Really looking forward to the Millwall game tomorrow - for the first time in ages they will have a decent following (claim to have sold 1,000) with the 'bubble trip' restrictions being lifted. Whislt this may have some bad points bringing out all the young chavs into town and the scrotes from the local estates to throw things at the police, it should lead to a good and hostile atmosphere in front of another full house.Whilst the good days in terms of atmosphere will never return, at least Leeds fans do still have something about them, that means we still have a noisy, intimidating fan base that can give our players that extra push IF we get behind them and not on their backs. This is something the Premier League teams have lost for the most part On the pitch we have made two signings, both should start, and both look as if they are a (big) improvement on what we have De Bock is a genuine left back and has a good pedigree so he will be an improvement on an out of position Berardi. He also states that he 'likes a tackle' so with two hard tackling full backs plus Pontus getting stuck in we will be tough at the back. A player who likes to get stuck in can become an instant fan favourite Adam Forshaw (at £4m quoted , the most expensive player since Fowler £11m and Seth Johnson £9m) also has a good pedigree and seems to be the sort of player we have been lacking since Bridcutt turned to crap. He appears to be a player who likes to get the ball and pass to a team mate, he also has the tools to open up defences (albeit he is a bit goal shy - cannot be worse in this department than O'Kane and even maybe Vieirra-) He has experience and will not be bullied. He was supposedly on the fringes of an England call up when Boro were in the Prem. Also he has something to prove with dropping out of the Boro team -if he really is the new Batty / dacourt type then he is exactly what we need. I wonder if these additions and the lack of Saiz will make TC change his formation?
The back five will now pick itself - Felix, Berardi, Pontus, Cooper, De Bock, then Phillips and Forshaw in centre-midfield, so just 4 positions to be sorted One big criticism of him has been insistence on playing only one up front at home. This has worked with Roofe as a lone stiker away from home but he lacks a real presence when teams defend in numbers . Lassogga is an out and out goal scorer, so the lone role does not suit him either. I would like to see him start with the pair of them up front tomorrow and I do believe that will see us get back to the free scoring side we were earlier. With Phillips and Forshaw putting in the yards in midfield with either Alioski and Dallas as genuine wingers on either side that is a team well capable of beating Millwall. Alternatively he could have 3 in midfield with Dallas missing out and letting Hernandez float around behind the front two or even be more of a winger. Dave _______________________________________________ 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
