Good report mate. I hear what you're saying about Becchio being a nuisance but he doesn't really cause that many problems for your average decent championship defender.
Also , is being a nuisance what we really want from a team looking for promotion ? Surely, controlling the ball is more important ? Sent from my iPad On 7 Oct 2012, at 03:33, Simon Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > A few thoughts on today's game, my first visit of the season I'm sorry to > say, though I have seen all the televised games. > > I thought this was a poor game between two average teams. Barnsley had most > of the possession, they kept the ball off us with ease at times. I would > say they were by far the better footballing team but they never really > looked like scoring. Luckily for us they had no cutting edge what so ever. > Marlon Harewood is still an imposing presence but thankfully he is no > longer mobile enough for the championship and he blew his one chance to > score. > > After being very impressed with the Everton performance and recent results > I have to say I expected better, but even though we walked away with 3 > points I was dissapointed with today's performance. It was a weird game. > For me, we were crap, but despite Barnsley's possession I never for one > moment thought we would loose the game. We had a few short spells > of possession ourselves but we too had no cutting edge. Even when we did > manage to hold on to the ball for a short while you never felt is was > leading anywhere. They had few ideas going forward and we had less. > > Luckily for us we got a penalty which was the only way we were going to > score. I was sat the South East corner with the Mrs and daughter so had a > good view and thought it was a stonewall penalty. They criticized the ref > on the Football league show because in slow motion it was clear that > contact was just outside the area, but in real life and at full speed it > looked for all the world like a penalty. I do think the media are arseholes > towards officials in these situations. Thankfully Bechio scuffed it in. You > can't tell me he meant to do that. > > Which brings me on to Bechio. I'm not a fan by any means and yes his touch > is shocking, but when he was replaced by Gray we became even more toothless > up front. We missed his presence. Life suddenly became much easier for > their centre backs because despite the ball bouncing off him, Bechio is a > massive pain in the arse for opposition defenders. His lack of pace is > infuriating but there is no doubt, for me, that a battering ram like him > can be useful at this level. I wasn't really sure why he was dragged off at > the time, but once he went off I thought we were even less threatening. > There was one good cross put in from the left that nobody attacked which I > thought was made for Bechio, shame he wasn't on. There was only one team > likely to score after he went off and it wasn't us. > > I thought Austin looked fucked. I like him but I think he and many of the > team will benefit from the international break. If he gets a break. > > Brown was Brown, the occasional good challenge mixed with lots of shocking > ones. > > Byram I thought did well because it didn't look to me as though he had much > support. Every time they pressed down their left he looked to have to split > two players, which is a lot to ask of a young inexperienced guy. > > I think Lees is a great prospect at center back. He didn't have it easy but > looks to have a maturity beyond his years. Pearce however, whilst > always committed, looked reckless at times. I thought Peltier did ok at > left back though he was never really put under any pressure. > > I thought White looked exactly what he is, a converted left back. Yes he > has pace but he has no guile. He is most certainly not the new Ryan Giggs. > Today he was up against a player of equal pace and he didn't know how to > beat him. He doesn't have the tricks in his locker that a natural winger > has which is probably why he has always been a left back. Look at Diouf, > despite his lack of pace he can still beat his man with a drop of the > shoulder and get a cross in. White doesn't have that, he only has pace > which wasn't enough today. > > Tonge did o.k. before he went off but did nothing out of the ordinary. > Sadly something out of the ordinary is exactly what you need from your > attacking midfielders and we don't get that from White or Tonge. Yes there > has been recent exceptions where they have both scored crackers, but > neither look likely to do that too often and neither look capable of > producing the moments of magic that change games and make average teams > good. I do live in hope that White at least may prove me wrong. > > Diouf wasn't as good as he has been but was still our best player. It's a > shame there isn't one or two of equal quality around him. > > That may all sound a bit downbeat but I still enjoyed the day and the 3 > points. We're up there challenging whilst not exactly pulling up > trees which is a good start. If we are to go up though we will need more. > _______________________________________________ > 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
