--- thecasses <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Rich et al > > Whilst I cant argue the Match Report with you, Id > like to point out two > things (and none are Blackwell related :-) at all) > > 1. For a side that got beaten by Barnsley, thats > Barnsley not Bayern, Dolce > and Gabana only need to get rid of ONE player - > Butler??? Why is this. With > him gone and Jesus H Christ at Centre Half will we > be monty's to win this > league? No other player is tripe? Just Butler
No, but he's the main problem and the reason why we are conceding so many goals. He's also dragging Killa down with him. We have to remember that Killa is relatively inexperienced and probably hasn't had to cope with such low confidence before. Also, you did say that your mail wasn't Blackwell related well actually it is. The main problem with this team is lack of pace. All of Blackwell's signings are plodders and so we are left with a team of slow coaches. > > 2. According to the report we were a team of 10 all > there just to make up > the number for one Robbie Blake. Yet as you > mentioned, he ran out of puff, > stamina, speed skill and ideas in the 2nd half. > Whilst he certainly is > creative, thinking and skillfull, is he the answer > to our problems going > forward Yep, there is an argument to say that whilst he was the main reason we were so effective in the first half he also contributed to our downfall in the second cos he ran out of steam , however in a team of underperformers at least he showed us what he can do and he did make a difference. If he gets fit then I think he could be the answer but I'm not sure he will. He wasn't prepared to get fit for Blackwell, so why change now unless he realises this is his last chance. > > Anyways Im getting ready for a Public Holiday here > tomorrow (we have this > Holiday for a Horse Race!!! if you didnt know - by > Jeez these Aussies have > their priorities right) > > Pete the Punter yes, and I bet it's bloody boiling over there too ! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 12:15 AM > Subject: [LU] Barnsley > > > Barnsley - the land that time forgot. What a > shithole. > Anyway, enough of that , on to the footy. I really > enjoyed this game and whilst some Leeds fans seemed > to > want to smack the players as they left the pitch at > the end I actually thought there were more positives > in this game than any of the performances under > Blackwell's last 6 months. So what did Wise do this > time? Well, he brought Robbie Blake into the frame. > We > started with a straight 4-4-2 with Douglas on the > right , Westlake and Derry central and Blake on the > left. Oh no I thought, another manager who thinks > Blake is a winger. After 10 minutes he changed it > moving Blake into the centre and letting him a have > a > free role behind the front two. This allowed Derry > to > sit deeper and Westlake and Douglas to support from > the left and right. It worked and for just about the > first time in two years we played pass and move > football and actually controlled a game. Blake > showed > that in this division , if given the right role he > can > destroy teams. Somebody on this list kept going on > about how Blackwell should use Blake in the > Beardsley > role to link midfield and attack. Looks like a good > tactic on the basis of the first half yesterday. Oh > yes, that was me by the way ! > We still managed to go behind despite having the > better of the opening exchanges. Can only really > blame > the keeper for the first goal. He pawed a cross > right > to the Barnsley man in the box who couldn't miss. > Heads did not go down though and spurred on by what > can only be described as top class support from > 4,000 > Leeds fans we came back into the game big style. > Blake > was at the centre of everything good but Healy, > Douglas, Westlake and Derry all contributed. One > move > ended with Westlake running through the centre only > to > be brought down just outside the area. He was the > last > man and would have scored - it should have been a > red > card.Healy, Kelly and Douglas linked up well to > create > some good a chances. We equalised through a corner > (shame it was a set piece cos we were creating > chances > from open play - do you remember what these are all > you Blackwell fans ??). which was converted by Derry > on the back post. He deserved a goal today Derry - > he > ran his arse off. Following the equaliser it became > one of those games that you just knew we were going > to > win. We took total control of the game and passed > the > ball around like the Leeds team of old - ok I'm > exaggerating, but after two years of Blackwell it > was > so good to see us playing something that resembles > football. The goal when it came was excellent with > Lewis almost getting beat by the Barnsley defender > but > managing to find his feet push the ball on and > deliver > a superb ball to Blake who drilled it into the net > with ease. Pandemonium in the Leeds ends. I was > jumping around and hugging folk like a 10 year old. > "There's only one Robbie Blake" sang the Leeds fans. > He was loving it and it was like a new signing. He > was > playing like Maradona. > Wise and Poyet walked off that pitch at half-time to > rapturous applause from the Leeds fans. Poyet > clenched > both fist and Wise waved. United are back ! > So what went wrong ? Second half I thought we'd go > on > to win 4 or 5-1. It never happened. We hit the wall > and collapsed spectacularly. Barnsley raised the > pace > and we couldn't live with them. Our passing stopped > and our fitness levels dipped. Blake suddenly found > that he didn't have that yard of pace to skip past > the > opposition and he just kept losing the ball. Douglas > kept running but without the industry of Blake he > began to look like his old self. The front two > looked > like they were struggling to match the strength of > Barnsley. We went from Brazil to Garforth Town in > the > space of 20 minutes. Barnsley just pushed on and > once > again we made average opposition players look like > world beaters. The Barnsley fans couldn't believe it > as they equalised and then went on to get the > winner. > Both good strikes but where was the defence ? I've > seen the winning goal on tv and Butler has two > chances > to get a tackle in and just stands there. Killa also > not blameless as he gets beaten far too easy. Puffy, > namby , pamby defending and I think the defence is > at > such a low confidence level now that I don't know > whether they can ever recover. The Killa and Butler > partnership needs to be put down - killed off -put > them and us out of our misery. I'm not putting all > the > blame on Butler cos I thought Killa was shocking > yesterday. A man with no confidence at all. The > surprising thing to me was that Barnsley didn't go > on > to thump us 6 or 7 cos they could have easily. They > brought on their sub who looked very lively - in > fact > he looked like Linford Christie next to Butler. > Surely > Wisey will get rid soon. > We even had a pitch invasion from the Barnsley fans > - > will they get charged for this ?? > Then on to the streets where it was bedlam as the > young chavs from Barnsley tried to make a name for > themselves by attacking families and any 'normal' > fan. > They weren't so interested in the 300 Leeds lads who > were herded by the robo cops to the station. Will > they > come to Leeds - will they f*ck - what a shithole > Barnsley is. "Your mums your dad, your dads your > mum, > your interbred Barnsley scum'. Very appropriate. > > Stack - 6 Couldn't do much with the last 2 goals but > at fault for the first. Not sure about him on > crosses. > Kelly - 7. Worked hard and did well. > Lewis - 6. Did ok and made the second goal. > Killa - 4. Distribution absolutely shocking. He > looked > like he had the wrong boots on cos he kept going > over > the have his studs changed. Played like Bambi on > ice. > Low in confidence. > Butler - 2. Just not up to it. We all know it but we > just need someone in to replace him. If this doesn't > happen at think Wise might have to take drastic > action. Kelly at centre back with Fraser at right > back > === message truncated === ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
