Another " quirk" is for the second game running the oppo did not have a single corner *I have screamed at leeds players for giving away needless corners during the many seasons when we were unable to defend them, perhaps this lot have the right idea ? Watching yesteday as Ipswich disintegrated it is hard to understand hiw / why their results have been so amazing. Do we now want Leicester to beat them twice and give us a better chance of catching them and putting Leicester out of sight , or 2 draws whereby 2 wins for us would gain 4 points on both ? It is looking as if it will be a 4 way battle for 2 top spots with Leicester having a big advantage ( Southampton the other team )Leicester are supposedly losing 4 players to African Cup. The Christmas period will be massive for everyone with 3 games in a very short space of time Dave * they should 100% have had a corner but lino gave us a dead ball for some reason On Sunday, 24 December 2023 at 10:53:28 GMT, Tim Whelan via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: One quirk is that all three goals in the first half were scored by former Leeds academy players, including the kind contribution from Leif Davis. As well as having three different Dutchmen on the scoresheet. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Richard Walker via Leedslist" <leedslist@gn.apc.org> To: "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com>; "leeds list" <leedslist@gn.apc.org>; "John Lee" <bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Sunday, 24 Dec, 23 At 09:43 Subject: Re: [LU] Tractor boys Great win but not perfect as some are saying. We put ourselves under loads of pressure early doors with the aimless passing across the back and Meslier didn’t help with some really poor kicking straight into touch.But once we got going we were good value and the 2nd half was the best we’ve played this season as Ipswich never really had a kick and ended up making multiple subs not to win the game but to protect players for their game against Leicester on Boxing Day.The Piroe / Rutter 10/9 combination worked as it tends to do in home games where we have the momentum - it’s away games that are sometimes the problem. Summerville continues to look a threat every time he gets the ball and still in my eyes is the most exciting talent playing British football in any league. Big bids incoming ! Great pen as well.Piroe’s goal was top drawer even if we were a bit lucky in the build up. Archie Gray looked like a right back and he is starting to get more confident going forward. I remember Ian Snodin converting to right back from central midfield and ended up playing for England and would have had a lot more caps had he not got injured. Who knows with Archie ? Although I think he’s got too much to offer in midfield.Ipswich fans couldn’t sell their tickets and looked like they realised that it might not be a stroll for them this season. Leif Davis has been getting the plaudits this season as the best left back in the division. I think not. He’s another left back who can’t defend. Ok going forward but really suspect in defence. His own goal was a highlight.The South Stand sang ‘you’ve seen Firpo now fuck off home’ which made me smile. Bring on Preston Meslier - 6. Nothing to do, kicking rubbish. Gray - 8. Majestic Spence - 8. Great attacking in first half. Unfortunately everytime he got himself into a great position in the box his left foot cross let him down. Rodon - 8. Comfortable Struijk - 8. Ditto Ampadu - 8. Some great interceptions Kamara - 7. Battling performance Summerville- 9. Class Piroe - 8. Much needed performance and top class goal with his wrong foot James - 7. Great first half an hour but his final ball remains poor. Rutter - 9. Top performance- his vision / passing is fantastic and today he battled like a no 9. Subs - not sure Bamford touched the ball others didn’t do much Happy Christmas ! On Saturday, December 23, 2023, 5:46 pm, nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: Merry Christmas everyone. What a start to the festive season. A must win game was won ( in the end at a canter) They had one snap shot that hit the post at 2-0 and created no other, even half chances throughout the game.3 0 flattered us a bit at half time as we got the luck and the rub of the green a few times but by the end there was a real gulf in class as we destroyed them. A corner in the first 10 mins ( " lets score a scruffy goal from a corner Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist <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/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/> Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
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