There's no 'think' about it Tim, it's blatant. Actually, that's one thing that really bugs me on live TV commentary. The number of times you'll hear, after a delay of about 3 or 4 seconds, is "Ooooh, I think there was a hand there" or (as an example) "Great goal from Terry" having just witnessed a header from Terry get a significant touch on it from, say, Drogbha. Then after about 3 slow motion replay's one of the muppets will say "oh, I think Drogbha may have got a touch on that you know" .... meanwhile I'm usually screaming at the TV something along the lines of "Yes, you stupid xxx xxx it's xxx obvious, I saw it straight away you useless xxx. Watch the xxx game" ...
Do I need therapy!? > The goals are now on YouTube, for the benefit of those who didn't see them > on ITV last night... > Â > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKpVzQHl3k > Â > The commentator thinks the 'flick on' for the first goal was actually a > poor back header from Palace defender Matt Lawrence, and studying the > footage again, I think he's right. > Â > Tim W. > > > Â > www.toellandback.org, an independent view of Leeds United. > > --- On Wed, 27/8/08, Nick Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Nick Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LU] Crystal Palace > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 9:40 AM > > As one of the 10,000 or so (maniacs?) I guess I'd better say a few words > and today's lesson will be brought to you mainly by the words Telfer, > Becchio and MOTM Delph. > > I don't know if that was a full-strength Palace team similarly I don't > know how Palace are doing this year - but this Leeds Utd mix of half > first team and half reserves took them apart with some aplomb. Starting > XI - Lucas, Richardson (capt), Lubo, Telfer, White, Hughes, Kilkenny, > Douglas, Delph, Beckford and Becchio. And for my money 10 of that lot > should start on Saturday - I'd still have Sheehan for White at LBack - I > know he's a young lad, but he looked a bit nervous and lacked a bit of > awareness sometimes - that's not to say he had a bad game, far from it, > I just think Sheehan would be better. > > So onto the game - passing, movement, application, intelligence on the > ball and decent finishing - there's no way you can do this and not sound > like Alan Hansen. We had 4 and we could have had 8 - Beckford and > Becchio both going close, having good efforts turned around the post, > and Showunmi when he came on twice came close before he scored - once he > ran round the keeper but ran out of pitch. > > 1-0 - long punt from Lubo, Beckford wins a flick on - bravely as he took > a right elbow getting there - Becchio then flicked on again into the > box, where Douglas, all credit to him, had followed the ball, and he > nicked in before the keeper to stab it over or round him (it was a long > way off)... > > 2-0 - having won the corner, by seeing his goal bound effort saved - I > think it was after a cute free kick from down on the right hand dead > ball line following a foul on the excellent Becchio, the free kick was > dragged low across goal by Kilkenny into Beckford's path he thumped it > first time only for it to be deflected wide - Beckford then rose at the > back post to nod home Kilkenny's excellent corner-kick - scored when we > were down to 10 men with Lubo getting treated > > 3-0 - good midfield play on the left by Delph and Kilkenny, the ball is > swung cross field to Fraser, who controls it, takes a moment, before > swinging a great curling cross to the back post, where Becchio rises > above everyone to thump home a header right down in to the bottom corner > - Len Shackleton would have been proud - the keeper should have done > better, mind > > 4-0 - in which Enoch gets the ball on the left wing edge of the box and > is allowed to amble into the box and curl a shot towards the far corner > - unsure whether Beckford got a toe to it or not > > The cherry on the cake being the blank sheet kept when Johnson headed > off the line after Palace had finally got round Lucas and planted a shot > goalwards. > > Telfer - never seen this fella before - he's not a long term solution to > anything but he is a talker and an organiser - he is also apparently a > footballer first and foremost - never punted it clear when a pass was on > - often making good use and finding men in good positions. He's not > fast, but wasn't often bested due to great positional sense and he's > not > tall for a CHalf but he won his share. > > Becchio - big heart, went for and won loads of aerial challenges, led > the line by example - makes great runs - links with Beckford - I think > he could be a little gem > > Delph - what I like about him is he has wonderful balance, great poise > on the ball, always looking for the open man - made some great little 5 > yard dashes leaving his two markers for dead, from a standing start - > wonderful passer and really willing to carry his share of the > load...great stuff. Palace hadn't a clue what to do with him. > > This game was won by an utterly dominant Leeds midfield - Douglas broke > up evrything that came his way and then played it simply to Kilkenny or > Delph who proceeded to pass, over, round, through the Palace midfield > until they didn't know whether they were coming or going. They fed the > forward line and supported it, well. Hughes put in a grafting > unspectacular shift on the right side of midfield, performing a similar > duty to Douglas. > > LUCAS - one or two early flaps - then comfortable despite some good onld > centre forward rough housing in the aerial challenges > > RICHARDSON - quietly effective in defence - good exploitation of the > space on the right going forward in the second half > > WHITE - stuck to his guns, made some good challenges against a > determined winger - caught cold and wrong side a few times - just a bit > of naivety really > > TELFER - commanding game > > MICHALIK - solid game > > HUGHES - hard work, linking with Frazer - nothing spectacular > > KILKENNY - when we had the ball, he ran the game - here there and > everywhere, good range of passing, perceptive short balls, taking 2 or 3 > opponents out of the game, mixed in with some fine long ball > distribution. > > DELPH - MOTM - inspirational and unplayable, as far as Palace were > concerned > > BECKFORD - a big, fast, threatening presence who more than deserved his > goal > > BECCHIO - a revelation to me - 70 mins of controlled aggresive forward > play - won loads in the air - took his goal very well - think he and > Beckford could thrive as a partnership, given service... > > ------------- > > subs > > Showunmi - came on and ran about a bit - took his goal well - missed > another sitter when put through by Beckford - also messed up when round > the keeper (3rd or even 4th string, after Snodgrass) > > Howson - on for 10 minutes - not involved > > Johnson - came of for White at LBack - made one great clearing header > off the line - generally added stability > > --------------- > > all-in-all a fun evening > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > "the morphine patch and the handfuls of dihydrocodiene and paracetamol did > the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!" Dave Nattan May 16th 2008 _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist "the morphine patch and the handfuls of dihydrocodiene and paracetamol did the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!" Dave Nattan May 16th 2008
