Pontus & Pablo - international quality
Phillips - most improved player of the season & will play in the premiership hopefully whilst with Leeds & then international status beckons
Roofe - another major improved player under Bielsa
Pontus & Pablo - international quality
Without trying to be to harsh on him i dont actually think he is that good even for a young goalie.weasel wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:44 pm The trouble we have though is that there is no guarantee BPF is actually any better than he is showing now, just because he is young does not guarantee he will get better, plenty of players peak early and then go backwards. However like Faiip says it is hard to judge on just the 1 camera angle so far for the freekick goal.
I was stood behind it Mulgrew the free-kick taker, he curled the ball round the wall with no real pace, a decent keeper would have plucked that ball out of the air & caught it, the ball was heading slightly to the right of BPF, he didn't even need to dive for the shot instead he obviously lost the flight of the ball & palmed it into his own net, a Gary Sprake moment I suggest
Folk on here defending his error is a joke, it was horrible as was his kicking which put our defence under pressure at least three times in the first-half, no wonder Pontus had a pop at him !Chilli D wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:22 pm Afternoon All,
There is no doubt BPF should have saved the free kick, no amount of camera angles will change that fact.
It was a long way out and not hit ferociously and he wasn't unsighted so no excuses.
We desperately need another keeper, no two ways about it.
I feel the back four are starting to lose confidence in him, did you notice Pontus having a go at him in the first half?
Had a clear viewwhiteswan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:21 pm Serious question. Has anyone seen the Blackburn free kick from another angle? I've only seen it from one angle. Did it take a deflection, did it swerve or was he maybe unsighted.......or did he really mess it up. I'm not sticking up for him, but from the only view I got, all I saw were many mingling players.
another angle here . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipX9leIO_4I 5.59 in
Cheers that clears it up, the save attempt was fine but the positioning was awful by the looks of it..That one is on him, looks like he was expecting a cross not shot..leic white 63 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:44 pm another angle here . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipX9leIO_4I 5.59 in
I had a look at it and reduced the speed down to 0.25 so you can see where BPFleic white 63 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:44 pm another angle here . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipX9leIO_4I 5.59 in
Evening Leon, re the Ayling pen. To me it looked like Ayling was attempting a block but slid an inch or too too far.1964white wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:49 am Good morning Matt
It would have been a steal had Blackburn taken home the three points, they were really poor!
Even though our game was littered with errors we were the much better side, we created our own downfall by gifting Rovers both goals
A unnecessary challenge from Ayling & another shot that embarrassed BPF my granny could have saved, his kicking was also shocking. I know Peacock-Farrell is only young & he has the potential to become an excellent No.1 in the future but his errors could cost us promotion, he can't expect his colleagues to continue getting him out of trouble. As a fan on the terraces I'm as nervous as hell every time the opposition has a shot from long distance
Evening 63. I'm really pleased for Klitch. It can't have been easy for him to work his way into the team. IMO he was not given a proper opportunity to establish himself when he was signed.leic white 63 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:55 am bpf should have saved that . not rocket science we need an experience keeper asap. bit harsh on the kid but he really shouldn't have been pushed into this position so early in his career. not ready yet done well in certain games but looks nervy . a good keeper in the making if he continues to learn.
deffo a pen imo . bit clumsy from ayling.
jansson, phillips, roofe, hernandez, and klich. sorry that's five but im a greedy c**t !
a few looked a bit tired yesterday however these are fit athletes and im pretty sure no one would want to be left out at the moment . i'll stick with the winning formula for now but eh ho mb knows best.
Evening Weasel, you're right about Peacock Farrell, great shot stopper though. Do you remember the pre season game v Las Palmas. They had two free kicks that struck the upright. Had they been on target, I don't think the lad would have got close to either.weasel wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:02 am I'm sure we have all seen the free kick!
Was Bailey Peacock Farrell unlucky or clumsy?
Poor keeping and he really does seem to have a problem from distance shots.
Who are Leeds top three players for the first half of the season?
Roofe - can't ignore the goals return from a player who was considered as a bit part player by the last 3 managers and was expected to be the same this year after we signed Bamford.
Kalvin Phillips - Drastic improvement from a player that would have been seen as just a squad filler by most
Pablo Hernandez - Even when having a poor match seems to contribute with an assist or a goal. Makes the team tick.
Joint 4th Cooper, PJ and Klich.
Was it a penalty or not?
A very strange incident and have only seen it from one angle so it is hard to judge. To me it looked like he was attempting to block a shot. The Blackburn player then passed instead of shooting and Ayling momentum eventually saw him make contact with the Blackburn player. It seemed to be that the contact was far too long after the player had passed the ball for it to be an actual attempted tackle. As such he made contact with the player so it was probably the right decision to award a penalty.
In a couple of days time, Leeds entertain Hull!
It is the championship and you cannot underestimate any team and rest players. Rest players for the Cup match.
I agree with you regarding the pen. I reckon Ayling tried to block the shot but slid just too far. There seemed to be an age between the tackle and the penalty given.Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:43 pm Evening Weasel, you're right about Peacock Farrell, great shot stopper though. Do you remember the pre season game v Las Palmas. They had two free kicks that struck the upright. Had they been on target, I don't think the lad would have got close to either.
Jansson has been immense all season.HarryofOz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:41 am Peacock-Farrell should have saved the free kick
Not seen enough of the penalty incident to comment
Overall I'd say Jansson, Hernandez and Roofe have been our best performers but its been a team effort and I think Klich played a huge part in our good start to the season.
No need to rest players against Hull, and not the thing to do.
Evening Gessa, Jansson for me all day longgessa wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:05 am Yes it should have saved it.
Yes it was clumsy, if it have happened up the other end, I'd ave wanted a penalty, whether it would have been given in that scenario is another matter.
In no particular order Roofe Jansson Phillips
I'd bring Shackleton back in for Ayling, who's played 2 games in a short period after a lay off and will probably be feeling it,and as been less than convincing in either game, Shackleton did nothing wrong playing there.