We have the best manager in the league, but our resources look thin. We are noticeably weaker without one / both of Philips and Llorente.
As we probably would be without Meslier and Ayling. Koch / Struijk / Cooper can more or less cope with the also ran attackers in this league, but not the best of them. Going forward we need at least two of Bamford, Raphinha or Harrison to be on song…we can just about get away with one of them not firing properly - we are really dangerous when all three are. We haven’t really found a Pablo for the premiership yet…someone who dictates the pace of the game and sees those passes. But also, on Saturday’s game, it has to be said that for 25 minutes Pogba and Fernandes were untouchable - and sometimes that happens. I was also impressed by the their young forward Greenwood: his movement was good (too good for Cooper) and he is fast. That said Harry Maguire is a carthorse but we didn’t get at him. I had no idea that the rules for offside and penalties had changed to be so subjective…I guess at least 3 of Bamford’s disallowed goals from last year would have stood then... Nick > On 17 Aug 2021, at 07:40, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > I must admit that I've been feeling very nervous for the past month or so. > > But how much of that is due to nearly all the other Premier League teams > appearing regulary in the press, some more than most, all of them featuring > marquee signings(*), or ambitious new managers or other reasons why they're > going to finish in the European places. From the coverage it wouldn't be > surprising if 18 teams qualify for Europe and Leeds & Newcastle get > relegated! > > So let's relax, calm our nerves and remember it's all only hype. This > weekend's results can be ignored :) > > (*) The Grauniad dammed our Junior Firpo with "not as versatile as > Alioski"... > > Damian > > PS Allez Clermont Foot! > > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 2:18 AM Alec McQueen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am pretty sure I am in a minority of one but I would be happy with simply >> staying up this season..... > _______________________________________________ > 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!
