That is all very true. But I do think that there may also be truth in the fact
that tiredness can show itself in other ways than just being able to run
around. We do not seem as sharp as earlier in the season.
But if Bamford bangs in three tomorrow I am quite happy to see I am full of it.
Nick
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, 4:28:58 PM EST, Richard Naef
<rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> wrote:
Or a hatchet job? He's selected comments from other people's journalism to
meet his own story. It's not balanced or new information, just repeating trope
that could be true. I prefer to believe MB an the Head of performance at Leeds
that there isn't a drop in energy levels. I can't affect how Leeds play, so
rather than agonise over it, I have taken the BBC Sounds podcast to heart and I
take an optimistic view and put my trust in a football man, there's enough
things in life to be miserable about, a few years ago I decided Leeds wouldn't
be one of them 😊
MB and his teams have many clichés written about them - ie EL Loco , the man
with a handgrenade - have you ever come across anyone less Loco?
ttfn
Richard
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From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> On Behalf Of Nicholas Armit via
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Sent: 28 February 2019 19:32
To: ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com; dsm...@dsmail.plus.com; leedslist@gn.apc.org;
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Subject: Re: [LU] On the other hand.
Depressing. His previous players are reinforcing what the pundits are saying
even if he rails against it.
Nick
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, 2:09:47 PM EST, seanscribe--- via Leedslist
<leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote:
I found this article on Bielsa and LUFC in the Independent to be quite
interesting. It's written by the journalist that Bielsa got upset at in the
post-QPR press conference:
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/leeds-united-news-fc-fixtures-championship-qpr-result-score-marcelo-bielsa-a8799021.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Murray <ianjamesmur...@hotmail.com>
To: dsm...@dsmail.plus.com <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com>; leedslist@gn.apc.org
<leedslist@gn.apc.org>; seanscr...@aol.com <seanscr...@aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Feb 27, 2019 11:22 pm
Subject: Re: [LU] On the other hand.
#yiv3197878491 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}Whoa - mate we are level on
points with second place. We have already beaten them away and they are due to
come to us.
Bamford is a proven goal scorer. Yes, the lack of goals is a concern, as is
our current form but remember, this is the championship. Everyone loses games.
I know we have effectively had 20 years of garbage but come on, even us Leeds
fans don't need to be this negative. We have a great chance for automatic and
winning the league. We do have a decent run of fixtures coming up too IIRC.
Please stop panicking.
I
From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of seanscribe--- via
Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org>
Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:36 AM
To: dsm...@dsmail.plus.com; leedslist@gn.apc.org
Subject: Re: [LU] On the other hand. I think we are seeing that some of
Bielsa's strengths are double edged, in that they also contain the seeds of our
ultimate demise. To wit:
- His loyalty to his core group of players. This doubtless results in
reciprocal loyalty on the players' part and motivates them to run through a
proverbial brick wall for him, but it seems to blind him to the need for change
- and the availability of other options - when members of that core group show
clear signs of mental fatigue and loss of form (indeed, it just serves to
reinforce the mental and physical fatigue). Just a few examples of this are the
failure to find a place in the team for Shackleton when Ayling's form has been
so poor recently; the insistence on restricting Jack Clarke to second-half
substitute appearances when he was already clearly the most dangerous player in
the squad; the failure to even find a place on the bench for Edmondson when our
team is clearly bereft of a consistent goalscorer in a division in which goal
difference is likely to be crucial.
- His obsession with leaving no statistical and informational stone unturned in
his preparations. This led straight to Spygate. Of course it's ridiculous that
the League fined the club two hundred thousand quid for breaking a rule that
doesn't exist, but any Leeds supporter over the age of 15 could have told
Bielsa that if he sent a Leeds employee to observe other clubs' training, and
that employee was discovered to be doing that, our enemies would pounce on it
and use it as a stick with which to beat us. This was dumb. It created a
massive distraction at a crucial time of the season and cost the club a not
inconsequential sum of money.
- His openness and honesty, when combined with his insistence on sticking to
only one style of play. By needlessly announcing his first XI for every game
two days before kickoff, he gives the opposition manager 48 hours in which to
plan how to counter us. Is it any surprise that as the season has gone on, more
and more managers have figured this out? This is an absolute own goal. If I
were Radz I would have told him to stop doing it months ago.
- His insistence on working with a small squad. Bielsa's previous experience in
Europe was managing sides in La Liga and Ligue 1. Both of those leagues have a
38-game season (in slightly warmer climes). The Championship has a 46-game
season, much of it played through in the (mostly north) English winter. In
addition there are two knockout cups and preseason games, meaning the first
team is playing more than 50 games per season. For several players (Jansson,
Klich, Douglas, Peacock-Farrell, Dallas, etc) there is the added burden of
playing in (and traveling to and from) regular international games. The
Championship - and English football in general - generally involves a much more
physically demanding style of play than is the case in the Spanish and French
top tiers. In addition, Rob Price himself acknowledged recently that players at
the peak of fitness that Bielsa favors are more likely to get injured. Plus, we
are Leeds United - we have injury crises that last years (cf: The O'Leary
years). This all seems to argue for a larger squad than might be the case in
Bilbao or Marseille. But not only did Bielsa insist on keeping the squad small,
as players left the squad (Pearce, Saiz, etc.) they weren't replaced. I
understand that it's easier to build camaraderie with a smaller squad, but are
Bielsa's motivational skills so limited that he'd be unable to handle a squad
with a few more players in it (let's say a creative midfielder, a dominant
central midfielder and a proven, uninjured goalscorer)? I find that hard to
believe. The results of all this are now clear for all to see.
If Bielsa (or Corberan, if Bielsa leaves, as seems likely) could find a way to
bend a little on the above points, and if Radz can find the cash to buy more
quality while retaining players like Clarke and Jansson, then I'd say we have a
good chance of going up next season. Otherwise, it'll be more of the same.
Cheers!
Sean
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From: David Smail <dsm...@dsmail.plus.com>
To: leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 27, 2019 10:17 am
Subject: Re: [LU] On the other hand.
It wasn't ONLY a "bummer of a result" Our lack of cutting edge is becoming more
and more evident. For all our possession, undoubted fitness, and willingness,
teams know they can let us have the ball for long periods in the safe knowledge
we're unlikely to find an end result. There was only one well worked move from
us that nearly ended in a goal. It's becoming mildly embarrassing that our same
old same old approach isn't yielding many goals.
And then to cap it off, MB always states that with so much possession and
domination, we didn't take our chances. I thought QPR were worthy of their win
last night - they had a sparkle from time to time that we didn't.
I think Brown, Roberts and Douglas are all poor, especially Brown - get him
back to Chelsea and lose the other 2 quickly. How did any of these 3 manage to
be signed - it's back to Doukara days.
I think we'll do well to take a point from WBA on current form. I still see
Norwich and Sheff U for auto promotion and a possible place for us in the play
offs with WBA joining Norwich and Sheff U in promotion.
Not all doom and gloom though - it's been an incredible season and the best
we've seen LU for some time.
Dave
A very fair point Sean - MB is unlikely to be here for more than another season
at most. I hope he has now learnt he has underestimated the resources required
for this 'project', and will want to give it another go having bought 4 or 5
quality players. It's not all over this season by a long chalk, but last night
was a bummer of a result.
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