All ready seeing some very unfair criticism towards Ulloa after Saturday. What did he actually do wrong? I thought he had a fairly decent game Saturday in tough situation. Off the ball he looked very good making the right runs, coming short then looking to get in behind as well. Any time we looked dangerous he was involved and looked like he could form a decent partnership with CMS. I am really excited about this player, but in typical NSC fashion he has to score in every game to be any good.
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Leo Ulloa
- Thread starter BHAWise
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Because HE is a USELESS Argie waste of space. We would of (sic) BEEN better off KEEPING Dobbie.
(Sorry, I'll stop this now).
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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I thought he was ok, played quite well. I think he needs to look at the ball more as it approaches him, and not his marker. Too often he looked first at Llera, and then barged into him, giving away niggly free kicks. It almost seemed as though Gus subbed him to protect him from a second yellow, and so our second red card.
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Perhaps he subbed him due to him being tired having only played twice all season?
The Large One
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Looks like another NSC vocabulary f***-up is rearing its ugly head (unless there is an in-joke I'm missing) - the difference between 'brake' and 'break'.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Yes probably. Hence saying 'It almost seemed...'
It happened soon after his yellow, and the Wednesday fans were really on his case.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Porcupine and Pineapple...
Yeah, there's a thread about 'taking the breaks off', which was followed by a spoof Ernest one about about us 'not getting the brakes'. It's spilled over a bit I'm afraid!
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They did a good job (Wednesday fans) of getting on our players backs and buying free kicks. Barnes decision not an example was a definite red. But I'm convinced that their over reaction to tackles conned the ref at times.
seagullsovergrimsby
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The ref was likely to give Spanish Len a second yellow for not being able to speak English and needing Calderon to be an acting interpreter.
Hasn't Gus been quoted as saying he took Ulloa off because he thought the ref had it in for him?
Ulloa didn't seem to do anything wrong on Saturday, looked like a good old fashioned battle between a big strong centre half and a not quite as big centre forward. I didn't see the centre half complain once. I agree that if Ulloa looked at the ball more often than trying to see where the centre half was he may have achieved more. He was definitely subbed to prevent a second yellow as just before the ref had had a word with Ulloa with Calderon, skipper and interpreter, in attendance. His booking, though, was a joke; all he did was pressure the defender into conceding a throw-in and got booked for his efforts.
He showed some good movement and touch on Saturday, on the extended highlights there is a free kick that clearly demonstrates his movement and resulted in Ulloa getting a shot on target that Kirkland saved very well low down to his near post.
He showed some good movement and touch on Saturday, on the extended highlights there is a free kick that clearly demonstrates his movement and resulted in Ulloa getting a shot on target that Kirkland saved very well low down to his near post.
Two games in and Leo has scored one, had one disallowed, and played around two thirds of a game as a lone striker against the bruise brothers. He has had very little game time this season, has to adapt to a new country and new team, and the way they play......... a bit of patience perhaps.
Seagull over Canaryland
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I thought Ulloa did ok, early on he showed a good first touch and had a couple of half chances that weren't easy but he got them on target. Then the Sheff Weds CBs got on his case and he gave some back which earned him a yellow. Instead of Ulloa then concentrating on his own game he then looked a bit of a moaner with lots of Latin gesticulations which that Ref took against and surprise surprise he was on a final warning. I hope he will learn from that because given a few more games to get match fit and tune into our style he will do ok - especially if he gets the right support. I think CMS and Ulloa could be a good pairing.
Uncle C
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If Ernest is involved then it definately wont be funny. He is to humour, what bathnight is to a rabid dog.
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So he has. Just read the Argos online.
brightonrock
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- Jan 1, 2008
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He was at times concentrating a bit too much on backing in rather than winning the ball, but he held it up well again and got absolutely sweet FA protection from the ref when he was being bundled over, kicked, having his shirt pulled etc by that cretin Llera. How he was basically one more 'foul' from a red is a mystery to me; it would have been the most pathetic red card I've ever seen. The crowd took a disliking to him when he went down a bit easily early on, and their full-back went down cheaper than a bargain Parisian whore to buy the yellow card. From then on the ref was waiting for an excuse to make it 12v9.
Have to say that I thought the ref definately had it in for him. He took his fair share of rough treatment and got nothing from that ref. I couldn't quite believe some of the decisions that went against him and it was just a matter of time before he got a second yellow card. (Not that he deserved the first)