Agreed. I don’t see the Adams / McKennie lack of creativity as necessarily a bad thing. They are both solid defensively and steady in possession. It gives us a solid platform to build on and as long as we can find creativity in other areas we’ll still create chances. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Roca so far. The frantic, rushed style of Marsch doesn’t really suit him. Hopefully a more patient, structured build up will play to his strengths more.
Sent from Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2023 11:55:08 AM To: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Subject: Re: [LU] Southampton - WE WON Agree re lack of creativity with Adams/ McKennie , not sure if Roca is the answer. I do think our subs, for once, helped us, both Summerville and Rutter had good cameos . I criticised Rutter in u21s but he did well yesterday, not the finished article but showed glimpses that he could make an impact, and Summerville who I have always liked was on fire before his injury and has been a bit overlooked with the emergence of Gnonto. Add Sinisterra to that mix and we will have game changers on the pitch and on the bench. Get Bamford scoring and things may just be ok. Lots of points to play for and lots of twists and turns and other cliches but things feel better with a win and a manager who, more by luck than judgement perhaps, could be exactly who we need Dave On Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 11:31:53 GMT, Simon McNally <simon_mcna...@sky.com> wrote: Not much to add to that Dave.I thought we looked far more controlled in possession, apparently our pass success rate what 85% which is higher than in any of the games Marsch managed.I was pleased that we avoided giving away any daft free kicks near the box for Ward Prowse to exploit.I think this is also the only time I can remember where we’ve been leading by a goal going into injury time and haven’t given up a single chance.Still question marks about a few of our players, specifically Aaronson and Harrison but on the plus side, Koch dominated their 6’7” forward abd Wober was excellent again. There’s not much creativity in the Adams / McKennie partnership but they are very difficult to play through. Both very quick to close down and tackle. I wonder what Gracia does when Roca is fully fit - maybe he plays instead of Aaronson and McKennie plays at 10.It’s easy to get carried away after winning but Southampton we’re truly awful.Hopefully we put up a good showing in the cup and take some good form to Chelsea next week. Simon Sent from Outlook for iOSFrom: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2023 10:59:32 AM To: leeds list <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Subject: [LU] Southampton - WE WON We won ! I love saying that so I will repeat it , we won , a premier league game in 2023, ok we were poor or to quote a Belfast Saints fan on our train " Leeds were fucking shit" , but they were worse, and even more importantly we WON Not the prettiest of games and apart from the goal by unlikely hero Junior Firpo it is very forgettable but all that counted was the final score and we won They were the typical bottom half team full of timewasting, shit housing and faking injury - 3 times in the first half a saints player went down hurt, got helped off but was fit to return the second he passed the white line, it must have magic healing powers. The ref not only fell for it but only added one minute at the end of the half. Strangely all that changed in the 78th minute when suddenly they were running off the pitch to help retrieve the ball, amazing what conceding a goal does We pretty much dominated the whole game but struggled to create real clear chances, Ayling volleyed wide and over from a tight angle, Harrison ( poor again) hit over, aaronson pulled a weak shot wide, Mckennie also volleyed over and Bamford forget altogether that he is allowed to shoot / try to score. Perhaps our best opportunity came when Bamford harried the defender and mckennie did well to take the ball off them and burst forward with Aaronsson alongside him. He could have shot himself, would have been easy to get on target but he chose to lay it off to aaronson, not necessarily the worse decision but the execution was awful and he passed behind him and the chance went begging. Even worse they ended up having their only shot of the half as they got a breakaway after aaronson lost the ball The fans were pretty much solidly behind the team and gave them every encouragement although there was a very nervous feel to it all and plenty of groans as Harrison and Bamford had shockers. Koch and Wober were untroubled at the back however and 0 0 started to look like it was nailed on, a result that would not have helped us. Then some quality, Summerville had the ball out wide by the corner flag ( are you watching Jesse?) and hemmed in by two players put a lovely ball through to Harrison, who redeemed himself a bit with a lovely back heel to Firpo who took one touch then lashed it home, ok maybe not lashed but he shot on target and the ball trickled through a defender and under the keeper. Cue absolute pandemonium, the crowd went wild, " junior Firpo s name reverberated around ER. Could we hang on, could we get a second ? The first bit was easy as they offered nothing and the clock ran down. As for a second goal a flick on by Rutter set Summerville free and his shot flew just wide , at 0 0 he would have got stick for not passing to the unmarked Harrison but at 1 up with seconds to go we forgave him. The final whistle went and we had won. The after match atmosphere was amazing , singing on the bus and proper party time at Moots Hall, incredible how a win makes everything great ( did I mention we WON) So not the greatest, but 3 points was all that mattered and we got them all. So out of the bottom 3. The new manager has work to do but this gives him a platform, we need more from Bamford, Harrison needs to get back to his best, aaranson still needs to bulk up, and Mckennie and Adams need to shoot more, but in a game we had to win, we WON and for a few days at least all is well with the world Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! 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