portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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from argus....
What made it worse was the manner of Norwich’s swift breakthrough. It must have infuriated Poyet and his assistant, Mauricio Taricco. The Seagulls have let in so many goals already this season from long balls over the top of the defence. That is what happened for Leeds’ second at Withdean, much to the annoyance of the South American managerial partner- ship, but a similar thing happened again, Jens Berthel Askou’s punt from midway inside his own half sailed over the heads of James Tunnicliffe and Grant Holt.
Andrew Whing failed to deal with the situation and Holt clipped an angled left-foot effort over Graeme Smith for his 15th of the season.
Now for me, with the focus on others like Elphick as he's been out with injury, I think Whing's return adds little or nothing to our defence. I've long held a view that Whing's not all that. I really didn't get the player of a season accolade; best of a poor bunch and a fans getting carried away by a few "committed" performances during the run-in IMHO. We need skilled, seasoned defenders still, 4 of them. Not 3. If AW's our best defender, that's not really a solid foundation on which to build a new defence in my mind. He's just too hot and cold. What's everyone else think?
What made it worse was the manner of Norwich’s swift breakthrough. It must have infuriated Poyet and his assistant, Mauricio Taricco. The Seagulls have let in so many goals already this season from long balls over the top of the defence. That is what happened for Leeds’ second at Withdean, much to the annoyance of the South American managerial partner- ship, but a similar thing happened again, Jens Berthel Askou’s punt from midway inside his own half sailed over the heads of James Tunnicliffe and Grant Holt.
Andrew Whing failed to deal with the situation and Holt clipped an angled left-foot effort over Graeme Smith for his 15th of the season.
Now for me, with the focus on others like Elphick as he's been out with injury, I think Whing's return adds little or nothing to our defence. I've long held a view that Whing's not all that. I really didn't get the player of a season accolade; best of a poor bunch and a fans getting carried away by a few "committed" performances during the run-in IMHO. We need skilled, seasoned defenders still, 4 of them. Not 3. If AW's our best defender, that's not really a solid foundation on which to build a new defence in my mind. He's just too hot and cold. What's everyone else think?
