Like you a bit of both trepidation and confidenceTrepidation in that the defence must be weaker unless by some miracle White is better than Pontus - the brief glimpses of White v lower level teams seesm to suggest he is good with the ball but no idea of his defensive capabilities but given how dominant PJ was in the air defending corners under Christianson that would take some doing.Other than that Cooper will be Cooper - strong and reliable for the majority of the time but with catastrphic errors from time to time - Berardi will be Berardi but a year older. Douglas should be better than last year if he keeps injury free and Casilla should have learnt from his half season Overall though the defence will be weaker ? Also I do worry that we have been 'found out' insomuch as teams will know how to combat us better than last time Finally even Bielsa has questioned whether the players can reach the same levels even though that quote does seem to be a misunderstanding in some ways So whilst I don't go for the 'oh shit we been hammered by Scum' and ' after losing behind closed doors yesterday we are facing relegation' line I do have a number of worries , especially since we still seem to miss more than we score and the fans are already on Bamfords back and Roofe and Roberts are injured On the positive sign we have Costa who looks the business, Clarke has, in effect stayed, Harrison is looking very confident and sharp in pre season (for what that is worth) and Shackleton has shown he is good enough at this levelBogusz is also looking a real find, though at 17 or whatever we cannot rely on him week in week outEdmondson also looks a real goal scorer but I worry that Bielsa does not rate him and he is not a Bielsa-type player Keep more players fit and we should be able to start off (not where we ended up) but in the same manner we played most of last season At the end of the day time will tell and we will have a better idea in a few weeks once the season is under way - whatever I am really looking forward to it Dave On Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 13:15:43 BST, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <kevin.le...@uksbs.co.uk> wrote: Hi all, The list has been quiet for the last few days considering the season is approaching. Is this in trepidation or quiet confidence?
I must admit that I'm getting a bit worried at the lack of signings in positions we know need strengthening. Whilst it is good to see that the U23 squad is being bolstered. I'd like to see some progress in getting proven players in. He has als got rid of a lot of players he did not like, which should free up a bit of cash for wages. Priorities as I see it are: 1. Jansson replacement like-for-like. 2. Striker. Roofe has done OK, but seems to be fragile. Bamford is very streaky. Has spell where everything goes in, then others where he misses everything. 3. Goalkeeper. It looks like Casilla will get another chance, but Peacock-Farrell could be on the way out. 4. Left-Back. Douglas has to step up a bit in terms of form and fitness. Are any of Davis, Pearce, Alioski capable of stepping in over a long period? Phillips staying is still far from 100%, and given the external interest in Roofe, his injury could be a blessing in disguise. Whoever comes in now will not have much time to be indoctrinated by Bielsa. Overall I think the attack is slightly stronger than last year, due to Costa, and the defence slightly weaker, without Jansson. Hopefully not too many of the youngsters will show a 2nd season dip. Harrison and Bogusz seem to be laying down markers in the pre-season games. KOT. ____________________________________________________________ UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify UK SBS immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While UK SBS has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. ____________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned by the iCritical Email Security Service. For more information please visit http://www.icritical.com ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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