In Benítez's defense, Inter has been devastated by a series of injuries to top players, with the likes of Julio Cesar, Maicon, Walter Samuel, Cristian Chivu, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti and Diego Milito all missing large chunks of action.
Whereas last season they were able to field a remarkably settled side, with eight players starting at least 30 league games, the current campaign has seen a number of players miss significant chunks of action - most notably on-loan QPR man Esteban Granero, who was signed to replace Illarramendi but will miss the majority of the season with a serious knee ligament injury.
Now, don't get me wrong, I dig the Fast flicks for the clever, crackpot ways it manages to reinvent itself with every outing, but there's also no doubt that big chunks of that series' action real estate resides in the central cortex of a computer.
Ripley, perhaps worried about giving offense, largely removed them from the story by moving a good chunk of the action to Ireland.
In a bid to win over a Chinese audience, a large chunk of the action is set in Hong Kong, with roles for Chinese star Li Bingbing and boxer Zou Shiming, albeit smaller parts than those of their American co-stars.
Time Difference After being excoriated for being stodgy in the past, NBC has done the right thing by streaming a huge chunk of the action from Sochi live on its Olympic Web site.
With the massive rise in the value of art, the temptation to get a chunk of the action is obvious.
Crucially, for a city that has spent the best part of a decade sparking regeneration through cultural events, a significant chunk of the action took place in north Liverpool.
But he added that the lottery would likely be the loser in this scenario, with powerful Indian interests getting a hefty chunk of the action.
