Yes I was there... spent most of my time trying to get away from marauding toon fans....
> On 17 Dec 2020, at 17:40, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > > Was anybody else on the list at that match up at St. james's when we lost > 5-2? It was the first game of Wilko's promotion season. Obviously, we > bounced back from it, but it was a very disappointing day at the time. > > So a 5-2 win now feels GOOD! > > Rodrigo was magnificent! There were 2 touches of his that were > out-of-this-world: > 1. The header which hit the bar for the first goal. At first sight I > thought he was just lucky the way it looped over the keeper, but the more I > watch it the more I think he somehow, in the midst of that crowded box and > while watching the ball come in from the right, saw or sensed that Darlow > was just a couple of steps off his line and he deliberately looped it over > him. > 2. Before he set up and then scored his goal brilliantly, he was stood > under a high dropping ball with 2 defenders right on him. I think the best > almost any other player could hope for in that situation would be to jump > and try to win a header and direct it to a teammate. But Rodrigo somehow > arched his back enough to control the ball on his chest AND knock it away > from both the defenders into just enough space that he could then fire the > ball out to Jackie H. After that chest control, 5 touches later the ball > was in the back of the net. > > Another thing............what a classic Bielsa moment it was when there > were THREE players waiting in a socially distanced queue to get on the end > of Pablo's pass for the 4th goal, with nary a Newcastle shirt in sight! > _______________________________________________ > 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...
