Leeds Banter Archive October 18 2015

18 Oct 2015 21:51:43
Rant number 2 about yesterday. Sat in the south stand screaming at Silver to release the ball quicker when it was 1-1, he didn't seem to have the intelligence to think we needed a win. Took forever and then gave poor distribution. Went down to early giving Zamora a bigger target. What was the point in changing the wingers around every 5 min. Wood is an out and out striker but needs someone around him to create chances. So asking him to play the holding role is not his natural game. Why can Mowatt only last an hour? Lewis please go through on your own and try to shoot, you may score and then your confidence will rise, that's when you will become the world class player you can be. Why when everyone in the ground can see the blatingley obvious, the keeper needs to catch the ball. We need to get the ball moving quicker, especially in the midfield area. What are we doing in training? Two weeks to sort this out and coach you stuck to your guns.

18 Oct 2015 21:07:58
At the start of any season the standard thing to say is let's see where we are after 10 games. Where we were after 10 games was up poo creek without a paddle. Sadly after 11 games we are drowning.
I thought Rosler was going to be the one but not now. I think we have good enough players but for some reason he can't get the best out of them.
MC please bring in JFH now. Change it now not when we are properly fighting relegation. Don't leave it to late or someone else will snap him up.

19 Oct 2015 02:50:51
Bet Neil Redfearn is laughing right now. Worst decision ever wasn't firing him. It was suspending Thommo. Was Thompson officially ever fired?

18 Oct 2015 18:42:42
Another thing to be concerned about is our players look either unfit or tired. This I ascribe to Rosler's style of play.

18 Oct 2015 21:19:39
Mowatt definitely looks lethargic, and carrying a pound or two, I think our style of play is also is very slow, seem to pass it around slow at the back inviting problems.

18 Oct 2015 17:00:21
Looking at the the new arrivals. Wood is no better than Morison and morison led the line more effectively - but he didn't score. WEood can't he'd very well and he has squandered the chances he has made or been given. Buckley - I can see why Sunderland (even near the bottom of the league) didn't rate him enough to have him in their squad. Botaka - looks like a footballer and has potential and is cetainly our best winger and good to watch - final delivery could be more consistent. Dallas - pedestrian at best. Missed chances and, more times than not, when given the chance to run at defences loses control. Of out talented youngsters. Cook generally puts in a good shift although sometimes overdoes it. Carrying the ball too far at times and misses opportunities to bring others into the game. At times I thought he had something against Botaka as he failed to release him with an early pass on too many occasions. Mowatt looks disinterested and slow. Looks a little over weight too. Just ran around in aimless circles during the Brighton Game. Now that Belusci has taken his bat home for whatever reason Cooper and Bamba would be our best CH combination but I would never bet on them keeping a clean sheet. Both make too many errors - either in control or positionally. Taylor and Beradi are very good normally. Goal keeper is 'OK' but doesn't command his box. Nothing he could have done on saturday with the two goals. Doesn't seem to have much of an understanding with his defence. (whilst we might need a better keeper in future if he doesn't improve replacing him isn't out first prioity at the moment. So looking at the team as it stands at the moment I would say Rosler was being far too optimistic with his top ten finish target. What he should be saying is 'We might get into the play offs' whilst silently praying we don't get relegated.

18 Oct 2015 16:11:10
I think that MC will probably use the AP/Rosler experience as a reason for going back to the European model of Coach instead of Manager, We all to a man were very happy with the way this started out A Pearson, Manager in Rosler, Backroom staff, Coaches and some pretty expensive players (for us) thrown in the mix also ^ for a while it looked to be working nut with AP leaving it seems the experiment has come off the rails, I think Rosler is nowhere near adventurous enough and more than happy to try and settle for a point even from a winning advantage! IF this set up we have now fails and Rosler gets the sack I feel that MC will just use this as a reason to state 'I never wanted to do it the English way but everyone said it has to be this way! well I did it and it didn't work so it's going to be back to the Euro/Coach model? does anyone else feel the same way? I understand the need for stability but when does stability become a liability?

18 Oct 2015 13:12:29
What are the coaches doing? or NOT doing more to the point. silvestre still not commanding his area too scared to catch it, there doesn't seem to be any sign that its getting coached into him, Botaka one of our few shining lights at the moment quite clearly needs coaching on his final ball makes the same errors on delivery for the second home game running why are our coaches not drilling it into them. Uwe says botaka promising but delivery could be better WELL BLOODY WELL COACH HIM THEN UWE (pardon my french EDs) I believe in the players but i'm not convinced by the tactcs and way they are being coached or not coached GGGGRRRRR see you at fulham people, be my last away game, Thanks Massimo!

18 Oct 2015 14:11:30
Agree mate
Same players. Same tactics. Same errors.
Can't blame Byram for not signing a contract when UWE in charge and relegation battle looming!

18 Oct 2015 12:26:01
We would all make better Leeds Utd managers or owners; in our own minds, but if we could sit behind the desks I am sure that we would find infinite decisions and complications that never see the light of day. So what I am saying is, Yes I know some of his choices do look strange but as fans we owe it to the team (and the manager) to support and trust in them to turn it around.
Thank goodness I am not the one to swing the axe or decide the execution date but until (if) that happens let's keep being supporters of this great club. Keep The Faith.

18 Oct 2015 15:34:42
I was gutted at the end of the game we had made Brighton look an average side and yet we still lost to them. My big concerns which should have helped us get something from the game was team selection. Why was Wootten selected ahead of Byram he was our first choice right back last season and now according to Rosler who when interviewed by Radio Leeds openly stated that Wootten was first choice behind Berardi because he was a good defender, then why the hell was he out of position and left for dead when the Brighton winger raced passed him to score the first goal. Rethink again Rosler. Also why did he sustitute Botaka who had tormented the Brighton defenders so much that they dare not venture too much up the field for fear of him getting behind them . Once he had been removed from the game it brought their defenders more into the game. I cannot say enough as to how poor Silvestri is at commanding his area it often looks as though he is tied to his goal line with an elastic band which pulls him back as soon as he decides to move to get the ball and he wasnt so afraid of getting hurt he may have been able to save that effort from the old man Zamora. Rosler needs to sort this out sooner rather than later he gives too many goals away and is a liability. As for Mowatt he might have made the goal but that's the only contribution to the game is there something up with his legs he looks to have no life in them I am 40 plus years older than him and I think I could run faster than him. Sorry about the ranting but I needed to get it off my chest.

18 Oct 2015 11:16:27
Cook and Bamba played well, Byram needs to start
Teach boka to pass properly
Drop Woottan. Silv. Dallas and wood. And mowatt
Sack UWE.

18 Oct 2015 11:39:50
Nite night Aussie. Sleep well 😃.

18 Oct 2015 12:03:39
7pm mate
I'm allowed up until 8!

18 Oct 2015 09:09:45
Cellino needs to go if he is making decisions like the one about the away fans, utterly wrong . Also the current situation with results is his fault, you cannot keep changing manager in a trigger happy fashion . You have got to big it up and brave it out to turn this around, not change the manager as it will happen again unless you get lucky.

18 Oct 2015 10:33:25
Well PA, I don't suppose MC is planning to go anywhere soon. I think we are badly, badly missing Adam Pearson who added a level of sanity and acted as a buffer between MC's big gob and the press/FL/coach/players.
You are right that things probably won't improve if we get rid of Uwe, but it could be argued that MC keeps getting rid of coaches as he is just as impatient for success as we are.
I'm afraid that I no longer think we are going get better unless he stumps up some serious cash on a top level coach (if he could find one who would come) and/or 3 or 4 really decent players.
Unfortunately just don't see that happening.
Depressing!

18 Oct 2015 11:04:35
If managers can't win then sack em! Simple!
How long do you want to continue losing pa?