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tHe LiTtLe YeLlOw DaFfOdIl @}-,-'-- --- On Wed, 11/3/09, Errand Fivefold <[email protected]> wrote: From: Errand Fivefold <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Yeovil To: "Richard Walker" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 9:58 AM FFS Rich, I'm off to cut my wrists..... :-( Verner tHe LiTtLe YeLlOw DaFfOdIl @}-,-'-- --- On Wed, 11/3/09, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Yeovil To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 9:12 AM Few things to add to Nick's report. There were a few worse things for me last night: 1) The worse 4-0 game (Leeds victory) I've ever seen. 2) The worse, but most predictable penalty miss I've ever seen. It's a shame somebody couldn't tee it up for him first to nod in unmarked from 3 yards 'cos he would have scored then. 3) The worse performance I've seen from someone who scored a hat-trick. 4) The worse argument I've seen over a penalty being taken - I'm sure there were tears. Scores on the doors: Casper - can't mark him 'cos he had nowt to do - literally nothing. Douglas - 6. Had a bit of defending to do first half as Yeovil came out brightly. Did ok. Parker - 6. Again had little defending to do so he was ok. Going forward he looked ok and had a hand in a very scappy first goal. Naylor - 7. Steady , solid. Rui - 7. Steady and solid but why does he find himself in possession at the back so often leaving him to dither and look uncomfortable. Kilkenny - 8. Only person on the park with something different (apart from Beckford in front of goals). His pass through to Beckford for his second goal was simple but brilliant. He's definitely the heart of our team at the moment. Howson - 5. He's just not doing it for me at the moment. He doesn't stamp his authority on the game and drifts in and out. Delph - 6. Not happy on the left. Playing out of position. Snodgrass - 6. Strangely anonymous first half , came in to it second half but not his best. Beckford - 7. Should have had a double hat-trick, but you can't really argue with his 3 finishes which were quality at this level. His all round play though was poor throughout and it just shows you that at this level you can score 30 goals and still not be able to trap a ball. Becchio - 6. Ok, I'll give him credit for a decent first half where he worked hard, won a few headers, showed one or two good touches including an excellent cross to Beckford who should have converted... however, he never looks in control of a football and sort of spoons every pass i.e. he doesn't connect cleanly and it is usually in the air rather than controlled and on the floor. He then, very annoyingly rolls around like a baby (or an Argie) when tackled - that's disgusting and then decides he is going to overrule everyone by taking his bat and ball home unless he gets the penalty. Snodgrass stood down and Becchio rather predicatable hit it 10 feet over the bar. He was immeditaley subbed - I cheered that decision. The worse penalty I've seen since Kandols ... and talking of Kandol, Becchio's 2 in his last two now takes him equal with Kandol's total that I said he wouldn't better. So it looks like I'm on a loser however I'm sure most who have seen Becchio over the season will agree that at best he's poor to average in this league and the fact he's scored 11 league goals is about right. Add to that he is a twat and I think we should be looking for other options up front. Overall, I'd say he's about as good as Kandol i.e. shit. Subs: Grella - 7. I thought he looked lively and also had skill - much more than Becchio. I'd give him a start alongside Beckford. Johnson - did he do owt. Yeovil - I thought they were the best side in the first 30 minutes - they then went to pieces..... but that says more about us than them. Yes, I know I might get slated for this .... ffs we won 4-0 but there was more bad than good in this game for us. --- On Wed, 11/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Yeovil > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 11 March, 2009, 7:36 AM > Yeovil - not the worst team to visit > - they did at least have a go for the first 20 minutes - but > surely one of the most lightweight. Were we playing the > U-16s last night. They were mainly slight and shorter than > their Leeds counterparts in every position - even Kilkenny > won a couple of headers last night. > > This was won at a canter - we could have had twice the > final total - Beckford had another disallowed for offside; > could have had a couple more; was greedy going for goal when > a slipped back pass would have left Howson in on goal 6 > yards out; ...and then, of course, there was Becchio's > penalty. > > The same starting XI as Saturday (I think)- the midfield of > Howson, Delph, Kilkenny and Snodgrass finding themselves in > acres to pass the ball to their little hearts' content. Once > the first 20-5 minutes were up, our back four scarcely had > anything to do except field the odd long punt. > > Beckford's first on 26 minutes - owed much to Parker - an > attack petered out around the edge of the Yeovil box, > it looked as if a half-hearted clearance went sort of across > the pitch 25 yards out, it was intercepted by Parker > stepping forward, he nudged the ball over the top, to > Beckford who had spun the defender and was first to the > bouncing ball, tucking it under the advancing keeper. Cute > goal. > > His disallowed effort came a couple of minutes later - > looked offside and to be fair even Beckford didn't protest > too much. He then had a short range header saved at point > blank...after a game of head tennis in the box. > > Coming up on half time and Kilkenny who had had a steady > game up to that point, picked the ball up at left midfield, > 35 yards from goal, was allowed to move 5 or 10 yards > forward before unleashing a bullet that looked to move loads > in the air. It flew into the top corner with the keeper not > moving. > > 2-0 half-time lovely. > > One of the first pieces of action of this half was > fantastic interplay between Beckford and Snodgrass - Becks > gets the ball on half way, back to goal, spins the ball out > 30 yards, first time, into the path of a charging Snodgrass, > who takes it past his man and slides a return pass along the > ground, curling behind the back four of Yeovil, to where > Beckford is haring into the box, Becks takes a touch, just > enough for their number 7 who makes one of the season's > great sliding challenges as Beckford is going at pace in the > box. It was thunderous and perfectly timed. A good sliding > tackle is truly a thing of beauty. Even Beckford didn't > protest, he just got up and got on with it. > > 5 minutes after the restart and there's some nice pass and > move in midfield, the ball comes to Kilkenny, he slips it > along the ground into the box (between two defenders) where > Beckford controls it and picks his spot in the bottom far > corner. 3-0 and we've not broken sweat. > > Another 10 minutes or so and Beckford has his hat-trick. > Another ball through on the ground, (to almost the same spot > as he scored the 3rd from) this time from Howson, the keeper > advances, Beckford shapes to finish as before, but this time > lifts it up and over the jumping keeper - he just got his > finger tips to it, but couldn't make the save. > > I think that that is Beckford's first league hat-trick. > > From then on little happened, apart from an unseemly tussle > between Becchio and Snodgrass for who was going to take the > penalty kick. Becchio won and proceeded to put it 6 foot > over the cross bar. Grayson immediately subbed him for > Grella. Now I though penalty takers were nominated pre-game > within the dressing room - I thought they were all clear > about it. Why did Naylor not come and sort it out > either...Anyway it was sad, because Becchio even resorted to > getting the Kop to chant his name while this wrestling with > the ball was going on. > > ANKERGREN - v little to do - did it well enough > > DOUGLAS - steady, but caught wrong side or flat footed once > or twice > > PARKER - as Douglas, good assists going forward - still not > really comfortable - is better with Delph providing cover in > front of him > > MARQUES/NAYLOR - solid, untroubled, relatively easy night > > SNODGRASS - one of our best players - inventive, willing, > involved > > KILKENNY - the best of the midfield - everything went > through him, steady controlled presence - cracking strike > > HOWSON - hardly noticed him, went quietly about the > business of winning the ball and moving it on > > DELPH - notionally on the left but seems to wander wherever > the whim takes him - quality without being overly > flamboyant > > BECCHIO - worked hard, some nice touches - should never be > allowed to take another penalty again - no-one round us > believed he would score it > > BECKFORD - 3 goals - potential for more - his speed and > movement terrified Yeovil last night - MOTM by a country > mile > > subs > > Grella - came on looked lively - needs the ball moved on > the floor at pace, to play to his strengths by the looks of > him > > Johnson - woefully short of anything really > > ----------------- > > crowd - 18, 800 - small and quiet > > ------------------ > > Q - why when Becchio gets flattened, fouled from behind, or > chopped down - and he rolls about, do the crowd chant his > name...but when Beckford does it people boo him? > > How come the crowd were chanting "Luciano Becchio" after > his dismal penalty...? > > Are we now the masters of irony? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Sorry Macca - it's the curse of Bates old lad > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. 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