Ha! Lies, damn lies and statistics! Don’t think PML looked that effective yesterday.
Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Nov 2017, at 15:12, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > > while not disagreeing with anything below much…it is funny how we see things > and how stats work…apparently Lasogga is the most effective player in the > league when you combine goals scored with goal assists…Phillips has always > promised more than he’s brought to any party… > > N > > >> On 5 Nov 2017, at 14:11, Simon McNally <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Agree with all that. >> I think back to when we had George Graham. He said that sometimes you’ll >> lose because you were outplayed by a better team but you should never lose >> because you were outworked or outfought. >> That’s what seems to be happening every week and what is annoying me the >> most. Like Sean said, half the time they’re not even challenging for headers. >> Lasogga is starting to piss me off - he lost the ball yesterday to a bloke 3 >> yards away and didn’t make any attempt to run towards him. He jogs around >> doing fuck all - I’d send him back to Hamburg. If Roofe looks better than >> you, you’ve got problems. >> I’m so annoyed with them - we make the best start for ages and then proceed >> to piss it up the wall. >> I’d have Allardyce or Strachan (maybe with Gary Mac and get Vinnie in as >> “motivational coach” - there’d be no more not working hard enough!) >> >> S >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 5 Nov 2017, at 13:43, {broken-address} >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The thing I found so galling watching yesterday's game - and most of the >>> recent games - was the absolute lack of commitment in most of the players. >>> I lost count of the number of high balls into the middle of the park that >>> none of our players even challenged for. They just stood back and watched >>> Brentford head it to another Brentford player. The same applies to tackles >>> - I can't remember a single crunching tackle by any of our players in the >>> middle of the park. Then there's the whole issue of pressing. In the first >>> part of the season, when we were winning, I seem to remember us pressing >>> the opposition back four as soon as they received the ball. We're not doing >>> that any more. Brentford had all the time in the world to play up towards >>> the centre circle before they had to worry about getting past a Leeds >>> player. When we did gain possession, our players weren't showing for the >>> pass. The man on the ball had too few options. We need a sports >>> psychologist to instill some real aggression and courage in our players. >>> >>> >>> To me, the only players to emerge with any credit from yesterday were >>> Berardi and Saiz. Berardi's not the world's greatest full back, but he put >>> in some decent crosses yesterday, and he at least brings the fire. Saiz >>> obviously has the talent and competitive spirit to thrive in the >>> Championship. Even so, a couple of times in the last few games he's >>> maneuvered himself into a great shooting position and then opted not to >>> pull the trigger. >>> >>> >>> >>> Like others, I've been looking at the squad and trying to figure out a >>> first XI ad a formation that would give us the best chance of victory. It's >>> hard, because, as others have noted, over the summer we stripped out the >>> entire spine of the team - Green, Bartley, Bridcutt and Wood - and replaced >>> them with players who are not as good (Wiedwald, Pennington, Klich, >>> Lasogga). As I have mentioned before, we lack a real leader in the middle >>> of the park. Vieira might evolve into that player, but he's not there yet. >>> We also lack physical size in midfield. I think it'd be worth trying >>> Shaughnessy (he's 6'3") in midfield (where he played for Reading) alongside >>> Vieira. I think we also need a formation change that gives us more options >>> in midfield and attack. Some version of 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 might leave Lasogga >>> less isolated up front. >>> >>> >>> Not all of this is TC's fault. The whole "director of football/head coach" >>> set up is one I have huge reservations over. I can't imagine Don Revie (or >>> Bill Shankly or Brian Clough or Alex Ferguson) allowing a "director of >>> football" to decide which players were going to be available to them. >>> Victor Orta has to take some responsibility for the hopelessness that so >>> many of the new players have displayed. I hope I'm proven wrong, but >>> players like Wiedwald, Klich, Cibicki and Grot are not going to get us >>> promoted. (The same could be said of some of the players left over from >>> last season - O'Kane springs to mind.) >>> >>> >>> These are difficult days. There's no point sacking TC unless we have >>> someone clearly superior lined up. I do not think Grayson fits that >>> description.. (Remember we went through a similar loss of form after the >>> Old Trafford FA Cup win.) And frankly, sacking the manager - sorry, "head >>> coach" - who's taken you to 10th and replacing him with the manager who >>> took a rival club to 24th doesn't make much sense. It's hard to know if >>> there are troubles in the dressing room, and if there are, to what extent >>> they are the fault of TC. If I were Radrizzani, I'd be trying to find out >>> the answer to that question. I'd probably give TC the next few games, but >>> I'd also be putting a list together of managers who might be available for >>> the right price. >>> >>> >>> MOT >>> >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > FLAME WARS 'R US _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ FLAME WARS 'R US
