Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2024/25

Yeah will be interesting to see how he does Saturday and if any changes to lineup. Would be good to see 2 up top from the start perhaps

I'm in the US and a NY Red Bulls fan(not a Leeds fan) but I'm a big fan of Jesse Marsch. He's a smart guy and did a fantastic at NY before moving to Salzburg. I think also he should have been given more time at Leipzig but that's another story. But he's quite the opposite of Bielsa in terms of tactics. At NY and Salzburg it was all press press press, high up the pitch. I know in MLS, other team absolutely hated playing against us. It will be interesting to see how it goes at Leeds.

Half time talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMmr2HvTwI

Interesting discussion here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHzrfNAP5PI

Well what can be said, not sure if sacking bielsa was the right decision, we have had bad results before but bounced back, no boune appeared on the horizon this time. We all appreciate what he has done and we would not be in the pl only for him. Things change and he looks broken, his system just was not working this season, i know injuries' didn't help but its inconceivable to have 1 style of playing against all manner of teams and not expect to be figured out. Really hope we have a clear out of good servants in the summer presuming we stay up. Some have over achieved and bielsa made alot of them alot better than any of us expected. Its ok to be grateful to some of them players and also want new blood to freshen things up. I have been critical of many of the players at various times but i would never question their heart, always gave 100% just as bielsa did. We will stay up.

Have to agree re the squad, i have been slated on here stating the same, a massive clear out is needed. Could be argued the players that bielsa had over achieving were more found out than bielsa, he should have insisted on improving the squad more however, but reckon hes too loyal which is a mark of the man.

I'd be hoping for a Leicester win tonight. They are not going to be in the relegation mix. After this, Burnley have Chelsea. 2 defeats on the bounce would really knock the stuffing out of them

Away matches will be referred to as "road games" from now on.

Philips, raph, Bamford, meslier.

I'm saying the rest of the team wouldn't start in a top prem side, i am not dismissing them, I acknowledged their ability, I certainly wasnt putting them down as being poor championship level.

You're saying that all but four of our players, who finished 9th last season, and are thus a top ten side (for now) wouldn't make a top half side now?

So our top defender Llorente wouldn't find a place at Southampton? See also Struijk. German international Koch wouldn't get into the Brighton team? Rodrigo, the Spanish international who Barcelona recently chased, wouldn't make a top ten side? Nor Jack Harrison? Nor Dallas with his versatility and ability to slot into several positions? Daniel James has just come from the club who finished second last season, having played 72 games for them over the past two years. He's obviously washed up though he's already scored more goals this season than in any at Man Utd. One more will give him his best ever season, and it's coming.

You seriously underestimate the talent on our team, and here's hoping they prove you wrong over the next 12 games.

Am I alone in preferring a draw. Dropped points for both, two teams we can finish above.

Dont believe all the paper talk about who is chasing players. Considering Koch cant get in our team at centre half, I dont think he would get in Brightons. They have conceded 30 goals this year, joint 6th. Why would he get in there?

And Llorente isnt our top defender, for me anyway. Both Struijk and Cooper are better. He has been very poor in some games this year. What has he shown across this season to make you think he would get in a defence that has only conceded 37 goals?

People always say that certain players are better etc, but unless they actually show it, how can we really say that? Last season is gone, we can only go on what the players have shown us this year. And we have been shown to be a poor team.

Leicester's form nearly as bad as ours. Games in hand but only four points clear of us. They fail to win tonight and lose against us and they're very much in a relegation scrap.

I think they might be equal to the players in those positions, definitely dont think they would start ahead of them if they were bought in the morning. Rodrigo, not sure what he's at, i was excited when he signed but turned out to be very "meh", what's he going to do at Barcalona? Harrison, has a great game in between some average games. An A+ for work rate for all of them though.

James, again not seeing the quality there, still waiting for him to adapt I guess. 4 goals playing up front on his own and 2 assists, not sure it's top level or giving any indication as to what is to come.

I agree, I hope I'm proved wrong as well.

Just noticed we are the early game on Saturday as well

Radrizzani’s media group Eleven Sports/Aser has expanded into some US/Euro group called Neo Studios. Spotted a show called “The Academy - Leeds United” flashed on screen for a second so looked into it a bit. Two potentially interesting shows/documentaries:

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It is working up The Academy, which follows the real-life stories of young athletes, and has partnered with the NFL Alumni Academy in the U.S. and with Premier League’s Leeds United in the UK.

It is developing Race for Change (w/t), a docuseries that will track the inaugural season of the all-electric rally Extreme-E, as former F1, Rally and RallyCross champions compete on the most remote and environmentally fragile terrains to raise awareness for the environment. F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, who formed the X44 team, is involved.

The company is also working with the likes of Stephen Curry, Carmelo Anthony and Kalvin Phillips on projects.

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An assist and a goal for Vardy, doing to Burnley what he usually does to us. Maddison goal excellent, and that's probably the end of Leicester being dragged into a relegation fight. Hopefully less impressive on Saturday.

And Koch alongside Llorente? I used to think that was our best combination but now I'm not so sure. Hard to know without a settled back line and Koch or Struijk played out of position.

I think he'll set us up to nick a draw. Its what any new manager would do. Stop the rot, allows you to show the dressing room you can get points etc

Bielsa elevated the whole to be greater than the sum of the parts, it's clearly been the case

It's more like X beats Y 4:0 following Y getting hammered 6:0 four days earlier and then X gets beaten by Z, a mid table championship team.

Leeds should at least have broken out in a sweat against Spurs. Didn't even try.

Yes looking forward to the new set of eyes on Leeds. Mightn't change the end result much but we simply couldn't go on getting hammered every week.