Love that John. Don’t pull your punches mate. Best regards,Scott.
> On 3 Oct 2022, at 12:08, John Lee via Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pretty accurate assessment - it was definitely up there in terms of worst > games (both sides included) I’ve seen in many a year. Marsch now knows how > teams who are battling will play at Elland Rd - diving, wasting time, nagging > the ref etc. We have to try and play some football! The continual playing it > across the backline only for Cooper/Meslier to hoof it long underscores our > lack of creativity playing from the back. Much as Llorente has been a > defensive liability of late, he breaks forward well, as does Struijk if at > centre back. That is a problem that needs working on. > > I absolve none of the players for sinking down to Villa’s depths yesterday - > apart from maybe Bamford who we desperately need to be involved from the > start of games. The ref was poor, but we aided and abetted our own demise. > Ditto the fans, who’s constant singing of ‘Tyrone Mings - f***ing sh*t’ must > have been music to their ears! > > Sinisterra looked the only likely one to break the deadlock, so to see him > fall foul of a nit-picking referee like that was infuriating, but just about > summarised the afternoon. > > We got a point when we may have got beaten so that was good. > > Finally, and I know this will not be a universally held view, but the time > for a player to be sacrificed against Villa has come - by sacrificed I mean > they should cripple McGinn! That f***er is going to end someone’s career > before long, and we need to get our retaliation in first. I don’t mean just > foul him either - broken leg/legs - he’s a twat who needs sorting out! > > Love, peace and United :-) > > >> On 3 Oct 2022, at 10:27, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Well you can add Villa to Everton and Wolves to the list of teams who , if >> they were playing in my garden I would draw the curtains rather than watch. >> This was a real game of two halves and both were terrible in different ways. >> Villa showed in the first minute what their game plan was, waste time, take >> minutes out of the match, dive, whinge , play act and get at the ref. First >> free kick of the game and one of theirs kicks the ball from the half way >> line to behind our goal after the whistle has blown, the inept ref has a >> quiet word, no card. Later Pantomime villain ( pun intended) Mings, picks >> the ball up to take a free kick then leaves it , then goes back to it , all >> just time wasting and killing the game. Add the fact that they rolled around >> after every tackle and they were constantly at the ref and you get the >> general impression that they were not here to play football. >> We did nothing to help ourselves in the main because we got involved in all >> the petty squabbles and mini vendettas, rather than playing football >> When we did play, Sinisterra looked a real handful and Roca pulled the >> strings. Having said that a thunderbolt by the otherwise poor Rodrigo that >> flew just wide and a cross into the 6 yd box that he just failed to get on >> the end of was all we had to show for a turgid first half. Villa had 2 or 3 >> breakaways saved / smothered by Mes. >> On the concourse at half time I heard one lad say " that's the worst game I >> have ever seen" . I am sure I have seen worse but it was dire. >> Second half and all to play for till stupidity by Sini cost us the chance of >> 3 points. Having seen it on TV it was a ridiculous thing to do and many refs >> would give a yellow, though more would have given a warning rather than a >> second yellow however ' wrong' that may be. So down to 10 and suddenly >> Villa woke up and wanted to take things quickly and get on with the game. As >> it wore on it was almost the old kids game, attack v defence, and thankfully >> with some resolute defending, profligate finishing, good saves and the help >> of the woodwork, we held on and almost nicked a goal at the death when >> Bamford, looking good when he came on, nearly laid on a finish for Klich. >> It was relief and some cheers at the end though mainly drowned out by boos >> and insults at the ref. An awful game >> A special word for the incompetent referee. All second half my mate said " >> this must be one of those new refs who haven't a clue " I agreed saying I >> had heard that lots of refs retired at the end of last season and the Prem >> had new , even less able referees. Imagine my surprise then to see it was >> not some unknown newbie making his debut and alternating between having no >> clue / no control and making himself the centre of attention, but in fact >> Stuart Attwell a seasoned ref at this level - a dreadful performance from >> start to finish >> So after waiting a month to get back to watching us we had to put up with >> that dross. As someone, a bit unfairly, said on the bus " that was >> shocking and nothing like the brilliant Bielsaball " . I say a bit unfair >> because the lack of spectacle and entertainment in this game was not really >> our fault, but it was a hard watch. >> Dave >> _______________________________________________ >> 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!
