Leeds Utd 1-6 Liverpool - Post Match Debate

[Bongo1874]

Well surprise surprise some people are cottoning on and agree with me, tell me summert i didn't fcking well know....

It's fair to say that this Leeds United side are not great at defending.

The Whites have traditionally favoured attack over defence. From Don Revie to Marcelo Bielsa, attacking football is the club's identity. George Graham - an exception - employed a defensive approach. It was effective but not at all entertaining.

Graham would play six defenders. But that side had probably the club's greatest goalkeeper - Nigel Martyn - with some of the best defenders ever to wear a white shirt, including Tony Dorigo and Lucas Radebe.

Today's side is not that team of the mid-90s, not even close.

If Leeds are to avoid relegation they must play to their strengths: attacking with youth and pace. Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto have at times been Leeds' best players - fearless and direct - and that's something the team needs.

Attack as the best form of defence is a favoured strategy.

Play attacking football and Gracia and the Leeds players will find Elland Road can intimidate the opposition into error. But Leeds fans will not accept going down without a fight.

Kenny you understand football , so much that is wrong with my Scottish club Hearts,is similar to Leeds and I hate too see it, I believe Newcastle have been fixed by Howe, but it was the exact same.

This was Newcastle years ago too.

Elland Road should be a horrible place for teams to play,now teams just rock up and take the pish,

Player's standing off not pressing.

My Newcastle team are the opposite now,teams hate to play us at home, the place is a fortress.

Eddie has brought that back.

My Hearts team anytime we give the old firm,a game is when we attack and match them,not standing off them and admiring them

Press the ball ,get at them they will fold.

Elland Road is not the same anymore and I believe that's down too one thing? Marcelo he gave belief and entertainment ,every game,the life has been sucked out of your great club.

By two people.

[Leeds1000]

Cooper should have started last night. Pascal Peardrop was awful vs Palace & followed that game up with another shocker, he is totally unaware of what's going on around him.

Told you all, we'd badly miss Wober, Adams & Gnonto, our only consistent performers (apart from Koch) throughout the season.

The spine of the team. Coops his past his best but he's got the fight in him.

[Leeds1000]

That gap in defensive transition without Adams is huge. He was our only midfielder that had the willingness to bust a lung when we lost possession. Nobody does that now.

Spot on AJ. The Marsch press was nothing without Adams. He was the real bite in the middle that we so badly miss.