Refreshing words from Villas-Boas, who has created a positive impression in his first two-weeks in charge, placing greater emphasis on ball work in training and pursuing a policy of dialogue and inclusion.
His knees were shot, he added, holding up the two canes he walked with, and he had begun doing daily crossword puzzles to refresh his word hoard.
It will also refresh you on words you already know.
And here we find the irony of this jolly word "refresh", for so often the outcome of this refreshment, especially at times of greatest need, is an oppressive, humid sameness.
As Chairman Mao is purported to have remarked about assessing the impact of the French Revolution, perhaps it is too early to say, but, on seeing that result, I mused again on how cricket, at thousands of miles distance and with barely a few words refreshing on a tiny phone screen, could fill my mind with such thoughts and wonder.
The idea was particularly smart in giving consumers a new spin on the word "refresh," says Jason Baer, creative director at Interbrand, the Omnicom Group -owned brand consultancy in New York.
It's also got 120Hz refresh (though no word on sync tech), a bunch of USB ports, and even a headphone jack.
I needn't have bothered, since barely anyone uses this thing, which I learned after ten minutes spent staring at a photo of myself refreshing behind the words "No one around you".
This button may have a red exclamation point icon, a green "recycle" icon or simply the word "Refresh," depending upon your version and degree of personalization of Excel.
It is refreshing to hear blunt words from politicians.
