Cody Drameh can't get fit fast enough for me. Ayling has been a marvelous
servant to the club, but he's no longer a good enough defender to start for a
club aiming for promotion. We know for a fact (given his Luton experience last
season) that Drameh is. I also couldn't understand Farke's decision to not
start Poveda, who's been an absolute revelation during pre-season. I'd have
gone with Sinisterra on the left, Summerville or Gelhardt behind Gnonto in the
middle, and Poveda on the right. That attacking set up would get goals. Once
the team's ahead and Cardiff have to chase the game, THEN you bring on James to
exploit the space behind their defence.
Cheers!
Sean
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 06:08:56 AM EDT, Nick
<[email protected]> wrote:
Bit late to this, but yes, Dave, pretty much agree with that.
Ayling and Cooper are creaking - despite Cooper’s cracking goal - for Cooper
the judgement now is whether his undoubted leadership qualities makes up for
the declining / limited qualities as a defender. Hjelde looked at sea as a left
back. Dan James is fast and unguided - he doesn’t do enough with the ball once
he has it, hopefully we will get a fit and engaged Harrison back soon
On the plusses though Cresswell and Byram came on and did well - Byram added
some zip and confidence down the left. Looking forward to seeing what Drameh
can bring as well - we might have a decent and young back five in a couple of
weeks. I suspect it is not worth getting too hung up on Meslier, who I think is
a fine young keeper but who is shell-shocked after the last 18 months behind
our defence - the same could be said of Struijk - because who knows how long
Meslier will remain at the club.
Gray and Ampadu were quality in the middle - Ampadu gets his foot in, and makes
good use of the ball, while Gray looks very accomplished - hope his progress
continues.
The kind of total football forward line of Sinisterra, Somerville and Gnonto
(and James) where everyone doesn’t really have a position, but just roam and
cause havoc where they can, really looks like a promising way forward…if we can
keep everyone - or most of them given we have Jack H and Poveda - who came on
and had a very effective 20 minutes or so - to factor in.
Promising indeed.
Nick
>>
>> From: nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]
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>> Subject: [LU] Cardiff
>> Date: 6 August 2023 at 19:52:54 BST
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>>
>> " f off home and shag your sheep" chanted leeds fans at the end ( i make no
>> comment re Yorkshire sheep shaggers ) and it made us laugh but at one point
>> this song could easily have been booing the team off .
>> After 2 boring and pretty awful years in the Prem, this was a return to the
>> championship and the madness that goes with it.
>> Pre game we all agreed that no predictions about the season coukd
>> realistically be made till the window is shut, and i stick with that view.
>> Keep Summerville, Sinisterra and Gnonto and add a good goalscorer/ no 9 and
>> we can walk this league , lose those 3 and don't add to the squad and things
>> will be tough.
>> Oversall we were streets ahead of cardiff as Ampadu and Gray bossed the
>> midfield and the 3 lads up front tore holes through their defence. This
>> game could have been 3 or 4 nil and not flattered us.
>> However all our failings came back and it made even a point look dodgy for a
>> long period.
>> We gave away 2 really soft goals, Hjelde proved he is not a left back and
>> Ayling, much as i love him, showed he is finished, as we let them have the
>> freedom of our last third of the pitch and our penalty area, so we were
>> suddenly 2 down, having nearly scored the goal of the season when Gnonto
>> fired just over.
>> The good news, Byram looked the part especially going forward , and we kept
>> going right till the end and looked the fitter of the 2 teams
>> So all in all 2 pts dropped or a point gained , take your pick, but it was
>> fun.
>> It was great to see a leeds team, once again, wanting to keep the ball and
>> pass it around and then the attacking flair of GSS up top was brilliant to
>> watch.
>> We will play much worse and win this season.
>> Get a goal scorer and we will be fine if we can keep these players
>> Dave
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