Spanner in the works?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> (<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Things">Things</span>: <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>, <span word="ESPNFC">ESPNFC</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 16, 2017):</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="trio">trio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 3-0 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="United">United</span>….</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="deliberated">deliberated</span>. <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span>, <span word="bursting">bursting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="back">back</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="flank">flank</span>. <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="Mata">Mata</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tethered">tethered</span> <span word="there">there</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spaniard">Spaniard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Mata">Mata</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="disruptive">disruptive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cog">cog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cogs">cogs</span> (<span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="Mata">Mata</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrench">wrench</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>” - <span word="works">works</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spanner">spanner</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gears">gears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crumbling">crumbling</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="disgruntled">disgruntled</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span>-<span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sabotage">sabotage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="displeasure">displeasure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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