I think even Mr. Neverdropanyone is going to bring your friend Kalvin back in; but other than that, yeah it will be the same team. He certainly aint gonna drop Calamitillas.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 6:12 PM Richard Walker via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > My money is on an unchanged team tonight. > and if we win who will argue but if we lose .... > > > On Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 17:04:54 GMT, John Lee via Leedslist < > [email protected]> wrote: > > 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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