Sentences with phrase «playing catch up ever»

And we've been playing catch up ever since.

Long story short, I have been playing catch up ever since and to be honest, it has been overwhelming and a bit frustrating.

I have been playing catch up ever since and had to work through this weekend.

Not exact matches

As governments and authorities across the world were not prepared for this sudden surge in popularity, they have been playing catch - up ever since.

«I was warming him up last night,» said Marzano on Saturday, «and I was actually thinking that I could be catching the guy who will one day be called the greatest righthander ever to play the game.»

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...

It's an improbable predicament: Who'd ever guess we'd be playing catch - up to the Midwest?

It's a classic of double - dealing show business people, all caught up in the roles they play onstage and off, with some of the best dialogue and ensemble performances ever put on film.

We welcomed Damian Hinds» acknowledgement that schools are under more pressure than ever before, but we also agree with Angela Rayner that that money is best spent in the early years rather than playing catch - up later on.

As with the e-book market, B&N came to the e-reader market late and has been trying to play catch up with Amazon and its various incarnations of the Kindle ever since.

Various large third - party studios were set up, showing off their latest products but only one truly caught my eye and managed to baffled me: the ever gigantic queue to play:

Modern Warfare set the bar for multiplayer, and console shooters have been playing catch - up ever since - future Call of Duty games included.

«After decades of spotty acquisitions, undernourished scholarship and token exhibitions, American museums are rewriting the history of 20th - century art to include black artists in a more visible and meaningful way than ever before, playing historical catch - up at full tilt, followed by collectors who are rushing to find the most significant works before they are out of reach,» the New York Times reported last year.

At that time, the other New York museums either lacked the flexibility or the desire to embrace the changing art landscape of the 1980s and as a result they have been playing catch - up ever since.

This is the last museum that should ever have to acquire modern and contemporary work to play catch - up to the art world.

The film, directed by musician Mpumelelo Ncata and produced by journalist Anna Teelman, is primarily concerned with the work of Kudzanai Chiurai and, according to the filmmakers» statement, «question (s) the responsibility of African artists in an ever - more globalised universe, where we maybe find ourselves «playing catch up» to the West as opposed to following our own paths.»

Ever since the «Bournewood Gap» — the absence of procedures for detaining persons of unsound mind — was identified by the House of Lords in 1998 and by the ECtHR in 2004, Parliament has been playing catch - up with the requirements of human rights laws.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus comes with the best LCD displays, but display experts have rated Galaxy Note 7's OLED display as the «Best Performing Display Ever», so Apple needs to play catch up with Samsung's phones when it comes to display technology.

Hi - Sense tellies do not stint on the tech front either; this one supports HDR for improved contrast and blacks that very black indeed, as well as the ever - splendid Freeview Play for easy command of current and catch - up TV.

Ever since LG entered the smartphone market, it has been playing a catch - up game with its South Korean compatriot Samsung.

Ever since smartwatches came into the market; there is no doubt that Android Wear is playing catch up to the Apple Watch's capabilities.

Ever since then I feel like I'm playing catch up all the time.