We can speculate until we are blue in the arse but my bet is that marsch will play the same XI v Everton if he can. I think 99 Leeds fans out of 100 would start Gelhardt over James, but the latter's energy and running at the top of the press must be deemed to be very valuable.
Rodrigo is the most frustrating player I've seen in a Leeds shirt for years. Maddeningly inconsistent. I think Marsch needs to be able to recognise when he's having one of his (way too frequent) off days and drag him off asap, but that also aint gonna happen. MASSIVE game v Everton! A win gives us a really solid and impressive start plus puts one of our potential relegation rivals deep in the shit (they're playing Liverpool next, I believe), but a draw or a defeat and we are already right in the relegation mixer. On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 2:29 PM Greg Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm still reasonably confident we'll stay up with this squad, but the > first half was dreadful from us. Marsch said afterwards the plan was to > get balls into the Brighton half quickly and then play from there, but > the players did not execute properly, which worries me slightly. That > type of hoofball has been proven to be a failure in this league, and it > is just shit football. Time after time the ball was lost to Brighton. > Our front four ran around a lot but could not hold on to the ball to > make any meaningful attack on goal. Brighton sat deep and won all the > loose balls and attacked down both flanks exposing Struik (not a left > back) and Rasmus (a right back, but not very good). Only Meslier and > their poor finishing kept us in the game. > > Second half we started to hold the ball better, which led to plenty of > possession and a few half chances. But Brighton always looked like they > would score and so it turned out. Again down the flank, with Struik > drawn towards the center leaving a man free on the outside and a cross > from our right. Brighton sat back after they scored and we had one or > two chances - Sinisterra at the far post and Rodrigo(?) who blazed over. > We could and should have got a point, but Brighton were the better team > overall. > > On the plus side, Adams did not give the ball as much as the previous > three games and Sinisterra looked good. Koch was good again and Jack > and Brenden had reasonable games. Klich was good again when he came on. > > Downside? Rodrigo was useless. Misplaced passes and wayward shooting > again. I suspect Marsch told him to shoot more. Rasmus still looks out > of his depth in my opinion. Llorente had one of those games where he > falls over a lot. > > I would have brought on Joffy sooner and also taken Rodrigo off for > Summerville. > > Everton on Tuesday will be a test for Marsch. The starters so far have > done well, but there was a lack of creativity on Saturday. I would take > a chance with Drameh if Ayling is not ready, and also start with Klich > instead of Rodrigo / James and play Joffy up front. I'd be tempted to > play Summerville instead of Brenden as well, but that may be too many > changes. > > Whatever happens, Everton are there for the taking and 3 points will > perk us all up again. Lose and doubts will start creeping in re > Marsch's tactics. But we're 5th and we would all take that after 4 games > I suspect. > > MOT > > > > On 29 Aug 2022 13:46, James A. Lundon @ Yahoo! via Leedslist wrote: > > People, > > Ups & Downs: Chelsea one weekend, Brighton the next. > > It will be one of those seasons! > > James. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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!
