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> On 10 Nov 2019, at 17:30, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Dave great to read as always. > Nick > On Sunday, November 10, 2019, 04:17:52 AM EST, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another home game and another win , 4 on the bounce now, and this result > coupled with QPR last week makes the two away draws good results, 8 pts from > 4 games. > Once again we were the better side and once again we failed to really > capitilise on it, albeit it did look at one stage as if this was the game > when we were going to hand out the drubbing we have been expecting all > season. > We started slowly but they had nothing to offer really and it was no great > surprise that we went ahead. A lovely chipped ball by the , once again very > impressive, Roberts fooled their defence and as Ayling went after the ball he > was taken out , a definite penatly. On the train my lad and I had been > discussing who should take any penalty we got today, he wanted Kilch to have > another go, I said Bamford should take it if he felt confident enough - a pen > is almost a free goal for a striker and Bamford needed a goal. The downside > of that of course would be if he missed, what would the crowd's reaction be ? > Those at the games have been very much behind him, appreciating all his > effort and what he brings to the team. the twitter etc fans only look at his > very poor scoring record. Would a miss change those dynamics inside ER and > what about the affect on Pat himself? Anyway no need to worry, he stepped up > and sent the keeper the wrong way and stroked it home - there is still > someting not quite correct when you see a left footed player take a penalty. > So 1 up and as in all previous games the general feeling was we need another. > well lo and behold we got one, and very soon after and what a goal. A > brilliant cross field pass by the Yorkshire Pirlo was brilliantly controlled > by Bamford and rolled with perfect timing and weight into the path of > Harrison, who continured his own great run (2 goals in 2 and 5 or 6 asssists > in 5 or 6 games) and he passed it into the net via the post. > Great, game over, lets enjoy it all now and get a few more goals. Well that > did not happen as we let them get one back almost immediatley. Again pre > match we had been talking and sayng how odd it was that our defence was, > statistically the best in the top 6 divisions, and how that did not feel like > the case. We agreed that we were still vulnerable at corners but even then it > had been scruffy scrambles not straight free headers that had cost us. Well > yesterday was a straight free header - lad ran in unmarked on the pentaly > spot and headed home with power. So we then had to spend the next 50 or so > minutes only one goal up, hoping against hope that if we didnt get the next > goal we would at least not concede. > The second half passed wtihout much incident, or none that I recall (the > extra half time pint not good for my memory ) Bamford shot wide, Roberts shot > at the keeper, Harrison flashed a shot cum cross just wide of the post as > Bamford could not quite reach it. Perhaps the best chance fell to Harrison > but for once, probably the best player in the League for first touch control, > took his eye off the ball and the chance went begging. Berra came on for the > injured Cooper and blasted a tackle / interception into the top tier of the > West Stand. The huge crowd, we even had some of the away seats again, was > very quiet as we ground out the result. So all in all whilst we do not have > the exceitemnt and verve of last season we do seem have better game > management. Costa continues to improve, Roberts showed us what we have been > missing, and Ben White showed why he will get 50 England caps. So 2 weeks off > now, time to get Cooper fit and hopefully time for Forshaw, Alioski, Pablo, > Shackleton and of course Eddie to get fit and give Bielsa some real seletcion > head aches. Whne we come back we have the chance wiht the games we have > coming up to pile on a few points and join maybe West Brom in getting away > from the packDave > > Sent from Sky Yahoo Mail on Android > _______________________________________________ > 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
