We have been poor just when you need to go on a good run but that's typical Leeds. Why he continues with Paynter is beyond me, he offers nothing whatsoever. We rely heavily on Gradel and Snodgrass to create for us plus Howson the odd game but mainly the other two and when Paynter is playing it's hard for them to create alot when he doesn't have great movement or hold up play.
Our midfield is the weak area of our team but it's as if Larry is oblivious to it. Games are won and lost with the midfield battle and we dont have any battle in us so when the going gets tough in their we gets overrun and out muscled but he's not done anything about it all season. Bannan isn't that sort of player and that Livermore looks worse than some of the options we've currently got. None of our midfield can tackle, the best is probably Johnson and he's not great.
When we come up against a quality side it shows, the likes of Swansea and Cardiff run us ragged as if we were playing Arsenal on top form. We've blown it now but they've done a good job this year, we're 9th and it's the lowest we've been since October. I'd have taken that before the season. We need to finish this year off and get planning for next season and who he's bringing in. Get all the loans sent back, get Johnson and Kilkenny cleared off as they are both OOC and i'm glad they haven't signed contracts because we need better quality than them for us to improve on this year. I dont mind the kid who scored today Danns from Palace, he's not a bad midfielder in this league(when he's not hacking people down and getting sent off), i'd be happy with someone like him coming in but we need 2 or 3 midfielders at least. The back 4 need sorting out, who's staying and going and i'd get rid of Paynter, he's not proven at this level and doesn't look like he'll do much either. We've got Becchio, Somma and McCormack which is enough. But the main thing for any new signings is that they are quality and atleast better than who they are replacing.
