I would LOVE IT if we snapped up Adama Traore. He is an amazing player already but I think in a Bielsa team he could be sensational. And it looks like he wants out of Wolves.
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 1:45 PM John Lee via Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m not bothered about European qualification at all this year - get > living with Covid established and have a crack at it in 2022. I hope we > take max points from our last 3 games though, just to set a benchmark for > next season. > > I don’t see us buying more than 3 players for the first team squad, unless > we have some unexpected departures. The left back position is tricky - and > how has Orta and the team been able to scout players? Hopefully coverage of > Leeds in Argentina, and across the world, may flush out the odd Bielsa > disciple? Of the relegated teams, I think Pereira from West Brom would give > us something extra, but there’ll be a bidding war for him. Lookman at > Fulham is a good prospect too. > > The creator-supreme role, with the ability to run 12km per game and sprint > like Carl Lewis, is even trickier. That said, I’d never heard of Rapha & > Koch until we bought them, so hopefully there is a £20million nugget out > there? > > > > > > > > On 11 May 2021, at 12:13, Richard Naef <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I'm looking forward to a proper go at one or both of the cups next > season, it's been so long since we had any interest in either cup after the > early rounds. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: 11 May 2021 09:56 > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LU] Oh they've all gone quiet over there > > > > To me, the ONLY downside to this season (Apart from no fans of course) > is simple; we've lost 4 times to the two most boring teams, scoring no > goals in those 360 minutes. > > > > The way Wolves and Brighton set up and play, isn't unattractive and is > very much based on possession - But they both, ultimately, want to try and > walk it into the net ala Barcelona under Pep. Against teams like this, we > clearly struggle (Both will finish below us in the League). MB will, I'm > sure, be aware of this and, hopefully address next season. > > > > Genuinely not bothered about the drubbing at Old Trafford or MOST of the > defeats this season, other than those 4. Those 12 points would have put us > 5th, 1 point behind Leicester! > > > > Mind you, I (personally) don't want European football yet. If we did I > think we'd suffer in the same way Wolves have done by overachieving a bit > too soon, without having the ability to bolster the squad in preparation > for the 'rigours of success' > > > > Anyway, enough of my bollocks, off back to lurkdom! TTFN > > > > StigOfTheMusingDump > > > >> > >>> Yes I would agree with that. But to point out poor performances from > >>> players is OK I think as long as it it is reasonable (in tone I > >>> mean.) Though TBH Michael Brown was effin shit.... > >>> > >> > >> I think it's actually quite rare - this season at least - to be able > >> to spot an individually poor performance that cost us the match. > >> Meslier's fuckups at Arsenal (which he's not repeated), and Alioski > >> giving away the penalty against Brighton stand out*. But it's usually > >> been a collective issue - we've sat too deep and isolated Bamford, for > >> example; or Alioski and Harrison haven't combined well in attack. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! _______________________________________________ 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/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
