I bet he’s carrying an injury that’s making him 90% pace. That’s the difference at this level between being excellent and shite.
On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 at 17:42, Richard Walker via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > Agree Nick, it is strange. He was inspirational against Scum and there was > general agreement that he was back and deserved the captain’s armband but > in recent weeks it’s all gone wrong. He looks slow and looks like he’s > really struggling to get a grip on games. Having said that he put some real > desperate challenges in last night which did win us the ball back. Maybe > he’s got a knock ? > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 5:34 pm, Nicholas Armit via Leedslist < > [email protected]> wrote: > > He was excellent against Scum in both games though. Strange. > Nick > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 12:05 PM, Neil Hackett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Agree that Ayling is a big worry. I love him but he is being targeted. > > For about a month teams have been sending a diagonal ball over him knowing > the winger will beat him to it. > > It also appeared on TV that Forest were happy for him to receive the ball > as we passed out from the back; once he received a pass they closed quickly > and he was turning it over a lot. > > Both wingers were very good, not sure Gnonto has a way back into the > starting line up yet. > > > ________________________________ > From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Nick < > [email protected]> > Sent: April 5, 2023 5:28 AM > To: Leeds List 2010 <[email protected]> > Subject: [LU] Fwd: Forest > > Agree with both of these… > > I think we’ve seen 2 of the 3 that will go down at ER recently - > Southampton and Forest - hard to pick who was worse. > > Most impressed yesterday with McKennie - he was throwing those challenges > in and using the ball well. Harrison and Sinisterra (and Gnonto, and > Sommerville) using the width of the park, just demonstrate what a nonsense > Marsch’s narrow formation was. > > Ayling had a shocking first half against a poor strike force - its a worry. > > Bamford is doing that infuriating thing he - fluffs chances, both for > himself and also when he has the ball and teammates in good positions - > but, the way he works the central defenders and pulls them all over the > shop is second to none. I did think that Rodrigo should have come on for > him after 65 or so, to rest up Bamford and let our leading scorer have a go > at such a weak defence. > > Looking forward to seeing Wober back soon, too. > > 3 points at the w/e and the world looks very different. > > Nick > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LU] Forest > > Date: 5 April 2023 at 10:13:34 BST > > To: leeds list <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > When the first message on my WhatsApp this morning is from my son saying > " spring in my step and a song in my heart" you know all is right with the > world for a bit because Leeds have won > > It was a comfortable victory really against a team who offered very > little. If we are looking for 3 teams worse than us, forest have to be one. > > Pre match stats had us worried- they had only scored 4 all season we > had won every game when we started in the bottom 3 - cue them winning and > scoring 5 goals inc a worldie from someone who has not scored for 3 years > > Thankfully that did not happen ( although their goal was his first in > the Prem) > > I agree with what Rich has written below. > > We struggled a bit to start with - they hit the post from a corner then > carved us open, what was Ayling and then Sinisterra doing? However we dug > in , the crowd stayed behind the team ( as Rich says it included a good > tribute ) and there was an air of confidence around ER . > > Our goals were good, lovely move ended with Mckennie shovelling a pass > to Roca, his shot was parried to the lively Harrison who lashed home. Then > just before half time Sinisterra danced his way through tying a defender in > knots before curling in a beauty. > > Second half we continued to dominate and were first to everything. Roca > having a stormer, like many I have wondered about him but last night he > was excellent , as was the much maligned Firpo who linked up well with > Sinisterra but also made one brilliant goal saving tackle. Sinisterra > showed what we have been missing, coming very close with another curling > effort, and everyone else played their part. Struik looked commanding at > the back, Harrison was at his best and Bamford worked his socks off. > > A great victory and with Bournemouth and Leicester losing a quick > glance at the table puts a smile on your face - 13th. A closer look is not > so great, just 2 points above the relegation line, but last night was job > done for the first bit , now we need to build on it by beating Palace on > Sunday. > > Under Marsch we looked like a team going down, under Javi we look like a > team with a fighting chance of staying up. It is our hands . > > Dave > > On Wednesday, 5 April 2023 at 09:41:41 BST, Richard Walker via > Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > "The scabs are going down" sang the South Stand and yes they most > definitely are. This game reminded me of playing against a lower > championship league team, in that we had so much space all over the park > and created chance after chance after chance. Sini and Jack looked > resembled Messi as they danced their way past the Forest players and in > midfield, Roca and Mckennie had the freedom of the park. It still didn't > stop us going behind and then nearly conceding a 2nd in the opening 15 > minutes. "How shit must you be, we're winning away" sang the scabs. Ayling > looks vulnerable against a pacey Forest winger and ti was no surprise that > from one of their breaks down the left the ball was passed to an unmarked > player who slotted home with ease. Stunned silence and I thought it could > be a long night. > > But to our credit, and Forest's inpetness we came back strong and > started to build attack after attack wtih Sini and Jack at the heart of > everything. There were too many chances to describe but it seemed like a > constant wave of attacks on the Forest goal without anyone having the > ability to stick it in the net. The goal eventually came from Roca's > unmarked shot on the edge of the box being parried into the path of Jack > who hammered it into the net. Then, towards the end of the half, Sini > danced around a couple of Forest defenders and side footed it into the far > corner. Typical goal from him. From then on, we really should have buried > them be we fluffed chance after chance with the final ball lacking at > times. Inevitably this led to us hanging on injury time but to be honest > Forest looked toothless by then despite some good searching long balls from > Shelvey. Jimmy came on as sub and had a great one on one chance to finish > it but he put it wide. That summed up most of the match for me. > > A good win, against poor opposition and a follow upagainst Palace at the > weekend will put us in a strong position. > > Scores: > > I think most of these scores should have the statement - against shit > opposition added on to them. > > Meslier - 6. Not sure he had much to do other than pick the ball out of > the net. > > Ayling - 6. Struggled initially but he worked very hard and put some > great challenges in. > > Firpo - 8. Much improved and actually did some useful defending but as > with all the performances last night I think you have to bear in mind the > weak opposition. He got forward well in the first half. > > Struijk - 8. Very solid against .... > > Koch - 8. Very solid against .... > > Mckennie - 7. Still a bit subdued and I worry about his mobility but he > did what was needed. > > Roca - 9. Man of the match for me and the first time I've seen him > actually show that he can influence a game. He worked tirelessly and put > some great tackles in combined with some fantastic long range passes. I've > never doubted that he has a nice left foot but he's lacked presence mainly > due to lack of pace/ acceleration. Last night, he had the freedom of the > park and was actually able to show us what he can do given space. My big > question is can he do it against better opposition ? I hope so. Mcphail > would have had a ball out there last night as well ! > > Harrison - 8. Lively throughout. Still manages to pick out the > opposition with last ball passes with ease. > > Sinisterra - 8. Fantastic first half against .... Great goal. > > Aaronson - 6. Worked hard but still looked very lightweight. > > Bamford - 5. Looked exactly what he is - a player who hasn't played much > football for 2 years. Worked tirelessly but his timing was off and he never > looked like scoring despite having a number of chances > > Subs: > > Rodrigo - 5. Looked very slow > > Jimmy - 6. got booked and should have scored but he put himself about > > > > Great rememberance from the fans last night crowd by turning our backs > for a minute. RIP Chris and Kev. I didn't travel to Istanbul but I was sat > with people last night who were there in the square and they are still > equally mad and sad about the events that night. There was no damaging of > Turkish flags, no abusing locals, just a large mob of murdering Turks that > attacked the Leeds fans with knives. We will never forget. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought we played well against a very poor Forest team. I’ve never > seen us have so much space in midfield and God knows how many chances we > fluffed. Should have had them buried long before the 5 minutes of ET where. > Inevitably we were holding on. Sinistera and Harrison both looked like > Messi as they were able to dance around Forest players and even Aizlewood > had a good game. Lots of people saying ‘I told you Roca was great’ Well I > never doubted he had a ‘nice left foot’ but my issue is does he have te > pace and the presence to really dominate in midfield and play those killer > passes when under pressure. Last night he had the freedom of the park. > Mchpail would have loved it too. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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