I did say at the end of my report to treat it with some scepticism. I have seen
the couple of highlights on TV and that has altered a couple of things. Morison
watching live was totally unmarked with all the time in the world and instead
of controlling the ball and hitting it in , he fell to his knees and blew it.
On TV it is a good chance, a decent attempt and a good save. With the penalty I
did not realise how good the move was, live it was just a punt into the box
that Byram got on the end of, on TV it was a lovely ball to Morison and a nice
lay back and then a great ball through by Cook. Equally I thought Byram had
made a mess of his chance at the end, I did not see the lovely bit of footwork
to make the chance and he did as well as could be expected bringing out a good
save. I did say we looked the more likely to win but never really looked like
we would, and that we did quite well defensively so I stand by both of those. I
did also say that Byram deserves another run out in midfield - don't forget you
only got 2 minutes of the 90 on TV and did not see the times when his final
ball was poor or he just stopped and checked back and lost the ball. We all see
things differently and beer and meds do not help give a coherent view so whilst
I think that my report is not far off I may have been a tad over critical at
times - particularly when you take into account the weather - very strong
winds, bad for football.I think my main concern is that we know Austin and
Murphy have shown in the past they are not good enough, now it could be that
the athleticism and skill of Byram and Cook will help them more than the likes
of Brown, Green or Tonge. I have read one report that suggests that Redfearn
tried this formation with one up front to see if it would work with Becchio
!!!Like I said I think this formation may be the way forward away from home -
albeit tough on Antenucci and Mowatt (who may come back in for Sloth?) who
don't deserve dropping. I am not sure how well it would work at home. 2 home
games in a week against teams who are doing well at present will go a long way
to sorting out how the season will go in the second half. Dave
From: Richard Walker <[email protected]>
To: Richard Walker <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Cc: leeds list <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10:39
Subject: Re: [LU] Bolton
Dave, just spoke with my mate who went - his judgement too will have been
blurred by drink as he was in Wetherspoons Piccadilly early doors. But he says
it was a good game and we played well. Although you say, Bolton were poor and
showed relegation form could you not attribute that to the way we played.
Apparently second half after they scored their pen they hardly had a shot and
we were the only team that were going to win.
Also, he said Byram was fantastic and looking at the highlights the best
moments were his. There's talk on WACCOE whether he will be the next Gareth
Bale ? His run and shuffle to set up his chance second half was fantastic and
only a really top class save by Lonerghan denied him. Also, his run and set up
of Murphy was also good. Murphy should at very least have got his shot on
target.
Also, Morrison's chance - he had to crouch down low to get his head on it and
it was actually a pretty decent save.
Our goal, Morrison wins a great flick on inside to Cook. Cook plays a fantastic
ball for Byram's run which he takes past Lonergan. Red card ! But the move was
top class. If Byram was a right back there would have been nobody there.
Do you think you are being a tad pessimistic in your assessment ?
On Sunday, 11 January 2015, 8:30, Richard Walker <[email protected]>
wrote:
Thanks Dave , totally at odds with the Radio Leeds reporting but I'll go with
your assessment.
> On 10 Jan 2015, at 21:52, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I forgot just how much I miss going to away games! Even though I was drinking
> in Manchester , in pubs I have been in before. Train from Oxford Road to
> Horwich Parkway was full of Leeds and was a good atmosphere, a few songs and
> that sense of anticipation that only away games have. Like most the team
> selection had us thinking , and we decided that we had probably come for a
> draw, something that may well have been the case, but after a few minutes
> the win was on. In our first attack Byram was through on the keeper and was
> almost bound to score when the keeper brought him down. From our seats (stood
> up) towards the back of the top tier it was a 100% penalty,and a red card
> surely ? I am not quite sure what the ref thought happened but he pointed to
> the spot but did not get his cards out. Did he really think it was an
> accidental foul ? Nothing else would be correct, if it was a foul then a
> penalty was correct, but given that Byram was clear on goal and the keeper
> was this new f
angled 'last man' thing then how could it not be a red ? Anyway in the event
Rudy stepped up and hammered it home with aplomb. So 1 up after 5 minutes. The
rest of the half was pretty much rubbish, two poor teams playing badly in poor
conditions. We had one good chance when a great cross into the box found
Morison unmarked but he decided to fall on his knees and headed into the
keepers arms - he should have done miles better. At the other end we defended
with a mixture of skill, luck and detetmination, which coupled with their poor
play meant that we went into half time still one up. Could I have picked a
great game to come 'out of retirement' for and see an away win. No chance, 5
minutes into the second half and we hit the self destruct button yet again. A
cross into the box, Silvestre decided to punch rather than catch it and the
ball ended up on the edge of our box, next thing the ref had blown and from
nothing, they got a penalty. Not sure who had done what, I have since
heard it was Murphy who gave it away, but whatever the case it was a penalty
from a non threatening situation (bit the same as the Warnock one v Ipswich?)
and bang went the lead. The rest of the half was 2 rubbish teams trying not to
lose. We had slightly the better of things but never really looked like getting
the second goal we needed. On a few occasions we did things right until the
final ball or shot which went badly astray. Our lack of belief showed itself to
me when on 90 mins we had a free kick on the edge of their box. Normally the
crowd would have been up for it, thinking that this was it this was our chance
to win. Instead there was a bit of half hearted chanting and a bit of false
optimism. Those thinking 'nothing to see here' were proved correct as it all
fizzled out. We did have a couple of decent chances in the second half, Byram
putting it into the side netting the best of them.So how did this new team and
formation go ? Well the one point was the least we
deserved. A point would have been Ok pre kick off but getting a goal in the
first minute , meant that really we should have won.We set ourselves out for
the one point and we did keep their chances to a minimum and did have a few
half chances at the other end. Bolton were awful and if this is their normal
standard they will go down - this is for certain.As for us, Morison is not the
answer - he had a few good flick ons but never really linked up with anyone and
most came to nothing, We could have played another 90 minutes and he still
would not have looked like having a proper shot !Taylor - I forgot he was
playing - did Ok and was never a liability but offered nothing going forward
either. Does not deserve dropping but did not do enough to warrant keeping his
place eitherBerardi - same as Taylor - should not be dropped per se but only
keep him if it suits usAustin - typical Rudy, did bits which makes me think
'don't send him to Millwall' then next minute 'I will pay his tr
ain fare myself' - he does have something to offer but cannot be relied
onMurphy - played well for the most part , tried to do things, tried the
'killer ball' and did well, on the other hand he gave it away too often and his
killer ball was not in the right place (weather was not condusive to long
passingByram - like many I have thought he would be better in midfield than at
right back and it is worth another go. He provided cover for Beradi and did
create things going forward BUT he is not really a right winger either and his
crossing and final ball was poor at times.Overall this was 2 points thrown away
against awful opposition but I would go with this team (maybe Sharp for
Morison) and formation for the next away game - set up for one point with a
chance of all threeOverall , despite the poor game I loved the day out and
can't wait to travel away again (Wigan here I come)The drink and drugs have
blurred both my judgement and my memory so treat all the above with some scep
ticism Dave
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