There's literally no pleasing some folks. On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 13:49, Paul Cundell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you been watching the same season as me? > "One long slow motion car crash"? > We're UNBEATEN at home and we've lost ONCE this year. > We've got 87 points and the manager you're so angry at masterminded that. > A car crash was Jesse Marsch. > A car crash was all Orta's release clauses being triggered in August. > This is quite possibly the rarest of seasons where the third place team > could end up on over 100 points. > SMFH. > Marching On TOGETHER! > Paul > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 12:25, seanscribe--- via Leedslist < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > You're absolutely right. I haven't been this angry at a Leeds manager in > > some time. What the hell is he telling the players? We have two of the > most > > devastating wingers in the league, including (possibly) the fastest > winger > > (fastest player?) in the division in Dan James. At no point during > > yesterday's game did the team move the ball to those players EARLY, to > > allow them to exploit the space in front of them. Again and again and > again > > - so often that it MUST be based on orders from Farke, when the > opportunity > > for a fast break beckoned, the ball was passed sideways back and forth > > between the centre-halves so that the opposition could get themselves set > > before we tried to move down the field. It was absolutely maddening. > > It wasn't just Archie, Dan James was asking for the ball in space and > > never getting it until he had two defenders on him. The whole tactical > > approach seemed designed to negate our own strengths (think of all the > > terrific goals we scored earlier in the season from fast breaks out of > > defence). Even as the clock ticked down, our fullbacks and midfielders > were > > still turning on their heels and passing it back to Rodon and Ampadu, who > > would then pass it sideways, as if we were protecting a lead rather than > > trying to score. There was a complete lack of hunger and desire evident. > > And then there's Farke's inexplicable (and inexcusable) decision to delay > > bringing on most of the subs until the 82nd minute. What on earth was he > > thinking? We had no spark on the field, looked tired and uninterested, > and > > we had Gnonto, Joseph and Anthony stewing on the bench. If ever a > > collective performance was calling for wholesale changes at halftime or > > shortly thereafter, it was yesterday's. I shudder to think of Farke going > > up against some of the managers in the Premier League. Like a lot of > > managers, he comes across well in press conferences, and I acknowledge > that > > the EFL (deliberately, in my opinion) made his job harder at the start of > > the season by taking much longer than normal to approve the takeover. And > > of course we have had some terrible refereeing decisions - yesterday > being > > exhibit A in this regard. But Farke has an extraordinary squad at this > > level, packed with current internationals and young talent being scouted > by > > the world's richest clubs, and he's coming up third best in England's > > second tier. Last night was an absolute indictment. > > This season has been one long slow-motion car crash. I told my friends > and > > family before the season that my prediction was we would go out in the > > playoffs. Every game seems to be moving us closer to that inevitable > > outcome, and that's not good enough for Leeds United. > > Cheers! > > Sean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 05:43:51 AM EDT, Damian WALSH < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Don't get frustrated with Cree & (especially) Georgino losing the ball. > A > > mild grinding of teeth will have to do :) > > > > If they're losing the ball then they're doing their job trying to provoke > > something and we've got to accept that it doesn't come off every time. > > > > However the number of times they lost the ball because they ran into each > > other or another Leeds player (Firpo featured several times here) was > > indeed annoying. > > > > As for Gray - why wouldn't Rodon pass to him? Was it "instructions"? > > Whatever, by half way through the 2nd half Sunderland were completely > > ignoring him because they knew he wouldn't get the pass - it gave them an > > extra man to crowd out the centre. Poor Gray spent most of the 2nd half > > stood on his own, arms outstretched waiting for the ball that never came. > > It's almost like Farke says "give it to Cree or Rutter lads and watch > them > > do something"... > > > > Damian > > > > Le mer. 10 avr. 2024 à 09:43, John Lee via Leedslist < > [email protected] > > > > > a écrit : > > > > > I decided against commenting immediately Nick, because it was a pretty > > > under-whelming display. Like you, I think the players look knackered, > and > > > have just lost their mojo. Summerville & Rutter have had some really > > > ineffective moments, and I can’t deny how frustrating their constant > > losing > > > the ball gets? I thought Ampadu and Rodon looked jiggered too last > > night. I > > > actually thought Bamford looked pretty sprightly last night, despite > that > > > Pike-lookalikey clattering him repeatedly. Of course he never really > > looked > > > like scoring though - I was willing him to get a couple, but aside > from a > > > rubbish shot he didn’t get much of a sniff. I don’t see him being a > Leeds > > > player next season, so really hope he can go out on something of a high > > and > > > bag a couple soon. > > > > > > I thought we played so conservatively in the 1st Half by design - > > avoiding > > > expending energy and not getting injuries so knock it around at the > back > > > and hope for a lucky break, which didn’t come. Second half we tried, > but > > to > > > give Scumderland credit, they defended well, and aided by a > > > partially-sighted ref , they got what they came for? > > > > > > That point might be crucial at the end of the season though, so on we > go. > > > > > > I will make the point that hitting an average run of form if the > > play-offs > > > are where we’re heading doesn’t fill me with confidence. It’s been a > > great > > > season so far though - just hoping the players get some rest and put > > > Blackburn away on Satdi! > > > > > > MOT > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > On 10 Apr 2024, at 07:54, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Notable lack of comments on here since Saturday. > > > > > > > > Ampadu - Meslier - Rodon > > > > > > > > My foremost impression from last night was how tired everyone in the > > > starting outfield 10 looked. With the exception of Gruev, and possibly > > > Gray, they were listless, not just physically less sharp - slower to > the > > > loose ball, less running into space, slower to close down, less > movement > > > for the guy with ball - but we seemed mentally off it as well. All the > > > things people tried didn’t come off. It doesn’t make them bad players > all > > > of a sudden. > > > > > > > > Ampadu - Rodon - Meslier - Rodon - Ampadu > > > > > > > > A combined total of 4 shots on goal, is poor by anyone’s reckoning. > > > > > > > > Meslier - Rodon - Meslier - Ampadu > > > > > > > > Unbelievably though, for a team moving up to second with four games > to > > > go, there were scattered boos in the Kop at the final whistle. > > > > > > > > We don’t have to finish above both Ipswich and Leicester, just one of > > > them will do. > > > > > > > > Meslier - Rodon - Ampadu - Rodon > > > > > > > > Onto Saturday then. We can still do this. > > > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Damian WALSH* > > > > > > > > [image: Euromaster] > > > > [image: Euromater] > > > > *Euromaster* > > 7 place Henri Dunant > > 63038 Clermont-Ferrand > > Mob. +33 (0)6 85 80 18 49 <+33%206%2085%2080%2018%2049> > > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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