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FA Cup, 3rd Round Replay
18/01/2023
Elland Road
Cardiff City
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All-time record vs Cardiff City
66
Played
21
Won
16
Drawn
29
Lost
+5
GD
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Win %
Home record at Elland Road
34
Played
14
Won
9
Drawn
11
Lost
+19
GD
41%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
08/01/2023 Cardiff City Stadium 2–2 D FA Cup, 3rd Round
21/06/2020 Cardiff City Stadium 2–0 L Championship
14/12/2019 Elland Road 3–3 D Championship
03/02/2018 Elland Road 1–4 L Championship
26/09/2017 Cardiff City Stadium 3–1 L Championship
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1 Patrick Bamford 5
2 Joel Piroe 3
3 Jim Storrie 3
4 Bobby Forrest 3
5 Wilfried Gnonto 3
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Goa Meslier
Def Wober
Def Llorente
Def Firpo
Mid Roca
Mid Adams
Mid Greenwood
Mid Harrison
Mid Gnonto
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Kennyb41 wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:20 am Football does that to ya Swannie.

Don't apologise it's quite funny.
I was seething last night....seething :lol:
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Anyone else disappointed with Aaronson (again!) when he came on? Guy is so lightweight and so little end product, really not sure if he's cut out for the Prem. Can Rutter play his role, because I'd be benching Brendan for now, he's offering nothing that I can see.
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SG90 wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:36 pm It was ruled out because it was offside! Meslier catches that comfortably otherwise.
Don’t get me wrong SG90, I’m not saying the goal shouldn’t have been chalked off, but the ball still hit the back of our net and was ruled out on no more than a technicality. It was, in my opinion, a correct decision by VAR in the end (for once) but on another day, I could see that it might have been gone against us especially if it had been scored by a more fancied Premier League team.

Our attack, all of a sudden since Gnonto’s arrival, looks Premier League top six class but we can’t bury our heads in the sand and say that our defence, as it stands, is up to Premier League standard, something has to be done.
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lufc1304 wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:29 am Anyone else disappointed with Aaronson (again!) when he came on? Guy is so lightweight and so little end product, really not sure if he's cut out for the Prem. Can Rutter play his role, because I'd be benching Brendan for now, he's offering nothing that I can see.
He’s certainly been lacklustre of late but I, for one, am prepared to keep the faith as far as Aaronson is concerned. He has shown previously that he is up to the job and I think he’s just going through a temporary loss of form.
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whiteswan wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 12:01 am The commentator throughout was an absolute Tw*t. Yak yak yak, on and on......and on about selling Willy. :sick: Had a go about us buying cheap players to sell on (Willy for 4 mill ) but didnt mention the 30 mill when talking about Rutter. What an absolute Chelsea supporting pr**k!
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1964white wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:05 am As I mentioned yesterday, every one of our defenders are culpable of making daft errors, another one to add to the fiasco collection.

For the umpteenth time, Ayling is not a CB, although any defender should be dealing with that ball comfortably.

I'm sure a minority will be blaming Marsch for Luke's mess-up & Roca's handball.... who would be a manager?
This occasion I wouldn't blame Marsch, the Cooper/Koch, Aaronson and the Pascal errors I would be, they were errors created by the system
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whiteswan wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 12:05 am Hear hear......you missed out 'Utter' Tw*t
He seemed to know a lot about our buy to sell model but that would be ridiculous.
Also I think it was Lee Dixon who said he’d seen Rutter play a few times. A real talent but very raw.
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Can we not do the whole this player is s**t thing yet again, Aaronson has a lot of quality but struggling for form at the moment. He'll be back. Was maybe our best player till the Queens funeral break
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Cjay wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:56 pm It's already a replay I think

So goes to pens.
No, first game was postponed, frozen pitch.
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Carrick Dave wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:19 am No, first game was postponed, frozen pitch.
First game was 1-1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64167881

Replay next Tuesday
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faaip wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:24 am First game was 1-1

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64167881

Replay next Tuesday
Completely missed that :lol: sorry Cjay and thanks faaip.
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Byebyegeegee wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:44 am He’s certainly been lacklustre of late but I, for one, am prepared to keep the faith as far as Aaronson is concerned. He has shown previously that he is up to the job and I think he’s just going through a temporary loss of form.
He started the season really well, but has regressed. Hopefully temporary, but I do think a spell on the bench might be best for him as it looks like he's trying too hard and nothing is working for him.
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lufc1304 wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:29 am Anyone else disappointed with Aaronson (again!) when he came on? Guy is so lightweight and so little end product, really not sure if he's cut out for the Prem. Can Rutter play his role, because I'd be benching Brendan for now, he's offering nothing that I can see.
Brenda lightweight, runs into rabbit holes, holds on to the ball too long with very little end product.

Needs to build his body weight up to play at this level as defenders are eating up for breakfast.

Gnonto is the complete opposite to Aaronson.
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1964white wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:31 am Brenda lightweight, runs into rabbit holes, holds on to the ball too long with very little end product.

Needs to build his body weight up to play at this level as defenders are eating up for breakfast.

Gnonto is the complete opposite to Aaronson.
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1964white wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:31 am Brenda lightweight, runs into rabbit holes, holds on to the ball too long with very little end product.

Needs to build his body weight up to play at this level as defenders are eating up for breakfast.

Gnonto is the complete opposite to Aaronson.
Different players, Leon, with different strengths, but Brendan could certainly do with some gym work. Willie, on the other hand, wouldn't look out of place in a boxing gym!!!!
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lufc1304 wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:26 am He started the season really well, but has regressed. Hopefully temporary, but I do think a spell on the bench might be best for him as it looks like he's trying too hard and nothing is working for him.
He was on the bench last night, of course, but it begs the question, do you give him plenty of game time so that he can try to play himself back into form or do you leave him out to stew for a while in the hope that he’ll come back with more purpose and a new lease of life? I don’t know!
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Byebyegeegee wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am He was on the bench last night, of course, but it begs the question, do you give him plenty of game time so that he can try to play himself back into form or do you leave him out to stew for a while in the hope that he’ll come back with more purpose and a new lease of life? I don’t know!
It's s tricky one, maybe a couple of reserve games the answer? I dunno, who'd be a manager, eh?
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CHAPELALLMAN wrote: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:47 am Made me laugh when he started reeling off the names of the Revie team and included John Charles.
Did he really? :roll:

BBC sports presenter has Gnonto age as a 21yo.

It's all made up bull from sports people who know nothing about Leeds United.
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I believe Aaronson just needs more time than some of the other new players to adapt to the Premier League. His lightweight build as many say doesn't help him at this level but if he bulks up a bit and learns quickly he has a lot of talent and will get better.
A spell on the bench wouldnt do him any harm at all.
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Aaronsen seems a different player since he came back from the World Cup where he saw very little game time.

Was one of our best players in the early part of the season.
No reason why he can't replicate that and find some form.

With the new acquisitions and players returning from injury, he is in a scrap to get a starting position which is the way it should be.
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