Yep, when he came on and squandered just about every opportunity I did wonder why on earth would you select an out of favour, out of form loanee over a young promising prospect like Clarke ?
Worrying. > On 24 Nov 2018, at 21:19, seanscribe--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > wrote: > > I continue to be amazed that Harrison is getting picked ahead of Clarke. I > wonder is there some sort of official or unofficial arrangement with Man > City/Guardiola to that effect. > Cheers! > Sean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> > To: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Sent: Sat, Nov 24, 2018 3:49 pm > Subject: Re: [LU] Bristol City > > Basically job done, and by the end done in a convincing manner.Bristol were > awful and if their manager really believes that they would have won if not > for the red card then he must be the most delusional manager ever! > We pretty much controlled this game from start to finish and they never > managed a shot or chance worthy of the namePre game we were pretty worried > and were concerned how a debutant keeper, centre half and Dallas at right > back would fare. Or to quote Tone we have one proper defender in the back > five (he is not a fan of Coopers) > We expected them to try and put Huffer and Halme especially under pressure > but they totally failed to do that.It is much too soon to say whether either > of the 2 lads have a real future in the game but they both did well enough > today - Huffer deal with easy shots and crosses with ease - his distribtuion > was a bit suspect at times and he nearly gave them a chance when he delayed > too long on the ball , but all in all a very good debut. We all agreed he > looked a bit like Joe HartHalme is very tall and he also looked decent enough > and won a few in the air and was good in the tackle and composed on the ball > for the most part, but again Bristol failed to really test himThe first half > was one of those totally forgettable games - nothing of any real note > happened and neither side really created any good clear cut chances but we > did control it for most of the time > At the start of the second half we stepped it up a gear and started to put > them under real pressure - Roofe should have scored and then Alioski blew a > real chance instead of scoring or putting it on a plate for RoofeThe general > impression in the stands was that if we kept this up the goal(s) would come > and we would win.Then came the incident which basically cemented that point > of view - a wild tackle on the half way line - we all went "that's a booking" > as soon as he did it. We were correct albeit mainly surprised that he was > already on a yellow and so got a red (from a ref who mostly kept his cards to > himself)From then on it was a case of could we go on and do the necessaryTo > make sure we did Bielsa took off Alioski (first time all season ?) and Halme > and brought on Saiz and HarrisonThese changes were successful and it became a > question of how many we would score - we had a few chances from then on with > Harrison missing the best of them when he took miles too longThe breakthrough > came when Pablo hit the ball across goal and Roofe tapped it in.We did worry > a little bit that at 1=0 we would be vulnerable to any corner or free kick > into the box but felt that the one goal would be enough reallyDouglas had a > great shot tipped over and then the game was put beyond doubt when Siaz put a > lovely ball in and Pablo headed home 2 -0 and game overSo decent games from > Huffer and Halme - both of whom can be confident if they are called upon on > TuesdaySaiz looked bright when he came on as did Baker.Dallas did enough to > keep the fans off his backPhillips was man of the match for me, especially in > the first half when he was wherever he was needed and always did what we > needed him to do > So not the greatest game or performance but a nice way to rebound after the > hammering at West Brom and a comfortable result given the injury problems - > to keep a clean sheet with the back 5 we had is no mean feat.For Bristol - > they were awful and the manager will be sacked if they lose in midweek > So a full house , total sell out, went home happy. A similar result on > Tuesday and we can forget about the West Brom result > Dave > > On Saturday, 24 November 2018, 18:54:57 GMT, Richard Walker via Leedslist > <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > 3 points was the most important thing today when you consider West Brom and > that we had two schoolboys making their debut. > > I thought first half showed yet again that we are struggling up front. Yes > Roofe got his goal and that's 8 and I think the lad has proved me wrong in > that he can operate at this level however I still think playing him as a lone > striker at home is the wrong tactic and in that formation you're always going > to rely on someone from midfield doing something special. In the first half > today we showed some good build up but the final boor was repeatedly poor. > Kilch kept trying little dinks and passes but none came off and we were > restricted to 1 or 2 chances (Allioski and Roofe). > > The debutants were given a difficult challenge with an expectant full house > but both can be proud of their debuts even if they weren't really tested by > an average Bristol team. The keeper had a couple of nervy moments but seemed > to grow in confidence and his take through a crowded area second half was > impressive. Halme looks a little awkward and was out of position once but he > also grew in confidence until subbed after they went down to 10 men. > > Second half, MB took off the ineffective Allioski and Halme and replaced them > with Siaz ( who the crowd had been asking for) and Harrison. Harrison was > immediately involved and he found himself in lots of good positions but > squandered the lot. He hasn't really kicked on since his Millwall goal and he > seems to be lacking confidence. Siaz looked sharp and it might be my eyesight > but he looks a little lighter and sharper. He made a difference albeit > against 10 men. > Hernandez as always turned the game. First, with a shot which seemed to just > cross Roofe's path and he made sure he slightly deflected it into the net and > the second with header almost identical to his consolation at West Brom. > Another man of the match performance. > > We could have had few more with Douglas's 30 yard effort well saved and a few > other chances that we squandered. > > Overall, a good 3 points. I've been to these games before where we've lost 1 > or 2 nil. This team does keep bouncing back even with the injury list. I do > think we need a keeper, centre back a right back and another striker in > January. > > Scores: > > Huffer - 7 not much to do but he did it ok. One dodgy punch out, one dodgy > kick but apart from that untroubled. > > Dallas -6. No defensive work to do do today so he did ok. No one will ever > convince me that Dallas should be playing at right back. He got forward well > today but yet again every time he did well to get into a good position he > didn't deliver. Needs to be better. > > Douglas - 6. Not his best game. I actually think Douglas's weakness is his > defending. He struggled a bit today and ends up giving needless free kicks > away. I'm sure this his why Wolves let him go. He makes up for it though > through intelligent forward play and his set pieces. > > Halme - 6. Really had very little to do but didn't do anything too wrong. > Using my expert eye and incredible insight into the game :) I'd say he > doesn't look the part, however Whyte and Fairclough weren't always pleasing > on the eye but they did the job. > > Cooper - 7. You've got to say that Cooper looked like the bloke holding them > together today and you don't often say that. > > Philips - 8. I thought he was excellent today. Yes there were a couple of > dodgy passes but this game was made for him. He got stuck in, won the ball > and then distributed it well. Well done lad. > > Forshaw - 7 bits and pieces game but as always very effective. > > Klitch - 6. Nothing came off for him today. He seemed to be on a different > level to his team mates with his deft passes and flicks. > > Allioski - 3. One decent shot first half but apart from that he was > ineffective. Squad player at best for me. > > Hernandez - 8 man of the match for me and he was far from his best. > > Roofe - Got his goal could have had a hat-trick , ran hard but just doesn't > do it for me in that no 8 role. > > Subs > > Siaz - looked sharp > Harrison - no confidence > Baker - every time I see this lad I think he looks lively. I would like to > see more of him. > > Happy weekend to all, nice bottle of red for me now. We are Leeds ! > > Rich > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > 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 leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > 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 leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > 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 leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
