"Of note, we've played four of the other five in the top six and have failed to beat any of them. "
Oooh that's a bit glass half empty! One could also say we have already visited 3 of the top 5 and are unbeaten in those games. On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM seanscribe--- via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > Whoever told you that the worst we could end up at the end of the weekend > is 4th is not to be trusted with any sort of responsibility that involves > mathematics. If West Brom get at least a point, and if Blackburn win their > game and the 'Boro/Watford game has a winner, we're down to seventh. > At the time of writing we're 5th in the live table. Of note, we've played > four of the other five in the top six and have failed to beat any of them. > We play the only remaining team in that group next. > Cheers! > Sean > On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 07:46:12 AM EDT, John Lee via > Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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! 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