This was worse than Gordon Watson - remember that c&£t Sent from my iPhone
> On 28 Nov 2018, at 17:40, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I wonder how many would be complaining if Alioski had won a penalty and we > had gone on to win 1-0.... > On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6:23:54 AM EST, John Lee via Leedslist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good result, but plenty of food for thought. Yes, Saiz and Clarke gave us far > more creativity, but we seemed to lose our shape more often with their > introduction, with the result that a pretty average team could easily have > nicked points from us. > > Alioski - like others, I think he’s lightweight, a cheat and often under > produces, BUT the way the ball pings about on the left with him, Douglas etc > is impressive. Of course if Alioski gets to deliver the final ball it’s > usually over hit or a crap grubber. His dive was really pathetic. > > Baker - I didn’t really see him do anything of note, but we did lose our > shape once he wasn’t there, so maybe he was of more use than it first appears? > > BPF - one of the best penalty saves I’ve seen - he had a very solid game, and > saved 2 points, as I doubt we’d have scored again if the penalty had gone in. > > Up front we were unlucky not to nick a second, but imagine if we had a Jamie > Vardy up there - we need some quality up front desperately. The Sky > commentator was wittering on about how Roofe knew he could make it at > Championship level - well that in itself is contentious, but he’s peaked and > unless Bamford is a revelation we need to address this in January. > > Crowd noise - seemed like Highbury at times on tv - maybe Sky turned the > volume down. It seemed louder late on though. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 28 Nov 2018, at 10:10, Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You have to give Reading a bit of credit. 3 changes and a might as well lose >> 2-0 as 1-0 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 28 Nov 2018, at 09:56, Scott1cairns1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
