Yes, not surprisingly I disagree with most of that. You point to Orient and Kettering , I point to the fact that since Johnson has been out we are undefeated and supposedly turned out our best midfield performance against Brighton when he was absent.
I wouldn't look at goals scored as being any sort of indicator at this level. Becchio got double figures last season and he's a League two striker imo. I think you have to look at him on the ball and off and he just doesn't have enough talent to take us forward into the Championship. Yes, like Hughes at left back he will do for most games but he'll eventually get found out. With Johnson in the team the tactics are aimed towards long balls and set pieces - I think we need to better than that moving forward. ________________________________ From: DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> To: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Cc: list leedslist <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 1 December, 2009 10:40:06 Subject: Re: [LU] Midfield Sorry Rich, whilst I agree with your general view of Johnson (ie he is below average) I think we miss him greatly. He does stay out wide, which, with Snoddy on the other side, gives us some balance and width - something sadly lacking on Sunday for instance down the right hand side. He gives cover to the left back - again something that has been vital given that Hughes a right footed midfield player has been left back all season. He gives an easy option to the keeper (especially Higgs who can kick a ball) who can hoof it to the left hand side knowing that more often than not Johnson will beat the full back in the air or at the least gain us a throw in up the pitch when the full back is forced to challenge him and head it into touch. He is a threat in the air at set pieces going forward and an extra defender at opposition corners etc.He has created or at least had a hand in a number of goals. Finally he is our second highest scorer of the season with 7 goals from midfield. So whilst I agree he is not the greatest (although he is the most improved) and has probably found his level, I think the facts are that we have had a tremendous start to the season and he has played in every game until his injury. I suppose only time will tell if we do miss him - if we go on a 5 or 6 game winning run without him I suppose it could then be argued that he is not missed (the performance v Orient and the result v Kettering support my argument !) so if he is out for a while let's hope you are right Rich ! Dave >. > >and Dave, we don't miss Johnson. > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 Volame vsechny Cechy
