I think he showed promise early doors but I think his confidence has nose dived over the last 2 seasons due to playing in a shite team with shite CB partners. I think he will make a decent Championship defender. I could never fault his effort and for that I hope he does well at Wednesday.
Sent from my iPad > On 31 Jul 2014, at 18:58, Phill Shields <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you being serious? > > No pace, doesn't concentrate, can't boss a forward and (wrongly) thinks he > can pass which is dangerous. > > Cost us more goals individually than any other player last year and cannot > hold a candle to Pearce > > This is seriously good business for Leeds. The kid simply has not got it and > never will have it in my view. > > MOT > > On 31 Jul 2014 18:45, N <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with Nick on this.. > > Lees is young and still developing but has suffered from a lack of experience > and Leadership around him needed to bring out his full potential. > > Even having said that, he still seems infinitely better than Wootten and on > many occasions more effective than Pearce. He has pace for a CB and has on > many occasions been able to get back quickly to cover the mistakes of others > (and sometimes his own) with last ditch tackles or blocks. . > > Not the perfect answer to our needs but, then neither is anyone on the > current squad; however, on skill alone I'd keep him ahead of Wootten and > probably ahead of Pearce but, when you factor in little or no fee then, it > seems a really bad move. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jul 31, 2014, at 7:32 AM, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think it is a bad deal - young guy, England U-21 international while in the >> 2/3 division - clearly has something. The defence has been shite for years >> and >> remains shite despite (endless) changes of personnel, systems, changes in >> manager/coaches; I think there's something about needing a dominant leader at >> the back and letting him get it sorted (and that can be the keeper, think >> Schmeichel Snr), as well as drilling them to within an inch of their lives on >> the training ground...I have less faith in Wootton than I ever had in Lees. >> >> One thing that I will say as an ex-defender, when you've got the ball at your >> feet at the back, you are only as good as the movement ahead of you...if >> they're >> static or hiding you're fucked, but the joy of it is, you get the blame. >> >>> >>> >>> Gone to Sheff Wed now either on a free or for an undisclosed sum (cannot be >>> much) depending on what you read >>> Bit of a shame for him, when he first broke into the team he looked a real >>> prospect but, as so often with centre halves at Leeds, he got worse the more >>> he played - not sure Colins public criticism of him helped at all. Got to >>> the >>> stage last season where my best mate really hated him, he was so fed of up >>> of >>> the hoof upfield that went into touch or to the opposition. He was part of a >>> very shaky defence so is no great loss, especially if we are tying to play a >>> passing game, not his forte >>> >>> Having said all that he did Ok for one season and did give us hope of more >>> to >>> come. Hopefully he will be able to get his career back on track (apart from >>> against us of course) and start to improve again. I bear him no ill will but >>> am not sorry to see him go - not sure about the Pearce / Wooton partnership, >>> and with Zailiukas already gone and Killock too young and Rossini deal >>> having >>> fallen through we are in desperate need of a centre half, preferably one >>> with >>> pace, a good reader of the game who is strong in the air and on the ground >>> (not too much to ask is it ?) >>> >>> No idea how good Cooper from Chesterfield is and whether we will agree a fee >>> with them, he was 'let go' by Hull but that does not mean much either way >>> >>> Dave >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> John 'Grampa' Sykes >> Rest In Peace old lad >> 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
