Yes - their full back was good - but he got Harrison early with one of those ‘welcome to the game’ challenges…and Harrison spent to next 70 minutes pulling out of tackles and conspicuously avoiding contact - this is one thing that Alioski, for whatever other faults he may have, can’t be accused of…don’t get me wrong, I think Harrison has promise, but he got chewed up and spat out yesterday.
> On 7 Oct 2018, at 15:15, Nicholas Armit <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't know if Harrison being lightweight is fair. Their left back was very > good. Sometimes you have just to give credit where credit is due. > > On Sunday, October 7, 2018, 6:46:16 AM EDT, Nick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The problem with the ref was not so much the penalty decision (which he got > conned on) but the twenty or thirty other challenges - some of them really > good clean tackles - that he blew for…he just gave the impression that he > didn’t know what he was doing - Brentford taking the free kick when Ayling > hadn’t left the pitch…as Dave mentioned I’ve never heard a crowd a sing "you > don’t know what you’re doing” when the ref gives a free kick to their team… > > Ayling was a bag of shite all game > Pontus had one of his best games > Harrison was lightweight and invisible for much of it > They didn’t run the midfield in the first half…it was a 50-50 thing…Klich was > causing them as many nightmares as they were causing us, but he faded badly. > > > > > On 7 Oct 2018, at 11:25, {broken-address} > > <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > I don’t think we’re being hyper critical by pointing out the fact that > > passing a ball seems beyond Ayling (for one). Like Rich, I thought we > > didn’t deserve even a point, but was ecstatic when Pontus scored. First > > half we kind of matched Brentford - second half was a very different story. > > What Bielsa has done with the resources at hand has been miraculous, but > > when Dallas is first reserve at left back the deficiencies in the squad are > > pretty clear. > > > > The ref was bad, for both teams, but Ayling was stupid beyond belief - 20 > > seconds from the end kicking one of their players on the thigh with studs > > showing! What an utter bell-end! OK, the ref was rubbish, and was conned > > for the penalty (although there was contact) but that’s just an excuse > > really - no doubt Janssons post match interview will land him in bother, > > but if he thinks the ref robbed us he is seriously deluded! > > > > There is plenty to hope for with this team, and maybe reality is that we’re > > not strong enough yet, but if we can get a couple of decent ball players > > and integrate a couple of the juniors then it looks good. Passing the ball > > to our own players is a must though! > > > > John > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Leedslist <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > >> Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2018 11:23:14 PM > >> To: Leeds List > >> Subject: [LU] Brentford > >> > >> Wow - there are some ultra critical fans on here. OK we were not at out > >> best today and we were very lapse at timesHaving said that apart from the > >> last 15 minutes when we battered them it was a very even, up and down game > >> with both teams being on top for periods here and there > >> The referee was as bad as I have seen - in 40 + years of watching LUFC > >> week after week I cannot recall fans ever singing' you don't know what > >> you're doing' and 'you're not fit to referee' after a ref has given a free > >> kick OUR way ! Yes, we have had plenty of sarcastic cheering when we get a > >> decision and lots of ironic 'handball ' shouts but nothing like today. The > >> ref was totally clueless and out of his depth, and like many a ref, seemed > >> to be out to show he would not be intimidated by the home crowd. At one > >> point Alioski lost his footing with their lad at least 2 yards away and > >> the ref gave us a free-kick which led to laughter and the aforementioned > >> chants > >> The penalty was at the opposite end to where I am so hard to determine > >> live but I have seen it on peoples phones since and that was never a pen > >> in a million years - the lad got his shot off (would ref have given a pen > >> if it had gone it) and Ayling made a great goal line clearanceI hate it > >> when managers blame the ref for one decision so I am not going to say it > >> was his fault here , BUT in addition to the wrong penalty decision the ref > >> was pulling us for foul after foul any time players came into contact and > >> was card happy when it came to Leeds players (no idea why Ayling got sent > >> off but not seen it since so not going to comment) > >> Anyway back to the game itself. Like I say we had a poor day at the office > >> and our passing was just that bit wayward - under or over hit too often, > >> or taking the wrong option. > >> > >> They were a decent team and got the rub of the green most of the time, > >> much of it deserved - for example the scramble where Phillips nearly > >> scored but the keeper did really well and got the luck he needed > >> Harrison was off the pace and out of form and has as much chance of > >> playing for Man City as Pennington has of playing for Everton - none ! > >> We huffed and puffed but at times were out Leeds' by a very decent team > >> The missing players caught up with us today but you cannot fault us for > >> effort and we never gave it up - in fact we created more in the last 15 > >> minutes than the previous 75 with Roberts and Baker (twice) coming close > >> to getting us a winner > >> MB made all 3 subs with 20mins or more to go - none of this sitting back > >> and letting the game pass us by. The best of the subs was giving Clarke a > >> run out. He looks brilliant and the stand out player for the u23s and for > >> the brief time he was on the pitch he showed enough to suggest he is the > >> real deal and should get more game time in the future > >> So another 2 pts dropped at home and, on paper, we have not got many > >> points per game over the last 6 or 7 BUT it is so different from last > >> season - we have not been found out, we can not be bullied and we are not > >> falling apart again- we should have won many of the drawn games and today > >> even though we were far from our best we could easily have had all 3 pts > >> Hopefully when we play next Roofe, Douglas and Hernandez will start and > >> Berardi will replace the suspended Ayling > >> This is time to get behind the team and buy into the Bielsaball not panic > >> and get on the teams back > >> One final comment - for a 12.30 kick off the fans were a bit mental. Lots > >> of plastic bottles thrown from SS after the little shit jumped into them > >> to celebrate his penalty, another Lucazade bottle thrown (and hit) the > >> keeper from the Kop and then a mini pitch invasion when we equalised > >> including one lad fighting with 4 or 5 stewards over a few minutes- long > >> enough that the police decided to step in. Why would someone run on the > >> pitch and get a criminal conviciton and a 3 year ban for an 88th minute > >> equaliser against a mid table team in Ocotber ???? Not that it would be OK > >> to do it with a last minute winner in the last game in May but you know > >> what I mean > >> Dave > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> <https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > >> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/> > >> > >> RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> <https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > >> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/> > >> > >> RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > <https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/> > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > <https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > <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
