Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2020/2021

Mushy

purple hands wrote: »

L2 team, haven't won since November. Makings of an upset!

I'd apply that logic if they were playing Leeds

purple hands

1-0 Millwall, Matt Smith of course

GoldFour4

Meslier getting the start in goal and Robbie Gotts going to start too. Sounds like a few changes anyway.

Looking forward to seeing Meslier, I think his performance will essentially decide whether we go out and get an experienced keeper as cover for as Kiko’s ban.

NuckChorris1

malistheman wrote: »

Meslier getting the start in goal and Robbie Gotts going to start too. Sounds like a few changes anyway.

Looking forward to seeing Meslier, I think his performance will essentially decide whether we go out and get an experienced keeper as cover for as Kiko’s ban.

Delighted for Robbie Gotts. Waited forever on bench for his debut, watching Clarke and Strujik get theirs ahead of him. Now he gets to start vs Arsenal on TV.

Bielsa also said today we are definitely looking for a striker and winger.

Zaph

Millwall through to the 4th round of the FA Cup so that game will have to be rearranged.

championc

championc wrote: »

So I would personally expect the normal 1st team squad, although Gotts should get a runout and you'd maybe expect Meslier too.

It's confirmed, I'm psychic !!!

We're going up as fooking Champions

purple hands

Hook it to my veins

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jan/04/marcelo-bielsa-leeds-united-fa-cup-arsenal

is_that_so

championc wrote: »

It's confirmed, I'm psychic !!!

We're going up as fooking Champions

As a psychic you should know that's called tempting fate!

davedanon

The last time Liverpool won the league, we went up as champions.

davedanon

davedanon wrote: »

The last time Liverpool won the league, we went up as champions.

I'm listening to acid house in my Levi's 501s and Air Jordans...

Zaph

https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1214174707102240769?s=19

Ceist_Beag

Love it!

davedanon

No clue who he is, but well done that man.


(I know he's in GoT)

Zaph

davedanon wrote: »

No clue who he is, but well done that man.


(I know he's in GoT)

He's Jaime Lanister in GoT. He was also responsible for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WwqCku2dWU

davedanon

Ha! Wonderful.

stryker mcqueen

I don't care how this finishes, I'm so ****ing proud of this team.... 20 mins in and we've destroyed arsenal

Zaph

We should be at least a goal up here. Arsenal looking very panicky at the back.

Mushy

stryker mcqueen wrote: »

I don't care how this finishes, I'm so ****ing proud of this team.... 20 mins in and we've destroyed arsenal

Its 1 way traffic, great to see.

davycc

Come on Leeds. Make all the pressure and chances count!!!!
Should be a couple up at least

c.p.w.g.w

It's very Leeds, dominance with lack of goals

NuckChorris1

stryker mcqueen wrote: »

I don't care how this finishes, I'm so ****ing proud of this team.... 20 mins in and we've destroyed arsenal

Was coming on just to say 'Proud'. Fantastic display.

Ceist_Beag

Proud is the word alright, great showing. How good is Meslier's distribution!

davedanon

Fantastic performance. And 8000 Leeds fans making all the noise. Meslier has been brilliant. Some of the best passes all night from him.

Zaph

davedanon wrote: »

Fantastic performance. And 8000 Leeds fans making all the noise. Meslier has been brilliant. Some of the best passes all night from him.

Yeah, sounds more like it's at Elland Road at times. Crowd have been fantastic.

NuckChorris1

What does Xhaka have to do to get booked???

10000maniacs

Doh! It was coming. We need to be more clinical in box. Paddy needs to stop the glory hunting and look up for once.

is_that_so

10000maniacs wrote: »

Doh! It was coming. We need to be more clinical in box. Paddy needs to stop the glory hunting and look up for once.

He gave up at least 3 chances that others could have had. Great hold up play by him though.

Ceist_Beag

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

What does Xhaka have to do to get booked???

He must be related to the ref! Won a number of soft frees falling over as well.
Still a very respectable performance and we don't have to worry about another match we can do without.

GoldFour4

Good performance and we’ll have a rest week for the next round. Happy with that.

Very confident in Meslier as a backup to Kiko now. He made some good saves

Mushy

Ceist_Beag wrote: »

He must be related to the ref! Won a number of soft frees falling over as well.
Still a very respectable performance and we don't have to worry about another match we can do without.

Think the break will be good

is_that_so

Decent effort on the night but that extra quality at the higher level came through in the end.

purple hands

malistheman wrote: »

Very confident in Meslier as a backup to Kiko now. He made some good saves

Great distribution too! Should fit in well.

Great outcome.

Leeds looked like the footballing aide. Arsenal looked limited, although much improved in the second half. But Xhaka just kicked and kicked and kicked, hard to believe he is a top flight footballer and captained Arsenal.

Most importantly, spared the cup run that might have affected crucial league games.

davedanon

is_that_so wrote: »

Decent effort on the night but that extra quality at the higher level came through in the end.

More luck than quality. Berardi deflects the ball into Martinelli's path, and it only goes in because the shot was scuffed.

event

I was worried about injuries but we were great. Break on the 25th of Millwall game moved.

I don't mind Bamford shooting, he's a striker and confident.

Happy with keeper too for when casilla is banned for a bit.

We need a striker and midfielder in January though, be really worried if we don't get both

event

I was worried about injuries but we were great. Break on the 25th of Millwall game moved.

I don't mind Bamford shooting, he's a striker and confident.

Happy with keeper too for when casilla is banned for a bit.

We need a striker and midfielder in January though, be really worried if we don't get both

NuckChorris1

event wrote: »

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Happy with keeper too for when IF casilla is banned for a bit.
...

maximoose

Happy with that match, we played great first half and unlucky not to get a goal or two. Arsenal went up a gear in the second half, flukey goal all the same and the ref was a bit of a clown.

It was a bit weird having all the BBC guys fawn over us, compared to the usual bollix on Sky Sports and that idiot Goodman slating us for everything :pac:

Zaph

There was talk of Rhian Brewster coming on loan until the end of the season, but he's just gone to Swansea instead.

is_that_so

Zaph wrote: »

There was talk of Rhian Brewster coming on loan until the end of the season, but he's just gone to Swansea instead.

Swansea move was flagged a good few weeks back I think. Only rumour that seems to still have legs is Adams from Southampton. It's the one position that needs to be filled as a matter of urgency.

event

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

Unfortunately he will. Its nor like a court of law or anything. They have another player who has said he heard it, thats enough for the FA. Probably be a 6 game ban

greendom

NuckChorris1 wrote: »

What does Xhaka have to do to get booked???

It's an odd one - normally its just a question of breathing a little too heavily for Xhaka to end up with a booking so no idea how he got away with murder on Monday night.

davedanon

As a general rule, Xhaka should be booked just before kick-off. Saves the ref the bother later.

event

event wrote: »

Unfortunately he will. Its nor like a court of law or anything. They have another player who has said he heard it, thats enough for the FA. Probably be a 6 game ban

It's not a toss of a coin either.

He and the club will have a very high powered legal team advising them.

If at the end if it there is a finding that he racially abused a player, he should be sacked immediately.

greendom

davedanon wrote: »

As a general rule, Xhaka should be booked just before kick-off. Saves the ref the bother later.

Ahh now it makes sense - that's obviously the instruction refs are given. Anthony Taylor must have lost the memo

Jimmy Two Times

davedanon wrote: »

Fantastic performance. And 8000 Leeds fans making all the noise.

One of the best away days in recent years. 8,000 in the away area and many more scattered around the rest of the stadium, including Pontus in the posh seats. Some scenes walking down to the tube station after the match. You'd think we'd won the game.

Best thing about watching it was not panicking about losing three points.

On to the Wendies on Saturday. Play like we did in the first half in the remaining league games and......................

Love this club.

davedanon

Commentators were opining that we ran out of steam in the second half, but that would be highly unusual for us. We keep running until the final whistle, every week or 3 days or whatever. I had the feeling that we got a bit carried away with the occasion and the atmosphere, and ran ourselves into the ground a bit. I mean, I know Arsenal are rebuilding, but they're still a quality team. How many other sides are capable of inflicting that first half on them? Liverpool and City? I saw Alioski making lung-busting 40 metre runs just to challenge their keeper in the first half.

maximoose

Bamford and Ayling are fit for the weekend, had me worried on Monday. Hernandez and Shackleton are both back in contention also

Some transfer/loanee updates from Phil/Athletic:

Harrison - £8m option to buy. Last season I'd have said fúck away off but it seems good value now!
Meslier - £5m. Apparently keen to stay, doesn't want to go back to Lorient. I'd like to see more of him seems very promising.

Che Adams is keen to come to us but Southampton reluctant right now.

purple hands

Good news on the injuries. I hope they don't rush Pablo back though.

maximoose

And Forshaw will be back in training next week!