Couldn't get to sleep last night after that performance. Yes I felt it was time for Bielsa to go but not to be replaced by this, which is the worst of Heckingbottom, Blackwell and Warnock. Marsch has a difficult job but when it was said that he is the ideal person to replace Bielsa because he plays the same pressing, attacking style nothing could be further from the truth. He is trying to make us compact by packing the midfield and bringing the wingers more central. This totally negates any attacking options we have. We were all about fast movment from defence to attack, down the wings with overlapping wing backs. That's gone, Bielsa ball is dead and we're left with midfielders who are not midfielders on the ball not knowing what to do. As performances go that's the most clueless I've seen us since the Heckingbottom days. Ok we've suffered some bad defeats under Bielsa recently but in those games we kept going and still created chances. We didn't create anything that troubled their keeper last night. The crowd got on the backs of the players and when their 3rd went in a chant of Marcelo Bielsa echoed around the ground and then a large number of fans actually left. The ground was half empty by the final whistle. A bloke behind me shouted "This is the sort of shit we used to see before Bielsa came" - he was spot on. Clueless, pedestrian with players playing out of position. Koch is a disaster in midfield. All the fans can see it but yet the coach can't. Bielsa was the same although I'd argue he had a specific role ('the Philips') role which is more of a sweeper whereas Marsch is playing Koch as a fully fledged midfielder who was actually playing in an advanced role at times and actually had one of our best chances second half. In a true central defender playing in midfield style he blasted into the safe seating rail section (whatever the feck that is !?). Then we've got Ayling playing a centre back. Who told Marsch that Ayling was a centre back ? Yes he filled in at times under Bielsa but only when we've had injuries to most of our central defenders. Now we've got a German international defender playing in midfield and a Spanish international defender on the bench. Surely Ayling to right back, Koch to central defence and Dallas into midfield would have been the obvious ? Ayling and Struijk for me would worry me in the championship but against Countinho and Ings we're always going to be in trouble. It could have been more than 3. Struijk continues to disappoint me and he was skinned badly on one occassion. I don't think he's premiership ... yet The main problem for Marsch is that he's packing the midfield but we haven't got any midfielders ! He's a manager who needed to get players in January to meet his tactics. There's little point in asking Raph to play central midfield which is where he found himself. My overall view is of complete depression knowing that the Bielsa years are over and we're back to this type of football. Maybe Marsch will get it right in the Summer but I just can't see him turning this team around and playing the tactics he wants. Bamford will help but is he fit ? We need to get behind the players and manager for the Norwich game. THe crowd were quick to get on their backs last night and the boos at half-time were the loudest for many a year. There was no 2nd half rallying after the initial promising 10 mins and we threw in the towel. It's going to be hard. scores: Miesler - 7. Some decent saves to keep us in it first half Dallas - 4. Really struggled at right back Firpo - 1. He's been a disaster. Eitehr injured or ineffective. Always fouling and getting booked because he doesn't know how to defend. He's njured now and I think that's the best for the team. We have missed Allioski this season. I'dtry to get him back but then again Marsch would probably play him in central midfield. Sruijk - 3. Passsing poor, defending poor. Has been poor for a few games now.
Ayling - 5. At least he put some tackles in and tried to push forward but he's no central defender Forshaw - 4. That was his worst game for Leeds Koch - 2 Awful / out of position Raphinha - 6. Our best player on the night Rodrigo - 0. Bloody rubbish - gave the ball away everytime he got it. What a disaster he has been and I really liked the look of him last season at times Harrison - 1. Not much better than Rodrigo James - 4. Lots of effort but not effective. Another player , playing out of position Subs: Joffy - 5. Tried but I'm going to say this lad is not ready for the first team yet Klich - 0 nothing Bamford - 5. Happy Friday All. FFS ! _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!