Some observations:
- That was a worrying game. Really ineffective and out of ideas.
- Harrison is weird. When he does cross quickly his balls are really
dangerous (today a couple Derby play-off last year) but 99% of the time he
slows it right down and then fucks up.
- Think Bamford was taken off because he should have been sent off.
- Bielsa did go for a Plan B but obviously that is made up on the fly as we
were all over the place second half.
- Leeds salute from Bowyer best part of the day.
Nick
On Saturday, September 28, 2019, 12:39:34 PM EDT, Richard Walker via
Leedslist <[email protected]> wrote:
No doubt we'll hear Bielsa trot out the usual we had the possession and
chances to win and there's an argument for that although I thought today was a
disaster both in our performance and the manager's tactics.
At half-time he did what a lot of fans have been asking for and played 2 up
front with Bamford and Eddie but then quickly abadoned that and took off
Bamford and put on Roberts. In that seccond half we were all over the shop and
yes Bielsa did go for a Plan B but it's obvious that he doesn't like doing it
but more importantly it's obvious he hasn't a clue what the hell is going on
when he's playing. Instructions were being handed to the players by paper and
Bielsa and his entourage were all pacing around arms in the air frustrated for
most of the second half. We had no central midfield in that 2nd half. Philips
sat deep in a back 3 but everytime he got the ball he had no outlet in front of
him. All out play had to come down the wings and that just didn't happen today.
Helder Costa has been most fans choice to start but today's performance maybe
tells you why he hasn't. He was bloody awful. Little chips, dinks, crosses -
all to a red shirt and he was unable to take on his man. A real luxury player
today we could have done without.
On the other wing you've got Harrison, who arguably was are most effective
player - he was ineffective but he saw more of the ball and got into more good
positions than anyone,
Charlton were poor but they had a bit of pace and lots of fight in them and
they frustrated the hell out of us. Second half was appalling time wasting but
we could have still be playing all night and wouldn't have scored today.
We ended the game with a left and right winger who can't cross a ball, two
players who are not match fit (Forshaw and Roberts) and a midfielder in Klich
who has just completely forgotten how to shoot. He was the biggest
disappointment today for me and I think his position should be rethought.
Is it all falling apart ? No. but today there was panic and confusion around
the team and the way we just stopped playing through midfield second half was
terrible. Bielsa will no doubt point to the fact that an extra attacker means
being less effective in midfield - yes I get that but being totally ineffective
in midfield with one les player has to ask questions around players like Klich
who are suppose to be playing in midfield.
Scores:
Kiko - 2. That goal was a nightmare. What was he doing trying to punch a ball
as low as that.
Dallas - 6. Showed good energy to get forward but every final ball and every
shot was terrible.
Allioski - 5. Tried to get forward first half and had one decent shot that was
well saved.
Cooper - 6. Played the second half a left back in a back 3 and didn't do it
very well. Did you a lot of good defensive things. What is going on at corners
?
White - 7. Our best defender but again I'd ask about his contribution to
defending corners
Philips - 5. Struggled against a bit of pace first half which really highlighte
how pedestrian he is. Second half he struggled at the back. His passing was off
today with many passes going astray. On the positive side, he did get through a
hell of a lot of good work and tackles. His set pieces were also decent towards
the end.
Klich - 4. Poor.
Costa - 2. Poorer.
Bamford - 4. Should have scored with a point blank header first half but it's
just to happening for him. He's obviously frustrated and for me he has to be
dropped.
Shackleton - 5. He got forward a few times in the first half bu tlike Derby he
didn't do anything to impact the game. Was taken off at half-tme.
Harrison - 4. Last ball poor all day.
Subs:
Eddie - 6. Lively. Needs to start - we need to be scoring early.
Roberts - 5. One or two nice touches
Forshaw - 5. Nearly scored at the end but like all his chances it was a nearly
scored.
This was a worrying performance because we were all over the shop and I'm not
sure where it all leaves us for Tuesday against the Baggies.
I'm absolutely gutted. Beer time.
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