I agree that Becchio is limited as a player - his first touch is often terrible and he has not scored m(any) what could be classed as 'good quality' goals BUT all goals count the same and he has certainly got the knack of winning headers at the far post and scoring a reasonable ratio of them. I am amazed at the hero status he seems to have amongst many fans who prefer him to Beckford. I always like players who put the effort in as he clearly does but not at the expense of class. I think that if we go up his limitations may well count against him and he may find himself permamnatly on the bench and leaving in January for a 3rd Division club where he will score a decent amount for the 'back-up striker'. I reckon 12 league goals and 15 in all is a decent return for the second striker but would not be enough if he was the main man (Beckford) Yes, we could and should have put them to the sword second half, but I think that we lost concentration and commitment and they decided that they would not lie down and die (probably coupled with a hard done by feeling over the sending off !) In some ways the second half did take the gloss off the first half where we played very well and tore them apart - we were miles the better team even when they had all eleven, but now I think I can look back and see that we won all 3 points and that is all that counts Dave
--- On Mon, 23/3/09, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Crewe To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Monday, 23 March, 2009, 11:37 AM Dave, you've won the bet - Becchio now has 12 goals (that's one more than Kandol's return) and you didn't even mention it. I bet you didn't think you'd have to nearly wait until April to see him doing it though given he'd scored 6 when we took the bet on ? Listening to the game on YR Eddie Gray kept saying the game was over in the first half and a real chance to improve our goal difference. Either Eddie is losing it a bit or is forgetting our history. There was nothing more certain than Crewe coming back in to this game and my only surprise was that they didn't get the equaliser in injury time. Rich --- On Sun, 22/3/09, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> wrote: > From: DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Crewe > To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 22 March, 2009, 5:01 PM > Well the unbeaten run goes on and > this time with our first away win in for ages - so 3 more > valuable points in what was a very strange game in many > ways. > As expected it was business as usual with the team > selection with Dickinson in to replace the suspended > Beckford. The question beforehand was can we cope without > him ? Well the answer was an empahtic(ish) yes, as a 3 goal > in 6 minutes blitz ended the game on the half hour mark. The > game had started OK with us looking the brighter team and > Dickinson had decent attempt and Snoddy casuing them > problems, then came what may have been the turning point and > for once strange officiationg went our way. Snoddy and one > of their players were running for the same ball, Snoddy > seemed to pull him back a bit and he then tripped Snoddy up > , a bit of a melee ensued and ended with a undeserved free > kick to us (should have been theirs) and then a red card was > brandished to the Crewe player, presuambly for something he > said (see it is not just Beckford !!). We then all discussed > the old 'it is harder against ten men' adage - total > nonsense, I have never ever seen a manager > only send out ten men to make it harder for the opposition > !. We decided the best idea was to keep the ball, pass it > around and play with patience and hoped that the huge turn > out of Leeds fans would be patient if we did not score > before half time. We need not have worried, within a few > minutes a neat passing move found Kilkenny unmarked just > outside the area and he hit a low shot right into the bottom > corner - a good strike (even if not as spectacular as his > last one). Pretty much straight after that the (once again) > impressive Snodgrass beat two men and chipped it to the far > post where Becchio does what he does best - head it in at > the back from a yard out - That pretty much ended it as a > contest but better was to come when Snoddy went on another > run and powered into the area where instead of passing to > the unmarked Dickinson on the penalty spot for a tap in he > chose to go it alone and smashed it in himself. 3 - 0 and > still 20mins of the half to go. > We continued to press and only good keeping kept the > score down . At half time I said I would like to see Lubo > given a run out (in place of Naylor) -well be careful what > you wish for ! He did come on in place of Rui and it is > clear that he has not improved - they got a corner and just > like under Macca, Lubo was beaten in the air and the Crewe > forward headed home - there were about 6 players all going > for it so I would need to see it again before blaming Lubo > but he was one of the 3 Leeds players who went for the ball > (with Naylor and i think Douglas). The game continued much > as before with us still creating but not finishing. Grella > came on for the tiring Dickinson who had not had a bad game > - and again looked lively but then they struck again - the > ball was cleared by one of our defenders who was then taken > out long after the ball was cleared but the ref had already > turned away and missed it - thats how late it was ! The ball > then came back into the > box and after a bit of ping pong it fell to their striker > who poked it home 3 -2 and the nerves were jangling a bit. > Their keeper then made another good save but was outdone by > a flying save from Casper who turned a good shot round the > post and we clung on the the victory. > > Overall a satisfing day out and result, but of course at 3 > up against ten men so much more was expected second half and > we failed to deliver so there was also a sense of > disappointment too. > > For me Kilkenny - rejuvenated under Grayson - and Snodgrass > were the best players. Lubo is not good enough and we need > Naylor to stay fit. Once we are safe for the play offs I > would rest Delph for a couple of games too. > > But going into the 'business end of the season' things > generally are looking good even if second place is beyond > us. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Visit http://tinyurl.com/ce37mx NOW! > _______________________________________________ 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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