Incoming? Rak-Sakyi

[Frank the tank]

According to the brilliant pinch podcast he had a lot of niggly injuries which is the reason he didn't play as much and not because wilder didn't fancy him

 

[Nedski]

We never varied it. It’s fine to try and dominate games but you have to vary things.

Leeds had at least two good options down each flank and just relentlessly went at teams and if they had the opportunity to break at speed they did. That’s why they won the league. Teams were bolloxed and then they could sub on two equally as good wingers and go again for 20 mins with fresh legs.

Plymouth fans talked a lot about Coopers cannon of a long throw and how he had started several counter attacks with his over arm throws. All we ever saw was an underarm roll to a CB (we still haven’t to be fair)

Wilder always talked about creating good quality chances and not just pumping the ball in the box but sometimes the good quality chances are achieved by playing the ball in the box before the opposition are ready for it. It frustrated me in his first spell and continued throughout the second. In the first spell how often did we see Stevens to O’Connell to Fleck to Stevens to Fleck to O’Connell then finally a cross into a congested box.

We definitely did not play to Rak-Sakyis strengths, it frustrated me as his numbers stacked up with the best considering his minutes on the pitch. How he can score two goals one game and be benched the next baffles me as well, he was never going to get super sharp and carry confidence and momentum with no continuity

Wilder probably watched the goal we scored against Tottenham on repeat and decided that's the only way to do it.

One of our most important goals (at the time) was in the play off final which was a brilliant counter attack where we actually took advantage of the situation. If we'd done that a few more times during the season we might not have had to bother with the okay offs..

In regards to your last point, I'm in a whatsapp group with a few Blades and a consistent "joke" throughout last season was that whoever scored or played well would get dropped the next week as it happened so often.

 

[iBlade.]

According to the brilliant pinch podcast he had a lot of niggly injuries which is the reason he didn't play as much and not because wilder didn't fancy him

I would say it was an equal mixture of both those reasons

 

[nopigfansintown]

Last season was a huge step up for him both In the level and the physical demands that were placed on him. Loss of form, niggly injuries and general fatigue were to be expected and duly arrived. He was constantly doubled up on meaning that there was space elsewhere on the pitch as a result which helped the team a lot whilst reducing his numbers. I'd love to have had him back this season with the experience and development under his belt. He could well have exploded.

 

[BrisBlade]

Wilder probably watched the goal we scored against Tottenham on repeat and decided that's the only way to do it.

One of our most important goals (at the time) was in the play off final which was a brilliant counter attack where we actually took advantage of the situation. If we'd done that a few more times during the season we might not have had to bother with the okay offs..

In regards to your last point, I'm in a whatsapp group with a few Blades and a consistent "joke" throughout last season was that whoever scored or played well would get dropped the next week as it happened so often.

We definitely need to transition from defense to attack more quickly. Sticking doggedly to inverted wingers doesn't help as they typically want to cut inside rather than bomb down the wing and put in a cross (where Kieffer could have shown his worth). I'm not saying we should never do it, but I do want to see us mix it up more and be less predictable.

 

[ancientblade]

Did he flatter to deceive?

He didn't play that many minutes and this was his output ...

he did for me captain but only my opinion maybe wilders tactics had something to do with that continuously playing these little triangles backwards down right side when he should have been taking players on and getting early crosses in