This is a good and valid posting! Whatever happens, we have to have faith, and we have to stand behind the team & all, giving support.
That said, having the joy of watching the game live on Sky, I was disappointed last night. With both performance and result. About injuries and squad: We have to cope with not fielding our expected best 11 every game, all teams have to. The quality of the team is decided by the quality of numbers 12-16 (approx) in the squad. That said, it is always not nice to not be able to put on the best striker for an important game, and loosing the best defender only minutes into the game changes the plot. Tactics must be changed, and substitutions the rest of the game different. I feel we opened well first minutes, then they scored out of nothing. The goal a bit lucky, it could very well hit Casper and go outside of the post instead. The goal made them fuel a bit extra, they had some runs, but I feel that after 20-25 minutes or so they were sort of out of steam. They were there for the taking. We had a lot of possession, a couple of good runs, but we never created any difficulties for them and never tried their keeper. I feel we started 2nd half in the same manner, only that I my eyes Dichov improved a little bit. First half he didn't impress me much. When they scored their second, the game was over. The way I see it, we lack creativity, fantasy and variety in our attacking play. We are far too easy to read and predict. A defence having discipline enough to track back, stops us far too easy. We need to open the other sides defence. Perhaps we should vary our pace, not full steam ahead all time, and then stop in the middle of the park, do back passes and all that. But we should take the opportunities on breaks. Goals don't come after possession, but after breaks and counter attacks. We could do using wingers with speed, and also being able to shoot from distance. If we had been able to transform the possession and domination we had between their first and second goal into some decent shots on target, we would win such games. Now, we only have to just forget about everything, that goes for players, manager, staff and supporters. Now we have to take one game at the time. We are still having the wheel in this race. A season is made up of 46 games, and there is no reason to count the points until May... Promotion is decided after results from all games, not table at Christmas time, nor a good run after the league opening (or loosing 7-1 at home on the opening day, for that matter). Also, I have to add, of course I would changed the win at manu and performance at spurs with a lot of points in the league, but I really enjoyed watching those games on telly, and was (and still am) proud of what we as a div 3 side did. Further, I don't take it that those results have caused all the lack of points after new year. We can analyze and discuss, but I just don't believe that those two games did that much... Øystein - still believing that we will get promoted this season -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Thirkill Sent: 23. mars 2010 07:44 To: Leeds List Subject: [LU] "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". OK, OK, OK, another set-back, another poor performance. Now injuries to major players are causing grief. Massive games coming up. But are you all lining up to jump off Leeds Bridge into the River Aire or going to Amen Corner and jumping in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. I'm not. There are two major factors to cling on to as I see it. Firstly, we are still in second place by three points which is as good as four points with our superior goal difference. Secondly and by far the most important factor is that we are still in command of our own destiny. We still don't have to rely on other clubs losing points. Situations change in every division in every season and it's quite obvious this season is no different. Some of you will say, what is this silly old cunt on about but we have to face facts and the facts are as above. We cannot put the clock back we have to move on. My third and final point and very importantly is this. Before a ball was kicked at the beginning of the season would you have settled for being as good as four points clear in second spot with nine games to play? I'm sure I would have. Am I grasping at straws, maybe, but where there's life there's much hope in my book. I'm sure the players and management are feeling far worse than any of you good people are. Thirkers http://web.mac.com/thirkers_leeds/iWeb/Site/Photos%205.html _______________________________________________ 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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