What I like is that we haven’t got anywhere remotely near how good we were first half of last season with Roofe and Saiz, but we’re still in the mix.
Time will tell if we have the right squad this year. Eddie coming on late works well against teams that have ran themselves ragged dealing with Bamford, but can’t imagine Arsenal will be happy for him to stay. Equally, no decent striker will come here to do the same role. On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 16:43, Nick <n...@6haroldplace.co.uk> wrote: > Only time will tell Dave - but at the moment I am not given to pessimism > about us. The equaliser was going to come, they had hardly been out of > their box for the 10 minutes prior. I still think we’re a match for anyone > and pretty much everyone else would swap our ‘problems’ for theirs. > > Preston ran hard for 30 minutes, they had a plan and worked to it and it > paid off - their goal was a good counter attack, although I’m sure MB will > be having words about the getting caught in possession that started it and > the gaping hole down the middle of the park that they ran through. They > nearly managed to eke it out to 90 minutes through gamesmanship (or ‘game > management’ as I think it gets euphemistically called these days), cheating > and some good last ditch defending. > > Kiko - had another steady enough game - despite that early dash to a > tackle he didn’t really make, and looking at replays of the goal, I think > he should have been out faster, but he is still our best keeper for several > seasons (including him, last year). > > White and Cooper are coming up against it in recent games and just about > holding firm > Ayling is a conundrum - wisdom has it he is a better full back than Dallas > - he is not better at the going forward side of a FB’s game and his > defending seems to be less sure than previously, to me. Of course that may > be the lack of cover he is getting from Costa. While Dallas who is in his > best season for us, still seems lost in midfield. > > Costa again, seemed a luxury. > Philips - struggles when not given time > Klich & Alioski- get through the miles but often seem to misplace > passes…or shoot rashly > Harrison - tons of work again and some better crossing this time - again > his last 10 games have been about his best for us > Bamford - I like him - he works his bollocks off - yes a few more goals > would be nice but I think he is creating the gaps for others to exploit - > he gives us a shape and purpose > > Eddie came on for Bamford - against many people’s wishes by the sounds of > it but to be fair he was direct and fast and made a difference. > > This draw felt way better than the Cardiff draw…funny that. > > Nick > > > On 27 Dec 2019, at 10:23, nat...@sky.com wrote: > > > > > > is it a blip, a hiccough or a full on collapse ? Leds are falling apart > againWas it 2 points dropped or one point gained ?Have the crowd turned a > bit on Bielsa or was it just the decision to take off Bamford that brought > the boos ?Ironically most fans wanted Dallas to be the man subbed and yet > he turned into our saviour > > The Boxing Day fixture is the one I always look at first because there > are no trains, so over the years I have misssed one (Chelsea 4 1) , got a > coach to one and left 25 mins early to get home (Graysons first game in > charge) Got Rob wood ex lister out of his voluntary Bates inspired exile > (Coventry ?) and then last season got my daughter in law to sit outside > McDonalds whilst we wathced the bet 5 minutes of the season (Blackburn)This > year we found a Manchester based Leeds fan to take us - only snag he set > off a speed camera so we had all the 3 pts in the bag already and today is > a real 6 pointer jokes. A visit to the Drysalters put us back in the > Christmas mood, a mood that did not last long > > If any team has got the measurre of us this season it is Preston - up > yours Swansea and Fulham managers your 'plans' only worked due to a missed > penatly and a ridiculous one - Preston know how to stop us playing and then > shithouse their way to a point or two. > > For me they are this seasons Birmingham against us . a team that > prevented us playing and caught us out, so at least we have 2 points v > Preston as opposed to the two defeats v Brum last time > > We started poorly as they denied us time and space, we all new they > would not be able to keep it up for 90 mins so it was important we did not > go behind and give them something to cling to. Unfortunately they got a > good breakaway, ran through the middle of our non existent midfield and > ended with a man over who fired into the net 0 1 > > We did get a bit of a grp in the last 15minutes but never looked like > scoring really > > the second half was similar, they bullied, harried and harassed us, > getting away with lots of niggling fouls, play acting and time wasting in > front of a very lenient referee who seemed content to allow it > > The presssure did begin to build and despit a poor performcne this team > do have spirit and character and never give up. Bamford was oddly subbed > for eddie as the crowd cheered his name and booed the decision. Eddie > tried to score a goal to leave us on a high (if he is going to go) and we > got closere and closer to th equaliser. > > Many fans thught it was not going to be our day as Alioski had a header > well saved, then another chance was scrambled round the post and then when > he hit the post with a rasping shot, we all thought that was that, aas > Preston defended like demons - i bet they do not win on Saturday ! > > But as I say we are built of sterner stuff this year and with a bit of > luck , a massive deflection, a fierce shot by Dallas in the 89th minute > went flying into the top corner and limbs went flying all round the ground. > More relief than cellebration but it keeps Preston away from us and keeps > our 8 point gap > > So a poor performance by too many players - Alioski, Harrison and > Bamford all worked themselves into the ground, others had a day to forget > > We need to get Roberts fit or find anothere solution to the abscence of > Pablo if thsi blip is not going to become more serious > > Dave > > Sent from Sky Yahoo Mail on Android > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
