Matt - but of course Rodrigo was so busy moaning Rapha didn’t pass to him he wasn’t really watching any more, until it was too late. I bet Klich was hacked off!
Sent from my iPad > On 17 Jan 2022, at 13:28, MATTHEW GAYNOR <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The Rapha questions were annoying - you can see why Bielsa avoids doing > interviews in English - the translation aspect makes it easier to dodge those > questions. > > Bielsa's tactics worked well. > Although he had virtually no choice on the team, i suspect most of us would > have had Koch at CB, with Ayling at RB and Dallas in midfield. But Koch did > well in midfield. It would also appear simpler to play Hjelde (who did well) > at CB and move Ayling and Dallas - but that worked out ok. > Even the James upfront thing meant they were always harried at the back > meaning lots of careless passing and us winning back the ball. Shame he cant > finish. > > Thought Rodrigo helped us keep ball well once he was on - unlucky with the > disallowed goal - only thing he could realistically do was dive into the net > out of the way > > Matt > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "John Lee via Leedslist" <[email protected]> > To: "Leeds List 2010" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 16 Jan, 22 At 17:10 > Subject: [LU] West ‘Am - the sequel > > What a brilliant result - well deserved too, and had Bowen equalised at the > end it would have been really harsh. So, the London curse is broken, we’re 9 > points above the relegation spots, and IF we can beat Newcastle we’ll be > mid-table. > > > > Lots of commentator talk about Raphinha leaving - can’t see that happening in > the January window (I hope). I loved Dan James’s tackling and closing down > today - he really worked hard! Good to see Rodrigo back, although not great > to see him offside for the 4th goal, dozy bugger! > > I reserved much of my early-match criticisms for Luke Ayling, but he created > the first, made some great runs, and I lost count of the number of times he > got a defensive toe in first. Presumably he was just getting his range with > his early mis-placed/suicidal passes? > > Bate had a much better cameo today, and Hjelde again looks like a good > player. Good to see Struijk/Koch being much more solid against Antonio than > Llorente too. > > > > The 3 points feel so much better than an FA Cup win! > > > > MOT! > > _______________________________________________ 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!
