The thing that I liked the most about today was Siaz for me was again off the pace but we still looked dangerous every time we attacked and that wouldn’t have happened last season. Also Bamford start against Boro for me. Roofe busy but ineffective.
> On 25 Aug 2018, at 17:45, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > What a great result (again) makes the game v Boro on Friday a real > mouthwatering prospect - both unbeaten and joint top of the leagueWatching on > a live feed it looked as if the pink dressing room had worked as we started > very poorly and hardly got a touch in the first five minutes or so. We > survived without too many scares and gradually got a foothold in the game, a > game which was decided in 5 minutes really with two good goals from our point > of view (not sure how happy the keeper will be) > A decent header by Alioski was saved but the keeper parried straight to > Klitch who continued his great goal scoring form by slotting home with style, > then a great ball from Roofe found Alioski out wide in the box and he fired > at goal beating the keeper at his near postWe made sure of the three points > when Pablo stepped inside a defender and curled one into the corner > We did not really hit the heights but we kept them at bay - Pontus looking > good and BPF collecting the ball from corners on a few occasions like a real > keeper (ie not Felix) > We continued to work our whatsits off - even at 3 nil and in the last minutes > we were chasing down their keeper and defender and hunting in packs, and > right at the end a couple of our defenders really put their bodies on the > line, throwing themselves to the ground to block the ball - 100% commitment > and belief (and that is -almost- all we ask for) > MB as usual sat on his bucket or haunches totally impassive got very animated > in the last ten minutes prowling the technical area and waving and shouting - > making sure the players continued to complete Plan A and not revert to type > by defending or wasting time - both his subs were like for like - Bamford for > Roofe and then Harrison out wide for Pablo (who took a knock) - no sending on > an extra defender (Shaunessey) or a defensive midfielder - no settling for 3 > 0 - we were going for a fourth. I am sure some game in the future, I and > others, will criticise him for this as we throw away a 2 or 3 goal lead BUT > it is how he wants us to play and that is good enough for me > So another 3 pts in the bag, and some more brilliant pass and move , one > touch football - great to watch at times and with one or two exceptions > looking solid at the back with Pontus dominant in the air > Looking forward to watching the fringe players on Tuesday (I was away for > Bolton game) and then a return to normal and a massive game on Friday night > in front of another full house > 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
