I’d have moaned about it - acting like a big mary-anne may be part of the ‘modern game’ , but winning like that would prove nothing. Surely we want to aspire to be better than winning by cheating?
That guy from Reading (Gunter?) was just as bad - glad the ref saw through that nonsense too - he did it twice at least! Sent from my iPad > On 28 Nov 2018, at 17:40, Nicholas Armit <[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
