My feeling is that Bielsa feels that we did everything right last year except produce an average rate of chances-to-goals conversion. I think he believes that if he can just get that right, we will do it this time.
Unfortunately, that is a hard thing to fix, even for a coaching genius. As soon as you address it as an issue, it becomes a massive pyschological burden which then every player feels as they are "pulling the trigger"..........hence the snatched-at shots and nervous mishits that we have already seen again in the pre-season games. A good finisher needs to be relaxed and confident..........and knowing that finishing is the one thing which is keeping this club and its 000s of fans from achieving their dream is finishing only makes players nervous and tense. Hopefully, the untainted-by-last-season Costa will smack in a few in the early games, and then we can ALL relax. (Although I did read on a Wolves site that the reason Costa didn't play much last year was that he seemed to suddenly lose confidence after a couple of below par displays...........eek!) On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 4:43 PM Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) < kevin.le...@uksbs.co.uk> wrote: > Pretty much agreed there Dave, Didn’t realise Roberts is injured too. > If we are going to start the season with Ayling, Roofe and Roberts injured > + Berardi suspended then we already have no-one for the bench in the C > Forward or C Back positions on day 1!, apart from completely untested > players (again). > > Hopefully, some of the above will be fit. > > Still not quite over the end of last season myself. Can’t bring myself to > pull the Leeds shirt out of the drawer yet. > Went on a jolly the other day, at which football shirts were the > dress-code. It was too painful to wear a Leeds shirt, so I wimped out and > put on an England one instead. > > KOT. > > > > From: nat...@sky.com [mailto:nat...@sky.com] > Sent: 23 July 2019 15:24 > To: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <kevin.le...@uksbs.co.uk>; Leeds List < > leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [LU] Quiet List > > Like you a bit of both trepidation and confidence > Trepidation 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 > level > Bogusz is also looking a real find, though at 17 or whatever we cannot > rely on him week in week out > Edmondson 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. 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