4-1-4-1 - that's the genius of The Hock coming through. > On 27 Jul 2014, at 13:53, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > From what was said on the radio - we played a sort of 4 1 4 1 with Austin in > front of back four and then Smith on his own up top. That seemed to become a > 4 3 3 with White and Morison playing either side of Smith. > Lorimer was very critical of the fact that Morison is a genuine number 9 and > has had success in his career as a goal scoring centre forward and that he > looked disillusioned out wide - he reckoned that Morison should be knocking > down the managers door and demand that he play down the middle where he can > be effective > He is another who the fans have taken against, by all accounts he was > verbally abused and re-acted v Mansfield and then there were lots of jeers > etc aimed at him when he was subbed yesterday. It is always hard if not > nearly impossible to change fans opinions when they have taken against you > but as a striker you do have the option of scoring a hatful and forcing fans > to appreciate you , even if you will never be popular. Much harder for a > defender or midfielder who can have a great game but will still be vilified > for any error > > I will be interested at Dundee game to see what the mood of the match going > fans is - there is a lot of negativity on waccoe and some on here and other > sites but it is hard to know if that is representative of the fans as a whole. > > Dave > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ian Murray <ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com> > To: "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> > Cc: Richard Walker <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk>; leeds list > <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Sent: Sunday, 27 July 2014, 11:45 > Subject: Re: [LU] 2 2 > > > Morison out wide? > > He's starting to make Blackwell look like the Don. > > Hockaday out! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > >> On 27 Jul 2014, at 20:42, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote: >> >> Maybe Hock won't be the man - as another lister pointed out in his post >> match Hock was asked about Byram and his best position and he clearly stated >> that he sees him as a right back not a winger.Says he needs to improve >> defensively and get tighter but is good going forward but is definitely a >> right back (not sure why we have bought Berardi then who is a right back >> too?) >> >> He says despite Lorimers assertion that Morison should demand to be played >> in the middle that Morison was happy to play out wide >> >> I quite liked his quote about us stopping playing after we took (he claimed) >> a deserved lead -"it is like when you are in a fight and have the bloke on >> the floor , you let him up and give him a free punch at you" If Holloway had >> said that the media would be loving it. >> >> He is very unhappy about the goals we conceded - 2 big punts up field "the >> easiest balls to defend against" The rest was all we tried hard, put in a >> shift, fans should appreciate the effort, we worked hard - room for more >> quality but we are improving >> >> If these comments are true then , fair enough, pre season is all about >> getting fit and getting better BUT the jury is very much still out on him >> and a poor start will have the fans turning on him I think. Reading various >> websites etc it seems the fans fall into 2 camps - those who want Hockaday >> out and out now, and those who want to get behind him and see him succeed >> but who harbour real doubts about him and it won't take much for many of >> them to join the other camp. I reckon if we lose at Millwall and go behind >> at Boro the first 'Hockaday Out' chants will be heard - he will not get the >> honeymoon period that the vast majority of managers (?coaches) get from fans >> up and down the country. >> >> He only has Swindon on Tuesday ( Glenavon will be a Leeds XI) and then >> Dundee Utd games to get it sorted >> >> Dave >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> I've been championing Byram has a midfielder since the first day I saw him. >> It's only his great engine and ability on the ball that make him >> semi-effective as a right back in this league. However, he most certainly >> isn't a right back and has too much to offer going forward to be stuck >> defending all the time. Surely the penny will drop with a coach one day. >> Maybe the Hock will be the man. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org
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