Hernandes - 7 tried to be a one man team. Couldn't do it but 10 out of ten for
effort.
> On 11 Feb 2017, at 19:07, {broken-address} Richard Walker
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Lots of ways of looking at this game but here's my take.
>
> For the first time this season a team came to contain us and sat deep and
> just let us pass it around. I'd be surprised if we had less than 60 %
> throughout today but we didn't have the fire power to hurt Cardiff who were a
> team of big, talentless bastards. Our best performances - Villa, Derby were
> against teams who came to Elland Road thinking they could beat us and pushed
> forward. Neil Warnock, the canny old cunt came with no attacking intentions
> at all. It worked although I think he was lucky.
>
> Had Jansson been playing today I think we would have won. Free headers in the
> box from set pieces don't happen when he's playing with Bartlett but as hard
> as Cooper tried today he just isn't up to their level and it really unsettles
> us when he plays. Maybe Ayling with Bartlett is the preferred pairing when
> Jansson is not playing.
>
> I've just heard Monk's post match interview with Popey and he reckons he knew
> that Cardiff would set up with 11 men behind the ball. If that's the case why
> play with one up front. Bamba and the or big twat at the back had Chris Wood
> in their pocket most of the match but we just toiled and passed square balls
> around the park. Our formation relies on two wingers and an attacking
> midfielder but when one of those wingers is Stuart Dallas and the other a
> young lad making his home debut and first start you're always going to
> struggle. Whilst Padraza ( or someone with a name like that) stood on the
> left wing stroking his cock, Dallas tried to make things happen down the
> right. All our play went down the right wing in the first half and time after
> time it just petered out. Dallas is not a winger and I'm not really sure want
> he is apart from not good enough.
>
> With a game like this where we're having to make 20 passes to try and create
> some space you're relying on Hernandez to do something special and credit to
> him he tried everything to make it work but short of beating 9 big bastards
> and slamming it home it was never going to happen. For all our possession
> their keeper hasn't had to make a decent save all afternoon. We had two
> excellent free kick opportunities but Woods passed one back to their keeper
> whereas Hernandes failed to get it over the big bastards in the wall.
>
> Very frustrating first half but we didn't look in trouble and it was in,y a
> matter of time.
>
> Nope - difference was Warnock was looking for the win and continued to be
> happy watching us play aimless football in their half. Credit to Leeds
> because we came out with much more energy and intensity second half and
> started to trouble them. Dallas had obviously had a rocket up his arse and he
> came looking for the ball. It didn't last long because Monk dragged him off
> and replaced with Sacko. It wasn't the right solution though, we needed an
> option to play someone up alongside the hapless Wood but there's not many
> players that can do that ( Roofe maybe ?). I think Doukara was brought in to
> do that but the lad didn't have a clue what he was doing when he came on. A
> pointless substitution.
>
> At the other end the inevitable happened. A set piece, an unmarked big
> bastard in the penalty box and an easy goal. Rob Green didn't even fucking
> move. One of the worst goals I've seen at Elland Road for a long time. Panic
> set in then and we tried to chase the game but we just lost all our shape and
> it was up to Hernandes to try and equalise on his own. We had one or two half
> chances but never looked dangerous.
>
> At the other end we panicked, Vierra lost the ball and let their only short
> arse in to pull it back for an easy tap in. 2-0 game over,
>
> We continued to push forward and Roofe missed our best chance of the game and
> in the end it petered out.
>
> Fair play to Warnock , he out thought Monk who needs to think about a plan B
> when teams come to defend like this. You can't play one up front ! Basics.
>
> Scores
>
> Green - 4. Didn't have anything to do other than pick the ball out of the
> net twice.
>
> Ayling - 6 I thought he did ok first half and really tried to get things
> going down the right with Dallas ( that was never going to happen). Second
> half I thought he got the run around a bit by Cardiff 's best and only player.
>
> Beradi - 7 I thought he did really well. He really showed determination and
> put himself on the line a few times. Never looks completely comfortable at
> left back though. As good as Ayling as been I think Beradi would be the
> better right back.
>
> Bartley - 4. For all those who think Bartlett has been the real success at
> the back rather than Jansson can they answer the question why he looks like
> Sol Bamba on a bad day when he plays with Cooper ? He was over the place
> today.
>
> Cooper - 4. He seems to be trying too hard and although he gets through a lot
> of good work he always looks vulnerable. I'm afraid he's not quite good
> enough for a team chasing the play offs.
>
> Bridcutt - 3. Mouthy little cunt, got booked and then did his usual bad
> tackle and he had to go. Very ineffective today.
>
> Vierra - 5. Started well but struggled to make things happen. I've no
> problems with his lad though.
>
> Dallas - 3. I think the game is up for this lad. He's overrated and for me he
> is not good enough. League one player. He's definitely not a winger.
>
> Pedroza - 5. I think he's got potential and he reminds of Lee Sharpe. He
> plays the game in a laid back way and today he did a lot of good things but
> ultimately the final ball or play just didn't come off for him. I think
> there's a question to ask whether his introduction has unsettled us because
> he is a different type of player.
>
> Wood - 2. No doubt his fans will say ,he didn't have the service. Well yes
> but I think this game empathised his lack of general ability. He's slow, no
> acceleration, flat footed and actually for someone who has scored 21 goals
> shows real lack of awareness. I don't rate him. 21 goals says I'm wrong
> though but I can only report what I see and today he was shite.
>
> Subs
>
> Sacko -5 . A few decent runs / touches but I don't think he's good enough
>
> Doukara - 1 useless
>
> Roofe - 1 missed our best chance.
>
> So we lost in the cup , made a couple of strange signings and now it's all
> gone tits up. Haven't we seen this all before.
>
> Don't panic though folks. Bristol Shitty up next, a guaranteed 3 points.
>
> Monks said Jannson phoned in sick ! What ?
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 11 Feb 2017, at 18:21, Rob Heath <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I have a nasty feeling that that gunnarsson is that horrible little beardy
>> twat who was captain of iceland at the Euros...............if so, then
>> today's events are even more galling.
>>
>> Big test for Monk now............he turned things round at the start of the
>> season, but at Swansea it seemed like once things started to go wobbly, he
>> had no answer.........let's hope he can pick them up before tuesday.
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