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And what if the only view we get, is through the spectacles
I am always pleased when we can grab some small victory from the jaws of defeat.
You are very argumentative Rab
I defended Ayling & raved about Cooper's performances this season however they were both very poor yesterday & I've rightly said so. I actually felt sorry for Ben White who is a young CB with so much responsibility on his shoulders especially yesterday & v Cardiff
Checks and balances Leon.1964white wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 7:22 pm You are very argumentative Rab
Surely everyone are entitled to their own opinions, this forum would be boring if everybody shared the same views.'m personally enjoying this season & if we play well without too many errors v the brummies & the baggies I will positively report back accordingly
I still think we can win this league, if that doesn't balance my thoughts out I don't know what does!rab_rant wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 7:49 pm Checks and balances Leon.
All I try to do is contest negativity with positivity.
The inference from your rose tinted glasses post was that those that are positive have lost grip of
reality, and I was merely pointing out that folks who have a fogged up negative view are not seeing the big
picture either.
Perhaps we are in a propaganda war to win the hearts and minds of the punters. Whether we
know it or not what we write influences other peoples opinions for better or worse. Propaganda
can be used in two ways... to rally the troops and to bring hope, or to sow doubt and dispair in
the hearts of the enemy.
I was encourage when you started the POSITIVE LEEDS thread... a reformed man I thought,
and I think folks get a lift when there is some positive news... it restores pride, and I think that
is a good thing.
I’m not singling you out my comments, it’s more on a whole, over reactions about players abilities. Every player in our squad has shown they can play well.1964white wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 7:30 pm I defended Ayling & raved about Cooper's performances this season however they were both very poor yesterday & I've rightly said so. I actually felt sorry for Ben White who is a young CB with so much responsibility on his shoulders especially yesterday & v Cardiff
As I posted on one of the breakfast topics this week I believe we haven't got one bad player in our first-team squad. Some are inconsistent or injury prone but they are all decent on their day
Lets hope it's Sunday this week1964white wrote: As I posted on one of the breakfast topics this week I believe we haven't got one bad player in our first-team squad. Some are inconsistent or injury prone but they are all decent on their day
Definitely bad keeping.Irish Ian wrote:Just managed to see the highlights from last night.
Preston's goal, plenty going wrong defensively but am I the only one who thinks Kiko should accept some responsibility?
On his line, flat footed, ( again) doesnt try and narrow the angle and then makes no attempt to actually get to the ball?
Shocking keeping.
I posted the same in game, should have narrowed the angle. Does that and they don't scoreIrish Ian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:48 pm Just managed to see the highlights from last night.
Preston's goal, plenty going wrong defensively but am I the only one who thinks Kiko should accept some responsibility?
On his line, flat footed, ( again) doesnt try and narrow the angle and then makes no attempt to actually get to the ball?
Shocking keeping.
He did seem surprisingly close to his line which was unusual and there was plenty of the goal showing. From where his starting position was and where the ball was aimed he didn't then have any chance to save it. Reminded me of how BPF was often rooted to close to his line. Not good keeping at all.Irish Ian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:48 pm Just managed to see the highlights from last night.
Preston's goal, plenty going wrong defensively but am I the only one who thinks Kiko should accept some responsibility?
On his line, flat footed, ( again) doesnt try and narrow the angle and then makes no attempt to actually get to the ball?
Shocking keeping.
I fear this alot as i like Bielsa alot, but where is the confidence, confidence is something we should be playing with much more than we did today, judging by our league position. So why is it that we still have moment of shakiness and look nervous. I heard a Klopp quote uestwrsay and it was " about failing beautifully if you have to fail at all"kingmakerbull wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 4:28 pm The issue here is not that players had an off day or it happens once in a while. The issue is that this lot of players (minus Pablo) without Bielsa will be floundering in the mid-table. As Xavi (Barcelona great) and Guardiola say it "The most important difference between a mediocre footballer and a good one is their ability to think quickly and adapt to the situation". For example, last season against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona were pressed on the top of the pitch the same way as PNE pressed LUFC yesterday at the start of the game. So, what did Barcelona do? They dropped the forwards down to their own half and Ter-Stegen started kicking to them on the wings. Yesterday, Kiko inspite of the pressing kept passing it to Kalvin and he lost the balls a few times in dangerous areas. And Cooper without any outlet gave the ball away. As far as Ayling was concerned, the less said the better. He punts the ball up the wings and it is always won by PNE. Kiko is a good keeper but others should also need to adapt as the situation demands. These lads are incapable of it and that is what hurts the team the most. Bielsa has got a bunch of mediocre footballers play well as a team. Individually they lack the ability to think (apart from Pablo as the stats show. Without him the win % is 31 and with him it is 63%). So the owners need to buy someone who can slow down, play simple yet precise passes (not a 50-50 ball) and keep moving. And that is the most important thing.
