Couldn't agree more. If we could play that way all the time, we'd be in the top 4 of the PL.
On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 at 13:01, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > Disappointed with 2nd? It's still a work in progress, we have skilful > players playing a high intensity style that sometimes is an absolute joy to > watch. Often it doesn't quite work, but when it does, like for the goal it > makes up for al the nurdling in the world. > > how any Leeds fan isn't on a high given what we've put up with the last 14 > years astounds me. We all know that at some stage it'll turn to shit, I'm > just enjoying it while it lasts. > > ttfn > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Scott1cairns1 > Sent: 28 November 2018 09:56 > To: Nick Allen <[email protected]> > Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Reading > > Can someone explain to me why when we had our opponents, after the goal > on the ropes and clearly ‘punchy’ we didn’t finish them off or even try to > finish them off. Content to push and nurdle the ball square or backwards > too many years I’ve been watching Leeds defend precarious advantage. If we > were under pressure the whole game and scored again the ROP I could > understand. I thought we had turned the corner. So disappointed. > > Best regards,Scott. > > > On 28 Nov 2018, at 08:24, Nick Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Agree Dave, oddly thought we looked knackered after 75 minutes. > > > >> On 28 Nov 2018, at 07:36, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> A lot of similarities between this game and Bristol on Saturday - > >> both had instantly forgettable first halves, followed by much better > >> second half performances by us and both 3 points and clean > >> sheetsReading was both a game of two halves and a game of two subs - > >> the introduction of Siaz and Clarke really turning this game from a > >> turgid bore fest into a sparkling night of entertaiment (bit of > >> hyperbole there but not too much) We got inside the ground just in > >> time to hear a real cheer and an 'oooo' from the crowd - I was told > >> Douglas , not for the first time, had missed with an easy header. Had > >> that gone in it may have been a different game, as it was Reading for > >> the most part parked the bus and had all 11 man back defending for > >> most of the time with the odd worrying foray into our area where they > >> only created a few half chances For us, Phillips was a make shift > >> centre half - he did well enough but we did miss some of his passing > >> further up the pitch, and Baker after a good 5 minute cameo on > >> Saturday showed why he has barely had a game this season as he really > >> struggled to make any impact Alioski with whom lots of fans are > >> losing patience was also anonymous and his most memorable moment was > >> his attempt to change the 55 (or whatever it is now) games without a > >> penalty with a dive that was so obvious we could tell from the Revie > >> Stand and the ref quite rightly booked him Bielsa knew things were > >> not right and sent on the mercurial wizard Samu Saiz, I love watching > >> him play, and Jack Clarke a player with immense potential, and it > >> almost paid dividends in seconds as Clarke beat his man and put a > >> lovely ball across to Samu whose shot was going to ripple in the back > >> of the net but got deflected wide instead With these two on the pitch > >> we looked a totally different team and uppped both our passion and > >> work rate as Saiz pulled the strings and Clarke had the beating of > >> the full back We had a few chances and then a lovely cross field pass > >> came out to the left where Douglas and Pablo combined - Pablo with a > >> great cheeky back heel and then Douglas' cross was met by Roofe who > >> could not quite bundle it in, but the ball rebounded off the keeper > >> to Dallas who poked home from a few yards out 1-0 and game over (we > >> hoped) We could have had a second when Roofe did everything right > >> with his downwards header back across the keeper but the keeper made > >> a top class save - real quality We huffed and puffed a bit after that > >> but never looked like getting the second that would ahve put it to > >> bed, instead a rare attack from Reading and as the winger tried to > >> get his cross in Douglas tangled with him - the ref of course pointed > >> to the spot - a silly place and an awful time to give away a penalty > >> However BPF restored to the line up after injury (and sort of being > >> dropped) made a great save low to his right and tipped it round the > >> post - tremendous save from a keeper under pressure, who to be fair > >> had a good night. He showed he is good enough at this level but needs > >> to cut out the mistakes. Some have said he has cost us points this > >> season, well he saved us 2 last night A real headache going forward > >> for Bielsa now - Saiz and Clarke both showed what we are lacking at > >> times with guile from one and directness from the other, and both > >> need to get more time on the pitch So happy enough - not great > >> performances but two home wins in 4 days - something we have failed > >> to do in the past against two lower table teams Points dropped by > >> Norwich and Boro added to my satisfaction on the night - onwards and > >> upwards 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
