I guess I am the prime apologist for becchio, and would agree with pretty much everything you say. we all know he is a player with serious limitations, but so are pretty all our players, we are a championship team. It's not his fault and should we rustle up the money to by ronaldo and messi I'd be happy for him to move on, til then he des a job he's asked to do and scores goals and annoys the opposition and puts in 100% and should be cheered for those reasons. If he was workshy or scored a couple a season then fine, but he's not. Successive managers have stuck with him including Colin, how knows more about footie that all of us put together. He doesn't feign injury but does fall over a lot, but afaik hasn't ever been booked for it so maybe he is just being fouled all the time?
>-----Original Message----- >From: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org [mailto:leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org] >On Behalf Of dave walmsley >Sent: 24 September 2012 13:36 >To: 'leedslist@gn.apc.org' >Subject: [LU] Rich and Becchio > >Rich, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but to the casual observer, >your posts show an increasing frustration that Becchio is proving your >opinion of him very wrong. We've all been there. Taken a dislike to a >player, only for them to run into form. As a result, your every post has >to pick at some failing of his, desperate for something to back up a >theory that is shot to ribbons. > >Correct me if I'm wrong, but his goalscoring record is very similar to >Sniffer Clarke, Mick Jones and Lee Chapman? And, he's not playing in a >team that spends most of its time whupping the arses of the opposition. > >Don't think anyone would ever claim he is as good as the aforementioned >gods, but we are not a premier league team, so no point judging him on >that basis. The best we can hope for from a forward at the moment is a >player who will score a decent number of goals in this league and >Becchio does that. Not just in the last few weeks, but in his career >with Leeds. > >Having an opinion about a midfielder or defender is one thing. It's >pretty subjective. A forward is different when he has a solid >goalscoring record in a mediocre team, over a good number of seasons. >His ability is there in black and white. > >He's good enough, so look elsewhere for a scapegoat. >_______________________________________________ >Leedslist mailing list >Info and options: >http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > >PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
