An interesting comparison between Becchio and Chapman but not one I agree with. I actually think that Becchio had his season year before last when Gradel, Snodgrass, Howson and co helped him to his 19 league goals. Most goals were handed on a plate, Chapman would have netted 50 that season.
Also, Chapman may have been a poor footballer but he was undeniably great in the air , something that Becchio cannot claim. He wins less than 50% of aerial challenges and spends most of his time not actually trying to win the header , but instead backing in our just falling over. I find this incredibly frustrating to watch. He is only effective if unmarked in the 6 yard box. I also don't remember Chapman losing possession on a frequent basis. He could control and lay off. You only had to watch Becchio on Saturday giving the ball away time and time again sometimes unexplainably ? The groans from the crowd say it all. I do think he has Chapman skills when positioning himself in the area which shouldn't be underestimated because he does get into some good positions as he has proved this season. Let's see how this season pans out ? I just see a really poor excuse for a footballer actually hood winking a lot of Leeds fans. I'm sure Colin will get the measure of him soon, unfortunately there's not actually a ready made replacement at the mo. Even his chant is pure fantasy. Sent from my iPad On 3 Sep 2012, at 15:24, dave walmsley <[email protected]> wrote: > What? Larger even than William Fattie Foulke, 24 stone of England goalkeeper? > Seem to recall Nigel Martyn being a little on the large size. > > Anyway, enough of this, I have been dwelling on your criticism of Becchio, > and would love to delve into the list digests from the very early 90s (which > would be Gav Burnage emailing himself back then?) and see what sort of stick > Chapman got when not scoring. I remember a time when he got booed, when he > hadn’t scored for about 3 games. Undoubtedly our worst player for many years > (obviously that doesn’t include John Pearson). Seeing him on one-to-one with > the goalie situations were always amusing. > > Not seen Becchio much, but his tendency to head the ball when others would > kick it, and reports of his general crapness leads me to wonder whether with > 10 great players around him, he’d be loved and adored for his goal tally like > Chappy deservedly was. > > From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 September 2012 14:27 > To: dave walmsley; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] Paul Robinson looks like Paul Robinson > > Did you tell Robbo that is arse is massive. He's like a gorilla. So slow > these days as Becchio's goal showed, must be hard work moving an arse like > that across the goal. > > From: dave walmsley <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 3 September 2012, 12:18 > Subject: [LU] Paul Robinson looks like Paul Robinson > > A few years ago, I was at some do or other and Paul Robinson who was there > with his laddish mates, behaving in typical laddish fashion, made a point of > telling me I looked like Scum keeper Edwin Van Der Saar. > > Even from a once good footballer, this was very hurtful on more than one > level. So, any subsequent mishap on his part feels like god making amends in > some small way or other. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
