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[color=#FFFFFF].................................[/color]Tuesday 1st January 2019@3pm
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[size=150]Hi Folks
Leeds kickstart 2019 at the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest.
Aitor Karanka's men sit 4 places and 6 points off a play off position, and must surely be seen as one of the biggest disappointments in the Championship, especially when you consider the reinforcements they bought in over the Summer (Joao Carvalho 13m, as well as having Daryl Murphy and Lewis Grabban up front).
After a lacklustre display at home against Hull, Bielsa will be hoping that his team can show the same fightback that his team displayed after their 4-1 loss at the Hawthorns in early November.
In the last three games, there have been seven shots on target on the Leeds goal. Unbelievably, six of them have gone in!
Whilst there have been individual errors from the likes of Phillips and Ayling, Peacock-Farrell must shoulder a lot of the blame!
Does Phillips look comfortable in central defence?
Is it having a negative effect on his game playing him in central defence?
Would you like to see Halme bought back to central defence, and Phillips to since in front and marshall the defence?
Equally, having dominated with 75% possession, and 22 shots, we should have got something out of the game!
Do the players need rotating?
Are they tired after the busy Christmas schedule of 6 games in December?
Does Bielsa need a bigger squad?[/size]
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Last edited by Ellandback1 on Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:25 pm, edited 3 times in total.
gessa wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:23 pm
Halme for Phillips who inturn replaces Forshaw or Klich. Clarke to start instead of Harrison. Shackleton for Ayling.
Forrest are there for the taking. I've been saying it for a while now, at some point this team is going to spank someone very hard. For me they have not reached a peak yet. Klich needs a rest IMO.
A draw if not a win but certainly can't lose. Get something from it at least , then they have a nice long rest before Derby, another massive game.Need 4 pts minimum from the next 2. January & February are both huge months so if they can average 2 pts a game throughout then I think promotion will be there to lose...only thing is Leeds are very good at doing that !
gessa wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:23 pm
Halme for Phillips who inturn replaces Forshaw or Klich. Clarke to start instead of Harrison. Shackleton for Ayling.
None of which will happen probably.
The flowers of common sense do not grow in everyone's garden
Forshaw has become the new O'Kane
Replace him with Kalvin Phillips
Move Aapo Halme into central defence with Pontus Jannson
Alioski on the right, Clarke on the left
Rest Klich and put Shackleton in his place.
Remainder of the team stays the same.
I doubt that Bielsa is going to change the lineup much, unless we have injuries.
KP has to stay at CB until Coops is back. I would replace Harrison with Hernandez, and put Roberts in at No. 10 behind Roofe. I think that this role would suit Roberts, who has a lot of skill.
