As much as I liked Neil Redfearn and the football he got the side playing for a while, there were some issues that needed to be addressed if real progress were to be made.
1) Conflict with the management team - it takes two to fall out 2) Tactical inflexibility - teams sussed us out - we never seemed to get people on the back foot for any period of time 3) Divisions in the dressing room - a lot of rumour around this, but the Italian contingent were largely overlooked - Montenegro scored for fun in the reserves, others seemed to be worth a shot at least, but it always took Redfearn one too many games to rotate tired players 4) Can you honestly see Redfearn thriving against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City? The Uwe Rosler signing - I’m happy with this and the Pearson appointment. Happy that Pearson took the press conference, happy that he has been given input into transfers. A coach who will bring an understanding of the European game and experience of the English game in this league looks like a good idea. and he was a very successful footballer, known if I recall for his determination. Cellino - I think he’s a very bright guy who is learning pretty rapidly from a series of near catastrophic blunders. He seems to be being attacked by the fans on the basis that he must have been making all the decisions all the time he was banned. I’m positive that was not the case, both he and Andrew Umbers made this explicit, before he went to Miami and much of the chaos that ensued bore all the hallmarks of political infighting while the boss was away. He has repeatedly stated he wants to build this club on the youngsters and has extended several contracts already this summer as well as letting go of the dead wood. I’m looking forward to seeing who we sign… Chris _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
