Not exact matches
As you've probably noticed, the blog posts here on We Heart Food have
slowed considerably over the past two
years, and there's a
very straightforward — and adorable — reason for that: our son takes up a lot
of time!
Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat
of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most
of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level
of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the
years and
very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill -
timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and
slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack
of coaching
time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several
of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side
of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival
of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
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
As someone who has been educating sports parents about head trauma in sports for the past seventeen
years, and about the
very real risk posed by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for the last decade, it is not surprising that I receive emails from parents all the
time expressing deep concern about stories in the media that have led them - wrongly - to fear that playing contact or collision sports, or suffering a sports - related concussion, especially one
slow to heal, makes it inevitable that their child will develop CTE and is at greatly increased risk
of committing suicide.
«The swing to a
very cold
year is natural variability, and what we want to be able to uncover and understand is the magnitude
of the
slow and steady trend occurring at the same
time as these large swings.»
Years ago we thought this coevolution could lead to genetic differentiation, but the genetic approaches
of the
time were costly,
slow, and had
very poor resolution.
These conditions are
very real concerns for females, and while menopause is often a
time when we start to notice a decline in memory and bone density, the onset
of these changes happens
years earlier as growth hormone production begins to
slow down.
Reportedly they spent $ 20 million in getting her services, which was also
very risky considering the subject matter is not one that lends itself to being a blockbuster, and the fact that they are releasing it at a
slow period for movies as at a
time when it will probably not be in the hunt for the Academy Awards at the end
of the
year, there was so little going for it that it's astonishing at just how good it really is.
What is curious, though, is that while the GT - R felt extremely flat through the corners from the driver's seat, a glance at pictures
of it in action reveals that this 2010 European - spec car rolls a lot more than the earlier Japanese versions that set (
very slightly)
slower lap
times than this model last
year.
It's been 10
years since detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya first delighted readers with their New Orleans exploits, but Lisa Jackson's dynamic duo show no signs
of slowing down or getting stale in their latest venture, Devious.Still, even the
very best can use a little help from
time to
time, and in their latest investigation, assistance comes in the form
of Valerie Houston,...
Our
very own BoC governor also warned us earlier this
year that the underlying forces within the global economy are
slow movers: «This means that the theme
of divergence — both financial and economic — is likely to remain with us for some
time to come.»
As seen below, by next
year the G4 central banks will not only have
slowed the growth
of their balance sheets but will be contracting them for the first
time since 2015, a
very volatile
year for risk assets.
I would add that the GS has a cycle
time of (I think) around 35
years while the THC takes around 1000
years to cycle so it is hard to see how the
very slow latter could drive the fast former.
To point out just a couple
of things: — oceans warming
slower (or cooling
slower) than lands on long -
time trends is absolutely normal, because water is more difficult both to warm or to cool (I mean, we require both a bigger heat flow and more
time); at the contrary, I see as a non-sense theory (made by some serrist, but don't know who) that oceans are storing up heat, and that suddenly they will release such heat as a positive feedback: or the water warms than no heat can be considered ad «stored» (we have no phase change inside oceans, so no latent heat) or oceans begin to release heat but in the same
time they have to cool (because they are losing heat); so, I don't feel strange that in last
years land temperatures for some series (NCDC and GISS) can be heating up while oceans are slightly cooling, but I feel strange that they are heating up so much to reverse global trend from slightly negative / stable to slightly positive; but, in the end, all this is not an evidence that lands» warming is led by UHI (but, this effect, I would not exclude it from having a small part in temperature trends for some regional area, but just small); both because, as writtend, it is normal to have waters warming
slower than lands, and because lands» temperatures are often measured in a not so precise way (despite they continue to give us a global uncertainity in TT values which is barely the instrumental's one)-- but, to point out, HadCRU and MSU
of last
years (I mean always 2002 - 2006) follow much better waters» temperatures trend; — metropolis and larger cities temperature trends actually show an increase in UHI effect, but I think the sites are few, and the covered area is
very small worldwide, so the global effect is
very poor (but it still can be sensible for regional effects); but I would not run out a small warming trend for airport measurements due mainly to three things: increasing jet planes traffic, enlarging airports (then more buildings and more asphalt — if you follow motor sports, or simply live in a town / city, you will know how easy they get
very warmer than air during day, and how much it can
slow night -
time cooling) and overall having airports nearer to cities (if not becoming an area inside the city after some decade
of hurban growth, e.g. Milan - Linate); — I found no point about UHI in towns and villages; you will tell me they are not large cities; but, in comparison with 20-40-60
years ago when they were «countryside», many small towns and villages have become part
of larger hurban areas (at least in Europe and Asia) so examining just larger cities would not be enough in my opinion to get a full view
of UHI effect (still remembering that it has a small global effect: we can say many matters are due to UHI instead
of GW, maybe even that a small part
of measured GW is due to UHI, and that GW measurements are not so precise to make us able to make good analisyses and predictions, but not that GW is due to UHI).
Hans, the models suggest it's more like 2000
years (most driven by the response
time of the deep oceans, due to their
very slow overturning rate).
It is
very worth remembering that the
year 2100 is not the end
of time and ice sheets are one
of the
slower components
of the climate system to respond to warming.
(This is setting aside oxidation
of organic C that has settled to the seafloor; there is a significant amount (about 50
times the marine biota) but the flux is
very slow — the total C added to the sea floor each
year is about 0.2 Gt, which is a tiny fraction
of the 50 Gt cycled through marine biota; even if that were all organic C (I think it is actually mostly inorganic), the rate
of oxydation
of organic C in the ocean would still have to be almost equal to the rate
of organic C production, which is the approximation I used before in calculating the rate
of O2 uptake by that process.
This neighborhood has been at LEAST 10 % appreciation each
year for a
very long
time, and no signs
of slowing down.