Have to agree with Rich about Roofe.
Watching him week in and week out he is just not very good. He struggles with
basics like controlling a ball or passing to a teammate.
First half on Saturday there was a ball played up to him, he had his back to
the defender. Instead of holding it up / playing it to a teammate, he tried to
dummy the defender behind him. That might have worked in league 2 but it didn’t
against Cardiff. The defender stood still and collected the ball while Roofe
fell over.
I think this sums him up - tries something beyond his ability , loses the ball,
falls over.
I think he drifts out of the game too much too.
I hoped he’d make it but I just don’t think he’s good enough.
S
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> On 7 Feb 2018, at 15:51, {broken-address} Richard Walker
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Mmmmm ... not the Roofe I've been watching this season (and last). Not sure
> he's had a really good game for us. I remember his goal at home to Villa , I
> gave him a 6 for his performance that day and that was probably about his
> best.
> He lacks pace and control and if there was ever a performance that defined
> his Leeds career to date it was last Saturday against Cardiff when he played
> up front with Lasogga. Time and time again he was fed the ball and time and
> time again he either fell over or just miscontrolled. He hasn't got the
> strength against big championship defenders and he hasn't got the pace to
> beat defenders either. He just doesn't do anything well and I think that's
> because he's trying to operate at a division or two above his level. He's
> been found out big time although I'd seen enough after his first few games.
> From: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]>
> To: MATTHEW GAYNOR <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 15:36
> Subject: Re: [LU] Interesting read
>
> I think you’re right about strikers there Matt, and wonder why so many have a
> downer on Roofe.
>
> At Oxford he largely played the number 10 role, with occasional appearances
> right up front. He is probably behind Hernandez and Saiz in the No 10
> pecking order, but he is as good out wide as any player we’ve had since the
> days of Gradel and Snodgrass, even if it is not really his position.
> Although this is probably due to the fact that Sacko, Dallas and Alioski have
> all been so inconsisitent.
>
> Add to that the fact that he has been as effective as anyone in his own way
> playing right up front. I think he is a valuable player for Leeds. Probably
> not first choice in any position in a promotion challenging team, but far
> from the top of the list to get rid of IMO.
>
>
> KOT.
>
>
>
> ----------------------------
>
> Largely in agreement with KOT here.
> I think TC was unlucky and probably didn't deserve the sack and that Hecky is
> a decent choice for new manager - if we can be patient.
>
> Picking up on the general point around strikers, I think we may have been
> spoiled by the goals that McCormack and Wood scored in recent goals but you
> don't necessarily need 20 goals a season and in this league most successful
> strikers are a bit of a gamble. McCormack and Jordan Rhodes have both proved
> that even if you spend a lot of money there is no such thing as a sure bet.
>
> Looking at the Top Scorers in our league 2/3s of the way through the season.
>
> Vydra has 16, Leon Clarke 15 and no-one else has more than 12.
> We have Roofe on 8, despite only playing half the games upfront and Lasogga
> on 7 despite only playing half the games and only trying in about a quarter
> of them.
>
> Of the top scorers Vydra scored goals for Watford but Derby paid £8m for him
> and he had barely scored for 2 years before this season
> Leon Clarke is 32 and most famous for having a fight with Di Canio, spent
> most of his career in lower leagues and has never been prolific.
>
> Of the other Top Scorers, the much touted Hugill only scored 8, yet got a
> transfer to the Premier League and the list is full of old lags at this
> level, Sharp, Garner, Waghorn, Hooper, Madine, Grabban with around 10 goals
> and a few young midfielders we could never afford Bowen, Sessegnon, Maddison.
>
> So I think what I am saying is that is Hecky can put a rocket up Lasogga we
> might have the right player and although Roofe is not good enough for Leeds
> fans, he probably is good enough for this division.
>
> Matt
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 13:28
> Subject: Re: [LU] Interesting read
>
> Well I'm a lot happier that Hecky has the job rather than McLaren or Stam. I
> like Simon Grayson as I still cling onto the victories at Old Scumford and
> the promotion winning match v Bristol Rovers as being Leeds' great moments of
> the last 15 years, but I don't think going back to Grayson would have been a
> good idea.
>
> TC was hard-done-by in a way. He may not have had full control of signings,
> but most of us could see that we were a C Back short from the numbers point
> of view. We need another Bartley to take control during Jansson's regular
> injuries and suspensions. Cooper and Pennington are just a step down.
> Shaughnessy is really an under 23 prospect, not a back-up CBack.
>
> Similar story up front. Grot is work in progress and both Ekuban and Lasogga
> were gambles to replace Wood. I've not given up on either, especially now
> we have a left-footed left back to put balls in from that side. I do fear it
> may be next season before either one comes good, remember Wood missed a lot
> more than he scored in his first season.
>
> What I cannot forgive TC for is the ridicule he subjected us to with the side
> he picked at Newport. He should have understood that the result goes on the
> Club's record forever -long after he's gone. Making the play-offs and
> putting up a good show, would have justified it in his eyes, but instead we
> still have not recovered from that fall-out.
>
> KOT.
>
>
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