Not exact matches
«It is an indication of the
changing dynamic
in the world that a skill set, maybe we didn't spend a lot of time on
in the last 15
years, is
coming back,» Capt. Jim McCall, commander of the air wing on the USS Bush, told The Wall Street Journal at the time.
«
Change in large organizations, particularly ones that are profit maximizers... doesn't
come until people have exhausted all other options,» Coady said
in a 2003 speech, 10
years after the Clayoquot confrontation (and while she was working at the World Wildlife Fund).
«Two
years into my residency
in head and neck surgery, I thought, What's going to
change medicine the most
in the
coming years is
not what I'm learning
in medical textbooks, but rather the impact technology is going to have on the way we interact with patients.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap
year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets
come every 5
years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a
year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20
year period [10:40] The best trading days
come after the worst [11:45] Investing
in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity
in his own life [32:00] «How is
not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30]
Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
Change your thoughts and
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live
in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
And we had to
change, too, and one of the crisis moments that happened
in my first
year was that competitors
came out with plastic wagons, and we didn't really see it
coming.
While it's possible a policy
change may alter this
in the
coming years, borrowers could be looking at a sudden hefty bill they weren't prepared for.
These are the things that will
not last and will
not change who we are
in the
years to
come.
A few
years ago I had to
change myself b / c as this guy
in the story stated «he was a christian» but
not a very good one... I know exactly where he is
coming from.
I suppose unless I'm already a believer I will need to pay a believer a nice sum of money
in order and take a class
in order to understand why a covenant that carries the penalty of death if this god is
not worshipped is
changed because, help me here (well of course unless god can speak for himself - I guess I have to ask those who have studied his word that he gave only once 2000
years ago to another culture), so after this covenant he
came down and became a man
in order to give people grace so he doesn't kill them if they don't worship him?
your understanding of the
change process is very simplistic, because your mind is
not open, you specifically believe already
in the traditional doctrines, Dogmas as shown
in thousands of
years of history evolves, and the need for input variables, meaning the diversity of religious belief is necessay because nature through his will is requiring this to happen, we are being educated by God
in the events of history.
In the past when there was no humans yet Gods will is directly manifisted
in nature, with our
coming and education through history, we gradually takes the responsibilty of implementing the will.Your complaint on your perception of abuse is just part of the complex process of educating us through experience.
(Indeed, fascinating histories might be written of major
changes in the identities of both denominational and university - related theological schools that
came about over the past thirty
years not by grand vision and masterful decision but through the accumulated impact of individual decisions about particular proposed courses, programs for this and centers for that.)
everything
in the universe evolves,
not only life forms but also memes, Religion is a meme so it also
change in conformity to its era or time of its conception as faith.Because
in pre scientific times thousands of
years ago, the scientific method of approach or philosophy has
not existed yet, myth or merely story telling is considered facts, The first religion called animism more than 10,000
years ago believed that spirits or god exists
in trees, rivers, mountains, boulders or
in any places people at that time considered holy.hundreds of them, then when the Greeks and Romans
came, it was reduced to 12, they called it polytheism, when the Jews arrived, it was further reduced to 1, monotheism.its derivatives, Christianity And Islam and later hundreds of denominations that includes Mormonism and Protestants flourished up to today.So
in short this religions evolved
in accordance to the scientific knowledge of the age or era they existed.If you graph the growth of knowledge, it shows a sharp increase
in the last 500
years, forcing the dominant religions at that time to reinterprete their dogmas, today this traditional religions are becoming obsolete and has to evolve to survive.But first they have to unify against atheism.
in the dialectical process of
change, Theism
in one hand and the opposing force atheism
in the other, will resolve into a result or synthesis.The process shall be highlighted
in the internet
in the near future.
Shouldn't we encourage them to expand upon knowledge of those that
came before them instead of haphazardly agreeing with some book that hasn't
changed in hundreds of
years??
In fact, the epiphany that came to me on the day over six years ago when I chose to quit drinking was that all my crying to God to help me quit wasn't going to work — because in that moment I was confronted by the awareness that I had to choose whether to quit or not, that there was no heavenly big daddy waiting in the wings to help me do so, that my choice to not drink would not change the fact that I have come from a family of alcoholics and other addictions that may have a genetic componen
In fact, the epiphany that
came to me on the day over six
years ago when I chose to quit drinking was that all my crying to God to help me quit wasn't going to work — because
in that moment I was confronted by the awareness that I had to choose whether to quit or not, that there was no heavenly big daddy waiting in the wings to help me do so, that my choice to not drink would not change the fact that I have come from a family of alcoholics and other addictions that may have a genetic componen
in that moment I was confronted by the awareness that I had to choose whether to quit or
not, that there was no heavenly big daddy waiting
in the wings to help me do so, that my choice to not drink would not change the fact that I have come from a family of alcoholics and other addictions that may have a genetic componen
in the wings to help me do so, that my choice to
not drink would
not change the fact that I have
come from a family of alcoholics and other addictions that may have a genetic component.
There will
come a time when our solar system doesn't work anymore and it will
change into something else... estimated at 6 BILLION
years in the future.
Rick the more i think about it we are to live as overcomers
not strugglers since the day i decided to turn away from the sin that was controlling my life i never fell back into old sinful patterns
not once, was i tempted many many times.The Lord will work
in our lives one area at a time he needs us to give him full control so if an area is taking control we do need to hand it to him so he can
change us.How do we do it immediately we say Lord you know i am weak but
in you i am strong i leaned on him and overcame time and time again.We all have areas of weakness that we struggle
in so do
nt feel bad.Struggling is us trying to do it
in our own strength before this process i was so stubborn i refused to let God help me i wanted to do it
in my own strength and so it was a roller coaster ride
in my christian walk if the day went well i was on a high if it did
nt i would would be down.
Not any more now when things do
nt go to plan i still thank the Lord and when it goes well i thank the Lord.Because i know that all things work for good to those who love the Lord.The main area he is wanting is our hearts he wants all our heart
not only some until we
come to that place we will continue to struggle
in our faith.The only reason to tell you this is
not to boast because of what i have done
in myself because i have nothing to boast about but if i did i would brag that Christ has empowered me by his holy spirit to be an overcomer just as he would want you to be.As Christians we are all called to be overcomers more than conquerers.Make a decision today to turn all your hearts to the Lord to acknowledge the areas you are holding onto that are controlling your flesh life hand them to the Lord and walk according to the spirit and
not the flesh and he will give you the victory.That can be a reality starting today merry christmas everyone and may the new
year be an exciting one as we put all our trust
in Christ our Lord and savior.Brentnz
Yet, when I review the dramatic
changes that have taken place
in the past 50
years, I do
not despair, but hope and pray for comparable progress to
come.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats
not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does
nt understand why i choose
not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its
not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be
in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did
nt understand where i was
coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better
not being involved
in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others
in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that
in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am
in seem to be
changing at the same time i am aware that i do
nt to worry about
change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating
in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge
change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is
not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big
change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was
in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing
in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time
in everything.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services
in the morning and one has services
in the evening so the two do
nt really clash.
In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two
years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out
in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it
in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may
not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do
nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do
nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is
in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
Yep you are right, I moved down here
in the state of Mississippi, north of Crystal Springs from Chicago when I was ten
years old but still I visit once
in a while, now it's twenty
years and sad to
not much has
change, like the parts you said about non-whites discrimatory or rasicts at other non-whites, when I went to school here they treated me as a alien from another galaxy, they pick at my voice cause I didn't had that southern dialog, unlike them I said my words correctly, but
not just me, they even hated at others who had better intelect I am
not picking at them, It is what I went through all these
years, Mississippi and mainly this small town of Crystal Springs see America
in a crazy awful view, They don't like difference that even within they own race, ther
not that politcal, when some one say God they got there vote, I don't to say much to waste your time, I still remember when I was ten
years old I had a constanct back ground check on me to see were I really
come from evn though I had the paper saying Chicago Illinois barely no jobs but a church on every street for a town barely under five Thousand, till this very day, they look at me like I am a alien, did you ever had that experiance down here damn my keybroad mess up,
For peoples subject to, or allied with, the Roman state, this
change in the form of government did
not make a great deal of difference, except that
in the early
years of the empire the power struggles which accompanied the decline of the republic seemed to have
come to an end, and tax - collection by private companies, often accompanied by extortion, was replaced by tax - collection by civil servants.
but a t some point he lost it, and is
not because of his stinginess to buy players, our core is good and has been for sometime now, his biggest problem was adaptation,
change to the new EPL, his philosophy dating back 20
years does
not work anymore and he knows it, because of this his biggest flaw all others
came out to light, lack of rotation of his players favoring some over others, stubbornness that applies to his transfer policy buying for the future just as he had 20 more
years ahead, players playing out of their natural positions, ARSENAL FLOPS who knows under other Managers they could have been great, for some reason they were signed
in the first place, they must had some talent, best example is Campbell....
(4) the Groundhog Day effect — the inability to prepare for the inevitable slump that usually
comes during or following the heavy holiday schedule
in December / January... whether it's injuries or Wenger's disdain for the January transfer window, which makes sense
in light of his disdain for spending, his philosophy for handling this situation has failed miserably... my question, once again, is how many times can one person try the same failed strategy before making some sort of fundamental
changes... just think to yourself about our recent January dealings, especially
in those
years where we were still
in the race but
in desperate need of reinforcements, then try
not to throw up a little
in your mouth
no so why cant we replace him belive me we will find someone who
comes in and does the job maybe
not as hyper but will make up
in other ways so lets be positive and expect the best season
in years to
come cause its about time our luck
changed.
The old man keeps praising himself the moment he
came to Arsenal
in 96, can't he see the
years have passed and so many things have
changed?
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
nice to see you crawl out of your hole just
in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone...
in his earlier
years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all
changed about 10
years ago and culminated
in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements
coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested
in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and
in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous
years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion
in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many
years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow
Come on mate everyone knows our club has gone threw a transactional period that we will probably never see in our life time again football has changed since the billionaires have come in we had to make the changes no other manager could of kept us in the top four while we had to change our whole structure I'm not saying wenger is perfect he does fustrate us all sometimes but were in safe hands and were going in the right direction not that I know a lot about the ffp but something is happening and every year we seem to becoming in a stronger position to what wenger is trying to achieve for our club we all know this is wenger last contract and even if he win the cl or the epl he won't sign another contract it just fustrates me that the way people act sometimes our time is coming even wen wenger leaves we will still have hope that we can compete for honours lets just enjoy beign arsenal fans and what will be will be cause wen in a very stable position and that is all the hope I need that our time will come in the future
Come on mate everyone knows our club has gone threw a transactional period that we will probably never see
in our life time again football has
changed since the billionaires have
come in we had to make the changes no other manager could of kept us in the top four while we had to change our whole structure I'm not saying wenger is perfect he does fustrate us all sometimes but were in safe hands and were going in the right direction not that I know a lot about the ffp but something is happening and every year we seem to becoming in a stronger position to what wenger is trying to achieve for our club we all know this is wenger last contract and even if he win the cl or the epl he won't sign another contract it just fustrates me that the way people act sometimes our time is coming even wen wenger leaves we will still have hope that we can compete for honours lets just enjoy beign arsenal fans and what will be will be cause wen in a very stable position and that is all the hope I need that our time will come in the future
come in we had to make the
changes no other manager could of kept us
in the top four while we had to
change our whole structure I'm
not saying wenger is perfect he does fustrate us all sometimes but were
in safe hands and were going
in the right direction
not that I know a lot about the ffp but something is happening and every
year we seem to becoming
in a stronger position to what wenger is trying to achieve for our club we all know this is wenger last contract and even if he win the cl or the epl he won't sign another contract it just fustrates me that the way people act sometimes our time is
coming even wen wenger leaves we will still have hope that we can compete for honours lets just enjoy beign arsenal fans and what will be will be cause wen
in a very stable position and that is all the hope I need that our time will
come in the future
come in the future COYG
or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done
in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real
change will
come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so
in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few
years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?
Let's
not forget that we have an incredibly versatile squad this
year and to
not change the formations now then will only limit us both tactically and
in style of play, even if this formation may just bring some control until Santi
comes back why shouldn't we take it?
Spoiler Alert people, we are
not getting anyone
in the front striker position OTHER than what we already have, there was a story
in the star yestrday about the 250 million wenger is looking to spend on the likes of Marco Ruess ect ect and I really can
not believe that after all these
years the Prof will
change his ways and spend all that money and evern if he was going to he needs to pull his finger out as all the top players are being strongly linked with other clubs, meanwhile we wait for the brat Vardy to make up his mind when we know he is highly unlikely to
come to us another summer of dissapointment for us as wenger has already stated that Giroud will lead the line next season.
There's so much wrong with Arsenal if we were given chances to write about them it would take a
year.What kind of mentality is this.Forgive me for the way I
come out but what has to be said has to be said and the truth hurts.I do
nt know if you guys are happy with what's going on but am
not.We live
in a world where those who speak the truth are hated very much and a world full of incomprehensible things.Its just sad.Things have to
change from this
year especially the mentality of this club.I just wan na see my club succeed and its bothering me a lot we just can
not seem to do what is right.It's time average players are taken out of the club and what I mean by that is players who do
nt want to improve.You already them lot.
Years gone by, players have
come in and gone out, faculty
changes, different excuses have been thrown
in (stadium debt etc.) but one thing has
not changed.
Btw quite the
change from last
year when Wenger stated that Walcott's prime is
coming and he wouldn't want to miss him, yet he failed to justify a place
in the starting XI.
Seems to me that if we can
not win this season then major
change is required if we are to win the title
in coming years when we have to beat resurgent chelsea, manu and manc.
I personally believe that Wenger didn't push to have the contracts of Sanchez, Ozil, Ramsey and Ox renewed earlier because he was going to use it as leverage when renegotiating his own deal... so far that tactic has backfired as we know little more about this squad moving forward than we did
in May and Wenger clearly misjudged just how important his staying would be to both Sanchez and Ox... I like Lacazette, but I liked him a lot more 2
years ago at 20 million less... Sead might
come good but once again he wasn't a necessity buy, except that he was a free transfer and was signed early... another «wag the dog» tactic employed by the powers that be... as for the rest of the roster, very little has
changed, except that it's way too big and lacks the cutting edge to take this club to new heights.
Few months back I considered myself a rabid AOB sort of a Piers Morgan type, after some time I
came to terms with myself that nothing was going to
change, it did
not matter my tirades or how many comments would post, things at ARSENAL would
not change, our destiny is intertwine with AW till the day he decides is enough for him or his Contract is over, for sure
not before that, SO there is no point anymore
in pointing AW deficiencies nor trashing the Man, he reached the top of his abilities and is consistent with that, making the top 4 reaching the last 16 at the CL and as a BONUS last
year maybe this one the FA Cup, reality is he will
not reach anything more and we just have to settle and accept (as he has done) our STATUS QUO a good team but
not good enough........
Arsenal Fans are most afraid fans ever, If Wenger leaves we will never be great again, LOL Everyone is looking Swansea game, look Arsenal from different angle, we are
in this position last 9
years, we are
not able to beat big teams, and how can someone blame players LOL, i ve never seen that player is sacked, we fans are afraid of
change, and that is normal, but
change will
come, like it or
not, Wenger getting new contract is biggest mistake, its so obvious that he cant do his job on high level, he can keep arsenal
in top 4 but never win it again, so ask yourself, do you want every
year to lie yourself about winning or accept mediocre, your choice!!!
@Nothing
Changed i agree about 5
years ago, personally i'm finding our game exiting to watch with a strong belief that no mater what the score is we will win the game, obviously we don't win every game but the belief is there for me and i'm enjoying watching more then last season, we have to except that some teams
in Europe are almost impossible to catch and City is
coming close to that point of dominating
years to
come and only Man - U or Chelsea could muster up a small challenge, sad but unfortunately we have to face up to reality.
Pep Guardiola is a very good coach, otherwise he was
not gonna be given to take charge the Barca team, when he
came to Barcelona he
changed almost the entire team, he
changed the way they play and he won 14 cups including a Champions L
in 4
years.
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
Also jimmy jazz again great name by the way i think the fact were 6th
in ayer purchases and i agree without kane spurs would be below without kaneuckeu them for now but i see laca will be better next
year and auba will have had a taste of the rigorous epl and because its a world cup
year we need stability with wenger for atleast another
year i think were vying for that spot and wi th cazorla
coming back and hopfully Jack signs with a couple good signings if we splash some cash and ozil already signed we could surprise the league next
year with a very strong season and Leicester surprised apparently everybody but us cause we handled them well that
year but no one else dod and we finished second but i think its
not so good for a big club like us with internationals
in a world cup
year to
change managers do it
in a non world cup
year cause you only have a couple weeks with your players maybe less with some before season starts
No.the solution is
not to get some1 to rotate with Giroud, the answer is to get some1 better than Giroud, period.It worries me that Giroud really thinks that Henry is wrong, this shows how much Wenger an the people at Arsenal are caught up
in their own bubble unable to see an overview from outside.We've been saying that Girouds
not good enough since he
came 3
years ago, an im afraid nothing has
changed, he still
not world class, i can't think of a top team
in Europe he would get into.
there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments
in the formative
years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs
in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it
comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it
comes to the setting of parameters for a
changing of the guard...
in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or
not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's
not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they,
in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately
changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe
in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten
in the state of Denmark
Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it
comes to his formation selections... remember this is the same individual that hadn't used a 3 - back system for 20
years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan... you know it killed him to adopt «Conte's» system, which is probably why he resisted so long;
in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole... much like most sports that have tactical formations, every team should have a «base» offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and / or when specific substitutions are made... how many times have you watched a Wenger - run team make a late substitution but
not change their shape on the pitch... furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger's tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals
in the early minutes of the second - half... the best teams
in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime... this my friend is soccer 101
However, it's still
not enough to make Vidic's point any less valid, and so it remains to be seen whether or
not the pattern
changes in the
coming years or if his management style continues to keep the trend going.
In 2014 Hamilton started ninth and came up to finish second, but things have changed a lot in those few years - for one thing, Mercedes isn't as utterly dominant as it was back the
In 2014 Hamilton started ninth and
came up to finish second, but things have
changed a lot
in those few years - for one thing, Mercedes isn't as utterly dominant as it was back the
in those few
years - for one thing, Mercedes isn't as utterly dominant as it was back then.
The administrators responsible all went to jail, the actual perp went to jail, the fine was donated to several charities across the state, every survivor that
came forward, regardless of whether they were involved with Penn State
in any way shape or form got a settlement, they implemented all the recommended
changes over three
years to ensure this doesn't happen again.
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 was...
This House of Cards created by the thin - skinned narcissist and our absentee landlord is going to
come crashing down over the next 12 months and anyone who doesn't put the success of the club ahead of blind allegiances will need to check themselves so that we can move forward once the dust has settled... this club has been on auto - pilot for far too long and the same old, same old just won't cut it
in the new EPL where many of the best managers, players and deepest pockets
in the world now reside... just think to yourself what has transpired
in the last 7
years alone: Leicester City won the EPL, Chelsea and ManCity have
changed several managers and still won the League on multiple occasions, ManU lost Fergie yet we still didn't take advantage, Liverpool has emerged from their slumber and the Spurs are presently the better team
in North London... if you find this acceptable, I feel for you and this future of this club... hope you all enjoy fighting with Everton and West Ham for the final Europa spot every
year (aka the new Wenger Cup)
Yes we have a shrewd and clever manager yes we have built a team that is now
coming together and who were brought
in using a wise and financially aware transfer policy BUT this is the first time since the game
changed in this country that we are as close as we have ever been to being able to compete with the elite clubs without spending WHAT THEY SPEND this does
not mean however that we don't need to spend at all!!!! Our season ticket prices are the highest
in Europe yet we have
not progressed
in European competitions for five
years!!!