Dave, you disappoint me. I thought you were a proper football lad through and through!
Our biggest game for ages and you choose to go to a family party. Get a grip mate. We are all Leeds aren't we ? > On 14 Jan 2017, at 12:09, "nat...@sky.com" <nat...@sky.com> wrote: > > No report from me mate, thanks to Sky stupid Friday night football I was at a > family party. When I realised it clashed with Leeds game I mentioned this to > my wife and was informed "I really really want to go and I am not going on my > own, over to you"TO be fair to her for all our 32 years of marriage, Leeds > have pretty much come first (or first equal) everything we do is based around > our fixtures, including a trip to Edinburgh for 3 days for our wedding > anniversary in December rather than the week she wanted in Lanzarote due to > fixture list > Having said that the texts / messages I got from my mates at the game were > saying it is the best they have seen for years, and that this was genuine not > a piss take. > I have watched it on TV and like everyone have been impressed. I never > thought we would keep a clean sheet with that back four , but all of them > were great. > Looking back at my reports I did say the first time he played that Hernadez > was a class above. I have always maintained that Doukara was a decent player > with all the attirbutes but was missing something in his psyche that needed > sorting and Monk is on the way to sorting it - that is why his performance > yesterday when he showed commitment was so different from Cambridge when he > could not be bothered. Finally I have said since day one that Vierra was the > best youngster since Delph but was perhaps being played 6 months before he > was fully ready - well he is ready now and I think if he keeps fit and keeps > learning he will surpass even Delph. > I also quite like Wood and while I accept he has real limitations I do not > understand the stick that he gets , we would be a much weaker team without > him. Is there someone else out there who could do a better job - probably, > but I doubt they would be in our price range or be willing to drop a Division. > Overall though the credit must go to Monk (and Plotet?) - they really have > turned us around. I thought that Cellino was sack happy - in fact he was- but > I never thought that McDermott, Redfearn, Rosler, Hockaday,Milanic or Evans > were right for the job or going to get us where we wanted (albeit there was > an argument for Evans, in particular to be given a longer chance and some of > the others , notably McDermott and Redfearn were treated badly)Monk sorted > the defence so we are not vulnerable at corners, then he made it so our own > corners and set pieces were dangerous (2 of our one goal wins recently came > from goals at corners) then he gave them all licence to play and go at > defenders - Sacko and Roofe especailly are urged to take on players.Now, > almost the final piece of the jigsaw, he has made the squad players believe > in themselves and believe in his message. so Ayling and Berardi can play out > of position and fans not even notice they are not the 'proper' players. > People like Dall as, Phillips, Antonsson . Mowatt etc can come on and 'do a job' and then take their place back on the bench > After yesterday he is starting to have real selection problems - does Sacko > come back, does Phillips or O'Kane (who have both had really good seasons) > get a start, and most of all does Cooper who is solid but mistake prone come > back next game, if fit, or does Ayling stay at centre back so that either > Coyle or Berardi ( if Taylor is back) go to right back - we really do seem to > have some options, options that will keep us solid but mean we can present > the opposition with different problems. > Monk has one dilemma really - what does he do to back up Wood ? Does he trust > Doukara or Antonsson to come in and score goals / hold the ball up / bring > others into the game. If Wood gets an injury that means him missing a few > games, we could have problems. However who can he bring in that is good > enough (better than Douks / Antonsson) but who will be happy to be second > place and only get a game when Wood is injured / rested > Watching the game on TV and seeing the whole ground waving scarves and > singing waccoe and the general level of noise, whilst not quite 89, is the > best it has been for years and something other teams (especially in the Prem) > cannot match - Fans are really buying into it and all and are sensing > something special. > Like Rich, I have always been more pro than anti Cellino (I think he has > learnt from his mistakes and has changed the type and calibre of players he > has brought in, I think he genuinely loves his team,and money has been spent > - not sure if his or via loans that he wants back) Yes he is unpredictable to > say the least, but his 25% refund was a brilliant idea. In the past whenever > things look to be going OK he has come out and spoilt it but I think now he > is only half owner and with his ban looming I do not think he is able to > 'upset the apple cart' so the future really is looking good - the best since > early Grayson > Dave > > > From: {broken-address} Richard Walker > <richleed...@yahoo.co.uk.is-broken.gn.apc.org> > To: "leedslist@gn.apc.org" <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Sent: Saturday, 14 January 2017, 7:59 > Subject: [LU] More armchair thoughts > > Waiting for Dave's report to come through. Spoke to a mate who said ER was > bouncing last night and there definitely now a realisation that we could be > about to witness something special this season. > > Scores: > > Green - 8. Two brilliant saves to keep out Derby's only chances. Kicking a > bit dodgy and a bit lucky with their deflected 'goal'. > > Coyle - 9. So what does Monk do ? It's obvious that this lad has the > potential to be great. He is simply too good to sit the rest of the season on > the bench. As ridiculous as it might sound if it came to a straight decision > for who to play right back between Coyle, Ayling or Beradi I would go with > Coyle. > > Beradi - 9. A right back, playing left back against one of the trickiest > players in the league and restricting him to one long range shot and a half > chance when he cleverly jinxed through I thought was remarkable. In the > second half Ince looked like a punch drunk fighter who'd had enough, Beradi > was just too strong and too clever for him. > > Ayling - 9. Best compliment you could give him was that he didn't looked > troubled. I thought he was protected brilliantly by Vierra and Bridcutt but > he did everything well and didn't look out of place. Even had the cheek to go > on a a amazing run forward. > > Bartley - 9. Won everything. He could have capped a perfect performance by > bagging 2 goals which he should have. > > Vierra - 9. What can you say ? McClaren said 'Wow, 18 year old and he ran the > show'. He was immense and I just love his strength. Occasionally tries a pass > that doesn't come off but that is just inexperience. > > Bridcutt - 9. Never tries a pass that doesn't come off. The perfect midfield > holding player. Tackl, Harry, get ball, pas ball move, receive ball, pass > ball watch attack. F'cking great little player. > > Hernandes - 10. Man of the match. The commentator said he was on a different > level. He was unplayable. With those 3 in midfield Derby couldn't compete. > That blonde haired Derby lad supposed to be a real prospect. He looked Sunday > league next to our 3. > > Roofe- 8. I thought first half was his best 45 minutes for the club. He > looked lively and looked like he had the beating of the Derby defenders. He > linked up well and showed good movement. Faded a bit second half but he > showed promise that I haven't seen so far. > > Wood - 8. Good headed goal, unmarked in 6 yard box. I thought he ran hard, > battled hard, played some good link up football and in general played a very > effective no 9 role. I still think even though he played well he showed at > times bad control and a lack of pace. Also he does win very few of the 50:50 > headers. > > Doukara - 8. Inspired. It was a really surprising performance coming off > Rotherham and Cambridge which I thought were 2 of his worst performances in a > Leeds shirt. I'm not sure at times he knew where he was going but the > opposition certainly couldn't stop him. > > Subs : > > Dallas - I thought he came on and upped the energy levels. > Mowatt - came on a fell over a couple of times. > > Monk- what can you say ? The guy is a miracle worker. Thank you Massimo > Cellino and if you saw the pictures of MC and new owner you realise they > friends and this is not a takeover but someone MC has brought in to help. MC > has transformed this club whether you like it or not and I said he would. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER