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Leeds cult hero Eddie Lewis backs ‘crazy’ Marcelo Bielsa to ensure Premier League safety – Mirror Online
Leeds United’s trip to Chelsea on Saturday is the start of a pretty daunting run of December fixtures.
After facing the champions of Europe, they will then face Premier League holders Man City as well as Arsenal and Liverpool before the month is out.
Whilst that run may invoke fear into some supporters, these are just the kind of games Leeds ‘ loyal fanbase has been patiently waiting for after years in the wilderness. Last season they had to watch their side’s first taste of the top flight in 16 years through TV screens.
This term they get to drink in the atmosphere of their team against the big dogs of English football.
Eddie Lewis was one of the players who ultimately fell short of restoring the West Yorkshire club’s status in years gone by.
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He was only at Elland Road for two years but those couple of seasons could not have been more contrasting.
His first campaign saw them reach the Championship play-off final only to lose out to Watford at Wembley in the showpiece.
The following season was a disaster, with United handed a ten-point deduction for entering administration. In the end that docking was irrelevant as the club finished rock-bottom and 13 adrift of safety.
For Lewis, it was a sour way to end his spell at a club where he is fondly remembered.
That fondness is reciprocated and watching from afar, Lewis believes that a slight tactical tweak by Marcelo Bielsa will ensure that ‘second season syndrome’ does not affect his former club.
Speaking to the Mirror , Lewis said: “Honestly, it’s nice to see them where they probably belong. That’s what we were trying to do when I was there.
“Obviously we came a game short in one of the years (play-offs).
“But honestly I’m super-excited. I still keep in touch with a few people from back in the Leeds area.
“I was a little nervous for them at the beginning of this season because they had a little bit of a rocky start. But hopefully they’ve settled in now.
“I hope they stay in the Premier League for many years to come. I do think they need to continue to evolve that a little bit to where they can change the tempo.
“And I think we are starting to see that now a bit more with them.”
When quizzed if he would have enjoyed working under Marcelo Bielsa, the American afforded himself a wry smile.
“I think so!” he quipped.
“I really think players enjoy the high-pressing everywhere and it’s a really high energy strategy.
“I think as crazy as Bielsa can be sometimes, you get the sense players really enjoy playing for him.
“That says a lot about him.”
Lewis was speaking to promote his new venture TOCA Social – the world’s first interactive football and dining experience based at the O2 in Greenwich.
It combines immersive football-based challenges with world class food and drink.
Premier League stars such as West Ham’s Michail Antonio and Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah are just some of the players to have experienced TOCA.
Lewis added: “This is the chance to hit a volley or take a great first touch surrounded by your friends while you’re having a couple of great cocktails.
“For most people, once you’re done playing and are not able to play five-a-side for instance, this experience allows them to recreate those moments. It’s also a way for someone to experience that joy for the first time.”
For more information on TOCA Social and to book, click here.
Amy Schumer: Oscars Rejected Alec Baldwin Rust Shooting Joke – Variety
Amy Schumer performed a stand-up comedy set at Las Vegas’ Mirage Theater on April 2, where she continued to discuss Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. Schumer co-hosted the ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall. The comedian wrote on social media following the Oscars that she was “still triggered and traumatized” by Smith’s slap. Schumer referred to Smith as “Ali” during her April 2 comedy set, a reference to Smith’s performance as boxer Muhammed Ali.
“I was kind of feeling myself…and then all of a sudden Ali was making his way up,” Schumer said (via The Hollywood Reporter). “And it was just a fucking bummer. All I can say is that it was really sad, and I think it says so much about toxic masculinity. It was really upsetting, but I think the best way to comfort ourselves would be for me to say the Oscar jokes that I wasn’t allowed to say on TV.”
Schumer then ran down some of the jokes that proved too controversial for the Oscars telecast, including bits about Joe Rogan and James Franco. One joke found Schumer addressing Alec Baldwin and the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust.” Schumer told the crowd ahead of the jokes, “I want to preface these Oscar jokes by saying that my lawyer said not to say these. Don’t tell anybody and don’t get mad at me.”
“’Don’t Look Up’ is the name of a movie? More like don’t look down the barrel of Alec Baldwin’s shotgun,” Schumer said. “I wasn’t allowed to say any of that [at the Oscars], but you can just come up and [slap] someone.”
Schumer did manage to get “Don’t Look Up” into her Oscars monologue when she joked, “‘Don’t Look Up’ is nominated. I guess the Academy members don’t look up reviews!” Writing in a March 30 social post about Smith’s slap, Schumer called the incident “disturbing.”
“So much pain in Will Smith,” Schumer added. “Anyway, I’m still in shock and stunned and sad. I’m proud of myself and my cohosts. But yeah. Waiting for this sickening feeling to go away from what we all witnessed.”
Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi laugh at space cadet Kamala Harris | Fox News
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Please keep Vice President Kamala Harris away from the Space Force. Instead of visiting America’s southern border or even Ukraine, Vice President Harris went home to California for a big speech at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Monday.
“Space is exciting!” Harris cooed in that faux-bright tone we use on 6-year-olds confronting broccoli at dinner. “It affects us all and it connects us all,” she continued. Spoiler alert: it gets worse.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris listen as former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
(REUTERS/Leah Millis)
With Space Force service members arrayed behind her for the big speech, Harris announced the U.S. would halt “destructive satellite tests,” where your missile blows up your own, old satellite on orbit. “These tests are dangerous and we will not conduct them,” said Harris. Then she called on all nations including China and Russia to join the ban.
Here’s the kicker: the U.S. has no plans to blow up satellites. The only true American anti-satellite test took place in 1985. It was actually a pretty cool event, involving an Air Force F-15 fighter and a special missile. Then in 2008, the U.S. shot down a broken spy satellite, carefully timing the impact so the chunks would burn up in the atmosphere.
But that’s it. That’s the whole U.S. record, two anti-satellite shots. For Harris to make a unilateral pledge, to stop something the U.S. wasn’t doing anyway, was bonkers.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during an event on the Affordable Care Act and lowering health care costs for families in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. President Biden announced additional actions to save families hundreds of dollars a month on their health care. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
Putin and Xi are laughing at her. China doesn’t do arms control. Besides, China has plans to dominate space. China responded on Tuesday by inviting all UN members to its space station and flooding party mouthpiece People’s Daily with pictures of the three Chinese astronauts who just returned to Earth on Apr. 13.
As for Russia, I doubt responsible behavior in space is top of Putin’s priority list. Also, Russia blew up a satellite on orbit in Nov. 15, 2021.
Trying to make Harris into an international space diplomat is another sign of the White House in foreign policy free fall.
All she’s done is infuriate members of Congress who are experts in space policy. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado called the policy move by Harris “completely unnecessary,” while Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama said it “does nothing to deter our adversaries.”
Vice President Kamala Harris, center, standing with Thomas Elementary School principal Jaimee Trahan, left, and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, right, talks with the students during a visit to Thomas Elementary School in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2022. During her visit, Harris announced plans to upgrade public schools with clean energy efficient facilities and transportation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
One more point on her speaking style. The Joint Space Operations Center, where Harris visited, is an incredible command center where U.S. space forces and allies watch and track our satellites and keep an eye on the 29,000 pieces of space junk and nearly 2,700 satellites flown by many countries. They call it the J-Spock. I don’t know why, but she sounded like she was talking down to those professionals.
Makes you wonder if this was just a political move by her staff. Harris as Vice President heads the National Space Council. She’s sort of the top dog for U.S. space policy. The White House fact sheet for her big speech claimed that “meaningfully reducing ASAT testing and debris generation advances U.S. national security.” Yet the attempt to give Harris credibility fizzled because of the flimsy policy position.
FILE – In this May 15, 2020, file photo, Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
((AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File))
Space is a big deal. Losing the Global Positioning Satellites run by the U.S. Air Force would cost Americans at least $1 billion per day. I’m vehemently opposed to orbital debris and so is the Space Force. In fact, they are launching bigger constellations of smaller satellites so the whole network won’t go down if one satellite is hit – accidentally or on purpose.
Sadly, Russia and China just don’t care. Russia spewed 1,500 pieces of space junk into orbit back in the November direct ascent shot, joining China’s 2,800 pieces from back in 2007. Both nations have other weapons, like China’s ground-based laser zapper. They can also pull nasty on-orbit tricks, like deliberate collisions that bump satellites out of orbit or damage sensitive optics and antennae.
Russia and China pose a real threat to the U.S. in space. There’s not a chance Harris will change their minds.
Rebel Wilson recreates Britney Spears’ Crazy music video on the set of her new movie Senior Year | Daily Mail Online
Rebel Wilson has been sharing glimpses of the final scenes for her new movie Senior Year while filming in Atlanta.
And on Friday, the 41-year-old recreated Britney Spears‘ music video for her 1999 hit (You Drive Me) Crazy.
The Australian actress posted a video of the scene, which featured a giant ‘Crazy’ sign.
Inspired: Rebel Wilson showed off her impressive 30kg weight loss as she recreated Britney Spears’ iconic Crazy music video on set of her new movie Senior Year this week
She was also dressed in the pink waitress uniform with a similar pigtails.
Later, the star was in her trailer changing into another look – a shimmering green top.
On set she warmed up with the rest of the cast, before getting to the top of the stage with a vintage-style microphone to emulate Britney.
The actress also shared a glimpse of her busy final day on the set of the film – from getting her hair and make up done to memorising her lines and catching up with the cast and crew.
Next look! Later, the star was in her trailer changing into another look – a shimmering green top
On set: Rebel also warmed up with the rest of the cast as they prepared for the scene
Just like Britney! Later Rebel was on the top of the stage with a vintage-style microphone ready to emulate Britney
Rebel’s upcoming comedy is about a 37-year-old woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and returns to high school where she was once a popular cheerleader.
Rebel recently revealed she was motivated to shed more than 30kg (or 65lbs) over the last year to boost her chances of getting pregnant.
In an Instagram Live video, she said she was initially ‘offended’ that her doctors suggested her fertility would improve if she was slimmer and ‘healthier’.
Senior Year! Rebel’s upcoming comedy is about a 37-year-old woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and returns to high school where she was once a popular cheerleader
‘That’s what kick-started it’: Rebel recently revealed she was motivated to shed more than 30kg (or 65lbs) over the last year to boost her chances of getting pregnant. In an Instagram Live video, she said she was initially ‘offended’ that her doctors suggested her fertility would improve if she was slimmer and ‘healthier’
The comments gave her the motivation to tackle her eating habits and get in shape.
‘So that’s what started it – that if I lost some excess weight, it would give me a better chance of freezing eggs and having better quality eggs,’ she said.
‘At first it wasn’t even for myself, it was thinking of a future mini-me and their quality. That’s what kick-started it,’ she added.
Iconic! Britney Spears released her hit song (You Drive) Crazy in 1999
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