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
Accordingly, and also per the research, this
is not
getting much better in that, as per the authors of this article as well as many other scholars, (1) «the variance in
value - added scores that can
be attributed to teacher performance rarely exceeds 10 percent; (2) in many ways «gross» measurement errors that in many ways come, first, from the tests
being used to calculate
value - added; (3) the restricted ranges in teacher effectiveness scores also given these test scores and their limited
stretch, and depth, and instructional insensitivity — this
was also at the heart of a recent post whereas in what demonstrated that «the entire range from the 15th percentile of effectiveness to the 85th percentile of [teacher] effectiveness [using the EVAAS] cover [ed] approximately 3.5 raw score points [given the tests used to measure
value - added];» (4) context or student, family, school, and community background effects that simply can not
be controlled for, or factored out; (5) especially at the classroom / teacher level when students
are not randomly assigned to classrooms (and teachers assigned to teach those classrooms)... although this will likely never happen for the sake of improving the sophistication and rigor of the
value - added model over students» «best interests.»