You have to admire Becchio's character, which is as important in a contest as skill.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Nigel. On 12 December 2010 19:55, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> wrote: > YesBecchio took it really well at full stretch - it was the exact goal that > Lineker made his career out of, timing his run perfectly to get on the end > of a good cross. > Whilst I have never slagged Becchio as such ,I have expressed some > reservations about his quality BUT he is showing that he can step up a level > and still be effective in his all round play and his goal scoring has > improved since we lost Beckford. Fair play to him, his place was under real > threat with the signings of Paynter, Somma and McCormack and he has put in > 100% every game and has improved his game. Well done Luciano, you are now > starting to actually earn the adulation you get, long may it continue. > One thing I noticed from the TV was just how good Howsons pass to Connolly > for the second goal was - if it was by a Prem star the pundits would be > creaming themselves over it and repeating it over and over. We all knew he > had quality and felt that he could step up a level (or more) when we earned > promotion. He is showing real belief and the system brings out the best of > him > This kind of answers RIchs question re 4 5 1 / 4 4 2. > Our 4 5 1 is flexible with (on Sat) Howson and Gradel both joining Becchio > up front making a 4 4 2 on occasion. I think SG worries that the Howson / > Kilkenny patnership when added to two genuine wide players (Snoddy and Max > or Sam) is too lighweight and liable to be overrun. We did pulll the first > goal back before the substitution. > We have players in Sam, McCormack and Somma (hopefully Paynter can be added > to this list) who can come on and really change things and give us different > options. > I would not blame the half time score on the forrmation - the first came > ultimately from a regualtion corner that the attacker won in the air and > they re-acted quicker to the save, the second was an individual schoolboy > error by Bruce, so playing 4 4 2 would not have changed those- don't forget > Max could / should have had 3 by then, plus Collins had a great chance. At > 1 2 when we went 4 4 2 we had the momentum and got the 2 goals and snoddy > hit the bar and both Johnson and McCormack could have scored but they also > missed a great free header and then it took a great save from Casper to keep > the 3 points. > This may all be bollox since I accept I know very little about tactics, > formations and the like > Dave > > > > -Rich Walker said--. Eddie Gray said the > Becchio goal was pretty much a tap in and he couldn't miss. Having seen it > on > Sky Sports how wrong he was. Not only was Becchio in a great position he > still > had a lot to do to reach it and guide it into the net. It was a really good > strikers goal. Maybe I'm completely wrong ? Let's see. > > > One worrying thing though Dave. Why does Grayson continue with the 4-5-1? > Even > Eddie was questioning it. We seem to be ineffective with this formation and > just > end up having to change the formation and chase the game. It sounded like > the > Palace game second half when McCormack came on it seemed like we'd score > with > every attack whereas the first half their 2 central defenders looked > comfortable > with Becchio on his own ? It's alright saying don't change a winning > formation > but its not the 4-5-1 that is winning the games for us. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > -- vectoria.co.uk concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
