Bit harsh on Bamford. I thought he looked the part and created the 2nd goal. I’d start him over Roofe despite his goals.
> On 22 Aug 2018, at 14:36, Joe Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > How much of us being poor last night (absolutely abysmal at times - as bad as > the worst last season) is down to the opposition, though? On the flip side, > when we do well, how much is the other team playing poorly or not being able > to keep up with (for us) a relatively high tempo? > > Losing a centre half and height (and not having the guy a lot of people thing > should be ahead of him, available) is a blow that late before kick-off. > > I've never really liked Phillips. He's an ambler and a pointer. > > I thought we were a bit crap in patches against Derby but they sat off a bit > and we pulled 2 back. What do I know? > > We seemed a bit slow last night and even when we were playing well, a lot of > aimless balls forward (which is par for the course) - but are these balls > under Bielsa a bit different? > > Difficult to tell. > > Bamford looks well off the pace, which could be a fitness thing but even > so... £7m? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: 22 August 2018 07:35 > To: Leeds List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Swansea from the armchair > > I agree with most of what RW has said - I think that Douglas was very poor, > Harrison was lacking and Ayling is not a centre back - twice he got us into > trouble when he went rampaging forward and left us (even) more lightweight at > the back Comparisons with last season are inevitable and at times we did look > like the team that fell away and failed so badly then BUT with one massive > difference - this time we came from behind not once but twice, and got a > point in a game during which for the most part we were second best. > We did show some glimpses and flashes of the way we have been playing but > last night was a long way from the style and pizzazz of the other games Full > marks to MB for his substitutions - when he brought Phillips off I argued > with my lad who said it was stupid to make a sub so early if he wasn't > injured, I said I hoped it was indeed tactical and if it was it showed both > an understanding of the game and a desire to do something about it. Phillips > was having a shocker and he had already been booked so was on a knife edge. I > can recall DoL sitting on his hands when we lost 2 0 at Sunderland - he had > £30m of talent on the bench but sat like a rabbit in headlights and did > nothing even though we all knew we were going to lose if he did not change > things. Also I recall George Graham saying that managers often knew after a > few minutes that they had things wrong but did not want to personnel until at > least half time (preferrably not till 60mins) because to do so early was an > admission that they had picked the wrong team So full marks to MB to having > the nous and ability to know we needed to change and the bottle /lack of > fear to do so. To then make two more changes to try and win the game is also > to be applauded One last point on the game - if Saiz (back to his moaning > worse) was booked for dissent how come McBurnie who argued over every > decision and got right in the lino and ref's faces on two occasions did not > get sent off ? ALthough to be fair he was MOM and a real handful Anyway top > of the league despite having what was reported in the press on fixture day as > the 'hardest start' of anyone in the Division ? I would have been happy with > 4 pts at this stage (draw and win v Stoke and Rotherham and two defeats) > Norwich now takes on an extra importance - was yesterday a reverting to type > for certain players and the team as a whole or is it just one (of many) to be > expected blips in a long hard season. We need Cooper and /or Janson to be fit > sooner rather than later 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/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ 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/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
