Very sensible suggestions Sean - he’ll do none of them :-( Dallas as no 9 anyone? Dear god!
Sent from my iPad > On 11 Feb 2020, at 16:22, seanscribe--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Completely agree, Kevin. > If Bielsa persists with a 4-1-4-1 formation, I'd go with Meslier in goal (for > obvious reasons), a back four of Dallas at right back (his best position), > Cooper and White at center half, and Berardi at left back (we all know > Berardi has his limitations, but his defending has been better this season, > and he's got fighting spirit which has deserted players like Ayling, who I > would drop. > Phillips obviously plays defensive midfield. > The four attacking midfielders are a challenge, mostly because of our small > squad and the injuries that are to be expected when you train that small > squad to within an inch of their lives while making so many of them play > 50-odd games a season (including internationals and cup games). Without the > injured quartet of Roberts, Forshaw, Bogusz and Davis, I'd probably go with > Harrison on the left (he always tries, even if his final ball is usually to > the opposition or out of play), Klich and Shackleton in the middle and Poveda > on the right. If another central midfielder were available I'd drop Klich. > It's ludicrous to play him in every single game for two years and expect him > to retain the freshness and initiative that characterized his performances in > the first half of last season. > Up front we seem to have only one choice: Bamford. Augustin is (apparently) > not match fit yet (if he were, I'd drop Bamford and play him), while Roberts > and Edmondson are injured. > When we get another fit striker, I'd be tempted to go 3-5-2 (adding a striker > and dropping Dallas from the above first XI) to make sure we're winning more > ball in midfield, getting more bodies into the box and giving the opposition > manager something to deal with that he wasn't expecting. I also think Klich > needs a rest. > There may be someone I'm forgetting here, but as I've said previously, I > think Bielsa's approach improves most teams markedly but contains the seeds > of ultimate failure (if promotion/trophy winning is considered success). > Cheers! > Sean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Feb 11, 2020 8:28 am > Subject: Re: [LU] We're doomed > > Doomed? > Obviously football is not an exact science, and I'm never keen on choosing > players based on stats. > > Whilst Bielsa has taken the team to wonderful places over the last couple of > years, he has also repeated many 'mistakes'. > His solutions to problems do not seem to change, however many times they fail. > > Last season there were not enough chances being created or taken with the > possession we had. Same this year. > Last season we had to mix and match at centre-back, left-back, centre > midfield and up front. Sometimes not having a recognised player in the > starting X1 in those roles, let alone on the bench. The same has happened > this year. > Last season Casilla's antics cost us at the end, and the same is happening > this year. > Last season - complete ineptness in the workings of the English transfer > system left us short of players. Same again. > I could probably go on. > > Bielsa may be a football coaching genius, but to think that last year's > failings would not be repeated if the same problems were not addressed is > arrogant and stupid. > I cannot think of another coach in any sport who would have done that. > > So - onto tonight's game. > It would be great to see him change a few things around to freshen things up, > it is what teams need now and again. > > I'd love him to drop Costa, play Hernandez on the right, bring in Shackleton > and Phillips. > Choose between Dallas and Alioski at Left back, but what Mbuemo could do to > either of them is frightening. > Pontus to score from a corner? > > KOT. > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited > company.? Company number 6330639.? 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