his ability its about his stature, Arsenals chase for Mbappe
is sending shock waves to the footballing world its
been ages since Arsenal
was taken seriously as a big club for a
long time