My take on the team in general, is that many of the players who were good in league 1, will obviously be merely adequate at this level, while those who were adequate last season (Becchio, Collins) will be a bit lacking in this league.
I'll be interested to see if he goes with 4-3-3 or back to 4-4-2 when everyone is fit, and the transfer window is closed. I can see that 4-3-3 enables us to play Howson & Kilkenny at the same time in their proper positions. But they need an extra player in there to stop being overrun. (Go back to that later). The problem is that it means that lone striker has to be quite an all-rounder, which Becchio isn't. Paynter has a better scoring record, and is a target man, but he likes it being played to feet. He has no more pace than Becchio, and is no better in the air. He has a cracking turn & shot on him though. The main problems I saw were:- 1. Attacking: Becchio not good enough and I can't really see Somma being the answer if he wasn't good enough for last season's squad. I think Snodgrass can be as effective as Commons was, but we need to sign a quality striker to play alone up front or alongside Paynter. 2. Midfield: Kilkenny was overrun at times in the defensive role. His positioning defensively not brilliant either. It's games like that, that highlight why Doyle was important last season. Definitely need a good holding midfielder, or play Johnson and Kilkenny just in front of the back 4, wth Howson further forward in the Sneijder role. 3: Defence: Difficult to judge the defence, as the midfield gave them very little protection. We did present Derby with a lot of chances, but I think Kisnorbo will shore it up a bit. I thought Connolly looked good, and Bessone although not brilliant looked no worse that most of the other left back over the past 5 years, and in a higher league. In short, Leeds have obviously got a bit to learn at this level, but I think tehre will be an improvement when Kisnorbo, Snodgrass and possibly Paynter are fit. With the addition of a couple of players (Striker, defensive midfield), and a but more experience of this league in general we should be OK. It is very early days yet. KOT. _______________________________________________________________ RCUK Shared Services Centre Limited (RCUK SSC Ltd) is a limited company registered in England and Wales (with company number 6330639) and has its registered address as North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email may have a protective marking, for an explanation please see http://www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/fin/Documents/RCUKSharedServiceCentreLtd.pdf. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify RCUK SSC Ltd immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While RCUK SSC Ltd has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. RCUK SSC Ltd does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. RCUK SSC Ltd reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. _______________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned by the WebRoot Email Security Service. For more information please visit http://www.webroot.com _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
