FWIW I think we’d do better in the top flight with this team. The other observation was because of Cooper’s injury we played most of the game with 1 centre half, so Phillips was in essence playing central defence.
On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 at 18:17, Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> wrote: > Don't bother Rob, the prevailing attitude of Leeds fans is we are shit and > won't go up, and if we do we'll be shit in the Premier League and come > right back down again. It makes me laugh when people say that Mclaren is > an idiot, except when he agrees with them. They can't stand being proved > wrong, so the slightest mistake produces reams and reams of I told you > so's. Some people will never be happy, I don't know if they had a tough > childhood, or just enjoy being miserable. I wonder why some of them aren't > employed in some professional capacity in Football. Meanwhile in the real > world, we are top, points ahead of other teams, got a reasonably easy run > in and are watching the best football we've had for half a generation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> On Behalf Of Robert Heath > Sent: 01 July 2020 16:18 > To: bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk > Cc: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > Subject: Re: [LU] I don't know why I bother, but.......... > > Well that's me put in my place. Thanks for that. > > Meanwhile, I am going to carry on LOVING watching a young, humble local > lad playing the pivot in the best footballing side we have had for over 40 > years. And I'm also going to enjoy watching probably the best English CH > since Ferdinand performing magnificently in a Leeds shirt. > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 2:16 PM <bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > I don’t know why you bother either - on that we can agree. > > > > I love the way you pass off patronising people as being some superior > > footballing power. Best chuckle I’ve had today ;-) > > > > I love your stereotyping English fans too - you sound ever so slightly > > bigoted. Very clever. > > > > ‘White had no clue he was about to shoot’ - centre-forward, on his > > own, a rare counter attack, yet you argue there was no clue he might > > shoot. What do you think he was likely to do? Fuck me, you are Steve > McLaren! > > > > > > > > > On 1 Jul 2020, at 12:21, Robert Heath <heathpalai...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > 1. Phillips. Have none of you got any idea of the basic principles > > > of Bielsa's method of play? One of them is to switch play from one > > > side to > > the > > > other quickly and often (to keep the defenders moving across and > > > back > > over > > > and over.) To do this, somebody has to pass the ball sideways. > > > Phillips > > is > > > the player usually tasked with doing this, and he does it really well. > > > "Passing the ball sideways" is the classic crime which English "fans" > > love > > > to identify and make themselves sound as if they are clever. That > > > remark > > by > > > McLaren, which was praised on here, was fuckwittery of the highest > > > order, and demonstrated right there why he has been appointed to so > > > many jobs > > but > > > has ultimately failed every time. > > > > > > 2. White. The point about that goal was that it was an INCREDIBLE > > > finish > > by > > > their lad. What all you armchair geniuses did not seem to notice was > > > that he produced that shot with absolutely no backlift. White > > > therefore had no clue that he was about to shoot, which was why he > > > remained sideon ready > > to > > > respond to a further dribble. (Why do players have to produce these > > > incredible- I mean, literally, incredible - things against us? Last > > > year, that lad from Wigan was unplayable with his speed and skill. > > > Has he ever done anything since? That kid who scored last > > > night.........he will > > retire > > > in 10 years after kicking around the lower leagues, and the > > > highlight of his career will have been an amazing goal he scored at > > > Elland Road. I > > mean > > > jeez, he couldn't even get into the starting XI of Lutin bloody > > > Town.) _______________________________________________ > > > Leedslist mailing list > > > Info and options: > > > https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > > > Dorigo's Right Buttock... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dorigo's Right Buttock... > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dorigo's Right Buttock... _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
