told you i was wrong before you replied to my email. what more do you want?
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 7:43 AM, nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > Not sure what you are talking about | > Becchio would not have scored 2 of the chances that fell to Ross - he > would not have scored the one on one, he would not have had the craft or > guile to even attempt the chip. He may have scored the McCormack header and > the same with the Kebe and Lees efforts , IF he had been in their position > Not sure who you mean by the 'new big guy' - if you mean Smith who was > banned today , he has 8 goals at a ratio of a goal a game, pretty much. > Again not sure who MCC is - if you mean McCormack, yes his recent record is > not great but he has 18 goals so far this season > If you are being sarcastic it is wasted on me on this occasion > > Dave > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Eric B <barl...@gmail.com> > *To:* "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> > *Cc:* leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, 18 January 2014, 20:27 > *Subject:* Re: [LU] Leicester > > "We could have had 5 in the first half and really should have had 3. > McCormack could have had a hat trick " > > No doub that LB would at least have got 1 goal. We need a goal scorer, > that new big guy hasnt done shit, MCC > has not been good enough either, his record is far from LBs record. 21 > games and 2 goals this season! shocking. > > Im all for McD and for getting rid most of the players. > > > On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 7:18 AM, nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > At the end of the game the players were applauded off, and, for me, that > says it all. After 4 previous consecutive defeats including the > humiliations of Rochdale and Sheff Wed the mere fact that the team were > given a great reception shows both how well we did and how the fans are > still behind McDermott and the players. > I have not seen the game on TV so everything I say is based on watching > 'live' and without the benefit of replays etc. > I predicted 8 of the starting 11 - Warnock and Lees instead of my > predicted Zalilkas and Pugh and then I had Murphy not Kebe. > Whatever the changes etc we started and played in a manner not seen since > the second half v Watford. We really went for it from the off and played > with a passion and tempo not seen very often - if we do that every week > then things will turn around and the fans will be happy. > > We did not deserve to get nothing from this game - the way we played and > the chances we created meant that we deserved to have something positive to > show for it at the end. Instead it was a 'smash and grab' performance by > top of the table Leicester - like many a successful team before them, they > came, rode their luck and our bad finishing and then sneaked a winner at > the end. > We could have had 5 in the first half and really should have had 3. > McCormack could have had a hat trick - he had a header that hit the post > and a brilliant chip headed off the line, he then got a chance that he > should have buried - a bad back pass led to him having the ball at his > feet, under control in the middle of the goal , just behind the penalty > spot and with no defenders near him - he could not have chosen a better > chance but he delayed a bit and then hit a weak shot that Schmeical saved. > The other 2 easy chances fell to Kebe who headed into the side netting and > perhaps easiest of all a terrible corner by Warncock was headed back to him > by the defender, his second cross was a belter and met by Lees who somehow > put it over. At the other end they had one breakaway that led to a shot > just wide and a long range shot that never troubled Kenny. In fact I don' t > think Kenny made a save worthy of the name all game. > We were in control with Austin back to his early season best, Varney like > a man possessed and Warnock showing why Pugh should never play for us > again. > Having said that we all knew that we would live to rue the missed chances > and so it proved > The second half was a bit of a non event - neither side creating any clear > cut chances but they snuffed out our attacks and took a bit of control of > the game > When Phillips came on we all thought he is going to steal a winner for > them and we were almost right, a cross came into the box , Phillips dummied > it and just when we thought we had got away with it the ball bobbled > forward, Kenny seemed slow at claiming it and the Leicester player tapped > it home > Brian made an odd double sub, just before the goal taking off the tired > looking Kebe , but instead of bringing on Poleon as an almost straight swap > he brought on Diouf and at the same time took off the lively Varney and > brought on Peltier. I do not think the subs cost us the game but they did > seem strange > So all in all a great performance and we came very close to stopping the > rot against the League Leaders. Having said that our performance was based > on Varney playing out of his skin, Warnock looking good, Brown cleaning up > and tidying everything in the middle of the park and Austin getting back to > his best - can we rely on all or any of this in the future, who knows. > Whatever the crowd of 23k was very appreciative of the effort and passion > put forward by the team and showed that they are still 100% behind McDermott > Whilst the play offs are slipping further and further away a couple of > wins in our next two home games could really take the pressure off him > So all in all a good performance and a bad result > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
