Nice report Oystein - seems pretty fair.
On Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 12:16, Richard Naef
<[email protected]> wrote:
Nice one Oystein, well done for keeping the faith.
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> Out of lurk mode to write two lines from the weekends events... (back in
the
> old days it would have been a full report from pre and post match list
meets,
> ascii maps, and scores on the doors, but times they are changing,
> right?)
>
> Was over for the first time of the season, in Marriott with my cousin....
> Happened to see the players coming off the bus on Friday, realized I did
not
> recognize a single player... Then was too late to meet them for Sat
breakfast,
> but saw them leave the restaurant...
>
> Went off to the store, and it must have been the chairmans daughter at the
> till, she was getting trained, and I had my free membership shirt and some
> more stuff...
>
> Back to the Mariott just to leave the goods, and there they were outside
> waiting for the coach bus. I did something I didn’t do for 10 years or so,
had
> my pic taken with a player!
>
> Some of you might know I am a big Brasil fan; country, nature, culture,
food,
> drinks, beaches, women... the lot! My team is Flamengo, hence Adryan was
> a player I knew a bit about ... the locals (in Rio, that is) rate him as
"better
> than Zico"... (obviously talentwise, yet, but just wait and see!)
>
> I happen to speak a bit of Portuguese as well, so I have no idea whether
> Adryan speaks English... I had a nice pic taken (see facebook), and a good
> small chat... Let me put it this way: I printed ) Adryan on the back of
my shirt,
> first player since Yeboah on my back, actually... tells it all, really...
>
> Off to SOTG again...
>
> Went to the pavilion ahead of the game, most exiting was to see Sky
sport...
>
>
> Well, KO, seated in Kop end, only to see south stand is the place to be
these
> days (left of the goal, lower tier, it seems).
>
> I thought we played very good first half! We played towards south stand,
so
> didn’t see a thing! Good passes all around, safe in defence.. A goal well
> taken, and some disappointment that the powerplay didn't lead to one
> more...
>
> Tried to follow number 9, he fought defensively, won tackles, got away
with
> the ball, did some samba with it, and passed it on... sometimes not
> successfully... I have to say I love his efforts, his skills, his
ambition,
> willpower... when he is a bit more experienced (play him from start some
> games!), he will bloom!
>
> But first half, difficult to give different scores, it was a solid and
entertaining
> team performance!
>
> Then came second half.
>
> Let me put it this way: whatever our manager (eh coach!) did before, with
> Leeds, before Leeds, whatever.. whatever his history, his skills... for
what he
> told the Leeds players in the break, he deserved to get the sack!
> His words should have been "this is brilliant, lads, now go and do more of
the
> same!!" Instead, he changed formation. I still don’t know what he did.
> But Robinson was moved to the right, Adryan, who in first half was all
over
> the pitch working his socks off, was now a left winger. And it seemed like
we
> wouldn’t attack for money... North stand chanted "attack... attack....
> attack-attack-attack", but they did not respond (cant seriously blame them
> for listening more to coach than supporters, though!)
>
> We were apparently trying to defend the 1-0 through 45 minutes.. . of
> course, it would be failure. Disaster.....
>
> Our substitutions was likewise meaningless... did not achieve a thing,
apart
> from weakening the side.. with all of them...
>
> The rest is, as they say, history...
>
> I think it is possible to get good performances out of this squad. I think
we
> have hungry players. Talented players. I would like to see us get an
> experienced midfielder, a boss like Strachan. An older player, able to
tell the
> others to "calm down, have faith, we are in control" type of things, when
the
> home crowd goes wild because of failures and stuff. The player the others
> can learn from. Perfectly ok to hire a former premier league player a
season
> or two at the end of the career for this purpose.
>
> Apart from that, players were not the problem. Players are not the
problem.
> Lack of management were. That half time change and subs lost us the game.
> Only that. We need someone with championship experience. English footy
> experience. Simple as that.
>
> I believe Redfarn can do it. I really do.
>
> I love Leeds, me!
>
>
> Øystein
>
>
> Noggie on the list....
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