Cock on rich. Thx again great report. Best regards,Scott.
> On 16 Feb 2020, at 11:06, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not much to add - we were magnificent yesterday and as long as we play like > that in the remaining games we are going up ! The confidence was back and we > played the way Bielsa has taught them despite awful weather conditions It was > typical Leeds United in that this was a game where a different side having > our level of dominance and number of chances would have won 3 , 4 or even 5 > 0 but we had to settle for just the one > We all felt kiko should have been dropped but yesterday I could have been in > nets so few chances did Bristol create and not one corner to trouble us > Like many I was worried towards the end fearing a snatch an grab draw > similar to derby and Forest and thought wells had scored but thankfully it > hit the side netting, but this time we held out and their goal lead a > charmed life and their keeper had a great game albeit there is no real > excuse for some of our misses > Overall though a good result, a great performance and good results > elsewhere, we are back on track. > Roll on Saturday and the Reading game, play like yesterday and we will win, > no- one in this Division can lie with us when we play like that > Dave > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 16 February 2020, 10:46:04 GMT, Nick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
