I wouldn't write Michalik off yet. I think he's the best tackler out of the three.
--- On Fri, 15/8/08, Alick Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Alick Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LU] Oldham and season so far > To: "DAVID NATTAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "list leedslist" > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 15 August, 2008, 3:11 PM > It is no suprise that players such as Kandol, Douglas and > Michalik have > dropped down the pecking order with Macca. > > Kandol's touch is awful, Douglas cannot pass and > Michalik is a bit of a > hoofer. > > Macca obviously wants players who dont give the ball away > cheaply. We still > lack a little pace in the side in the midfield but everyone > now looks pretty > comfortable on the ball. > > Should be a great season! > > Stotty > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DAVID NATTAN" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "list leedslist" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 2:50 PM > Subject: [LU] Oldham and season so far > > > > Having got back from holiday just in time to catch the > Chester game I am > > not really in a position to say much about the games > so far - missed > > Dender and Scunthorpe- but that won't stop me :-) > > > > However I have seen the highlights on LUTV and have > to say that at times > > we do seem to be playing some good exciting passing > and free flowing > > football. Second half v Scunny it looked we could > have had a hatful and > > they could not cope with us. We seem to have some > balance in midfield for > > the first time in ages although I do find it a bit > strange that we have > > the right footed player on the left (Robbo) and the > left footer on the > > right (Snoddy) > > Whilst it is very early days both these two look like > great additions to > > the squad. Becchio is getting the big build up from > Macca and the backroom > > staff and he does seem to have something about him - > pity he could not get > > off the mark goal wise v Chester - the sooner he > scores the better. Enoch > > will have his critics but he does seem to be better > all round than Kandol > > who he has replaced and if he can get near to Kandols > goal tally of 10 > > then he too is a good addition. > > Sheehan will do OK at left back a position that > caused us problems last > > season after Clapham left. > > Delph looks like he will be a brilliant player in > seasons to come and I > > note that in his latest interview Macca has indicated > that Delph will be > > involved a lot more this season than people think. > > One of my mates is such a pessimist and takes against > players and picks > > out their faults in such a way that at times I think > Rich Walker is his > > nom de plume !! He took against McPhail, Harte, Viduka > etc and in recent > > years Douglas has been his big bugbear, telling us > time after time that he > > cannot believe that anyone who lacks the basic > football skills can have > > even made it as a professional footballer. > > He sent me a couple of texts after Scunny match and > was for him totally > > cock a hoop - first that it seems that Douglas has > dropped so far down the > > pecking order but also that "at times we looked > real quality" - and if he > > says that then we must have been impressive !! > > So on to Oldham - we owe them big time at ER after > the way they > > demolished us last year. It will be interesting to see > how we fare against > > Gregan - at Bounday Park with De Vreis and Andrews up > front we ran at him > > in the first minute getting him booked and then spent > the rest of the game > > hoofing the ball forward picking him out unerringly > time after time making > > him look like a defensive colossus, hopefully on > Saturday our slick > > passing will leave him isolated and left for dead. > > We also seem to have more idea and penetration at > corners and free > > kicks - something we sadly lacked last year (Sheehan > at Doncaster > > excepted) when Thompson was not making one of his > infrequent appearances. > > So all in all a very promising start and personally I > cannot wait for 3pm > > tomorrow - last season was great, this one will be > even better !!! > > > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the > list administrators > > accept no liability for the personal views and > opinions of contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > "the morphine patch and the handfuls of > dihydrocodiene and paracetamol did > > the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!" Dave > Nattan May 16th 2008 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views > and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > "the morphine patch and the handfuls of dihydrocodiene > and paracetamol did the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY > !!!!" Dave Nattan May 16th 2008 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist "the morphine patch and the handfuls of dihydrocodiene and paracetamol did the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!" Dave Nattan May 16th 2008
