well there goes my hopes !Still looking forward to seeing De Brok (assuming he
is not back in Belgium again ?)I still want us to have two up front and at
least Vieirra is back supposedly
Dave
Forshaw not in the squad for tomorrow as TC says he has a small niggle.
On 19 January 2018 at 12:12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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