Get used to games like this, lads. Pretty much every team is going to come to ER with that gameplan. That's over 180 mins this week we have thrown all we've got at a packed defence and garnered one scrambled goal. I think, despite the fact that all our "stars" have legged it over the horizon, that we are still going to lose loads of players to international squads in the next week. Nevertheless, I hope Farke has enough of a rump of the team left to work on ways to get past these low blocks. Farke has been hugely impressive so far.........but now the real acid test arrives. Can he mould this lot we are left with into a potent Div 2 side?
Anyway.............an international break in which we are condemned to watching the bloody Wales matches! What a comedown! On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 3:25 PM Nick <n...@6haroldplace.co.uk> wrote: > These “Happy 70th Birthday, John” messages are brough to you by the > Sheffield Wednesday society of entertainers and fun-loving footballers. > > > A madly frustrating game. Sheff W were set up not to lose. They bullied > our ’star’ forwards relentlessly and were allowed to by the ref. You could > see that had we got a goal we would have got 4. But we didn’t. > > The keeper made two very good reflex saves to keep out Rutter and > Summerville. And Gnonto had a decent shout for a penalty ignored. > > Meslier - good at the saving and shot stopping, less good on the > distribution - although he was probably following orders > Ayling - as soon as we get the ball he disappears up the wing, beyond the > midfield…which makes it really hard for him to get back and cover defensive > duties. Missed a carbon copy of the header he scored again WBA > Shackleton - one of our best players on the day, and yet he’s not a left > back - when did we last have a good left back, was it really Dorigo? > Rodon - not convinced yet. There’s something there, but there’s also > something missing - bit like a new Pontus without the flare > Struijk - I like him, I think he’s a good player - the Dutch and the > Belgian national teams don’t come calling for bad players - yet, there is > always something lurking just waiting to go wrong. > Ampadu - signing of the season so far - energy, tackling, commitment and > decent passing > Gray - looks to me like a young Gary McAllister - needs time and support - > and like Ampadu, needs movement ahead for when he has the ball > Summerville - I like him, pretty much unstoppable when running with the > ball, needs to get his head up and release the thing earlier sometimes - > needs referees to understand the fouling he is subjected to > Piroe - hardly saw him - as a withdrawn striker - doesn’t seem to make > sense - poor first touch, poor free kick > Rutter - one or two good things, nice subtle touches through for running > teammates might have come to more. Also one dreadful attempt to lob the > keeper when through on goal that just feel into the keeper’s arms. > Gnonto - got a battering off their defenders but kept getting back up and > fighting on. Deserved more, including a penalty. > > Spence - came on and immediately made two really good blocks > Kamara - not on long enough to have an opinion. > > They came and got their first point of the season. So having failed to > beat the bottom team the week after beating the top team, this feels like > points lost. > > Nick > > > On 3 Sep 2023, at 09:31, nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> > wrote: > > > > As Rich W has already said this was not the fun in the sun we were all > hoping for.The rail strike ( we had to get my daughter in law to come from > Salford to pick us up - what a darling) meant the pubs were sparse as > presumably more fans drove, but the mood was upbeat , general feeling about > Sinisterra and all the rest was" fuck em" and we dont want any of them > back., but that a game against a poot Wednesday side was just what we > needed It should have been that way as we did create chances and more half > chances but they were all fluffed. Piroe , our greatest hope, really showed > why he is not in the Prem as he dragged his only opportunity well wide - > for some bizzare reason our new no9 , with his amazing goalscoring record > was playing behind Rutter. Rutter fairly ineffective missed 2 good > chances, the first well saved the second a soft chip right into the > keepers hands. Shack had a good shot just wide from outside the box, > Summerville blasted 2 over, and Ayling missed an identical header to the > one he got v west brom. > > Wednesday offered almost nothing but had 2 chances all game, the first > Mes looking more like his old self came out well to save , the other a > cross to the penalty spot to an unmarked striker who semed to blast it into > the ground and over - best chance of the game A clean sheet is very > welcome but it was 2 points dropped > > Hard to be too disappointed, our season really starts v millwall. > Farke has 2 weeks to get everything sorted . The players who are here are > here to stay, whether they like it or not ( Willie and Summerville both > certainly put in the effort yesterday) The new players are here and , > international players apart, he has 2 weeks to get them to gel and get some > of the injured lads back > > > > Lets hope the new additions are all we hope for - Jaidon Anthony looks > decent enough as a replacement for Sinisterra but without that extra > quality. - Farke now has the team he has and can get on with it. We have > been the better team, despite results, in every game so things should look > good if we can get it to click. Millwall away is a very good test, a shit > team and a shit club who will give it everything in their cup final > > > > 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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