Holmes_and_Watson

That international experience that NJ couldn;t handle. 🙂

Here we go. C'mon Saints!

Leeds have a hard working midfield that can allow them to dominate the game and create chances. Wehre they struggle is creating that final pass and finishing, as they're not so good up front. If you can pass through their midfield, or bypass it, then they're defence will struggle. Unfortunately, we can;t string a pass together. So, no chance of getting it past the middle third. We do have a target man, but haven;t used him in that way, and he's not usually in the best position to pick anything up. We have little shape out there, and any forward action depends on how Leeds failed to convert, rather than any system of passing from us. Some slack passing gave them three or four attacks too. Nothing came from them, but that's because of their limitations. If we keep doing it, it increases their chances. It certainly stops us doing anything.

A little chip in there after Baz came for it and was on the floor and that would have been it there.

And again. No easy ball avaialble. So a threaded one picked and possession lost. No one offering an outball and here come Leeds again., getting a corner.

Nice to see Baz going for that ball on the ground, even after getting fouled. Commited.

We just managed to string 4 passes together well within our own half. Where it went wrong, and Ely might have found this a couple of times earlier, is that there are no out balls. We're positionally disjointed. So, there's no one avaliable to receive a pass in midfield. And so we lose it for another Leeds attack.

ogf for. Such a lazy couple of passes there from us. Leeds nearly in. But we take it up the other end and Paul gets a shot in. Could have been a lot worse there. It's ough enough, but we're very sloppy today.

Bamford in there with a good run. Easy enough for Baz. Whoo But it's Leeds on us again, and a shot not a million miles wide.

Ely - nicely winnign and turning with that. Good positioning 20secs before that. It's not all bad. 🙂

Ely wins us a freekick in our own half. He was running across the park, going nowhere. There were a couple of options. Not good ones, but we preferred to go nowhere , rahter than take any of them. Safety first from Ely, but it's not really got us anywhere.

Oh Ely...giving it away so cheaply..

Tsk. We continue to give it away really cheaply. So, we're not getting any hold on the game. Giving it away in their attacking positions too. Reduced to hoofing it clear.

Selles saying 4-2-3-1. Not often I can read anything the coaches say. Shows what a clear communicatior Selles is. 🙂

We did nothing with that break. Inviting pressure here, which isn;t good. Aaaronson is someone I've liked the work rate of when I've seen him. Gnonto too continues to look good. So, we're either trying to tire them out by inviting all this pressure, or we're hoping to do a lot more on the counter. 🙂

taht smooth, calm international class of Janny B getting that one clear, there. 🙂

It doesn;t help if we gift it to them not far outside our box though.

Armstrong's effort will hopefully be the start of more, but we had a good runner we didn;t pick out.

McClaren = Fail and "wally" tag. Selles= Pass and "Fashion icon" tag

Glen

Investigation

Nathan is going to be in for one heck of a shock when he turns up to take over. 🙂

No. But your subscription to Selles' onlyfans page for your own personal presser, is a bit. 🙂

Being overlooked and left wondering if he'd get offered it, was all just Rasmus' way of giving him adversity to overcome. Box ticked. 🙂

I hope we get to see him play, before he retires. 🙂 Good to see someone doing so well. He at a good place to develop his skills, as he comes up against a more level physical playing field later on.