Not much to add to what's been said. Outplayed for the first 20 minutes - could have been 2 or 3 down if their forwards hadn't been of the cow's arse and banjo types...
Goal number one for us from some of the worst defending seen outside of a white shirt all season long - jees - never let a cross/corner bounce in the penalty area - schoolboy stuff - but Heath finished nicely. Second goal - how many fortunate bounces did Blake get on this? But credit, he ran at them from his own half and they backed off criminally so they got what they deserved. Their goal - we fell asleep at the free kick - they took it quick and Cort outjumped everyone Cue some hanging on...but 3 points deserved. CASPAR THE FRIENDLY GOALKEEPER - decent enough debut - abysmal kicking - did that "continental goalie" thing of coming for corners & crosses only to punch them clear rather than catch the ball which irks me - RICHARDSON - did OK considering he started feeling something in the back of his right leg after 20 minutes and could be seen every 5 minutes or so thereafter stretching out the hamstring... LEWIS - another solid display at LBack - HEATH - best game for us by a mile - seemed to be aware of his limits and played sensibly within them - smacking the ball into touch if ever things looked uncertain - usually got a head or foot on anything coming through - good goal MARQUES - continued to carry on his impression of the great Lucas - MOTM once again for a rock solid display - him and Heath looked to have to almost everything covered DOUGLAS - covered a lot of ground, apart from one really good overlap down the right which led to a great cross, I didn't see him produce that much with the ball... NICHOLLS - continues to baffle me - his main function in the team seems to be to impersonate the Tasmanian Devil (of Warner Bros fame) smashing into people, objects, occasionally the ball without really considering why - and of course to be first Leeds man on the scene should a fight start - his impact with the football is almost negligible - this roughing people up came into its own after we had gone 2-0 up BLAKE - scored the winner, set up the first - so on the one hand a successful game - on the other gave the ball away countless times either through being tackled when ball hogging and trying to go round his man again - I think he beats most defenders by getting them dizzy - or by trying implausible passes through to team mates which hardly ever come off - he's a little fat curate's egg KANDOL - reckon he's the mole and had mis-heard Wise saying "I never want to see you playing in a Leeds shirt again" - hence his "performance" - which was below woeful - all that said, it is a bloody disgrace that people boo him when he doesn't chase lost causes or gets injured - folk cheered when he went down with the injury that led to him going off. How does that help him or the team? MOORE - his mobility caused problems especially when linked up with Cresswell's - unlucky with a flicked effort shortly after our first goal which drew an excellent reflex save from their keeper SUBS SA - I like this guy - he's a footballer. There really should be a way that we can accommodate him and Lewis together on the left CRESSWELL - made a huge difference after replacing the lacklustre Kandol - I'm yet to be convinced that he is the saviour to our season as some around me seem to think - PROS: he is mobile, strong and determined - takes the ball in well and lays it off well. CONS; injury prone, not a natural goal scorer, and because he "puts it about" he gets his share of cards - still never did Ian Baird any harm. ------------- Heavy handed stewarding near us resulted in the tunnel for wheelchair users being blocked off for a few minutes while something kicked off down there - police involved... ------------ Half time blessed with the appearance of a Kaiser Chief and the Kaiser Chief...big cheers all around _______________________________________________ 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 ...un homme sans culture rassemble un zebre sans rayures...
