Oh dear Kev............I think that's the second time this season one of your posts has not aged well! No we don't have any impact subs!
On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM Kevin Lewis via Leedslist < leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > Big game tonight! > Not really because it is Leicester, but because it will be difficult! Leeds > need to keep winning to stay up with Ipswich and Southampton. A draw/defeat > could take a few weeks to make-up. > > It is great that we are now essentially in with a 1 in 3 chance of > automatic promotion and adding in the chances of getting through the play > offs must make us about 50/50 overall, in spite of our play-off cock ups in > years gone by. > > However there are a couple of things that worry me. > The bench players are by and large not good enough to be considered impact > players. Only James/Gnonto (whichever does not start) is good enough in > that way. The rest are really holding replacements. It means that options > are limited to give the team a boost after 70 mins, which I think is why we > have often lost a bit of control at that stage in recent matches. The place > where this is really felt is in the engine room, where there are no obvious > fresh legs to bring on at all. Especially with Archie and Ampadu playing in > the back 4. > > A couple more signings in January would have helped. Contrast our business > with Ipswich and Hull, who made significant improvements with Kiefer Moore > and Carvalho respectively + other players with Premier League experience. > I will be much more nervous about facing either of them in the play offs > now, should that happen. > > Sorry about the full-on ramble. > > 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.
