Just read the reviews. Agree with RW that Becchio is slow, never wins headers and lacks a decent touch. But, as someone else pointed out, his positioning is great and he's an annoying bugger for the opposition defence which creates space, especially for the wingers. That dance after the goal though - twattish.
Also noted criticism of our defence. I agree - both opposition goals were scored by players with a five-yard radius of space inside our box. Not good enough. But... I think back five months and I'm actually perfectly happy with how our first-choice defensive line is working. Missing out on three points I think tells us we're unlikely to get automatic promotion now. But the play-offs look possible, and I'm a lot less intimidated about coping with Premier League football (if we fluke it... so not, then) that I ever dreamed I might be back in October. In other news, did anyone hear The Square Ball podcast on players' wages? All hearsay, natch, but Kasper apparently our highest-paid player on £16,000. (A week, I should add.) Good. He's still learning, but he's already an outstanding 'keeper (another couple of great saves yesterday) and we need to give him plenty of reasons to stay at this level at least one more year if we don't get promoted. Richard -------------------- Richard Young Freelance writer and editor _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
