But did you think that he had picked the wrong team and wrong tactics vs Preston in the semifinal 2nd leg?
I think what Im saying here is that in hindsight the tactics were wrong. Just like in hindsight the tactics for the semi final were genius. *IF* we had scored either first or second, then I think the team would have gone on to win, and then its entirely feasible we would have again been saying it was great tactics that won the match. That's all really. You can look for the negatives out of any performance by any player or manager. Similarly you can look for the positives. However I believe you have to take a holistic view of the season, and I don't think I saw ANYONE demanding automatic promotion at the start of the season. I don't even think I saw anyone thinking automatic promotion was likely, whoever was manager. Most of us said that a top 6 finish, with maybe a playoff final appearance would be a good season. That's what we got. The football may not have been pretty along the way, but fuck it, do you think Watford fans are complaining about that right now? He aint going anywhere no matter how much some of you moan about him, so why not just accept he is there until at least November, hope that he manages to get a few good players in to freshen up, can use this preseason to develop our playing style etc and maybe, just maybe, we will have a better season next year playing better football. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Leslie > Sent: 23 May 2006 14:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LU] Not Good Enough > > Couldn't care less about the comparison. Warnock was The Blunts manager > then and KB the coach, IMHO any tactical mistakes are the managers NOT the > coach's. THIS time, the MANAGER was responsible and, as I alluded to > earlier, this point has been driven home countless times (Some fair, some > not) by Messrs Walker et al. Fact is we had 13 days to prepare for a > massive game, something we may not be at for YEARS to come and we blew it > with dreadful tactics and selection. That is not the coaches fault, and > therefore any similarities between the Wolves - Blades game and Sunday > exonerate KB from the former ... it fully implicates him for the latter > though. > Mark, I've defended KB, I've spent countless posts telling Rich etc. that > they have to look at the bigger picture whilst admitting in many of his > observations about selection, but Sunday for me was almost like a switch > going on. A switch I've tried not to flick all season, a switch that I > finally had no option than to press after Sunday. With the players > available and with 43,000 fans in the stadium to cheer them on, Blackwell > produced completely the wrong team, completely the wrong tactics and > completely the wrong impression of himself and us. > > > Some of the tosh coming out is unbelievable. > > > > Look kiddies, its either the coach or the manager who is responsible.. > > either KB was responsible for the lack of change in tactics (which I > > personally disagree with BTW) this time OR last time, not both times.. > > > > ffs > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darran > >> Sent: 22 May 2006 21:59 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LU] Not Good Enough > >> > >> Was sent this from a Blades fan... hmmmm > >> > >> "Reminded me of the Blades getting stuffed by Wolves 3-0 in the play > >> off at Cardiff. > >> One excuse, as was used again yesterday, was that the team 'froze' but > >> IMO in both games, the losers were outhought tactically on the day, by > >> Wolves and Watford respectively. > >> Interestingly, like SUFC, Leeds seemed incapable of altering their > >> tactics during the game, and even more interestingly, Blackwell was > >> the coach for the Blades in our play off defeat". > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> HiFi Repairs and Servicing. 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