Solomon is good with the ball at his feet… fast, tricky, direct. He is also useless at providing any defensive cover for Firpo (no coincidence Firpo has a bad game on Saturday), and he is often badly placed for the man with the ball (often Firpo, on that side) looking to move it forward.
On the keep-ball stuff… it is OK generally, but as with everything else, mixing it up a bit will work wonders. If the opposition cannot always set its defensive shape, but sometimes might have to turn a run for a long ball, over or through the middle, that’s so much more unsettling for them. At the moment they know what they’re up against. All that said, I think a lot of Saturday’s anger was directed at Burnley and the ref. Nick Sent from my iPad > On 16 Sep 2024, at 15:50, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with Farke really about this match. Let's be honest, Burnley are a > top side at this level, and they only had one chance and that came from a > freak slip, whereas although we didn't muller them, we managed to create > enough chances to have won the game. So I'm not too downhearted. > > I'm not 100% happy about having an Israeli in our side, but I suppose you > can't blame an individual for the actions of his nation..............and > Solomon did look outstanding I thought. As good as S/ville I might hazard. > > On another note, I thought the much-vaunted "Best Fans in the Country" were > pathetic. Apart from a few moribund chants of We Are Leeds and a bit of a > kerfuffle with the ex-ManU kid there was hardly any actual support or > encouragement from the fans (in stark contrast to the Bumley mob.) I've > been saying for years that our atmosphere has gone completely downhill ever > since the so-called hard lads decided to decamp from The Kop to the > Scratching Shed so that they could flick V-signs at the away fans. It has > completely diluted the noise. And the booing at the end - when the players > had the temerity to follow the gameplan and patiently keep the ball in > search of the good opening we desperately needed rather than aimlessly > lumping the ball forward - was an utter disgrace. > > Back to the game, I thought all the players performed well with the > exception of Bogle. Not only was he a bit shaky in possession a few times, > but he really didn't handle the game-deciding breakaway very well. He did > the right thing initially to try to split the ball carrier and the central > runner, but once the guy got within 20 yds of goal he should have committed > and closed him down. > >> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM Mark Tuffey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Both the Gnonto chance and the penalty no-call on Solomon were defense >> splitting passes from Aaronson. Those both result in goals and suddenly >> Aaronson doesn't appear so "ineffective". >> >> Cheers >> Mark >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Kevin Lewis >> via Leedslist <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2024 8:37 AM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [LU] Burnley >> >> Well, this was my first early KO home match for a number of years. I >> remember a couple of home matches v Scum in early 2000s. >> >> Anyway, This meant a 7am start from Oxfordshire, and the consequent hour it >> took to get the last mile to the ground and park, meant we had time for a >> quick burger and piss to get to our seats just as the players were coming >> out. >> >> A very disappointing game had the 3 of us trying to work out what was >> missing. >> >> We agreed that we missed Rutter’s X factor. Not for his end product, but as >> much for his effect on the opposition , and getting the crowd enthused. >> >> We also kind of agreed that we need more progressive play from the midfield >> against teams that plays 6 man defence. They only needed 2 players to curb >> any attacking intention from Rodon, Struijk , Ampadu and Gruev. Also the >> space these 5 got in deep positions encouraged them to knock the ball about >> aimlessly between themselves. >> >> We agreed that Gnonto looked like Leeds best attacking player and that he >> ought to be tried in the Rutter role with his strength and perseverance. >> >> A more progressive midfielder than Gruev, might also open things up a bit, >> especially at home >> >> We all disagreed on Aaronson. >> I thought he was pretty ineffective, my daughter thought he ran around a >> lot, and my mate “. he put in some good work. >> >> That was kind of it! >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >>> On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 at 11:59, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Send Leedslist mailing list submissions to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> [email protected] >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Leedslist digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Burnley (Nick) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:41:31 +0100 >>> From: Nick <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [LU] Burnley >>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >>> >>> Don’t mind losing 0-1 in a tight well played game. This wasn’t one of >>> them. Burnley were bloody awful - pulling, cheating, time-wasting and the >>> ref let them until about 70 minutes. >>> >>> The goal - run 60 yards up the pitch without a challenge - what’s that >> all >>> about. >>> >>> With the exception of Struijk, no one came out of that with any credit. >>> >>> There’s a place for the possession football, 1 down at home in extra time >>> is not it. >>> >>> Fuckin dreadful. >>> >>> Oh and Bogle and Aaronson are still shit. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 in a blue vest, awesome! 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