I guess I am just not sure what he does well. He doesn't win headers, doesn't hold the ball up, has no pace. He does take penalties well.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2016, at 10:03 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Couple of things - when was the last time our centre halves got such praise ' > if Pontus doesn't get you, Bartley will' > Of course it is too soon to say our corner / free kick problems are over - we > were saved by the post twice and Green looks suspect - but today and > supposedly in the last 2 games (especially Blackburn) we conceded a lot of > corners and dangerous free kicks and managed to deal with them one way and > another.IF these 2 can be that solid week in week out (and not turn to shite > if we actually sign them!) then that is the base of a decent side. > I feel sorry for Wood (NB Sky it is Wood and not WoodS) - the stick he gets > from fans is in direct contrast to the praise he got (again) from the ex > players and 'experts' - Birtles and the other commentator, Prutts and > Holloway all said how well his overall game was, albeit he missed a couple > when he got into good positions but the fans still call him a lump of Wood > despitethe fact that his goal scoring record for us, per minute etc, is more > than decent. I do get the criticism since he is ungainly etc but I think we > need to give the lad a break and give him credit for what he does well rather > than stick for what he does badly > For me today, O'Kane and Vieirra were both annonymous , though TV does not > always show how well a defensive midfielder does, and we gave the ball away > (Hernandez was another one guilty of this) much too often, and both Dallas > and Sacko need more and better end product. BUT we weathered a bit of a storm > first half and did a lot better second half and were 'worthy winners' as > Dolly used to say > > Going forward we can build on this - get a rock solid defence sorted and the > pace and trickery of Sacko, Hernandez and hopefully Roofe, will cause teams > problems - we do look like a team that will be better defending and hitting > on the break and that is probably why we are better away from home. > Another 3 points nearer to safety and even the papers may stop saying Monk is > one game away from the scak now (he is probably 3 games away !!) > Dave > > > > > > From: Richard Naef <[email protected]> > To: 'Leeds List' <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 17 September 2016, 14:29 > Subject: Re: [LU] Cardiff 0 Leeds 2 (latest) > >> I do think it also helps that we no longer think we're going to concede > with >> every corner / set piece which is massive for us. Credit to Monk for that. > > > definitely, Jannson the new Molenaar? > > While the performance was pretty dire for most of the match, the players do > seem to be more confident in each other. I think we need to give o'kane > more time he hasn't had a lot of match prective in the last 18 months. > Hernadez is definitely a luxury player at the moment, his goal was great but > that was about it from him, Viera was annoymous, but given we were without > Bridcutt, more to be happy about than usual on a matchday. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
