...not to mention some more friends over the Pennines, after you sent this…
rum old league, innit? N > On 4 Oct 2020, at 18:56, bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > > And when you look at what happened to our friends over the Pennines this > afternoon, all is good. My God, scum were bad, although Tottingham were > lethal up front. Note that when we play them Lamela is an utter pansy - he > got Martial sent off! > > Anyway, never mind that, yesterday was great. Nick is absolutely right about > our spirit - after a torrid first 20 minutes, we got into it, created some > good chances, started to play our game, Bielsa’s substitutions were spot on, > Poveda tormented them, Rodrigo is clearly right up for it, very quick, and > his goal will have done him no harm. > > We did have some players off-the-pace - Roberts was a bit part player, Costa > seemed determined to ensure the laundry would be kept busy by falling over > time and again, and the number of times he ‘over-shot’ a tackle and ran > straight past his man was bizarre! And of course there’s Cooper - there were > always going to be players who would struggle in the Prem, and I have bad > vibes re Cooper and his lack of pace. A good squad player, but I’d like to > see Llorente soon to partner Koch. Klich seemed a bit invisible too, but > often you don’t see his contribution - he just works hard. > > I liked the look of Davis last season, and remain impressed - if we can get a > couple of da yoof in as regulars that would be great. > > And yes, Dallas - his contributions are immense, he can pop up anywhere, > stopped a certain goal on the line, and is often the heartbeat of the team. > Funny old world. > > Shame it’s another international break as the one thing Bielsa needs is time > with his players. > > I watched a bit of the under 23s too - one bloke stood out, but then I > realised it was Harrison having a run out :-) Greenwood looks sharp, and I’m > sure he’ll feature this season. > > At the beginning of the season all I wanted to see was 3 teams worse than us > - no worries :-) > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 4 Oct 2020, at 12:02, "n...@6haroldplace.co.uk" <n...@6haroldplace.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >> I enjoyed that game. Both sides could have had several more. Rodrigo looks >> like he has something to offer. You can see that Cooper is at full stretch >> keeping up, whereas Koch is really looking the part and also the Dallas >> enigma continues. Alioski looked like he will be more and more of a sub this >> season. Costa and Roberts were quiet. I liked the look of Poveda when he >> came on...he really scared their full back. >> >> The main thing, is the spirit. We were hardly getting a touch for the first >> 25 minutes, they really stood up on all our defenders, giving Meslier >> nowhere to go with his kicks - he must have had the best pass completion >> rate for us in the first half...but we ground our way back in to the >> game...and on half time Ayling could and should have done better when in on >> goal. >> >> Absolutely satisfied with where we are after 4 games, 3 of them will have >> been among the toughest of the season. Loved one comment from a non-Leeds >> fan on Twitter - “Leeds are not fucking about are they?” >> >> While we will undoubtedly hit a tough patch later, on the whole there’s >> nothing here to fear. >> >> Nick >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org >> >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >> >> Dorigo's Right Buttock... > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
