Nice one Oystein, well done for keeping the faith. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of leedssongs.com > Sent: 27 October 2014 22:57 > To: 'leeds list' > Subject: Re: [LU] Wolves > > Out of lurk mode to write two lines from the weekends events... (back in the > old days it would have been a full report from pre and post match list meets, > ascii maps, and scores on the doors, but times they are changing, > right?) > > Was over for the first time of the season, in Marriott with my cousin.... > Happened to see the players coming off the bus on Friday, realized I did not > recognize a single player... Then was too late to meet them for Sat breakfast, > but saw them leave the restaurant... > > Went off to the store, and it must have been the chairmans daughter at the > till, she was getting trained, and I had my free membership shirt and some > more stuff... > > Back to the Mariott just to leave the goods, and there they were outside > waiting for the coach bus. I did something I didnt do for 10 years or so, had > my pic taken with a player! > > Some of you might know I am a big Brasil fan; country, nature, culture, food, > drinks, beaches, women... the lot! My team is Flamengo, hence Adryan was > a player I knew a bit about ... the locals (in Rio, that is) rate him as "better > than Zico"... (obviously talentwise, yet, but just wait and see!) > > I happen to speak a bit of Portuguese as well, so I have no idea whether > Adryan speaks English... I had a nice pic taken (see facebook), and a good > small chat... Let me put it this way: I printed ) Adryan on the back of my shirt, > first player since Yeboah on my back, actually... tells it all, really... > > Off to SOTG again... > > Went to the pavilion ahead of the game, most exiting was to see Sky sport... > > > Well, KO, seated in Kop end, only to see south stand is the place to be these > days (left of the goal, lower tier, it seems). > > I thought we played very good first half! We played towards south stand, so > didnt see a thing! Good passes all around, safe in defence.. A goal well > taken, and some disappointment that the powerplay didn't lead to one > more... > > Tried to follow number 9, he fought defensively, won tackles, got away with > the ball, did some samba with it, and passed it on... sometimes not > successfully... I have to say I love his efforts, his skills, his ambition, > willpower... when he is a bit more experienced (play him from start some > games!), he will bloom! > > But first half, difficult to give different scores, it was a solid and entertaining > team performance! > > Then came second half. > > Let me put it this way: whatever our manager (eh coach!) did before, with > Leeds, before Leeds, whatever.. whatever his history, his skills... for what he > told the Leeds players in the break, he deserved to get the sack! > His words should have been "this is brilliant, lads, now go and do more of the > same!!" Instead, he changed formation. I still dont know what he did. > But Robinson was moved to the right, Adryan, who in first half was all over > the pitch working his socks off, was now a left winger. And it seemed like we > wouldnt attack for money... North stand chanted "attack... attack.... > attack-attack-attack", but they did not respond (cant seriously blame them > for listening more to coach than supporters, though!) > > We were apparently trying to defend the 1-0 through 45 minutes.. . of > course, it would be failure. Disaster..... > > Our substitutions was likewise meaningless... did not achieve a thing, apart > from weakening the side.. with all of them... > > The rest is, as they say, history... > > I think it is possible to get good performances out of this squad. I think we > have hungry players. Talented players. I would like to see us get an > experienced midfielder, a boss like Strachan. An older player, able to tell the > others to "calm down, have faith, we are in control" type of things, when the > home crowd goes wild because of failures and stuff. The player the others > can learn from. Perfectly ok to hire a former premier league player a season > or two at the end of the career for this purpose. > > Apart from that, players were not the problem. Players are not the problem. > Lack of management were. That half time change and subs lost us the game. > Only that. We need someone with championship experience. English footy > experience. Simple as that. > > I believe Redfarn can do it. I really do. > > I love Leeds, me! > > > Øystein > > > Noggie on the list.... > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER
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