1964white wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:46 pm
However
Our set-pieces are poor
How often do we score from a corner?
When did we last score direct from a free-kick?
Which is one of the reasons Douglas has been such a disappoint, 14 assists in the previous season he signed.
Then he got off to a great start, one of his corners getting headed in by Roberts early last season.
Then that was it.
' "Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
faaip wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:35 pm
Can't be, teams with that laundry list of issues are relegation teams
you missed
Our lack of creativity
Reliance on one player
Poor set pieces
Tiredness
Not to mention Bielsa's stubbornness and tunnel vision, and how our owners never get us any decent players.
It's an adventure to log on here every day to find out what latest thing we're absolutely crap at. Not things at which are good but can improve, but things we're rubbish at doing.
Un Marcelo Bielsa, solo hay un Marcelo Bielsa. Gracias Marcello. Marsching on together.
Leif Davis for me. Excellent no frills defender who does what he is supposed to...defend.
Dallas was excellent at RB when Ayling was injured and was very unlucky to be moved when Ayling returned.
The flowers of common sense do not grow in everyone's garden
HarryofOz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:55 am
Not to mention Bielsa's stubbornness and tunnel vision, and how our owners never get us any decent players.
It's an adventure to log on here every day to find out what latest thing we're absolutely crap at. Not things at which are good but can improve, but things we're rubbish at doing.
Chilli D wrote:Leif Davis for me. Excellent no frills defender who does what he is supposed to...defend.
Dallas was excellent at RB when Ayling was injured and was very unlucky to be moved when Ayling returned.
Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.
This is a football forum where folk can voice their varying opinions whether they are positive or negative. If everybody had the same opinions on here it would be terribly boring!
MOT is now more busier than I can remember in a long time, a forum devoid of any nastiness or personal insults in the main, an absolute dream for those moderating this site. I have no complaints about the varying views, more concerning are those who rarely post their opinions on Leeds United which is surely the ultimate reason why we all joined MOT.
None of us are perfect.
Leeds United is not perfect.
We don't live in a perfect world.
So for all as praise & adulation you have to expect criticism & fans concerns, it certainly applies on all football clubs sites, believe me this one of the fairest & mildest footy forums around.
BGwhite wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:58 am
Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.
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That would be Ayling who was the Championship player of the month for December? What was Bielsa thinking?
Cjay wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:09 pm
Ali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Davis has hardly played, minutes amount to two games, hardly a good sample size., He would give us even less height (Ali rarely gets the credit he deserves for the amount of headers he wins) and Ali and Harrison have a good understanding.
Dallas, people have short memories, much improved this season but he has never been very good defensively and it takes a very talented player to be able to play full back not on his natural side (that isnt Dallas), should be right back. People ise the 2nd leg as justification but he won praise for trying hard and scoring, not his defending.
Douglas doesnt suit the style, lacks the pace to play full back in this style imo.
Alioski has been awful there recently.
What I think bielsa will do - stick with Douglas, which I don't mind
BGwhite wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:58 am
Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.
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What?! Ayling has been one of our best players and played every game during our 7 game winning streak?!
weasel wrote:
That would be Ayling who was the Championship player of the month for December? What was Bielsa thinking?
You're talking about now. I'm talking when Ayling came back from injury we've leaked goals., Yes thats with the player of the month , certainly didn't get it for his defending which I thought was his primary job.