Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Glad to see Leo re-sign, not sure there were many Aus/NZ options better. I would think the +1 would be performance related so he knows what he has to achieve to get another season.
Yay - good shit Leo.Always liked him(just wish he'd score more goals).
Must mean the new gaffer is on the way
COYN
Okay but hardly the Brave New World we were wanting...so maybe only 5 new players to come?
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Agree...but if Leo is a regular in the starting 11 next season we will be struggling....again......
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Agree...but if Leo is a regular in the starting 11 next season we will be struggling....again......
Le---ooo Leee--ooo
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Agree...but if Leo is a regular in the starting 11 next season we will be struggling....again......
In the poll we ran at the end of the season 70 out of 104 people wanted to re-sign Leo, second only to Corey Gamiero (77/104). So about 2/3's support among fans. Not bad, but hardly a landslide.
Name kiwis in our squad that would have landslides?
Name kiwis in our squad that would have landslides?
Moss?
Personally I'm happy about this. He was one of our better players this year (though there wasn't much competition). I assume the +1 is a club option (no Totori clause) which would make sense with a new coach on the way.
Remember, a new top fitness coach is coming! Leo will be faster than last year AND the year before. Plus, we will see Ifill playing for 90 min. Thanks to Science, it works!
Remember, a new top fitness coach is coming! Leo will be faster than last year AND the year before. Plus, we will see Ifill playing for 90 min. Thanks to Science, it works!
Remember, a new top fitness coach is coming! Leo will be faster than last year AND the year before. Plus, we will see Ifill playing for 90 min. Thanks to Science, it works!
I thought he already was working with the club
Personally I'm happy about this. He was one of our better players this year (though there wasn't much competition). I assume the +1 is a club option (no Totori clause) which would make sense with a new coach on the way.
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Agree...but if Leo is a regular in the starting 11 next season we will be struggling....again......
Happy with Leo as a squad player. He has the fitness to play on for at least 2 more years.
I wonder how much of a cut he took.
Agree...but if Leo is a regular in the starting 11 next season we will be struggling....again......
yeah I really think Leo is being a little hard done by some. He has been a little hit and miss - sure, but no more than some others in the team, particularly this season. As a RM he does really well at getting forward and bombing crosses into the box, he also has the most assists almost every season for the club and is really high up in the league for this too. He may not be the starting RM next season given the players we have available in the midfield but he'll be a decent squad player who can now cover RM and RB should it be required.
Random thought of the day: Could Leo play centrally as a ball playing midfielder?
No longer quick as he was - solid defensively and a good workrate.
Doesnt utilise his crossing
Random thought of the day: Could Leo play centrally as a ball playing midfielder?
No longer quick as he was - solid defensively and a good workrate.
Doesnt utilise his crossing
So after a season where everyone admits that trying him out of position didn't really work, we're going to try him out in a new position that won't work? Not for me sorry. If we need a transplanted out of position central midfielder we should try to bring home Chris Killen (joke).
I'm on the not pessimistic side, and think that if he's played in his natural position (RM) with a decent formation and tactics (hoping for new coach to be better than Ricki here) Leo will be a handy starting player for us again this year. Not set the world on fire sure, but a handy (non import) starting player.
tend to agree, he's not CM material, for mine he lacks the killer pass ability and his control is not up to what I'd like to see in a CM. On the wing he can recover a poor first touch, at CM not so much.
Yeah I also dont think he would qork out there - but overheard people discussing it last year on the train so thought I'd throw it out there and play devil's advocate
I can understand the logic of Leo in a CM role.... There is more to him being tried there than Chris Killen that's for sure.
I always point to the case of Lothar Matthaus that is the outlier that I always like to use. Started up front, went to midfield, ended up as a sweeper. I know this is not even remotely the same case but it can happen.
Hypothetically, if you were going to try him in a CM role, you would not be doing it in an A League season straight off the bat. I would be inclined to get him down at a park in Wellington over the winter and trying it there in the Cap leagues. I know its not really a true reflection of A League, but if he has the skill set you say, then its just the positional awareness he needs.
Anyway, its just all talk.
. He may not be the starting RM next season given the players we have available in the midfield
I see leo as giving us a strong bench option covering the whole right side, and in the event of injuries I'd feel comfortable seeing his name in the starting eleven. Essential for a good squad, but only some players have the attitude to accept it and thrive in the role, perhaps Leo has that attitude?
Do you think Leo has re-signed with the intention of being a squad player or a starter?
Let the player show us what he intends to be before we pigeonhole him.
Jeff, I have Vader as the voice on my Tom Tom. Jermaine Jenas is available on a "Free" if we want him. Wages might make him our Marquee though. Rob Hulse is also available. ;)
Do you think Leo has re-signed with the intention of being a squad player or a starter?
Let the player show us what he intends to be before we pigeonhole him.
Kinda what I was intimating.... Every player should aim to be a starter. Whether they get there, is relative to the other candidates and how they perform.
Do you think Leo has re-signed with the intention of being a squad player or a starter?
Let the player show us what he intends to be before we pigeonhole him.
Do you think Leo has re-signed with the intention of being a squad player or a starter?
Let the player show us what he intends to be before we pigeonhole him.
I'm thinking the new gaffer has just outed himself!!!
Ok. Who is he...?
Do you think Leo has re-signed with the intention of being a squad player or a starter?
Let the player show us what he intends to be before we pigeonhole him.
Well even if he is a squad player I really hope his intention is to be a starter.
Ok. Who is he...?
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