yep agree with all of that - just watched 5 minutes of replays - it is astonishing how many close calls I came away forgetting - several were Costa’s - the keepers save when he appeared to be round him late on, was something else - and we’d hit the bar twice, had one (rightly) disallowed - even the goal was about the 4th or 5th blocked shot in the space of a minute…it was madness.
But we were relentless and confident…Cooper had a couple of wobbles but otherwise…good stuff. Nick > On 16 Feb 2020, at 10:37, Richard Walker via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Storm Dennis threatened to ruin the game in the first half but in sometimes > difficult conditions we played some breathtaking football. There's no doubt > about it, this Leeds team are playing some of the best football I have seen > at Elland Road. Yes, a lot of times there isn't an end product and you do > wonder whether a natural goalscorer would transform the team and the results. > Bamford isn't playing badly, in fact at times yesterday he looked pretty > majestic but apart from his disallowed goal he didn't look like scoring. > For me the last 2 games have seen the emergence of our two wing backs. I was > all on for moving Dallas back to right wing back and giving Ayling a slot on > the bench. What do I know ? Ayling has been our best player in the last 2 > games. Yes he's never going to be the greatest passer of a ball but his > defending and strong forward running have been incredible and he has cemented > himself back firmly in the team. > On the other side, Dallas has found a new position. His link up play with > Harrison and Klich yesterday in blustury conditions was mesmorising, Bristol > just didn't know what had hit them and they just couldn't live with us. If > it's not Harrison bombing forward it's Dallas, or Klich, or Hernandez. > We dominated the first half, Kiko had nothing to do apart from one shaky > moment when he didn't come off his line quick enough and Cooper managed to > the shield the ball long enough. Kiko looks nervy to me. We should have been > 3 or 4 up. > Second half they came into it a bit more but we still domintated and should > have had more. Their keeper was their man of the match and his save from > Costa when he was put through the middle was top draw .It looked liked Costa > had edged it past him but he recovered and saved. > We had cross after cross, chance after chance. Harrison hit the bar (he > deserved a goal today) and Costa should have either converted or found a > white shirt when running down the right wing with only the keeper ahead of > him. > Bristol had a penalty shout when Ayling almost caught the ball and then they > had one great chance when our defence appeared to open up letting their man > through on goal. It was inevitable that he would beat Kiko but he put it > wide. Great chance. It would have been daylight robbery though if Bristol had > got anything from this game because they were totally ourclassed and > outplayed. More so than the match at theirs earlier this season. > Scores: > Kiko - 4. He didn't do anything particularly wrong apart from 1 or 2 dodgy > kicks but he looked nervy throughout to me or maybe I'm reading too much into > things. > Ayling - 9. Top drawer performance and a goal showing Bamford what he should > be doing in the box. > Dallas - 9. Strong running and great link up play. My worry is when he comes > across a decent winger in that positiion but for now he looks at home at left > back. > Cooper - 8. Had a couple of Cooper moments but on the whole I thought he > defended really well. > White - 8. Usual commanding performance. > Philips - 9. I think his last two performances like a few players have been > his best this season. Strong tackling, great link up play, good passsing. > Perfect midfield performance. > Hernandez - 8. Back to looking like his old self. Yes we saw several wayward > passes in the first 10 mins but he was everywhere making things happen. > Having Hernandez fit for the run in is going to be massive. > Klich - 8. Strong performance, just everywhere. Managed one shot which was a > bit tame, > Costa - 7. He was certainly involved a lot especially second half where he > seemed to have the freedom of the park. He still has a great ability to find > an opposition shirt when it seems easier to shoot or pass to a white shirt. > He showed a couple of times how effective he is down the middle and I do > believe he's more of a central attacker than a winger. > Harrison - 10. This was Harrison's best game for Leeds. He was terrific and > if he plays like this in the run in we will surely benefit from it. He had > the beating of his man everytime. Ok, his crosses are sometimes Costa like in > that he can find the red shirt at the near post easier than a white shirt but > his running and skill levels were great to watch. I'd say this was the best > individual performance by a Leeds player this season. > Bamford - 7. Some good link up play and unlucky not to get his goal but we > need a goal poacher. > Subs: > Big Kev - 5. Well, he's big, built like Jimmy but for me he looked and played > like Habibou. Didn't know what he was doing, doesn't look particularly fast > and didn't do the things I'd expect a striker to do. He's no Eddie. Hopefully > it is a fitness thing. He had one good chance but he fluffed it. > Shackleton - came on and did a bit of running. > Overall, I thought this was a great performance and built on the Brentford > game. We're looking good but for me we do have a major worry with the keeper. > _______________________________________________ > 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
