The epitome of this performance was when, in the 94th minute, we're 3-0 up, we still steam forward and have a breakaway where 7 players charge up the pitch together and we have a 7v4 situation, as the Villa squad had given up by then. If Harrison had just laid it back to one of the 4 players lined along the edge of the box it would have been 4-0. ________________________________ From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert Heath <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 5:01 AM To: Richard Walker <[email protected]> Cc: leeds list [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Villa
Absolutely! I can't get the image out of my head (not that I'm trying very hard!) of us streaming forward with 5 or 6 players combining, gorgeous passes and one-touches, Vanilla players floundering in our wake. The 1st goal, for example..........replays of it only show the move from near the halfway line, but actually it began right next to our corner flag with Costa in a tight situation and a difficult bouncing ball. Almost every other player in the league would have just launched the ball up the touchline to buy time and let the defence regroup. And every other manager would have told him to do that. Not Bielsa though. Within seconds, and probably no more than 10 touches, the ball was in the back of the Vanilla net! And yeah, Rodrigo! I would just have had Harrison edging Rodrigo as MoM, but the Spaniard was superb. And he cost less than Watkins! Re the 3rd goal..........a lot of people have said that Mings was at fault for not closing Bamford down. But that goal was a vindication of the Bielsa style. The pass-and-move football we play is so draining on opponents. I think it was Shackleton who was running in behind Mings. mings expected Bamford to pass, so he stood off and prepared to slide back to deal with the pass. And Bamford showed the brilliance there of a good footballer; following the simple dictum - if you see your opponent expects you to do one thing, do something else. So it is quite clear now: the only way to stop this wonderful team of ours is to adopt the Wigan approach, which is what Wolves did. It will be fascinating to see if the likes of Leicester & Arse dare to try to attack us or just sit back in a low block. On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 10:29 AM Richard Walker via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > Couldn't sleep last night as I reflected on what was in my opinion the > best Leeds performance since the European games. It was that good and > there's even an argument to say that the 2nd half was one of the best I've > ever seen. Some statement but we were that good. > The way we attacked with pace was devastating and Villa just couldn't live > with us. Ross Barkley looked like a lower league journeyman as he wasn't > allowed to have time on the ball and found himself having to do more > running than he's ever done in his life. He was f*cked. I'd heard a lof > good things about Luiz and how he conrols the midfield, well he certainly > didn't know what hit him yesterday. Every time he got the ball, Klich and > co were on him and his best efforts came from pretending to be fouled. > Grealish had his moments as he always will but he plays in spurts and isnt > a great team player. He's also a cheat. The foul by Stujik was a certain > yellow card but if you watch it, Strujik doesn't make that much contact and > there's no way it would have resulted in a player looking like he was dead > for 5 mins. Also the dive for the pen was disgusting and countless other > annoyances like keeping hold of the ball and not giving it back when Leeds > were trying to take a free kick. He just did it to annoy, no other reason. > Grade A c*nt ! > Anyway, back to us and where do you start ? The inter-play down the left > between Allioski and Harrison was breathtaking and Matty Cash could only > wish he was back playing for Forest in the Championship. This is the big > time Matty and I'm afraid you're not at the races. Harrison terrorised him > and for once every cross or pass from Harrison was finding its intended > target and with some better finishing from barn door Bamford we would have > been 3-0 up in the first half. > After that yellow card, Struijk was withdrawn after 20 minutes. I don't > think Bielsa took him off because he was playing badly, I think he took him > off because Villa were cheating. WIth Luiz and Grealish falling over and > crying every 5 mins it was only a matter of time before they conned the ref > into sending Struijk off. A blessing in disguise for me because on came > Jamie Shackleton for his PL debut. For me this is the game that defined > Shack. What position suits him best ? is he a defender ? Is he a midfielder > ? Is he a right back ? Is he a winger? Well, tonight defined him to be a > player who can harry, tackle, attack with pace, pass the ball and link up > play all over the park. It also proved that we didn't need Struijk sat in > front of the back four as a security blanket. Klich came deeper, Rodrigo > filled in the Kilch area and we were on fire. The way we attacked was like > a wave with 5 or 6 players advancing at once and then when we lost the ball > we defended in a similar manner. Everyone forward, everyone back. It was > brilliant and I've rarely seen a team play like that. > The second half was total domination and how we only won by 3 is beyond > me. Bamford's goals were all well taken but Rodrigo ran the show for me. He > made the first and he looked class all night. I love players who, when they > get the ball, they always look like they've got all the time in the world > and nobody can touch them. Rodrigo's link up play was the best I've seen > for a while. Intelligent, fast paced, skilful football. > Costa to his credit, after a lacklustre first half, made himself an outlet > as we attacked down the left and right. Villa just couldn't cope. Some of > the one touch football had me dancing around the room (and I wasn't even > drinking - trying to cut down on the lockdown excesses). Bamford's 2nd and > 3rd were very well taken however you have to question the defending as 4 > Villa players watched him adjust, turn and shoot. > And to top it all we bring on Pablo (who should have scored) and Raphinha. > Not a bad pair to bring on. Happy Days > Miesler - 9. Two good saves and good distribution. > Dallas - 7. I thought he looked a bit out of sorts first half playing one > horrendous cross field ball straight to a Villa player. Second half he came > alive and was very busy down the right wing. Looks more at home playing as > a right wing back for me. Could be the best in the league in that position. > Allioski - 9. Brilliant game linking up with Harrison and harrying Villa > players to knick the ball. Should have done better with his chance but it > was on his right foot. He's just a good little footballer > Koch - 8. Uncharastic mistakes in the first half but overall his defending > and balls out of defence were of good quality. Great signing. > Ayling - 9. Looked like a centre back. Great goal line clearance > Klich - 9. Not everything came off first half and a few flicks and passes > went astray. 2nd half showed what we can look forward to with great link up > play with Rodrigo. > Strujik - 5. Not is fault that he got subbed but I'm glad he did. > Harrison - 9. His best performance in a Leeds shirt for me. Matty Cash was > ruined. If he'd bagged a goal I'd given him 10. > Costa - 7. Improved second half but needs to do more or he'll be warming > the bench. > Rodrigo - 9. Pure quality / class. Would have also have got a 10 if he'd > put one of his chances away. > Bamford - 10. Typical Bamford first half, untypical Bamford 2nd half. More > of the untypical please ! It's obvious the PL is suiting him. > Subs: > Shackleton - 9. Midfield dynamo, Billy Bremner performance. Love him. Play > him in midfield doing that job with Klich and Rodrigo linking up and it > will be devastating. Im hoping Bielsa realises now that we don't need a > central defender playing defensive holding midfielder in front of the back > four. Or even a midfielder playing defensive holding midfielder in front of > the back four. In the past when Philips has been injured or suspended > everyone always says we've really missed him but that's mainly because > we've replaced him with someone who isn't a midfielder and can't do that > job - Ben White for one. Let's move on from the pedestrian nature of that > role and let's move into a new era of attack and defend as a team. Bremner > and Giles weren't and didn't need a Kalvin Philips > Pablo - 7. Lively, should have scored. How do you keep him out of the team > ? > Raphinha - 7. What a pass to Harrison and he looked like he wanted to > score. I'd give him a start ahead of Costa. > One final down to earth comment. On reflection, you have to ask how good > are Villa? Yes they hammered Liverpool but I think that was a freak goal. I > think they are one paced, have a good championship striker up front, > pedestrain midfielders (Luiz) and defenders who seem a bit slow. They just > avoided relegation last season and I think they'll be there again this. > Still doesn't take anything away from our performance. > Happy Saturday folks and yes I am having a celebratory drink today - > plenty of them. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.gn.apc.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fleedslist&data=04%7C01%7C%7C243357b2de5344c8c68508d877fb82a6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637391269393266809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=znPBCiNzXySror2QoVj%2BuDe4DHUbAF7DGOrsJGOEi7w%3D&reserved=0 > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fleedslist%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C243357b2de5344c8c68508d877fb82a6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637391269393266809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jmZXnP8ty%2B0NgW3QfGgRY7SUchDIKBnaSVnCFGeEBos%3D&reserved=0 > > Dorigo's Right Buttock... _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.gn.apc.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fleedslist&data=04%7C01%7C%7C243357b2de5344c8c68508d877fb82a6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637391269393266809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=znPBCiNzXySror2QoVj%2BuDe4DHUbAF7DGOrsJGOEi7w%3D&reserved=0 To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2Fleedslist%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C243357b2de5344c8c68508d877fb82a6%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637391269393266809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jmZXnP8ty%2B0NgW3QfGgRY7SUchDIKBnaSVnCFGeEBos%3D&reserved=0 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...
