Agreed, I didn’t go last night but managed to watch on LUTV and I thought it was another poor performance from Ayling. His passing seems to have deserted him completely.
I thought we were poor first half but second half mainly due to Hernandez we took them apart and should have won by more. I thought Dallas probably had his best game for Leeds (the bar is low) by showing that he has got something to offer even if it was against very poor opposition. I like Forshaw and as somebody said he plays like Batty - always available, gets everywhere and always efficient with his passing. A few months ago I wouldn’t have dreamt of droppping Siaz but he’s not delivering and looks to have lost all confidence in front of goal. I was impressed by Roofe first half but he faded badly and didn’t contribute anything second half. Lots of praise for Philips but I thought he had the easiest job on the park mopping up at the back, no pressure and playing simple balls out from the back. Can he play that role against a better team with pace - I doubt it. Forest big game. I’ve always rated Joe Lolley and he will take Ayling to the cleaners. > On 25 Oct 2018, at 16:07, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Not to be negative but I thought Ayling was poor. I think to play Bielsaball > you need to be a thinking footballer and Ayling ain't one. He is best when he > plays quick and direct. As soon as he stops and has to think he makes > mistakes. > Nick > > > On Thursday, October 25, 2018, 5:46:08 AM EDT, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > "United are back, United are back" > Well those of you who thought that we had been 'rumbled' may have to re-think > things after a totally dominant display and a real return to the peak > 'Bielasball' last night - albeit against a very poor team who were low on > confidence > Two slight moans - first, the crowd, whislt good in terms of numbers was as > quiet during the first half as I can remember (practice for the Prem?) > Secondly the fact that despite it being shooting practice at the end and > almost the oldkids game of attack v defence we only managed 2 goals > However these two gripes are totally overshadowed by a tremendous > performance, all made possible by the return of the magician , Pablo > Hernandez, who was sublime and went through their back line like the > proverbial knife through butter. He was a joy to watch and when he plays like > this you wonder what he is doing in this Division. How we have missed him > especially at home when faced with a team who pack the defence and come for a > draw. > The other returnee, Kemar Roofe, also proved , yet again, that he is a centre > forward not a winger, and when he is allowed to play up top he gets results, > this time a lovely timed header when he got between the 2 defenders and met a > brilliant cross by Pablo - the finish very similar to the goal v Derby (?) He > buzzed around and caused them problems all evening. > Everyone played their part last night, with all 3 subs also doing well. > Dallas showed what he can still offer something going forward and had one > attempt just wide and one lovely run when he actually took on and beat two > defenders. Pearce showed that he does still have a future- like the rest of > us he must have wondered why he did not get the nod ahead of Dallas when > Douglas got injured. Forshaw fitted into the system as if he was born into it > and also went close with a rasping drive, he replaced the slightly subdued > Saiz and kept the ball moving with little Batty-esque type passing and > interceptions. > > We could have had a hatful with Alisoki coming closest to adding to the total > with a great run and shot that came back from the inside of the post - he was > another player who was back to his best last night , with a cross in the > first half nearly causing a goal as the keeper could only parry it back into > the danger zone. > The second goal and the one that eased all our tension off the pitch and led > to total capitulation from Ipswich on it, was brilliant and well worked - a > short corner came back to Pablo and his cross was superbly dummied by > Phillips(?) and fell to Cooper who side footed it with his right from the > edge of the box - yes League -One Liam as some call him finsihed with real > skill and aplomb. That ended the game as a contest (if it ever was, since all > they managed was one easily saved header in the first half and were almost > gifted a goal by Ayling right at the death) and it became almost a procession > of us coming forward and having pot shots and scrambles - their keeper was > their man of the match (and beaten only by Pablo for THE MoM) > It was a perfect response to the Blackburn defeat - a bit worrying that > Berardi went off , presumably injured but with Bielsa, who knows it could > have been tactical. Bielsa again used his subs wisely and excitingly making a > double sub with over 30mins to go and no more cards to play. I love the way > he re-acts to what is happening on the pitch - some managers seem to pre-plan > the sub one striker for another on 60 mins every game or making no subs at > all until time wasting at the end of a game. > With other results going our way this week - Boro being held at home by > Rotherham and West Brom getting hammered at home by Derby means 'we are > top'the league, say we are top'the league' - these results confirming what we > already knew , this League is totally competitive and any result is possible > in any match. This also elevates our performance and result last night - Man > City v Cardiff or whoever is top and bottom of the Prem is pretty much a > nailed on home win, that is not the case in the Championship (look at > Birmingham turning us over when we were top and they were bottom or next to > bottom) so beating Ipswich whilst expected was in no way a foregone > conclusion and we needed to be at or near our best to do it, and that is what > we were, back to our best > So onwards and upwards - with Forest to come Saturday evening - we will know > by kick off what we need to stay top but I am confident if we can play like > we did last night that no-one in this Division will beat us , so it is all > about whether we play to our full potential. If Pablo plays like he did > yesterday and Roofe continues to bang them in , we are going to remember this > season for a long time > So to sum up, last night was brilliant and the bounce back we needed, > 'rumbled' I don't think so -keep the faith, the future is white ! > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
