Missed Tyler Roberts who I thought looked tidy but never really threatened in their box and I think that may be his problem in that he isn’t going to score the tap-ins
Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Oct 2018, at 08:29, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Down to 3rd and form since Pablo got injured which is distinctively > Heckingbottomish (lower mid table) > > I've said it before and I'll say it again but that starting 11 will be lucky > to make the play offs and today, for the first 70 minutes it was clear that > we were second best. Our passing was terrible led by Luke Ayling whose > performance levels have been plummeting all season. Yes I would say that > since he arrived, he has been a great signing but I'd say at the moment he's > not worth his place in the team. For the first 20 minutes he hit new lows as > all his passes went astray, he was out of position frequently and then had to > foul to recovery his position putting us under pressure. Hopefully he'll come > back strong after the break. > > Mind you, he wasn't the only one who was finding them second best to a very > good Brentford team. With Brentford completely dominating midfield we > struggled to create with Allioski and Harrison ineffective and isolated and > an unbalanced left side with Dallas filling in for the injured Douglas who I > thought we missed. Too many times Dallas pushed forward leaving holes at the > back and it was left to Jansson to mop up. Playing Dallas at left back was > just a very poor managerial decision and all about accommodation of a player > who is in Bielsa's 22 rather than selecting Pearce who isn't a great defender > (although as good as Dallas) but would have provided much better balance. I > thought Bielsa was better than that. We did have one or two chances the best > falling to Philips who was denied by a great point blank save by their > keeper. At the other end they hit the bar and Peacock made a great save to > deny them. > > The ref didn't help and from the start you could see he just didn't have > control of the game. Every free-kick was contentious and it seemed he was > reacting to players and the crowd for his decision rather than being on top > of it. Refs like that will ruin games and this ref should be sent back to > non-league to learn his trade before he ever takes charge of a league match. > > Second half wasn't much better and Brentford continued to have the best > chances and look the more likely to score. Their goal looked at the time to > be a definite pen and I thought Peacock might have got his marching orders > but looking at it this morning their player conned the ref, however I don't > blame him for that decision just the 100 others that he got wrong. > > The subs for Leeds - Clarke for Dallas, Forshaw for Siaz and Baker for Klich > did change things. Allioski went to left back and did ok and in midfield we > looked quicker and stronger and for the first time in the game we began to > control things in midfield and create chances. It made me realise that the > midfield of Siaz, Philips and Klich is too pedestrian. > > We finally got the goal we deserved for some good play in the last 20 > minutes with Jansson stooping to nod over the keeper into the net. Queue some > scenes in the stands and on the pitch. > > Scores: > > Peacock - 7. One or two decent saves, good kicking and also one or two > moments of confusion with his defence. > > Ayling - 3. Very poor. His passing has deserted him and he looks vulnerable > at the back. Weak link today. > > Dallas - 3. Kept going forward on his right foot leaving holes in the > defence. Huge mistake to play him at left back. > > Cooper - 4. Bad mistake for their pen. Same old Cooper will fuck up when the > pressure is on. > > Jansson - 8. Held us together time and time again. > > Philips - 5. Battled hard but offers little. > > Klich - 5. Definitely not himself today. > > Siaz - 4. Didn't contribute. > > Harrison - 4. Don't rate him. He has no real pace and rarely beats his man. > > Allioski - 5. Offered nothing going forward but when moved to left back he > seemed to be more at home. > > Subs: > > Clarke - LIke the look of the lad. A tall James Milner type player. > > Forshaw - Does everything Philips can't > > Baker - decent free-kick and he looks like a player to me. > > > Did we deserve a point ? I don't think so. Brentford are a better side than > us and I think we will slip out of the play off places if we continue with > this starting 11. > > > _______________________________________________ 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
