Agree entirely John. The team has gone back to the pre Bielsa years. Marsch’s system was such that some of the Bielsa spirit was still there. One iteration and a few signings on and it has all gone, and I’m not sure the players believe in whatever plan there is. I think it stems from the fact that Gracia was about 7th choice at the time, and the players kind of know it. KoT
On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 00:03, <bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > I for one have no clue as to how we are trying to play, but whatever it is > it isn’t effective. Our midfield is clueless - I agree about Greenwood - > more of a presence than the others, and strikes a much better dead-ball. I > thought Aaronson showed some decent touches today, but the crumpling to the > deck act is infuriating and ridiculous. The shape of the team is all wrong, > and whoever thinks Rodrigo can lead the line is very, very wrong. > > As for Gracia, he either doesn’t know what he’s doing, didn’t realise the > players limitations, or just cannot motivate them, but he isn’t working! > After only 10 games in charge the calm, considered responses now look like > hollow, vacuous confusion. > > While there are still points to play for anything is possible, but I don’t > see us avoiding the drop this time round. Quite what the financial impact > of that will be, even given the parachute payment, I don’t know, but I > could see us near the bottom of the championship if some kind of fire-sale > has to take place. > > Very depressing times! > > > > > On 22 Apr 2023, at 22:59, Kevin Lewis via Leedslist < > leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > > > > I’d say a bit, but not much! > > Gracia made a few changes, but the worst midfield in the history of the > > premier league remained intact. Roca was a bit better today, but McKennie > > and Aaronson were abysmal. Surely Gyabi and Greenwood could not have > been > > worse. I’ve never seen a team so vulnerable when attacking. Nobody holds > > the opposition up when they are breaking and those caught forward are not > > trying hard enough to get back. Rodrigo is back to his worst from 18 > months > > ago. > > Somehow they did actually put a bit of football together in the last 20 > > mins, but the killer pass was always crap, even when it was not a > difficult > > one. > > KOT > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. > > _______________________________________________ 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/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
