Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

is_that_so

Seems Kalvin has travelled with the squad.

Seathrun66

is_that_so wrote: »

Seems Kalvin has travelled with the squad.

He plays and I'd make us slight favourites. Their recent injury losses are much more significant than ours. No good though if Kalvin limps off after 15 mins and is a doubt for Wolves but you've got to trust the medical and coaching team on that.

GoldFour4

Kalvin put up an Instagram post about 20 mins ago. I doubt he’s playing based on that anyway.

Mushy

Shackleton in for Kalvin

adaminho

Mushy wrote: »

Shackleton in for Kalvin

https://twitter.com/BerenCross/status/1360975426974277638

Damo 2k9

Would have rathered Shackleton in holding midfield, we've seen Struijk struggle here multiple times

whiterebel

Bielsa seems to be the only person that thinks Struijk at DM works.

Seathrun66

whiterebel wrote: »

Bielsa seems to be the only person that thinks Struijk at DM works.

Agreed. Not only has Struijk impressed recently at CD but why upset the blossoming partnership with Cooper?

Let's see how the game develops, it's possible this information is not reliable.

AhhHere

adaminho wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BerenCross/status/1360975426974277638

The lack of comma after holder had me confused. Thought he was saying Struijk would partner Ayling at the back. Then looking at the teamsheet with cooper included didn't help.

Didn't Dallas play DM at the end of the leiscter game? I thought he did alright too.

Edit - may have been vs Palace?

championc

Bench shows how fortunate we are with our league position. That bench is so lightweight

10000maniacs

Poor goal to give away. Poor pass from Meslier to Alioski.

Damo 2k9

Ayling shouldn't be playing CB, stands off people way too much. Both Cooper and Struijk have been solid in the last few weeks, beyond my why he didn't stick with it.

10000maniacs

Arsenal are playing like Arsenal for the first time in about 5 games. Leeds are letting them.
We miss Phillips.

Carcharodon

I honestly thought that was a penalty, we dodged a bullet there

Mushy

Carcharodon wrote: »

I honestly thought that was a penalty, we dodged a bullet there

Not on the replay, he trips over the ground

whiterebel

Never a pen. VAR works

Mushy

No complaints this time. Meslier meal of it

Carcharodon

Mushy wrote: »

Not on the replay, he trips over the ground

Yea, he got passed everyone, cooper was lost, we got lucky

Ah well, we just gave them one, Jesus Christ

purple hands

F*cking London

10000maniacs

3:0 Not at the races today.

whiterebel

Beaten on the near post. Meslier having a mare.

whiterebel

Making Arsenal look world class

Damo 2k9

Still think a lot of has to do with the back 4 all over the place. Poor Struijk is lost in midfield, hasn't a clue which is no fault of his own.

Carcharodon

whiterebel wrote: »

Beaten on the near post. Meslier having a mare.

I’d give him a bit of a break there, when a player is shooting from that close with power, it’s tough to stop
We are pure ****e today all over

Mushy

Struijk needs to not be played in that position. Arsenal are pressing really well though, really forcing the errors and capitalising on them

GoldFour4

Meslier not having a good game but that’ll happen every once in a while.

They are causing us trouble every time they get into our half in general.

Good opportunity for some of the young lads on the bench to get some time in the second half.

Zaph

No urgency to the play at all today, we've just looked really sluggish and almost disinterested. Don't remember hearing Struijk's name mentioned at all, he's completely wasted in Kalvin's position. Bielsa is a genius, but it's the one thing that I, and probably most Leeds fans, fundamentally disagree with him on. Ayling needs to be moved back to his normal position too, he's not effective at all today in the centre of defence. But for me the most annoying thing is how the penalty was given away. We p*ss about with the ball around the box far too much for my liking, and the only surprise to me is how it hasn't cost us more penalties or goals.

is_that_so

So Wolves next Friday followed by Southampton on the Tuesday!

Zaph

is_that_so wrote: »

So Wolves next Friday followed by Southampton on the Tuesday!

At least neither match is in London

whiterebel

So, will it be 2 stupid subs at half time?

GoldFour4

Uninspiring subs at half time, Costa and Roberts

Mushy

Free hit for Costa, he needs to at least show something here

whiterebel

Yep. He should have got the defence sorted at half time

10000maniacs

Has Meslier being training with Kiko this week? :pac:

Mushy

Mushy wrote: »

Free hit for Costa, he needs to at least show something here

And not that...awful

GoldFour4

Sick of Costa. He wasn’t dependable in the championship and shouldn’t be near the pitch now

Damo 2k9

I can't f*cking stand Costa, every game he frustrates the life out of me

10000maniacs

4:0 Bielsa got it wrong today.
Costa FFS. That was Costas goal.

championc

Any of the u23 subs would be better than Costs. Awful

whiterebel

Still playing Struijk in midfield. Beyond belief

10000maniacs

Huggins on. He is the best of our U23's. Hopefully it is his bridge into the first team.

Seathrun66

To get something back why aren't Hernandez or Gelhardt getting a go?

Poor selectios from MB today.

Mushy

A goal from a corner, my god what is going on

whiterebel

Well done Struijk

Seathrun66

Struijk has located the net. Let's pressurise a shaky team.

10000maniacs

4:1 .... Next goal wins LOL.

Carcharodon

We got this...lol

GoldFour4

Struijk has been threatening a goal for a while!

whiterebel

If Huggins normally plays LB for the U23s, why aren't we playing him there today?

Carcharodon

whiterebel wrote: »

If Huggins normally plays LB for the U23s, why aren't we playing him there today?

Because Bielsa does what he wants, it never has to make sense, lol