My take too Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org> on behalf of Robert Heath <heathpalai...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2023 3:24:38 PM To: Nick <n...@6haroldplace.co.uk> Cc: Leeds List 2010 <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Subject: Re: [LU] Brighton or an interesting day at the office for Jack Harrison
"Oh yeah, and Rodrigo was fouled in the box as he went through." That was SO a penalty! I can't believe they didn't make more of it on Match of the Day. What? Oh. On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 12:09 PM Nick <n...@6haroldplace.co.uk> wrote: > Brighton are a decent well-organised side. They’re not pushing for a > European place just through luck… > > What was obvious was that Garcia set us up as 4-4-2 and has told them to > stay in position - no wild chasing down, no pressing. This works for > solidity but removes that 100mph rollercoaster effect - it also allows > their defenders to stand over the ball time after time, happy that they are > not going to get challenged. This is something that many in the crowd > seemed to be made restless by. > > Big problem yesterday - apart from Roca & Aaronson’s almost non-existence > in the middle - was Ayling. It wasn’t that the guy on him was fast and > tricky - he was - but that he got done 6 times in then first half alone > just by a lofted ball over the top. He was nowhere near the winger. If you > get caught once or twice early like that, you drop 5 yards, you move closer > to the guy. But it kept happening. Then he got out-jumped by the winger at > the back post, for the first goal. V poor game. > > However, Harrison decided he was going to chase and harry, and in doing > so, closed the defender down, got a bit of luck with the bounce, which just > rolled along the touchline without going out, fed Bamford, who took a touch > and smacked in off the crossbar - albeit with a slight deflection. Out of > nowhere we were level. > > Then Jack gets unlucky in the second half with a ball ricocheting around > the penalty area, eventually bouncing off him and in - he looked like he > was shaping to clear it, but the winger pressing him, was close enough that > Harrison could not draw his foot back…and there you go. 1-2. > > The second equaliser - coming after Gnonto, Rodrigo and McKennie were > introduced - came after a reasonable spell of pressure from us, all these > three pushed us forwards. Short corner from Willie 2-balls, Harrison steps > inside the defender and lashes it into the far top corner with his right > foot. Lovely goal. > > Couple more half chances each - best fell to Wellbeck who cut in again > from our right, beat about 3 defenders before hitting the south stand. > > I do not buy the doom and gloom - there are 12 games to go, 4 points cover > about 8 teams (not counting Soton, but that may change after today) - > plenty of time to get things right. The same people who say “we’re down” > are the ones who would db going “C’mon Leeds we can do this” if there were > a 4 point gap with 2 games to go. > > Oh yeah, and Rodrigo was fouled in the box as he went through. > > Nick > > > > > > On 12 Mar 2023, at 11:14, Steve Gillen <sjgil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I pretty much agree with all this except to add that yesterday's > performance was about as poor as I've ever seen of Leeds. I mean insofar as > we have players of talent who are excellent and may be enough to save us > but those players are just that. They are not playing much as a team, I'm > pointing to Utter and to some degree Harrison, they try to do it alone it > felt. The exception being Gnonto, he did play for others and was the spark > we were looking for often. I very much got the feeling that our coach has > laid the law down that we don't all fly forward and leave ourselves open at > the back (Ayling take note) which meant that we were not as exciting to > watch as we have been, but not the walkover we used to be - well not as > much as we used to be, we still had our moments of squeaky bum - sadly > though that meant that we struggled to force ourselves upon Brighton. I > honestly could see no way we might score until up popped Bamford, but even > then he didn't receive service so much as he had to make it himself. > > > > I struggle to see how we can make it this year as everyone around us is > doing something and we aren' - sigh. I am so disappointed. > > > > Steve G > > > >> On 12 Mar 2023, at 10:09, nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > wrote: > >> > >> Well, similar to last season we salvaged a point at home v Brighton, > and similar to last season we left wondering if it is enough. Wins for > Bournemouth and Everton suggest not, but to be honest Brighton are a much > better team this season, as shown both by their league position and the > fact that their fans were going " ole" after 15mins of dominance even > though it was still 0 0 > >> Pre game the mood in the pub was down beat, no one could see where our > goals were going to come from and you can't win if you can't score. > >> It was good therefore to see Bamford back up top and Rodrigo on the > bench , getting back to full fitness > >> Despite that we were very much second best for long periods of this > game as a super confident Brighton side all knowing their roles gave us a > chasing. It was no surprise when they took the lead , the winger tied Roca > in knots then crossed over Luke aylings head to the other wide player who > nodded it back to the striker, unmarked, to head home. > >> We feared the worse, but there were a few things to build on > yesterday , if we can, and one was our tenacity and refusal to be beaten. > Harrison chased a ball and managed to keep it in play, passed to Bamford > who took a touch to beat the defender and lashed it home with his right > foot off the underside of the bar, a great hit ( even with the possible > deflection) We then got lucky as Brighton missed an easy chance and so 1 1 > at half time. > >> Second half was more of the same with Ayling and aaranson both missing > chances. We then shot ourselves in the foot, a cross was intercepted by > wober (?) almost giving an own goal but Mes saved him only for the save > to rebound to Harrison who sliced it in - a betting scam with big money on > an o.g. ? - Harrison did make amends with our second equaliser and became > the first Leeds player to score at both ends and get an assist in the same > game ( assists have not been recorded for long) > >> We then got lucky again as welbeck danced through our defence but fired > wide and high over the advancing Meslier, that would have finished us. > Instead we hung on and made a few subs, Rodrigo, Gnonto and Mckennie all > coming on. > >> To audible groans from the crowd Wlillie played another short corner to > Harrison but this time it worked as Jackie sent the defender the wrong way, > cut inside and unleashed a great curling shot , a top goal, but followed by > a brief panic as we waited for confirmation and Brighton moaned about two > balls on the pitch > >> We saw out the last 10 minutes or so and got a point. > >> Bad bits, Roca invisible again, Mckennie was so poor we discussed who > he was on a par with, after dismissing Spring and Westlake, we decided he > is the new Jermaine Wright - not an accolade Rutter also looked like his > one trick will not fool defenders at this level ( he was only on for a few > minutes so dont want to judge him harshly) > >> Good stuff, Rodrigo and Sinisterra both returning to fitness, the > goal by Harrison, maybe he can now find some form, the goal and general > play by Bamford, maybe we can score the goals we need. Finally the fact > that in a game where the opposition were better we twice came from behind. > >> Having said that we need to get some wins, and at least two of my > mates are 99% resigned to going down. We spent plenty of time in the pub > saying how much more fun it is in the championship. We do still have time > and the two games in a week at home to forest and palace could be pivotal > but we need to start winning beginning with wolves next week > >> 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! 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