tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55554855033338614472024-02-18T18:23:03.610-08:00ESBI ESBIDaily News, Lifestyle, and BeautyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163781679582880573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555485503333861447.post-40753810545262686412016-02-07T00:56:00.000-08:002016-02-07T00:56:40.419-08:00Guus Hiddink on Louis van Gaal's tactics: 'First thought must be vertical'<div style="text-align: justify;">
LONDON -- Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink admits he has a
different view of how football should be played to Manchester United
boss Louis van Gaal and says that possession without ambition is not
acceptable in England.</div>
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Van Gaal leads United to Stamford Bridge on
Sunday under considerable pressure from his own supporters amid growing
disillusionment about the team's possession-focused style of play that
has yielded just 11 wins and 31 goals scored in 24 Premier League
matches this season.</div>
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Chelsea are nine matches unbeaten in all competitions since Hiddink took charge, though Watford held the Blues to a goalless draw at Vicarage Road on Wednesday night.</div>
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Asked
if he and Van Gaal differed on their view of how to play the game,
Hiddink replied: "There's a different approach and different view on the
game, and that's [the case] with more coaches.</div>
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"When
you just play possession in your back four with the goalie and you just
play wide, wide, wide, wide, without having any intention of going
vertical, then you say this is a country that doesn't allow that.</div>
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"I think the first thought must be vertical.</div>
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"You
must not overrate the percentage of possession. It's what you do with
the possession. Most teams want the ball but are you going to be secure
in your way of playing or you go as soon as possible into your attack?
The latter option I prefer."</div>
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Pressed on whether these comments
were a valid criticism of United's style, Hiddink added: "I don't know.
It's difficult for me to judge how they play. They like to see more play
in the box, but we had the same problem weeks ago."</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163781679582880573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555485503333861447.post-7901987076083526952016-02-07T00:16:00.000-08:002016-02-07T00:16:01.526-08:00Bernie Sanders and Larry David Form a Dynamic Comedy Duo on ‘Saturday Night Live’A ninth season of his HBO series <i>Curb Your Enthusiasm</i>
looks about as likely as a Jeb! presidency, but America’s favorite
curmudgeon, Larry David, has been generous enough to treat us to several
<i>Saturday Night Live</i> appearances this season—from his October stint as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (“I own one pair of underwear, that’s it!”) to his heckling of host Donald Trump (“Trump’s a racist!”) in November.<br />
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Well,
on Wednesday, Sanders himself jokingly admitted, “I am Larry David” to
Anderson Cooper during a CNN town hall, and on Saturday night, less than
an hour after Chris Christie’s hectoring caused Marco Rubio to short
circuit during ABC’s GOP Debate, Sanders confronted his comedic
doppelganger on SNL.</div>
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It
didn’t happen in the cold open, however. The night’s show opened with
Taran Killam’s Ted Cruz laying his soul bare: “I have overcome perhaps
the greatest political liability of all-time: <i>being</i> Ted Cruz,”
says Killam. “Mine is a story of triumph over adversity, like FDR and
his wheelchair—but instead of a wheelchair, it’s my personality and
face.”</div>
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No
argument here. It didn’t happen during the opening monologue either, a
fun little spiel by Larry about the difference between shmucks and
pricks, and how it’s OK that women only like him for his money because
he’s old, bald, and cranky.</div>
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And then it (sorta) came—or so you thought. The credits for a new HBO series, <i>Bern Your Enthusiasm</i>,
ran across the screen, before opening on David as Bernie Sanders at a
presidential rally in Iowa. When he’s approached by a supporter (Leslie
Jones) and her family, he refuses to shake her hand after she coughs
into it.<br />
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“You
specifically coughed into your hand, I saw it!” exclaims David’s
Sanders. “She’s the one who’s being rude by offering a germ-infested
hand! I’m running for president, I <i>do not</i> shake disgusting hands.”<br />
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He returns to his campaign headquarters where he’s berated by his advisor—and nemesis—Susie, played by Cecily Strong (doing an <i>amazing</i> Susie Essman impression).</div>
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“You’re not normal, you’re an asshole!” she yells at him. “You need the black vote, Bernie!” adds Jay Pharoah as the <i>Curb</i> character Leon. “You need to shake as many black hands as you can!”<br />
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Sanders
moseys over to a diner to grab a coffee, when suddenly, a Bernie
supporter (Aidy Bryant) crashes her Volvo outside on her way to vote for
him. “I think I dislocated my shoulder, so could you just pop it back
in?” she asks.</div>
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“Pop it back in? Are you <i>nuts</i>?”
replies Sanders. “I don’t want [the vote] that bad! I’m from Brooklyn!
We don’t pop in Brooklyn. I have no popping experience!”<br />
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So
Bernie retreats back to his campaign HQ—sans coffee—only to learn he’s
just lost the Iowa caucus by five votes: the woman, her family, and the
supporter, who all went over to Team Hillary. A cheeky parody, to be
sure, but #WheresBernie?<br />
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Next came a seemingly run-of-the-mill sketch depicting the sinking of the <i>Titanic</i>. “Women and children first!” screams the captain, much to the ire of David’s Irishman character .</div>
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“OK,
I hate to pull this, but my father is rich!” he exclaims. “I come from a
wealthy family. Technically, my life is worth more than all of yours
put together—especially these women and midgets! So, if it’s all the
same to you, I’m gonna pop down in that lifeboat!”<br />
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And then Bernie emerges—presumably from steerage, and dressed like Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack Dawson from the blockbuster <i>Titanic</i>. <br />
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“Hold on, hold on, wait a second! I am so sick of the one percent
getting this preferential treatment!” yells Bernie. “Enough is enough!
We need to unite and work together if we’re all going to get through
this.”<br />
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“Sounds like socialism to me!” David replies. <br />
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“Democratic socialism!” fires back Bernie. “Huge difference. <i>Huge</i>… I am Bernie Sanderswitsky, but we’re gonna change it when we get to America so it doesn’t sound quite so Jewish.” <br />
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“Yeah, that’ll trick ‘em!” jokes David, before the two realize they’ve
actually crash-landed in New York. “Share a cab?” asks Bernie. “Eh, I
think we’ve talked enough.”<br />
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It was a hilarious two-man routine reminiscent of Abbott and Costello—or rather Jerry and George, the <i>Seinfeld</i> surrogate for Larry David.</div>
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The Bernie cameo came four months after Hillary Clinton performed in a sketch
with her SNL impersonator, Kate McKinnon, during the show’s Season 41
premiere. He may not have won Iowa, but when it comes to SNL, Bernie’s
appearance edges Hillary’s by a prettyyy, prettyyy wide margin. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163781679582880573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555485503333861447.post-44644670192224587072016-02-06T23:45:00.001-08:002016-02-06T23:50:56.668-08:00Premier League: Mahrez ends drought to be first to goals double<h3 class="article-subtitle" style="text-align: justify;">
Leicester forward in inspirational form in the victory over Manchester City</h3>
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<b>A great day for Leicester City, whose 3-1 win over Manchester City
sent them six points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League,
was an even better one for Riyad Mahrez, who ended a personal goal
drought and was the first player this season to achieve a significant
goals mark.</b></div>
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Mahrez’s strike three minutes into the second half that made it 2-0
to Leicester ended a personal Barclays Premier League goal drought of 11
hours and two minutes. He last scored on the 19 December in the 3-2 win
at Everton.</div>
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The Algerian also set up Leicester’s opening goal for Robert Huth and
in doing so became the first player to reach double figures in goals
and assists in the Barclays Premier League this season (14 goals, 10
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When Huth added to his opening goal in the second half it meant that
the defender had scored more goals in his last five Barclays Premier
League appearances (three) as he had in his previous 86 in the
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It was only the second time in his Barclays Premier League career
that Huth has scored more than once in a match, last scoring a brace in
February 2011 for Stoke against Sunderland.</div>
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Sergio Aguero’s late consolation for Man City was his first Barclays
Premier League goal against Leicester and as a result the striker has
scored against 26 of the 28 different opponents he has faced in the
competition (Bolton and Burnley are the exceptions).</div>
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The defeat was Man City’s third at home this season, as many as they
have suffered in the previous two campaigns and continued their run of
failing to beat any opponent in the top six in 2015/16.</div>
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