If Bielsa resigns we are down. There is nobody else who could make our current squad perform to the level we have done in the past 2-3 years. We will be OK (just) if we stay calm and let MB get on with it. I think we have been unlucky on fixtures, injuries and absences, and when that levels up (pls God!), then we will get a good run going and pull away from the bottom. But I don't expect anything better than 15th at the end of the season, and MB may leave at that point anyway. Cheers A
On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 15:06, Ian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > I dont think Bielsa will be our manager next year, sadly. > > If he doesnt turn our results around before Christmas he will resign. > > ________________________________ > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of John Lee via > Leedslist <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 18 October 2021 1:08 AM > To: Robert Heath <[email protected]> > Cc: leeds list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Coach 22 > > Someone asked the question about getting rid of Bielsa, and it is, sadly, > a fair one? Accepting the unbelievable progress of the last 3 years, > performances which I’ll never ever forget, Bielsa’s methods have been > neutered by many teams, and unless we score a hat-full then our defensive > structure means we are completely naive at times! Simply repeating the same > mistake time and again, with lesser quality players than our first xi, > seems idiotic. > > We can now see why Bielsa stays only a short time at teams - he gets > sussed out, and then finds another group to ‘indoctrinate’. When it works > it’s brilliant! > > At what point though does the club start to ask him questions, and will he > simply walk? > > There are 7 teams with 7 points or less - I think we can muddle our way to > safety, but I’m short of belief that this is going anywhere near the 9th > place of last season, although I’d settle for 17th. Unless our prospects > improve I think it’s unfeasible we’ll be hanging on to the likes of Rapha, > Phillips etc for more than this season? What are the odds of Newcastle > coming in for them in January? > > I still hope I see us with Shack in midfield and Drameh at right back, and > soon! And Roberts nowhere near the first xi :-( > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 17 Oct 2021, at 16:20, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What worries me is that the players seem to be lacking > > confidence..........and one thing you need if you are going to play > > Bielsaball (and all the high-risk play that entails) is supreme > confidence. > > It is one of the many facets of Bielsa's genius that he managed to > instill > > such self-belief in players who, let's be honest, did not previously seem > > to possess the talent to deserve to be confident. No doubt getting our > top > > players back will help, but Bielsa's biggest challenge now, I think, is > to > > somehow rebuild that lost confidence. > > > > My other worry is that opposing managers have worked out how our passing > > patterns develop and have trained their players where to position > > themselves to prevent us building moves. > > > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 4:11 PM nattan--- via Leedslist < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I agree from what I have read and what little I have seen, yesterday was > >> clearly very poor, and I accept we have problems. However can you > imagine > >> the moaning from other managers if they had to start a game with both > >> fullbacks, the midfield lynchpin, the top goal scorer, and the best / > most > >> creative player all absent? That is 5 out of 10 outfield players > missing, > >> exactly half of them > >> No team could hope to cope easily with that level of absence.( Koch a > >> current German international also injured) > >> Yes our problems are exacerbated by the small squad which led to a very > >> young and inexperienced bench ( the absent for 2 years Forshaw not > >> withstanding) > >> Things are also made worse by Dallas being out of sorts ( missed an NI > >> game earlier due to personal reasons) > >> As one of my T shirts says "LUFC KEEP THE FAITH" > >> Anyone asking for Bielsa to be replaced need to get a grip > >> Get our players back, get a few good results and it will all look much > >> better > >> Dave > >> > >> > >> On Sunday, 17 October 2021, 15:56:07 BST, Michael Benjamin < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> This team is Bielsa. > >> If it fails we simply go down. No one can get more out of them. > >> We'd sell and start all over again. > >> This year not only have players gone backward but no one has progressed > >> from the under 23s who are not on the fringes before. > >> I am at a loss as to why or what is happening, plenty of guesses, but > why > >> guess. We will wait and see. > >> This is Bielsa's show > >> > >> Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Ed Morrish > < > >> [email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2021 5:49:32 PM > >> To: list leedslist <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [LU] Coach 22 > >> > >> Watching the highlights of a pretty abject performance yesterday, a > >> problem occurred to me: Bielsa has gotten players like Kalvin and > Bamford > >> playing in a way that no other coach has ever managed. And when the team > >> succeeds it’s because he’s got them playing in a way that none of our > >> previous coaches ever have. So for all the problems we’ve got - a small > >> squad, no plan B, a reluctance to change underperforming players - I > wonder > >> if a different coach would be able to change anything, given the players > >> we’ve got? I mean, Bielsa’s the coach who turned Luke Ayling into > someone > >> people talk about being called up for England. Is there anyone else who > can > >> do that, or would they need to spent £30m on a new right back? > >> > >> In other words, if Bielsa is the best manager for this group of players, > >> don’t we kind of have to just stick with him, at least until we have 11 > >> Raphinhas available for selection…? > >> > >> Ed. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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! 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