Like you a bit of both trepidation and confidenceTrepidation in that the
defence must be weaker unless by some miracle White is better than Pontus - the
brief glimpses of White v lower level teams seesm to suggest he is good with
the ball but no idea of his defensive capabilities but given how dominant PJ
was in the air defending corners under Christianson that would take some
doing.Other than that Cooper will be Cooper - strong and reliable for the
majority of the time but with catastrphic errors from time to time - Berardi
will be Berardi but a year older.
Douglas should be better than last year if he keeps injury free and Casilla
should have learnt from his half season
Overall though the defence will be weaker ?
Also I do worry that we have been 'found out' insomuch as teams will know how
to combat us better than last time
Finally even Bielsa has questioned whether the players can reach the same
levels even though that quote does seem to be a misunderstanding in some ways
So whilst I don't go for the 'oh shit we been hammered by Scum' and ' after
losing behind closed doors yesterday we are facing relegation' line I do have a
number of worries , especially since we still seem to miss more than we score
and the fans are already on Bamfords back and Roofe and Roberts are injured
On the positive sign we have Costa who looks the business, Clarke has, in
effect stayed, Harrison is looking very confident and sharp in pre season (for
what that is worth) and Shackleton has shown he is good enough at this
levelBogusz is also looking a real find, though at 17 or whatever we cannot
rely on him week in week outEdmondson also looks a real goal scorer but I worry
that Bielsa does not rate him and he is not a Bielsa-type player
Keep more players fit and we should be able to start off (not where we ended
up) but in the same manner we played most of last season
At the end of the day time will tell and we will have a better idea in a few
weeks once the season is under way - whatever I am really looking forward to it
Dave
On Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 13:15:43 BST, Kevin Lewis (UK SBS)
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
The list has been quiet for the last few days considering the season is
approaching. Is this in trepidation or quiet confidence?
I must admit that I'm getting a bit worried at the lack of signings in
positions we know need strengthening. Whilst it is good to see that the U23
squad is being bolstered. I'd like to see some progress in getting proven
players in.
He has als got rid of a lot of players he did not like, which should free up a
bit of cash for wages.
Priorities as I see it are:
1. Jansson replacement like-for-like.
2. Striker. Roofe has done OK, but seems to be fragile. Bamford is very
streaky. Has spell where everything goes in, then others where he misses
everything.
3. Goalkeeper. It looks like Casilla will get another chance, but
Peacock-Farrell could be on the way out.
4. Left-Back. Douglas has to step up a bit in terms of form and fitness.
Are any of Davis, Pearce, Alioski capable of stepping in over a long period?
Phillips staying is still far from 100%, and given the external interest in
Roofe, his injury could be a blessing in disguise. Whoever comes in now will
not have much time to be indoctrinated by Bielsa.
Overall I think the attack is slightly stronger than last year, due to Costa,
and the defence slightly weaker, without Jansson.
Hopefully not too many of the youngsters will show a 2nd season dip. Harrison
and Bogusz seem to be laying down markers in the pre-season games.
KOT.
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