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Fall Guys to Let Players Build Their Own Levels in New Creative Mode
Fall Guys to Let Players Build Their Own Levels in New Creative Mode
Fall Guys players will finally be able to build and create their own levels and rounds in a new Fall Guys Creative mode.
1970-01-01 08:00
Suspects held over alleged Hezbollah plot in Brazil
Suspects held over alleged Hezbollah plot in Brazil
Brazilian authorities made two arrests and carried out raids in key cities including Sao Paulo and Brasilia.
2023-11-09 19:09
Everything We’re Buying At Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale
Everything We’re Buying At Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale
This just in: Memorial Day sale events aren’t really Nordstrom’s thing. Instead, the luxury American department store marches to the beat of its own drum with a limited-time deal-a-palooza called the Half-Yearly Sale. Hey, we’re not complaining. Rather, we’re already stocking up on a few discounted finds that are up to 60% off.
2023-05-26 06:13
Living with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3
Living with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3
One of the easiest Windows notebooks to carry around is Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Nano, with
2023-08-19 04:17
Derrick Brown Had to Be Held Back From Going After Michael Thomas in Tunnel Following Saints-Panthers
Derrick Brown Had to Be Held Back From Going After Michael Thomas in Tunnel Following Saints-Panthers
Yikes.
2023-09-20 03:59
‘GMA’ fans beg Michael Strahan to stop singing as he breaks into impromptu performance in car
‘GMA’ fans beg Michael Strahan to stop singing as he breaks into impromptu performance in car
Michael Strahan posted a video of himself breaking into a song to mock his business partner
2023-08-19 11:37
The greatest firefighter in the world can’t save Leeds from their own mistakes
The greatest firefighter in the world can’t save Leeds from their own mistakes
Two games down, one point earned, two fixtures remaining. Sam Allardyce’s task at Leeds United was never going to be an easy one, and now looks harder still despite doing what he had hoped for prior to hosting Newcastle United on Saturday - namely getting some type of result. An eventual 2-2 draw only scratches the surface of a match of a madness, on the pitch and beside it. Three penalties, two scored; one fan, confronting Eddie Howe; deflected goals, missed chances, one comeback and then another. The build-up to the game had been faux-dominated by the touchline presence of Newcastle’s assistant, bizarrely; Jason Tindall might have made tongue-in-cheek headlines ahead of kick-off but this fixture was only ever likely to be about what Allardyce could get out of his players, instead. And, it’s fair to note, he got plenty out of them. Hard work, an energetic start, good organisation through the centre of the park, runners up in support of the forward: it’s likely Allardyce feels he saw enough of his own instructions carried out to have warranted a victory for his team. Except, there’s another side to Leeds. The reason they were fun to watch at first, and then a nightmare. The reason they are in the Premier League relegation zone with two left to play. They are a team of absolute madness, of chaos and ill-advised decisions, and it is this more than anything related to Newcastle’s own quality which meant the three points didn’t stay at Elland Road. Leeds have had three very different managers with very different approaches in the last couple of seasons, even before Allardyce’s appointment. His is a routine and obvious one: plug gaps in double-quick time. Make the team difficult to beat. Scrape points to survive; in other words, perform his firefighting routine but with even less room to manoeuvrethan usual. An easy job description, but a supremely difficult job. And that would be in the normal course of events. But this is Leeds. This is a team built on instinct and adventure, on emotion, on trying to learn new coaching and tactical instructions every few months this season. All of that combined has only added to the chaotic nature of the squad, which is already a mentally brittle one which lacks composure or control. How else to explain a match in which not losing is of paramount importance, yet a team still manages to give away two penalties, miss one of their own and receive a red card between them? That’s even without going into the minutae of the game. Weston McKennie could have conceded another spot-kick for an aerial barge. Junior Firpo could have been dismissed long before he actually was. Then there’s the off-pitch comments from the boss himself. It’s tough to know what the real gameplan here from Allardyce was, and whether or not it worked. Comparing himself to Pep Guardiola and the like was never likely to be more than a sideshow, and he says it worked as it relieved pressure from his players. So would they otherwise have been beaten by more goals in that match than they were? Allardyce didn’t match, or out-coach, Guardiola. His team didn’t earn a shock result as a consequence of being freed from scrutiny. And another game later, they’ve brought even more focus back on themselves as a result of further poor decision-making. Even so, it’s hard not to make a case that a step forward was still taken against Newcastle, not just because of the point earned, but because they started the match in positive fashion and ended it by earning a point they looked to have thrown away themselves. Getting more men ahead of the ball and into the area was a notable alteration. The use of McKennie further forward, the aggressive stepping out of defence when needed, the quick switches through midfield - these all benefited Leeds during the match. But the madness didn’t this time. The silly challenges, the unnecessary aggression in non-threatening positions, the wasted moments of panic in the final third - Leeds cannot afford them any longer. For Allardyce, a pragmatist with little rope right now, it might simply be a case of not having certain players in the team is the only way to fix it in the time he has. Some of this is already happening: Illan Meslier has been removed from the side. Firpo will now be forced to follow suit through suspension. Results have to come and while Allardyce looks to have put a few elements in place which can help secure them, Leeds’ own habit of shooting themselves in the foot is not one he has time to rectify. Individual sacrifices, rather than cultural turnarounds, will need be the order of the day if they are to survive. Read More Ex-Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa gets new coaching job Police charge Leeds fan with assault over Eddie Howe confrontation Fan confronts Howe in technical area during Newcastle’s draw at Leeds Leeds keep chaotic season alive with late draw against Newcastle Leeds vs Newcastle LIVE: Latest Premier League updates Leeds win over Newcastle would leave Allardyce ‘50 per cent’ sure of survival
2023-05-18 14:26
Washington surging in Pac-12 with mostly same lineup turning up power
Washington surging in Pac-12 with mostly same lineup turning up power
Washington is the hottest team in the Pac-12
1970-01-01 08:00
Europe complete comeback against USA to retain Solheim Cup
Europe complete comeback against USA to retain Solheim Cup
Spanish star Carlota Ciganda was the home heroine on Sunday as she birdied the 16th and 17th holes to beat Nelly Korda of the United States and secure the point...
2023-09-24 23:46
Why is Keith Lee's DoorDash hack on TikTok 'vaguely unethical'?
Why is Keith Lee's DoorDash hack on TikTok 'vaguely unethical'?
Keith Lee doesn't mind the use of his name for the hack! Does it work?
1970-01-01 08:00
Travel Lovers May Now Save Time and Money with Premium Subscription Bundle from The Weather Channel and Travel + Leisure GO
Travel Lovers May Now Save Time and Money with Premium Subscription Bundle from The Weather Channel and Travel + Leisure GO
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2023--
1970-01-01 08:00
Jamie Lee Curtis is working on a new children's book, 'Just One More Sleep,' for January publication
Jamie Lee Curtis is working on a new children's book, 'Just One More Sleep,' for January publication
Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis also has a busy career as a children’s author
2023-07-19 20:32