Excellent result obviously. Sick of all the anti-Bamford tripe tbh, especially so when you consider how many chances Summerville misses? Hope Bamford can get a couple of goals soon to shut the trolls up!
Just watching bits of Spurs v Chewlsea, and we certainly have a decent chance of getting something next week if this is all they have to offer? > On 26 Feb 2023, at 11:55, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> on > behalf of nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2023 10:59:32 AM > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > 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 [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! 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