I agree re Diouf, maybe with Ross now being moved forward Diouf can take his place behind the strikers. If the other 3 midfielders are Austin, Green and Mowatt then we have enough energy to make up for Diouf's lack of mobility but it would allow him to pull the strings. A bit harsh on Tonge to be dropped but he is pretty average most of the time. Then it is a case of finding the best partner for Ross from Varney, Hunt, Poleon and Smith.
Allow Byram to ease his way back into the right back spot (again harsh on Peltier but such is life) and decide which 2 from Lees, Pearce and Wootton make the least mistakes and we will not be far off the play offs. Of course this also means leaving out Murphy, our biggest purchase so a gamble for a manager, and a player I still have high hopes for but who is yet to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and control it I agree about concentrating on what players can do rather than their deficiencies - I have said loads of times it is too easy to pick on a player at this level and pull him apart for the things he cannot do and is not really fair. McDermott is here for the long haul, I believe, and we need to stay 100% behind him. The mood on the bus back to Leeds centre was mixed, some right moaners, some appreciating how superior we were and how we have indeed improved since Warnock. The crowd of under 22,000 was poor until you look at other attendances - Birmingham and Blackburn only got 12 & 13k Dave ________________________________ My only criticism is that Diouf isn't getting a look in. I still think we create more with him in the side than not in it. Is there something we don't know? Is it a fitness thing? (like Byram?) So I'm not doom and gloom and my glass is still just over half-full. Ted H _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
