Hmmmmmm. Not dismayed by today's game. I thought Brentford were impressive and it reminded me that Bielsa has inherited a bunch of regular (mid-table) players, whom he is shaping into the proverbial silk purse* through his brand of motivation, inspiration, hard work, confidence, reputation, player-management and no excuses coaching. We just about held our own in the face of clever and skillful opposition. since we seem to be slagging the players off, I'll try to be a bit more generous.
BFP. 7. Confident and commanding if not always perfect. Nice. Ayling 5 or less. Not a great day, though it can happen to all of us and he's been great for us. Interesting to see whether we improve during his ban. Pontus. 7 just. Goal, passion, some quality defending but got mugged/made obvious fouls once or twice too. Cooper. 6. just. have been impressed this season but shades of chiristenson-day panic trying to stroll out the back under pressure Dallas. 6 just. not the worst replacement we could've had. Alioski 7. 6 as a winger, but 8 at left back. Harrison. 6.5. Has to find a bit more end product. Saiz. almost 6. his presence has an effect, but his play didn't really produce much. Not sure how much blame can be laid at his door. They marked him out and we failed either to release him, or use the freedom that allowed us elsewhere. Klich almost 7. looked imperial at the off, but dwindled all the way to getting subbed off. Phillips just a 6. couldn't stop their 3 on his own. didn't look like it either really. Unlucky not to score. Roberts. 7+ looking stronger - both mentally and physically, popped up in useful positions, made somethings happen. Forshaw. disappointingly didn't see anything to get excited about but no eal issues either. Clarke. Nice positive cameo from the youngster. Baker. A couple of close things. Ref. o dear. wanting to prove (to himself?) that he isn't going to be swayed by the crowd shows he doesn't have the necessary confidence to ref games at this level. yet. Marcelo 10. A delight. xxxx *maybe unfair, the lads weren't really a sow's ear. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
