Yesterday summed that up, after the 1st or 2nd cock up, he was miming to Cooper (I think) that he should be watching/looking.
No mate, he's got his back to you. You came, shout it! Own it. Clear it. Whatever. Someone really should be agreeing whether they knew for him to do that and what they all do when he does. E.g. someone out wide to pass to. On a related note, how long until Bielsa speaks English in interviews? They are pretty painful! Poccetino did something similar for a long time (2years plus?) and I appreciate not wanting to be misquoted or picked up on your poor translation, parsing etc. in another language (mine are non existent) - and the weird Portuguese insistence on phrases like 'this moment' instead of 'now' etc. -----Original Message----- From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) Sent: 16 May 2019 15:43 To: [email protected]; Leeds List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Where do we go from here? I think your summation of Jan transfer activity is just about right Dave. Of course Casilla could always come good. Many keepers come through a spell of mess-ups. It could just be that he needs a bit more time to learn the English football requirements, and the language possibly. One think to look out for is whether the incredible improvement in Cooper, Phillips, Klich and Roofe is maintained, or do they revert to their 2017-18 levels? I’ve still not written off Douglas completely, so let’s hope he stays fit and looks more like the Wolves version, rather than this season’s. Cheers. KOT. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 May 2019 14:39 To: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]>; Leeds List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Where do we go from here? Of course with hindsight we messed up the Jan window totally, but at the time I think it was something like this BPF - looking dodgy - Blackman gone back injured, need new keeper got one Saiz - left - ready made replacement, almost back to full fitness - Izzy Brown Baker -left- not really played and when he did rubbish - another post injured player available - Tyler Roberts Goal scorer - again ready made one already at the club - Bamford (who did very well at first don't forget) Another winger needed - Dan James all sorted till Swansea chairman or whatever he was turned his phones off Yes, we can be critical about them leaving James till last minute, and relying on 3 players coming back from fairly long injuries - Brown, Roberts, Bamford - 2 of whom have been out injured again and one just did not fit the bill, and we can argue whether Casilla has been an improvement on BPF - I think prior to Sheff U red card we did, then after Ipswich and now last night we probably think we should have stuck with Bailey or brought in someone different Looking at that it is clear that injuries have been our undoing - Blackman may have been the pick of the bunch, and the other 3 have failed to remain fit (Brown missed a few games) Even last night we were without certain starters - Douglas, Alioski, Roofe, and then Roberts and Forshaw either of whom may have started and Jansson (though could have been because injured for away leg and Berardi did well) Add to that that the reserve left back Leif Davies who played well in his only game was out so we had a right winger at left back (even though Dallas had pretty much his best game and was a reasonable shout for our MoM) I do not know how they work it out but we had 67 injuries over the season -an incredible amount and despite what the press say it had nothing to do with Beilsa and his methods Of course it is all ifs and buts , but I do genuinely believe having seen bits of him since the transfer collapse that James would have made enough difference to get us over the line in second place. Of course like everyone I am very down at the moment but I really and truly think that with a little bit of good transfer business the future of the team and the club in general (we will have 23,000 season ticket holders so no more 17,000 crowds in midweek) is looking better than it has for years We have a great crop of youngsters to go with Clarke and Shack and are probably not under pressure to sell any of our first team players,.- just get rid of the dead wood that is out on loan (maybe give Wilkes at least a try out, ditto Jay Roy Grott- though not sure he would want to come back and quite what standard he is doing well in) Also daft as it may seem since we have no chance of getting the £6m for him, can Saiz be rehabilitated at Leeds ? We do need to do much better in the loan market - of our 4 loanees , one was injured without playing (Blackman) one rubbish and hardly got a kick (Baker) one just did not seem to fit so only played 11 minutes (Brown) and one reasonable success without really ever stamping his authority on things in the way say Mooey did at Hudds or Tammy Abraham is doing at Villa It does seem to be a recurring problem with England internationals Berkley and Townsend both 'failing' and the likes of Barry Bannan a very good player at this level not getting a game - Dave On Thursday, 16 May 2019, 14:12:17 BST, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]> wrote: The logic in me says that it was not as devastating as losing at Wembley, but it still hurts today. Knowing that all that emotional investment in the season is over, and the fact that we just saw the season drain away like someone pulled out the plug. My understanding was that Bielsa was only signed up for a year, but I'd be pleased to be wrong. I know it is all bluff and double-bluff, but the club did not appear to be moving heaven and earth to sign players either last summer or in January. Bielsa was always saying he was happy with the squad, even though we could see the shortcomings. It seems that we are stuck with Casilla, with the contract he is on. So we can only hope he learns from this. The other option is that Peacock-Farrell wins his place back. Or decides to leave and we sign another keeper who does the business. To be truthful I can't see any of that happening. Have Bielsa and the club got the desire to sign the 4 attacking players we need? A replacement for Harrison, who to be fair came good in the playoffs. A replacement for Izzy Brown who actually plays and gives Pablo a bit of respite. Another winger, for the same reason we were chasing Daniel James. A centre forward who is robust enough to play a full season. A new Centre Back, to allow the Under 23 defenders to develop a bit before we throw them in is also a necessity. The youngsters: Clark, Shackleton, Roberts have performed beyond expectations, but it might be a bit much to expect them all to step up another level next season. I think it will be tougher next season to have the same impact, so we'll have to see where we are when August comes around. Oh dear! KOT. ____________________________________________________________ UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify UK SBS immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. 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