Like everyone, I like the shape and feel of the current Leeds lineup, and Tanaka, Rothwell and, yes Aaronsen, give us a real forward-moving feel.
I’m not too sure what to make of the ‘reported’ interest in the French defensive midfielder from Mainz (IF TRUE) - maybe Farke is wanting more defensive cover, as it appears Gruev will be out for much/all of the season? All this attacking is probably un-nerving Farke and his natural cautiousness, but for as long as it lasts, things are looking good - even Bogle and Firpo look like decent players on the front foot, and thank god Joseph got a goal. I would like Bamford to get a couple of halves and a couple of goals too - still time yet, given the number of games! Hopefully Hull will beat the Mackems tomorrow? > On 19 Oct 2024, at 13:41, nattan--- via Leedslist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Rob asked P.S. Does anybody else think that R/well & Ao are an UPGRADE > in midfield?I agree ,. I think these 2 are much more attack minded and want > to get the ball forward so on that side they are definitely an > upgrade.Defensively they are more open, Norwich ( early on ) and Sunderland > both created chances - bellingham had 3 free shots from the edge of the box, > which Amps and Gruev would have prevented- so not as good in that department > I do prefer the more attacking option , it will probably prove to be more > effective as well given how teams generally sit deep against us, so i think > , if they can keep up the standards, they are an upgrade and DF has got a > bit lucky as he would not have changed things by choice > Dave > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 11:10 AM nattan--- via Leedslist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > " scored from a corner, we've only scored from a corner"Well that was fun. A > brilliant performance where we totally outplayed and outclassed the supposed > best (other) team in the Division. 90 plus minutes without them having a > shot on target or a chance worthy of the name, that is pretty conclusive. > Not sure if our defenders were worried about Meslier after the last game but > they made sure he couldn't make a similar error by not letting Sheffield have > a sniff > When we signed Rothwell and indeed when we saw him play it was very much " > meh " but he was magnificent last night running the show and unlike Gruev and > Kamara last season , he along with Tanaka , was always looking to drive us > forward. > We should have been ahead at the break, Largie had a good shot well saved, > Gnonto having been given the ball by them should have done better and > Aaranson had 2 attempts, the first a snap shot with the keeper out of his > nets, the second a difficult volley that went over ( he had a 3rd chance, > easier than the first two, in the second half that he blasted over)They > offered next to nothing so it was a question of could we break down a defence > that had had 5 or 6 clean sheets on tbe bounce. > We relied on our secret weapon - a corner !We had had a few corners that > brought 2 comments from fans around me - either a sarcastic " great, its a > corner" or " this is the one" followed by " well maybe the next one will > be"It did not look like a good kick when Rothwell fired it towards the > penalty spot at knee height but the big sexy pirate (tm the square ball) got > ahead of his man and volleyed home - cue amazement and delirium- "get in / f > me we've scored from a corner."For once after going ahead we kept on going > rather than shutting up shop, and there was none of the usual panic in the > crowd, we wanted another but it felt like one was actually enough.Then came > the icing on the cake, a quick break , Solomon fed Piroe who carried it > forward and then fed a lovely ball through to Joseph, who despite falling > and having a man literally on his back ( like a rucksack) he slotted home > Cue chants aimed at Wilder and general happiness > We are going up ! > Roll on Tuesday night.My man of the match was Rothwell but it was 8 out of > 10s all round except Meslier who just gets a chair and a cigar , so easy was > it for him > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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.
