Hi Rob, To be fair I wasn’t expecting Bamford to be on the bench and I did declare James. Didn’t see Roberts as an impact sub but you are so right. Have to say that Leicester’s subs were the opposite of impact. None of them got tuned in to the game. An unexplainable 15 mins all round but bloody brilliant.
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 22:27, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh dear Kev............I think that's the second time this season one of > your posts has not aged well! No we don't have any impact subs! > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM Kevin Lewis via Leedslist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Big game tonight! >> Not really because it is Leicester, but because it will be difficult! >> Leeds >> need to keep winning to stay up with Ipswich and Southampton. A >> draw/defeat >> could take a few weeks to make-up. >> >> It is great that we are now essentially in with a 1 in 3 chance of >> automatic promotion and adding in the chances of getting through the play >> offs must make us about 50/50 overall, in spite of our play-off cock ups >> in >> years gone by. >> >> However there are a couple of things that worry me. >> The bench players are by and large not good enough to be considered impact >> players. Only James/Gnonto (whichever does not start) is good enough in >> that way. The rest are really holding replacements. It means that options >> are limited to give the team a boost after 70 mins, which I think is why >> we >> have often lost a bit of control at that stage in recent matches. The >> place >> where this is really felt is in the engine room, where there are no >> obvious >> fresh legs to bring on at all. Especially with Archie and Ampadu playing >> in >> the back 4. >> >> A couple more signings in January would have helped. Contrast our >> business >> with Ipswich and Hull, who made significant improvements with Kiefer Moore >> and Carvalho respectively + other players with Premier League experience. >> I will be much more nervous about facing either of them in the play offs >> now, should that happen. >> >> Sorry about the full-on ramble. >> >> KoT >> _______________________________________________ >> 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! R.I.P.
