Ahead of his time?
<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="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="TheSun">TheSun</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 20, 2018):</p><p><span word="Arsene">Arsene</span> <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Arsene">Arsene</span> <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="for">for</span> 22 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contemporaries">contemporaries</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>, <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="games">games</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>). <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="meticulous">meticulous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>, <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="along">along</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joneses">joneses</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>, <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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