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> On 17 Jul 2020, at 16:57, Richard Walker via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I just love the attitude by some on here but mainly on Twitter that Bielsa > knows best and can do no wrong. In fact, if truth be told his management in > last night's game was woeful and I'd put it right up there with some of Kevin > Blackwell's finest. > The question is how do you replace Phillips ? Now in his head Bielsa has his > 2 players per position rule. This is almost a religious belief for him and > the fact Forshaw is injured really messes with his mind. Ok, even if we > accept that there is nobody at the club who can sit in front of the defence > and play square and backward balls all day how can you possible explain the > way he went with 3 at the back with Ayling as the main central defender ? It > was ludicrous. Barnsley immediately cut us open with some pretty basic balls > on to runners in the box. You could see Bielsa wasn't happy and I'm sure he > tried to change it in that first half but all the seemed to happen was > confusion. White was stepping backwards and forwards,Beradi was operating in > a free role and Ayling showed he's not a central defender or a great passer > of the ball from that position. His kick for touch in the first half made me > spill my wine in laughter. > Now you can dismiss this as a blip but if you look back on Bielsa's career he > has a habit of not getting teams over the line after a great start. I think > we've got too many points for that to happen now but last night was a real > concern for me. It was obvious from the start that Bielsa was the most > nervous man in the ground and the transmitted to his players via his manner > and his tactics. We were v.lucky last night. > and before anyone comes back with the Bielsa is God post, yes I think he is. > To get what he's got out of that team which in my opinion has some very > average players is truly remarkable. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > Dorigo's Right Buttock... _______________________________________________ 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/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
