Magnificent Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Jan 2019, at 17:22, Simon McNally <[email protected]> wrote: > > Agree about Derby game. > I’ve been on edge since the Forest game. Like you, I’m hoping that this is > not the start of another collapse. I’d take a draw tonight, particularly with > Norwich and West Brom playing each other tomorrow. > The hope I’m clinging to is that we have been a very different team this year > - I think we’ve dominated possession in every game except the Sheffield > United one. > I never thought I’d ever say this but I really hope that Cooper is fit to > play. Fingers crossed that Pablo is fit too. > I think the main thing is that we’ve got Bielsa. If anyone can pull results > out of a weakened team it’s him! > Like you said, he always wants to attack which may leave us open at times but > also means we’ll pick up wins. > Been walking around all day muttering “fucking come on Leeds!” > Not sure I can take another few months of this! > On and on! > > S > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 11 Jan 2019, at 12:16, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Homwe in time for tonights game after 10 days holiday with wife and her >> family in Lanzarote >> None of them are football fans so it is odd watching games alongside them - >> managed to see both Forest and QPR on TV >> RE - Forest , I loved the way we went at them when down to 10 men and >> thought another miracle was possible when we got our noses in front but it >> was not to be. I do think if we could have kept the lead for 10mins or so we >> would have won, but we didn't and 2 quick goals killed us off. I have read >> all the 'we should have shut up shop' comments on here and elsewhere but it >> is not our style and with that mindset we would have drawn Villa and >> Blackburn games , so it is high risk high reward. Also I love the way Bielsa >> analyses and explains everything post match - it means we can all understand >> (if not necessarily agree) with his decisions. For Forest he said he could >> not take anyone off (went through all options) without weakening the team at >> a time when we were still on top of the game - it was corners that did for >> us. If the ref had done his job and sent their lad off early doors we would >> have won - fine margins >> Re QPR - I thought the bench was as bad as Monk & Christiansen but the >> starting line up was OK in the circs - again fine margins cost us - Roberts >> hitting the post in first few seconds would have changed the game. Bielsa >> again explained why he rested certain players and played others, again all >> reasonable choices, and like most of us I was not too happy to lose narrowly >> - in the event it saves us a long trip to Portsmouth and the possibilty of a >> humiliating or worse physcological defeat or extra games. >> DERBY - tonight is massive - it really could define the rest of the season. >> As fans we are a bit mentally scarred after the last 2 collapses - Monk when >> we were 99% certain to be in the play offs and missed out, then TC (and >> Heck) when we went from top in November to out of the play off race a few >> months later. Add to that there is this 'half myth / half truth' story that >> Bielsa's team always run out of steam and collapse at the latter stages of >> the season. As if these 2 factors are not enough we have the fact that we >> are Leeds and we always blow it at the end (a legacy of Revie's 'more often >> the bridesmaid hardly ever the bride' team who should have won miles more >> trophies than they did) >> So a defeat tonight and it is 3 losses on the bounce in the league and the >> probability that we will lose top spot and lose all our points advantage >> over the chasing pack. It will lead to a lot of 'Leeds are falling apart >> again' stuff from our own fans let alone other teams. It will also call >> Bielsa into question for the first time and his stubbornness in the transfer >> window. >> A win on the other hand means we keep top spot whatever anyone else does and >> puts the pressure on Norwich and West Brom who play each other and on Sheff >> Utd. It also puts us back on the rails and gives us more hope of beating >> Stoke and Rotherham >> Good news is Cooper and Pontus should be re-united at the back and make us >> more solid - bad news is the loss of Douglas and even worse the possible >> loss of Pablo, our main bit of guile. >> There is no reason we cannot win if we play to our potential but we will >> need to be on top of our game and cut out the silly mistakes but I would >> bite your hand off now for a 1-0 to us , I can't see a repeat of the 4-1 >> hammering we gave them at their place >> So onwards and upwards - lets get this show back on the road and get back to >> winning ways ! >> 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 >
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