I was also stunned that he felt Nasri was one of players whose “attitude” matched his own. IIRC “attitude” was what derailed Nasri’s national team career.
And the backlash has started. https://www.goal.com/en/news/sagna-...h-arsenal-comments/1st8xve5is9um122r9talyrf85
This is exactly what I was thinking. Something's not right if you're on the same mental level as Nasri
Something I'd caution against - based on having scripted 100s of hours of content in recent years When people give these kinds of interviews, they tend to use single anecdotes to stand for a bigger picture. So the guys laughing on the bus. Cesc is not disappointed at them for laughing on the bus. Rather when he accessed his visual memory of the group he is talking about - that was the very specific memory he dragged up. I suspect it relates to the exact time and place when he really felt he was done with them and i would guess it was after that Bolton game. But as he played and trained with these guys intensely I am sure he has a broad base of experience on which he bases his comment. With Nasri, I have long criticised him because he left having compiled half a decent season in a row. But I don't think that was what Cesc was getting at. I think he felt RvP and Nasri were the only world class talents on the team, who really wanted to win. I do think Nasri demonstrated he could cut it in the big moments - but as we all know, he had other issues. Indeed all of RvP, Nasri, and Sagna left for title winning teams precisely because they had the mentality and belief to cut it. This is really why I wish AM had asked some followups, so that we don't have to base so much analysis on one sentence.
I think he is more describing his personal connection with Nasri and RvP when he says they were on his level. i.e those 3 guys were aligned in terms of ambition and approach Cesc was the leader of the team, and reading between the lines, he is describing his disappointment in certain guys who lacked commitment. His disappoint in van Persie was simply that he could not get on the field by contrast
Peter Odemwingie... remember him? I just watched an interesting segment of PL World, where I learned of Peter’s golf exploits. He picked up the game in 2014 while winding down his career at Stoke. Within 4-5 years he was a scratch golfer. And now he has just turned pro. That’s damn impressive, don’t you think @Jamooky? OK maybe Steph Curry could beat him but he’s played a ton since he was a kid. Peter started at age 33. If he can’t make a great go of it in some pro tour, he has thoughts of going back to Nigeria and coach/develop The game there. Cool story.
Yup. I consciously decided to not bring that up. But that was an entirely naive/ballsy thing he did, depending on your POV
How's everyone holding up? Just did an online lesson on the development of factory towns during the Industrial Revolution for my 9th graders. Never wanted to see a Bradford - Sunderland match more in my life.
Organized chaos here between two parents trying to work with a 3.5 year old and 6 month old. My wife is a teacher so thankfully he eLearning during the day consists of answering students emails, however at night and weekends she is recording lectures.
Had a bad day yesterday Cooked up a storm and had no appetite to eat it. Went to bed early and woke up to some good news. Mental health pauses help
So many families struggling with this including us! Lucky my kids are 13 and 11 and being very good home learners
I've been swamped at work, like log on at 8 am and shut down at 11 or 12, so there's that. My kids are on the verge of going insane because they've only gone outside to play in the backyard.
Yep. The day got off to a terrible start when on a zoom with the kids my mother announced she had heard on the radio I would be trapped here for 6 months Took an hour to undo that clanger
Overall we're healthy & safe, but it's gonna take a lot more isolation, diligence (and some luck) to keep it that way. My kids are college age so they thankfully don't require much if any maintenance. But my 21YO daughter is very clearly not wanting to be cooped up with parents and sibling for weeks/months... plus she was the one "trapped" in Morocco so I'm sensing some possible PTSD... hopefully that'll diminish. Our parents (the 3 that are still with us) are all around 90 so if they get the virus, they're done for. And my dad's in a retirement home which just announced its first positive test case last night. Something tells me that ride might get a little wild.
Fingers crossed for you mate. I signed my dad up to the priority food home delivery service for high risk oldies The online form asks "do you have any of these risk factors. include any that apply" My dad has ALL of them Basically his food will be delivered by Medevac helicopter
I’m back at work after uk asthma in line with the nhs changed the peramters delivering un needed items for greedy fcuks in a big yellow van my employer running with this ‘key worker’ shit liberally
Me too. My son is doing okay. His juggling numbers are getting ridiculously high. Maybe he can get a job as a youtube freestyler at some point. My sanity is okay. The midnight to 4am raves with 400 people in a small unventilated abandoned warehouse, I find, have been really good for me to unwind.
I on the other hand find my sarcasm motor is in overdrive. However, since it’s typically reserved for political incompetence, it hasn’t created any schisms on the home front.
Count my kids among those missing school/work by now, especially since this upcoming week is Spring Break and we can't go anywhere. We'll get in a nice hike or two and treat to some take-out, but if that's the highlight of your "vacation" then it sure doesnt feel like living. Meanwhile I'm just hacked because the shutdown interrupted my burgeoning return to the gym after surgery. Had a nice run going and now that's all been shot. Damn you, Carole Baskin! I the bright side I see TP is appearing on store shelves again...
You all call it "self isolation" but to me its called "having a shit personality and being alone every weekend".