Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

GoldFour4

We’ll have to pray for a result Friday. That’s a golden opportunity missed.

Kingp35

We've been poor since Christmas. I'm amazed we are still in contention for the top 2.

Ceist_Beag

It's all starting to feel very familiar

DoctaDee

Taxi ...

10000maniacs

Stress levels will drop considerably if I just accept we are not good enough, and that's it.
We got a keeper in the transfer window and nothing else.
We simply don't have the squad to compete with Norwich or Sheffield United.

purple hands

7th place here we come

stryker mcqueen

The reality is we are light up top and lack goals , we didn't need a keeper yet it was priority , a striker is what we needed and we didn't get one .....it'll be such a shame if we fall short

Kingp35

purple hands wrote: »

7th place here we come

I think we'll scrape into the playoffs but no further.

purple hands

Right in the fcukin feels

https://twitter.com/brucerollinson/status/1100519313503588352

10000maniacs

purple hands wrote: »

Right in the fcukin feels

https://twitter.com/brucerollinson/status/1100519313503588352

Ominous picture, but it shows he cares. Monk didn't care.
He did better than anybody could hope to do with a squad of 15 playable players. But there lies the problem.

J Cheever Loophole

Agreed with a lot of the comments. We had 64% possession; we had 13 corners to their 2, yet they still had more shots than us. We did manage a couple of great chances and spurned the lot. There is no incisive edge to our game for all the possession. The first team is not good enough and the squad not deep enough. The lad from Swansea would have been a huge addition. There seems to be an awful inevitability about what is going to happen between now and May.

Not sure if anyone saw the article in the Daily Mail, which strongly suggested that this season is Radrazzani putting all his eggs in one basket as regards the push for promotion, and suggesting that if we fail to go up this time, then money saving is likely to be the future direction. I don't buy the Daily Mail by the way, but follow Radrazzani on twitter and he made quite a bolshy response to the article. However the details made me feel very uneasy.

maximoose

If we don't go up I can't see us hanging on to Bielsa

The run-in


Next 4 games are huge.

Ceist_Beag

So now that I have accepted the way things are going and readjusted my expectations, I think it is very possible that come Paddys day we are 4th and 6 points behind 2nd spot (if we lost against WBA, Bristol and Sheff Utd). It would be hard to turn the momentum around at that point. If we can manage to get something more positive from the next 4 games, say are only 3 points back from the automatic places come Paddys day then our run in does look reasonable but right now it's hard to be optimistic - such is the life of a Leeds fan!

NuckChorris1

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

....such is the life of a Leeds fan!

It's ridiculous the ups and downs we have. Can any other club really be like us? Every second week things look completely different. Was raging last night and sure we'd cocked up the whole season. Today I'm like, "if we win all our home games we'll be up" and "it's in our own hands". Was more angry at the players last night after seeing that Bielsa pic. If they break him they should be sacked. The man is pure football passion. Huge game Friday, really don't want WBA back in the mix.

Little conflicted with not wanting WBA there as in the bigger picture. On one hand I'd really like Darren Moore to get them up as it's badly needed for black/ethnic representation in managerial circles, on the other hand WBA have serious potential if they hit form so I want them to be out of the running ASAP! If Norwich and Sheff Utd crumble then they're welcome to 2nd place!

championc

I think the main problem is that we know how lucky we've been with some results and there are very few occurrences where we have been unlucky.

So overall, we appear to go into most games needing more luck to get over the line - and you can't be relying on this week after week

I'd presume the players are drained and the manager too, given the intensity of the style.

Don't blame anyone, it is what it is, after 35 years or so you shrug off failure, indeed you expect nothing less than disappointment. But think this bunch, Bielsa, Phillips, Ayling, Roofe, Jansson, Douglas, Hernandez...they've worked harder for the club than any group I remember since Strachan, Batty, Jones, Chapman Speed, Whyte etc.

RichardoKhan

Too much faith invested in Bamford.....injury aside we have seen very little of what Boro did. Also and it may be me but detect a little arrogance and conceit of him at times. Given his got haul of 4 goals is not healthy. Leeds bought poorly in the Jan window. We may be seeing the payback now

Ceist_Beag

Agreed he has disappointed so far alright but I do think there is a quality striker in there, hopefully he can find his form soon as we really really need him to start showing it now.

ronan.h

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07256wl

This is a fantastic podcast episode- not just for a Leeds fan but any fan of football.

NuckChorris1

Here we go....

Ceist_Beag

Wow, get in

stryker mcqueen

Good start

purple hands

Just give it to Pablo

Mushy

That was great

stryker mcqueen

What a goal!!! Total football

purple hands

YESSSSSSSS PADDY BAMFORD

Mushy

Well that was gorgeous

Kingp35

Brilliant first half performance. All action and quality as well. Completely different attitude yo the qpr game.

NuckChorris1

Not bad at all!

Also, pick up the phone Pat, Mick is waiting.

stryker mcqueen

For all the stick Roberts gets he has been superb tonight

Zaph

This is more like it, this is back to how they were playing earlier in the season. It's a shame that there has been a run of games where we've looked very ordinary, because when they're firing on all cylinders like tonight it's a joy to behold.

10000maniacs

This is good. Why couldn't they do this against QPR?

NuckChorris1

After waiting 3 months for us to click and really stuff someone, I never thought it's be West Brom!

Mushy

Ok so Bamford has MOTM with the goals, but Roberts and Phillips have been phenomenal

Edit: fair play Roberts

Zaph

I thoroughly enjoyed that

NuckChorris1

Mushy wrote: »

Ok so Bamford has MOTM with the goals, but Roberts and Phillips have been phenomenal

Edit: fair play Roberts

Had Alioski picked myself. Says a lot about the performance that there were so many contenders.

GoldFour4

That’ll ****ing do

tfer

That was a brilliant performance and did our goal difference the world of good

funnights74

Where did that performance come from? Over the moon, keep it up now guys.

purple hands

What a performance and such great character to bounce back from the horror show on Tuesday.

Delighted for Bielsa too, he feels it as much as the fans, if not more!

purple hands

purple hands wrote: »

What a performance and such great character to bounce back from the horror show on Tuesday.

Delighted for Bielsa too, he feels it as much as the fans, if not more!

Power cut here.

How did they play in the 2nd half? Any big talking points? Were they as dominant as they were in the 1st?

Mushy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Power cut here.

How did they play in the 2nd half? Any big talking points? Were they as dominant as they were in the 1st?

Bit dicey at the start, although WBA came out swinging as expected. Then Leeds got assured and the pressing was intense, Roberts Phillips Allioski phenomenal. So from I'd say 65th minute it was comfortable enough. Casilla pretty much a passenger.

Will be smiling all weekend at that. Check out the last goal, so quick and destroyed the defence!

https://streamable.com/zw4jh

Mushy

Mushy wrote: »

Bit dicey at the start, although WBA came out swinging as expected. Then Leeds got assured and the pressing was intense, Roberts Phillips Allioski phenomenal. So from I'd say 65th minute it was comfortable enough. Casilla pretty much a passenger.

Will be smiling all weekend at that. Check out the last goal, so quick and destroyed the defence!

https://streamable.com/zw4jh

Oh!

Assumed it finished 3-0! Thanks.

purple hands

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Power cut here.

How did they play in the 2nd half? Any big talking points? Were they as dominant as they were in the 1st?

Ah no seriously?! Of all the nights!

Nah not as dominant initially. West Brom had a decent spell for 10-15 minutes, couple of corners and free kicks but all dealt with. Seemed to lose their shape when Barry was taken off before he was sent off!

Bamford's second was a little fortunate but totally deserved. Didn't take the foot off the pedal at all after that. I'm worn out just watching

Eggs For Dinner

Opted to watch Wexford FC v Galway tonight. Every time Leeds scored, Wexford let one in. �� At least one of my teams won . MOT

J Cheever Loophole

Bloody marvellous!

RichardoKhan

Bout time Mr Bamford , bout time......take a bow Leeds

Mushy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Oh!

Assumed it finished 3-0! Thanks.

Nah was a last minute final goal, they broke out and found the cherry to put it on top

purple hands

This is much better

https://twitter.com/LUFC_Goals/status/1101604323165843456

NuckChorris1

The goals will overshadow it but the headed clearance by Casilla a million miles outside his box nearly gave me a heart attack. Beautiful, but insane.