Agree with all these comments. I didn’t have much hope before the game and after the ease with which Chelsea scored early I had done. I never leave early but I was really tempted after the third went in. I can’t see what the plan was, other than try to keep it tight and try to nick one from a set piece. Only problem is we kept giving the ball away. One of the many issues with our new system is that there aren’t players open for passes anymore so it’s just a lump upfield and back on the defensive again. Agree Phillips looks lost and Rapha barely had a kick. It’s some achievement to find a strategy that nullifies our two most effective players! Thought Rodrigo was very poor again.
Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of Richard Walker via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2022 9:20:35 AM To: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org>; nat...@sky.com <nat...@sky.com> Subject: Re: [LU] Chelsea Agree totally Dave, it was poor. I didn't get a ticket and can't say I'm too upset by that. I think Marsch had an impossible job in trying to reengineer the team after Bielsa but you have to say that what he is doing is clueless. Playing with 3 wingers but yet not playing down the wings and trying to play through midfield when we don't have one ! or should I say, we don't have a mobile one. Bielsa got that and he wasn't fussed to buy midfielders because he created the perfect role for Philips and all his play was down the flanks. Bate and Philips yesterday against a dymanic, pacey Chelsea midfield was actually very embarrassing. It was the mismatch of the century. It's clear that Philips can't play in a free midfield, he doesn't have the pace or the creativity and Bate is just a young lad. We've also got Raphinha hel;ping out in defence and taking long throw-ins and Jack Harrison doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. These tactics were supposed to make us more solid but they don't and Chelsea could have had double figures. Who said that Marsch was the ideal replacement for Bielsa because he plays similar - that was obviously nonsense. It's all very depressing but I would suggest some drastic action by sacking Marsch today and putting Jackson in for the final two games. If nothing else we might get a reaction and also it looks like the team will have a few U-23s in on Sunday. We're not down yet ! On Thursday, 12 May 2022, 07:55:47 BST, nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: That was awful - no shots on target, an inability to defend or even pas the ball to each otherIt really was as bad as it gets - not one of them had a clue what we were doing or trying to do , any game plan went out of the window as we were one down immediately and any chance of a point left with Dan James redBefore the game we were in the odd situation whereby we could get 9 pts and go down or get one point and stay up - most of the pre match talk was that one point would indeed be enough (personally I doubt it) but now I can’t even see where a point is coming from, we really were that bad We are going down - fans stayed mainly behind the team with defiant chants ringing out but a lot left before the final whistle. Total shambles Need to win on Sunday but how ??? Very disgruntled Dave _______________________________________________ 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! _______________________________________________ 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! _______________________________________________ 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!
