Two decent goals from Leeds I thought. Not sure if Hendo could have done anything about either, but I have only seen them once in the tele.
He could start by not diving once the ball is already in the net. I'm starting to worry about his ability with long range shots.
what are you actually basing your worries on? the two goals last night and the sheffield wednesday goals? there is absolutely nothing he could have done about any of the goals.
OK - I will stop worrying ............
But humour me and just take a peek at the SWFC goal again, just to confirm there is nothing he could have done better to prevent it.
I felt this was a fairly evenly balanced game, with Leeds being the more likely team to win. It was only the second time I've been to a match this season and so it was interesting for me to form some impressions of the new team and the way it plays.
Overall I thought we looked like a mid-table team. We were well organised at the back and I can see why we've been so hard to beat. By all accounts the two centre backs have been the strongest part of our side this season, but it was interesting to see how different they are. TBH was very impressive: very calm and thoughtful, always in the right position and with time to play. Bikey was completely different: muscular, good ability on the ball, but a bit of a chancer. Last night, he did some good things but made too many mistakes.
The weaknesses seem to be further up the field. Cousins, Buyens and Jackson played as a midfield three. Although I'm not unhappy with any one of these three being in the team, collectively I think they don't add up to enough. They work hard and are generally well-disciplined, but they lack pace, sharpness (slow to close down around the box or pick up the second balls) and creativity. Coquelin looked promising when he came on for Buyens (who I thought was the best of the three, especially in his use of the ball) and it may be that he forces out one of the regular threesome.
Of the front three, Gudmundsson was impressive, always finding space, able to keep hold of the ball and to use it to good effect. Tucudean and Harriott were very disappointing. Harriott worked hard; he saw a lot of the ball, but struggled to keep control of it or use it well. Tucudean didn't win anything in the air and was not effective in hold-up play and bringing others into play. Harriott hasn't played too much this season and this was a chance for him to stake a claim, but he was unable to take it; Tucudean has played a lot, but I think that is just evidence of our weakness up front.
An accurate assessment of our players.
Tucudean has yet to have an effective match away from home but has been a bit better at The Valley.
I agree about the slowness to close down shots. Jackson is good at it but Buyens seems a bit reluctant at times (otherwise I like him).
I see Redfearn said on the BBC website Leeds were the best team by a mile??? I wasn't there but judging by comments on here and the bbc report seems like a draw was a fair result.
What a plumb!!!! PS - he was a waste of money for us as well IMO
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But humour me and just take a peek at the SWFC goal again, just to confirm there is nothing he could have done better to prevent it.
Tucudean has yet to have an effective match away from home but has been a bit better at The Valley.
I agree about the slowness to close down shots. Jackson is good at it but Buyens seems a bit reluctant at times (otherwise I like him).
What a plumb!!!! PS - he was a waste of money for us as well IMO