Got to agree with all the praise that the list gave over yesterdays
performance. Things really are looking good. Let's hope the break does not stop
our momentum, since with two home games against Brum and Burton (club doing a
great deal on tickets !) we have the chance once we re-start to really put a
marker down.
I will lay my cards on the table, I was gutted when Monk left and I wanted us
to keep Wood and get Bartley back - but now all of these are looking like
things that have helped, or certainly not hindered us
TC has a totally different outlook and approach to Monk - yes he has had to
keep the 4 2 3 1 formation and has built on the good foundations Monk set up,
but he does look like he is taking us to the next level.
Victor Orta also needs to take a lot of credit - all the players he has brought
in look quality - Alioski and Saiz look capable of tearing teams apart at this
level and both are great to watch and really put the work in - two heroes in
the making. Anita looks like he can play anywhere and do a better than decent
job - his inclusion has meant we have not missed the brilliant Berardi at all.
OK Felix has had little to do - one shot saved yesterday - but has been part of
a defence that has kept 4 clean sheets on the spin. He comes out to stop
attacks before they get a chance to shoot and his quick distribution has been a
real feature of his play.
Pennington looks like he will be fine, Ekuban and Grot are both 'ones for the
future' and ones who will improve
TC has also brought the best out of Cooper and Phillips - players whom the fans
have been very critical of in the past - if they can do this the whole season
things will be fine
As Prutton said on TV the solid box of four - Jansson, Cooper, O'Kane and
Phillips- break up play and stop the other team and that allows the skillful
players to get on the ball and do their stuff. Whilst one cross from Alioski
yesterday was crying out for Wood to slide it home the use of Roofe upfront
made us a lot more mobile and fluent and a lot harder to defend against.
Things really are looking up and when you think we have our best youngster ,
Vieira, mainly stuck on the bench, and the option of the highly rated Klitch to
come on, plus the rejuvenated Dallas, and the unpredictable but pacy Sacko
ready to come on and make a difference - we look like we have strength in
depth.We also have Pennington and Berardi ready to come back and fight for
their places so competition will be fierce
I must admit I was less impressed with Grot than many on here - I thought he
looked cumbersome and very slow in thought and deed when he had the ball. He
did manage a couple of headers and his turn against the (at the time) one
legged Triaore did suggest he may be Ok in time.
But that is nit-picking -the whole performance was excellent and to me, was
summed up in the number of players who surrounded the ball and smothered it
when their number 10 chipped it over one of ours and then skinned Ayling and
went on the charge, his ball through to Murphy was good but the swarm of black
shirts meant that Murphys touch had to be spot on and it was'nt so we scramble
the ball away - brilliant teamwork. We do seem to have the work ethic from
front to back, with plenty of skill to complement it, we are a team that is
starting to be good to watch
This really could be our season - here's hoping
DavePS - Rob Green going to sit on the bench in the Prem will weaken us but
Longeran is Ok as back up, and it will free up more money for wages
From: Richard Naef <[email protected]>
To: Richard Walker <[email protected]>; Rob Heath <[email protected]>;
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2017, 20:15
Subject: Re: [LU] 10s all round!
;) all together, "He does what he wants, he's Simon Saiz, he does what he wants"
Sent from my Mobile
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [LU] 10s all round!
From: Richard Walker
To: Richard Naef ,Rob Heath ,[email protected]
CC:
Rich.
Got to say, like I think I'm a cunt for my criticism of Philips I think you're
a cunt for your criticism of Saiz - he's our fucking saviour, our Gordon
Strachan. Greedy !!?? Fuck that , he can do what he wants !
________________________________
From: Richard Naef <[email protected]>
To: Rob Heath <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2017, 7:37:54 PM GMT+1
Subject: Re: [LU] 10s all round!
Saiz is great but a bit of a greedy guts, needs to pass when other players are
in better positions
ttfn
Richard
-----Original Message-----
From: Leedslist
[mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On
Behalf Of Rob Heath
Sent: 26 August 2017 19:33
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [LU] 10s all round!
What a performance!
Superb from back to front, and you can tell there's a fantastic team spirit.
My only concern is that Saiz is way too good for this league and I cannot
believe we'll keep him after January. (...........or even after this
week!.............if Barcelona are smart they'd offer 25 million of their
Neymar money and there's their replacement!)
The only one who would not get a 10 from me would be Christiansen.........and
he'd get a 12!
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