OK, the final 2 minutes took the gloss off the performance, but otherwise it was a very impressive performance against the top of the table side, albeit they look a bit crap imho.
Weird things happen re the bounce of the ball, spin, divots etc, and given Meslier didn’t lay a finger on the ball suggests some Shane Warne style skulduggery in play. Just unlucky, and 99% of other goalies would have suffered the same fate - split-second bounce and it’s in! Memories of Seaman and the ball bouncing over his arms after hitting a divot! I’ve never been a big Gnonto fan, but I thought he was excellent last night and, somewhat surpringly, kept his cool despite the repeated attention he got! I also thought Tanaka and Rothwell did pretty well - let’s hope that partnership develops and stays fit! Aaronsen still runs around like a headless chicken, panicking both sides in equal measure :-) I like him tbh, but him in particular, and others, give the ball away far too often for my liking. I blame not getting 3 points on the overly cautious tactics once we’d got the second - they were there for the taking, but once again we didn’t go for it - it’s a bad habit, and 1-goal leads often come back to bite you! I can’t really fathom bringing Joseph on ahead of Bamford. Piroe did ok, got a good goal, albeit possibly offside, but Bamford is a far better defender at corners, and better at closing men down. I like the look of Schmidt in the very brief cameos he’s had so far too. Someone posted that the worst we can be after the weekend is 4th, so it’s not all doom and gloom, despite THAT goal. Finally, what a joy it was to see all those Wearside maggots slinking out after 80 minutes, leaving the stands half empty by the end. They knew they’d been tupped! > On 5 Oct 2024, at 11:25, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Its a team game so always hard to blame an individual especially for one > error. Having said that it was a huge mistake and very costly since we had no > time to change the result Overall Meslier has not been impressive or lived up > to his early promise. His saves / goals xg or whatever it us for keepers has > been one of the worst in the division. At one point something like 16 shots > on target from 17 went in the net - not greatThe main problem is he is so > much better than his would be replacement, Darlow, who is awful > Whether the 2pts from these games is sufficient only time will tell but we > could and should have won them both so there is lots to be happy about > especially given our injuries - 2 from 4 wingers out ( hopefully DJ and > Solomon will be back for Sheff game) and 2 of 4 midfielders out for months > Heads up and go again in 2 weeks - hoping that the likes of Tanaka and > Aaronson dont suffer on international dutyDave > On Saturday, 5 October 2024 at 08:48:59 BST, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, we would have taken a draw before kick off, so there’s that. It is a > good result. First points they’ve dropped at home, I think. > > And yeah Meslier, something weird happened on the spin / flight of that ball… > > But it’s team sport and if we are blaming him for costing us 2 points last > night, then we are also blaming Aaronson for the 2 points lost against > Portsmouth, Solomon for the 2 (at least) lost against Burnley, and Rodon > against Norwich. Aren’t we? > > It’s a good result, especially given our suddenly threadbare midfield. > > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
