Aprt from Dyer who had that bit of extra pace I think the best adjectives for Leicester are big, strong and organised .... but that's it. Certainly not a good team. In Fryatt they have a great example of how you can be incredibly ordinary and score 20 goals in a decent team in this league. I thought we outplayed them in midfield.
--- On Tue, 14/4/09, MATTHEW GAYNOR <[email protected]> wrote: > From: MATTHEW GAYNOR <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Leicester > To: "list leedslist" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009, 11:42 AM > Yep - main thing to report was the > excellent atmosphere in the Leeds end for the vast majority > of the game. > > However, as well as being non-existent on the pitch, > Dickinson also managed to quieten the crowd down a bit in > the 2nd half, as a large scale argument broke out around > me. Not about whether he was any good or not - everyone > agreed he was useless - more to do with whether people > should try to encourage him or jeer / chant 'USA'. > Grayson's judgement has generally been spot on - Naylor and > Sodje were excellent again - but his relentless pursuit of > Dickinson is hardly being vindicated at the moment. I'd be > tempted to see if there is a recall clause in Kandol's loan, > now that Charlton are virtually down. He's more effective > than Dickinson. Otherwise our play-off hopes are virtually > entirely dependant on Beckfords fitness and mood. > > Easy to see why Leicester have done well, big strong and > organised at the back with good wingers delivering chances > for 2 big blokes upfront. Thought we dealt with them well > but lack of cutting edge was frustrating. I think we have a > more talented team than Leicester - just haven't been > consistent enough over a season. > > Huge game with Tranmere next week - yesterdays results also > meant Northampton and Hartlepool both remain in the thick of > the relegation battle - wouldn't want to need many points > from them. > > Matt > > > --- On Tue, 14/4/09, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > As Rich has said most of you will have seen this on the TV > so little needs > adding - from my point of view we had 90mins non stop > singing (a 20 minute > rendition of "we all love Leeds" from 27th minute until > half time was > particularly impressive and annoyed the locals no end - > their attempts to drown > us out were pretty feeble and did not work - I am 50years > old and still love > that side of things !! > Overall we deserved something from this game and if > Beckford had been fit I am > sure we would have won. As it was Becchio and Dickinson did > not really work and > so actual clear cut chances were at a premium and we had > no-one good enough to > finish the few we had. The general consensus re Dickinson > is that a) He is crap > and b) He should be the replacement for Becchio and that > Grella should be the > replacement for Beckford. > Leicester have proved over the course of the season that > they are the best team > in this league and yet we matched them in every department > and were never really > under the cosh, with Sodje and Naylor absolutely solid at > the back for 90mins > and Casper taking a few crosses \ corners. Unfortunately > the game these days > lasts for longer than 90mins and we just switched off for > that vital second > which allowed a good corner to be met by an even better > header and all our good > work was undone. > > 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. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Visit http://tinyurl.com/ce37mx NOW!
