Good points both.I agree with dropping Casilla but I don’t think he
will drop him. His confidence looks absolutely shot and he needs a few games
out. Whether a huge game away from home is the best time to change keeper is
another debate I guess.Totally agree about Ayling, I’d have Dallas at right
back.I don’t think there’s ever going to be a change of formation from Bielsa.
Assuming the same formation I’d go:Gk - Meslier Rb - Dallas Lb - I’d like
Douglas to get a run of games but given fitness doubts I’d go reluctantly
Alioski. CB - White and Cooper although I’m tempted to say Cooper is a
liability in big games and go Berardi instead. Unfortunately he’s also a
liability in big games and we’re going to struggle v Pontus at set pieces. CDM
- Phillips. Cm - Klich and Shackleton. RW - Hernandez. LW - Costa- he’s more
naturally left footed and might be more effective there. CF - big Kev. Maybe
he’s only got 45 minutes in his legs but it would certainly worry Pontus more
than Bamford
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On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 4:23 PM +0000, "seanscribe--- via Leedslist"
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Completely agree, Kevin.
If Bielsa persists with a 4-1-4-1 formation, I'd go with Meslier in goal (for
obvious reasons), a back four of Dallas at right back (his best position),
Cooper and White at center half, and Berardi at left back (we all know Berardi
has his limitations, but his defending has been better this season, and he's
got fighting spirit which has deserted players like Ayling, who I would drop.
Phillips obviously plays defensive midfield.
The four attacking midfielders are a challenge, mostly because of our small
squad and the injuries that are to be expected when you train that small squad
to within an inch of their lives while making so many of them play 50-odd games
a season (including internationals and cup games). Without the injured quartet
of Roberts, Forshaw, Bogusz and Davis, I'd probably go with Harrison on the
left (he always tries, even if his final ball is usually to the opposition or
out of play), Klich and Shackleton in the middle and Poveda on the right. If
another central midfielder were available I'd drop Klich. It's ludicrous to
play him in every single game for two years and expect him to retain the
freshness and initiative that characterized his performances in the first half
of last season.
Up front we seem to have only one choice: Bamford. Augustin is (apparently) not
match fit yet (if he were, I'd drop Bamford and play him), while Roberts and
Edmondson are injured.
When we get another fit striker, I'd be tempted to go 3-5-2 (adding a striker
and dropping Dallas from the above first XI) to make sure we're winning more
ball in midfield, getting more bodies into the box and giving the opposition
manager something to deal with that he wasn't expecting. I also think Klich
needs a rest.
There may be someone I'm forgetting here, but as I've said previously, I think
Bielsa's approach improves most teams markedly but contains the seeds of
ultimate failure (if promotion/trophy winning is considered success).
Cheers!
Sean
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)
To: leedslist@gn.apc.org
Sent: Tue, Feb 11, 2020 8:28 am
Subject: Re: [LU] We're doomed
Doomed?
Obviously football is not an exact science, and I'm never keen on choosing
players based on stats.
Whilst Bielsa has taken the team to wonderful places over the last couple of
years, he has also repeated many 'mistakes'.
His solutions to problems do not seem to change, however many times they fail.
Last season there were not enough chances being created or taken with the
possession we had. Same this year.
Last season we had to mix and match at centre-back, left-back, centre midfield
and up front. Sometimes not having a recognised player in the starting X1 in
those roles, let alone on the bench. The same has happened this year.
Last season Casilla's antics cost us at the end, and the same is happening this
year.
Last season - complete ineptness in the workings of the English transfer
system left us short of players. Same again.
I could probably go on.
Bielsa may be a football coaching genius, but to think that last year's
failings would not be repeated if the same problems were not addressed is
arrogant and stupid.
I cannot think of another coach in any sport who would have done that.
So - onto tonight's game.
It would be great to see him change a few things around to freshen things up,
it is what teams need now and again.
I'd love him to drop Costa, play Hernandez on the right, bring in Shackleton
and Phillips.
Choose between Dallas and Alioski at Left back, but what Mbuemo could do to
either of them is frightening.
Pontus to score from a corner?
KOT.
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