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For all his missionary rhetoric about the wonderful football that Arsenal are capable of producing, the bare fact is that Arsenal have not won a trophy since 2005, and have not won the Premier League since 2003.Sunday just proved that after years of consolidation, the gap between Arsenal and the top remains as large as ever.At some point it is this point will catch up with Wenger and his pursuit of football idealism. Both Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho when he was at Chelsea, openly questioned the lack of pressure on Wenger to win a trophy year after year at Arsenal.Perhaps we all are guilty of falling into this trap, being so mesmerised by the beauty of football and promise of tomorrow on offer from Wenger, that we fail to notice the failings of today. Anyone who witnessed two of Wenger's teams-that of the Invincibles in 2003, and the Double winners in 1997/98 will know that beautiful football can win.But whereas those teams struck a balance between both the delights and the darks arts of the game, this Arsenal seem capable only of the delights.In a team full of dainty aesthetic players, and the sight of the slight Samir Nasri being replaced by the similarly slightly framed Tomas Rosicky only underlined this, the absence of big strong men was painful to see.Didier Drogba, John Terry, Michael Essien brushed aside their opponents seemingly at ease. For all Arsenal's pretty passing football, it was the physical element of Chelsea which ultimately won the game.The problem for Wenger is that these critiques about his team are hardly anything new, in fact, they are as clichéd and well-worn as the plaudits for Arsenal's football.The absence of a dominant centre half, capable of handling Drogba's height and power, was clear to see. For a long time, Wenger has insisted he has had money to spend, he just doesn't want to spend it, such is his belief in his players.Yet if Wenger wants to bring his plans for the future to their ultimate conclusion, then at some point some form of sacrifice will have to be made, and a compromise sought to bring in players with the requisite qualities to compete with the bigger boys.Because it is these qualities that win titles, and while Chelsea showed they had it in spades, after Sunday's brutal reality check, it is these things that are desperately missing from Wenger's vision for Arsenal's future.. El Mundo said the bank could use capital gains of 586million euros from the sale of its Madrid headquarters in 2008to boost provisions rather than lift its bottom line A bank spokesman declined to comment on the report. Santander Chairman Emilio Botin announced the 10 billioneuro net profit target at the bank's annual shareholders'meeting in June, and the target was reiterated by ChiefExecutive Alfredo Saenz following its nine-months results.

The bank posted nine-month net profit of 6.935 billioneuros, up 5.5 percent from a year earlier. ($1.7466 Euro) (Reporting by Robert Hetz; writing by Tracy Rucinski; editingby Simon Jessop). So far into this season, Brad Richards has been good scratch that Brad Richards has been really good. Say whatThe Stars have never been a team full of superstars (Mike Modano and Brett Hull are arguably the only two huge names to play since the team moved to Dallas), nor have they been an offensive team, often utilizing the trap and typically playing in low-scoring games. Richards did however provide offensively, proven by his setting an NHL record one game by putting up four points in a period in the second round.Where Richards lacked was defensively, ultimately being a liability whenever the puck was in Dallas' zone, just as many critics suggested would happen. (Richards went an awful -27 through 74 games that regular season.)Then there was last year, where Richards was injured twice leading him to play just over 50 games, and putting up 48 points.

The Stars missed their first playoff birth since 2002, decided Brett Hull and Les Jackson weren't cutting it as GM's, and fired Dave Tippett, their bench boss since the '02-'03 season. The Stars needed to shine, but early injuries to Mike Modano and Jere Lehtinen, combined with the loss of long-time defenseman Sergei Zubov to the KHL left the Stars without many of their veteran leaders. Richards answered the call.So far this year, he has set-up everyone on the ice. He has 32 points, and is even playing well offensively, boasting a /- actually on the plus side (something he hadn't done since the '03-'04 Stanley Cup season.) At his current rate, Richards is on par for a career season in points.

He has helped keep the Stars at a decent record, as they currently sit in a three-way tie for sixth in the West.The Stars' stars are quickly recovering and joining the team, and in large part to Richards play the team is still in contention to finish high in the division (much unlike Toronto who crumbled without star player Phil Kessel). Regardless of what the reason is: Olympic year, trade talk, criticism from the fans, Richards has stepped his game up. He has silenced his doubters in Dallas, and as a Stars fan I am finally happy to say that he is proving that all the money is worth it. While it has been a long wait for Richards to do what Stars fans hoped, he picked a great year to do it. With linemate James Neal exploding as well, Turco playing well, and Modano possibly retiring at the conclusion of the season, the stars seem to be aligned for Dallas. This article is also featured on Must Win Situation. The funny thing about any game of the year in college football is that they seem to, for lack of a better word, reproduce as the season goes on.The Ducks opener against Boise State was the game of the year for the Broncos to keep their BCS hopes alive That is about all I want to say about it.