I keep thinking it can't get any worse, only to be proved wrong.
A few random thoughts:
Almost nobody apart from Forshaw played well yesterday, but if Caleb Ekuban
could actually score goals (and there is zero evidence he can), then we would
have won that game. Three times he was set up to score, three times he fluffed
his lines. The first was that brilliant free kick routine that left him one on
one with the keeper and the whole goal to shoot at, and he prodded it tamely
straight at the goalie. Had he put it anywhere else it was a certain goal.
Think how much time and effort went into perfecting that free-kick routine,
only for Ekuban to let everyone down. Next he was played through AGAIN one on
one, and skied his shot way over the bar. Third time the ball was played to him
along the ground when he was maybe one or two yards away from the goal line,
and he seemed to get it caught under his feet and never even got a shot away.
Absolutely pathetic. How Orta imagined this guy was going to replace Chris Wood
only he knows.
I hate to say this, because I love his attitude, but have we won a single game
in which Berardi has been captain?
Again, I hate to say this because he is a true Leeds United legend, but Eddie
Gray jinxes us. Every time he says something along the lines of "I can't see
the opposition scoring" they do just that. I wish he'd become some roving club
ambassador or something instead, because yesterday as soon as he said "If we
score I can't see them coming back into the game" I knew we were done for.
Very hard questions need asking of our physical conditioning and medical
staffs. Yesterday by my count we were missing six first-team players, including
a complete back four: Ayling, Cooper, Shaughnessy, de Bock, Saiz and Roberts.
In addition, I read that Vieira has been suffering from tendonitis all season.
We have also conceded a shocking number of late goals. If I were Radz I'd think
of bringing in a complete new crew in these areas.
I've been saying all season we have no spine and are missing a physical,
imposing presence in the middle of the field. This is completely Orta's fault
and if I were Radz I would have fired him yesterday. The squad needs a complete
clear-out. The only ones worth keeping are a few of the kids, Jansson, Ayling,
Vieira, Forshaw, Hernandez, Saiz and maybe Alioski. We need to sign players not
just based on their Football Manager stats, but with a mind to their
personality and character: Are they battlers? Can they handle playing week in,
week out, in front of 30,000-plus supporters with high expectations? Very
clearly this question wasn't asked over the summer, and the results are clear
to see. If the season started at the start of the year, we'd be bottom of the
table.
Cheers!
Sean
-----Original Message-----
From: {broken-address} Richard Walker
<[email protected]>
To: nattan <[email protected]>; Michael Benjamin <[email protected]>
Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Mar 17, 2018 3:24 pm
Subject: Re: [LU] Oh great
Too right Dr Mike, they were trying, trying their arses off but isn't it
completely obvious that most of the players in that team are nowhere near good
enough to play in a team who has top 6 ambitions. We've relied heavily on Siaz
and Hernandez this season and when they've been absent or having a nightmare as
Hernandez did today we look clueless. I was supposed to be staying out in Leeds
for a few beers tonight but after that I just did a swerve for the train and I
am now sat a bit happier with my glass of vino tinto. But reflecting, just
makes this worse. One fact, which I'm sure everyone who was at the game today
will state is that Sheff Wed were the poorest team that have come to ER this
season and yes that includes Burton. They were clueless, slow and had a big
lump up front who gave us more problems that he should have. George Boyd who I
thought was a decent player looks finished and in general they looked like a
team incapable of winning this match. So what does that say about
us ? For me, Hecky is turning us into Barnsley. I don't see any signs that he
is having a positive affect ? There's been absolutely no 'new manager affect'
and if anything I see a system and players that appear far more pedestrian than
they did under the hapless Thomas Christiansen. Hecky's main changes have been
the keeper (yes that was forced) and bringing back Dallas and Ekuban. It hasn't
worked and today and whilst Dr Mike was right in that there was clearly a lot
of effort there was nobody capable of hurting Wednesday. Their goals were
really worrying. Pennington for me has failed. I thought he looked like a
player but their second showed he hasn't got the strength or the defensive
nouse to be a top defender. You also have to ask where he was for the first
goal ? The defence was all over the shop today not helped by bringing in a
yound lad for his debut. Like a lot of modern day, young defenders, Pearce
looks the part and to give him credit he showed second half that he has a n
ice left foot, but FFS he's a defender and to be honest I think I know how to
defend better than him and the number of times he put his defence under
pressure with stupid back passes. A poor debut for me.I was hoping it might get
snowed off second half. It was a miserable afternoon even a goal from Grot
couldn't cheer things up. He's worth a start now though and I do think with
confidence he will make it despite some horror shows this season.Scores:Farelly
Peacock - 5. Made a couple of saves. He's not the answer for me though. Beradi
- 4. Tried as captain to get things going but he couldn't also suspect
defending.Pearce - 3. Poor defending. He's not in the team to play 40 yard left
foot passes. Jansson - 5. I thought he looked shaky but not surprising given
his co-defendersPennington - 2. Really poor. I think he will going back to
everton at the end of the season and they wil surely terminate his contract if
they've been watching him.Forshaw - 7. I thought that was possibly his best
game for us. He really worked his arse off and actually drove forward whe he
could. O'Kane - 2. Did he do owt ? Dallas - 2. Come on Hecky ? You've given
this guy a chance but he's clearly got nothing to offer. A totally average
player. In fact average is flattering him.Hernandez - 5. Had more of the ball
than anyone but he just kept giving it away. Not a good day for Pablo. Allioski
- 5. First half he tried but just didn't have the ability to hurt them.Ekuban -
1. Had the chances , missed them. Poor.Subs:Lasogga - did make a difference
Grot - scored . I think that's the 7th goal of his careerPhilips - why ?Crowd -
big, cold and pissed off. Hecky - if Cellino was in charge he'd be a gonner and
that might not be a bad call ? More red wine for me ... On Saturday, 17
March 2018, 17:05:11 GMT, Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote: I cannot
remember laughing at a defeat. The worst thing was they were trying. Something
is awfully wrong. Bit I am not smart enough to say what ---
--Original Message-----From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of {broken-address} Richard WalkerSent: 17 March 2018 18:20To:
[email protected]: Leeds List <[email protected]>Subject: Re: [LU] Oh
greatDon't think I've seen anything as bad as thisSent from my iPhone> On 17
Mar 2018, at 08:46, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:> > What a great
start to the day - look outside and it is trying to snow > (as the saying goes)
then to make it worse I find that there is a huge > problem on trains between
Stalybridge and Huddersfield which has led > to some trains being cancelled and
others very late So it is going to be a real hassle getting to ER Thankfully it
is all worth it to watch a Yorkshire derby and to see a play off challenging
team Whatever I should be able to get there and get there in time for a few
beers, it is what Saturdays are made for !> Love it> Dave>
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