Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Firstly great to see Ges, Ang & Gurj before the game even though it was short & sweet
Onto the game, well folks it was just one of those days when we just wasn't at the races.
Two soft goals in the first 30 minutes more or less sealed our fate as we struggled to develop any rhythm with far too many passes going astray with the fluency of our usual play disrupted by a dogged Brum team intent on spending 60 minutes of the game wasting time, players in rotation falling over at will feigning injury, keeper moving the ball to the other side of the goal & taking an age on a goal-kick, deliberation on every throw-in, substitutions & stoppage in play, gamesmanship at it's very worst.
Also the referee was also far too petty & he didn't deal with Brum's tedious tactics adequately enough imo which made for a scruffy awful game, at least he got something right by adding on eight minutes of added-on-time. Only surprise for me was we scored as it looked like we wouldn't hit the net if we played all night.
We moved on to the next game at Hillsborough & I expect to see a bounce-back effect after today's blip.
4 Peacock-Farrell
5 Ayling
7 Jansson MOTM
7 Cooper
5 Douglas
4 Phillips
5 Harrison
6 Klich
6 Saiz
6 Alioski
7 Roberts
7 Dallas
5 Edmondson
5 Forshaw
Onto the game, well folks it was just one of those days when we just wasn't at the races.
Two soft goals in the first 30 minutes more or less sealed our fate as we struggled to develop any rhythm with far too many passes going astray with the fluency of our usual play disrupted by a dogged Brum team intent on spending 60 minutes of the game wasting time, players in rotation falling over at will feigning injury, keeper moving the ball to the other side of the goal & taking an age on a goal-kick, deliberation on every throw-in, substitutions & stoppage in play, gamesmanship at it's very worst.
Also the referee was also far too petty & he didn't deal with Brum's tedious tactics adequately enough imo which made for a scruffy awful game, at least he got something right by adding on eight minutes of added-on-time. Only surprise for me was we scored as it looked like we wouldn't hit the net if we played all night.
We moved on to the next game at Hillsborough & I expect to see a bounce-back effect after today's blip.
4 Peacock-Farrell
5 Ayling
7 Jansson MOTM
7 Cooper
5 Douglas
4 Phillips
5 Harrison
6 Klich
6 Saiz
6 Alioski
7 Roberts
7 Dallas
5 Edmondson
5 Forshaw
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Not that it contributes to the price of fish, but early on last season Wolves lost at home to Cardiff and it was also a fluke - didn't matter in the end.
Things happen and it removes the fear of first defeat - we lost to a wily coyote.
Things happen and it removes the fear of first defeat - we lost to a wily coyote.
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Didn't think we'd lose ,but reckoned its be a hard and tight game . No game is a banker we have to realise that and I thought this game would be close enough to take a point from. Performance wise I can't say but we're not going to outplay opponent every game home/or away. Who'd take a win next game ...?and put this result to bed, I know I would.
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Yet we created about 8 chances ...leic white 63 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:00 pm thought we was poor today. no real creativity or penetration . need to move the ball a lot quicker at times especially when teams come with spoil tactics. missed roofe and pablo today. first loss dust ourselfs down lessons learnt and go again.
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
And they wasn't top of the league after they lost that game Norm
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
I reckon we will win the next game cheered on by 4.500 Leeds fans Paddypaddy parrott wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:33 pm Didn't think we'd lose ,but reckoned its be a hard and tight game . No game is a banker we have to realise that and I thought this game would be close enough to take a point from. Performance wise I can't say but we're not going to outplay opponent every game home/or away. Who'd take a win next game ...?and put this result to bed, I know I would.
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Just a pity we lost to Monk!
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Just dont lose vs Wednesday.
Losing can quickly become a habit.
Losing can quickly become a habit.
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
I watch every game Dan
I'll endorsed what I posted up earlier:
"Dan I know we will lose games at some stage however with Bielsa at the helm he has instilled a strong mental attitude into the players I'd expect them to show resilience & bounce back from a defeat not roll over & die as these players did under Christiansen"
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
We are much better than today's performance
With 35 minutes to go there was no Phillips & Klich on the pitch plus Roofe, Hernandez & Berardi are still out injured, that is five of the team who played a massive part during our good run.
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Can I ask why you gave MOTM to Jansson?1964white wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:26 pm Firstly great to see Ges, Ang & Gurj before the game even though it was short & sweet
Onto the game, well folks it was just one of those days when we just wasn't at the races.
Two soft goals in the first 30 minutes more or less sealed our fate as we struggled to develop any rhythm with far too many passes going astray with the fluency of our usual play disrupted by a dogged Brum team intent on spending 60 minutes of the game wasting time, players in rotation falling over at will feigning injury, keeper moving the ball to the other side of the goal & taking an age on a goal-kick, deliberation on every throw-in, substitutions & stoppage in play, gamesmanship at it's very worst.
Also the referee was also far too petty & he didn't deal with Brum's tedious tactics adequately enough imo which made for a scruffy awful game, at least he got something right by adding on eight minutes of added-on-time. Only surprise for me was we scored as it looked like we wouldn't hit the net if we played all night.
We moved on to the next game at Hillsborough & I expect to see a bounce-back effect after today's blip.
4 Peacock-Farrell
5 Ayling
7 Jansson MOTM
7 Cooper
5 Douglas
4 Phillips
5 Harrison
6 Klich
6 Saiz
6 Alioski
7 Roberts
7 Dallas
5 Edmondson
5 Forshaw
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Bielsa took Phillips and Klich off though....
I'm going back to 505, I saw them at Sheffield and they were amazing.
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Because I thought he defended well Ang
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Both have been excellent for us this season & will still play a major part in games to come
It was just a bad day at the office
Our actual first XI when fit are very good
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Ok. I thought he dithered, took too long on the ball etc
What are your thoughts on your fave Phillips?
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Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
I'm going back to 505, I saw them at Sheffield and they were amazing.
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Had a poor game Ang
KP will be back
Re: Leeds Utd v Birmingham City Match Thread
Thought Pontus made less errors than most
No one really stood out imo Ang