Preston North End v Leeds United Match Thread

[weasel]

Defo an OG.
Good from Joseph.
SU would’ve won that though.

Yeah Sheff U keeper saves the Preston shot, ref probably doesn't find the game too big for him and sends off the Preston player (and books a few others) and Sheff U score when Aaronsen misses. Sheff U are more suited to the championship and the physicality of matches like this where the ref was completely inept. We'd be better suited than Sheff U in the prem though.

[SG90]

It’s not

Yeah but he'll probably win it undeservedly I thought he was poor v Boro too

[Johnthewhite]

Defo an OG.
Good from Joseph.
SU would’ve won that though.

Yes, thay have a decent GK

[SG90]

Tanaka wasn't great today

He wasn't on Tuesday either

[weasel]

Solomon has injected some class since he’s been on

Solomon in those last few minutes was ridiculously good with the ball at his feet. Hopefully more of that to come.

[JoeDenver]

Poor from Farke, 2 points dropped and away form is a worry

YES. This result is unexplainable. As in, not possible to “explain your way out of.” Negligence with the starting lineup. Fine margins and this was definitely 2 points dropped.

[Cjay]

Only real positive is we got a lucky draw.

Impressed by Preston, Hecky has them really well drilled.

Hard to say much about the performance

We pushed 2nd half I suppose.

Solomon and Rama injected some get up and go.

[Jaydog]

Yeah Sheff U keeper saves the Preston shot, ref probably doesn't find the game too big for him and sends off the Preston player (and books a few others) and Sheff U score when Aaronsen misses. Sheff U are more suited to the championship and the physicality of matches like this where the ref was completely inept. We'd be better suited than Sheff U in the prem though.

All true.
I just hope the last gasp draw doesn’t encourage Daniel to continue with his “sub the f**k out of it” policy.

[andrewjohnsmith]

There has to be a different way of playing away from home

Maybe we should be locking in the defence and hitting teams on the break

[CUSSIE01]

Right i'm off to look where she's hid the christmas booze.

My Missus would hide stuff in the washing machine, knows there ain’t a chance I’ll look in there.

[SG90]

Only real positive is we got a lucky draw.

Impressed by Preston, Hecky has them really well drilled.

Hard to say much about the performance

We pushed 2nd half I suppose.

Solomon and Rama injected some get up and go.

They'll be poor again next game. Farke's predictable tactics make us very easy to play against.

[Jaydog]

We just dont seem to win ugly.
Cant be Boro type footy every weekend.
But we had the chances to win.
For me Bamford should just get in the way and not try the fancy stuff. Ah well I’m going for a long walk too Leon

[andrewjohnsmith]

Bamford was a lot busier in the box than Piroe was. But in context we were pushing a lot more as a team for the goal. That back heel was very cute and almost came off. But he could have buried it with his laces. On the other side, Joseph tries the same thing, looks like it's off target and takes a deflection for the goal.

Still maintain that Piroe doesn't show up for these games. I think Farke has the mix wrong. Probably should start Piroe at home and bring off the bench in away games.

[weasel]

Tanaka wasn't great today

I have sympathy for all Leeds players today. All game Preston were leaving feet in, pushes etc after a Leeds player played the ball. No protection from the ref. What that then leads to is players just losing full concentration on their pass as they are making the pass but having one eye for where the late challenge is coming from. As such it becomes so easy to just slightly mishit the pass, clearance, shot etc.

I used to hate playing against teams like this. The refs wouldn't do anything because you made the pass, cleared the ball etc but you were left being clattered time and time again. Rodon especially was on the end of it, twice (at least) he was raked down the back of his legs and once pushed over.

PNE are a horrible team that suits their manager.

[CUSSIE01]

Solomon in those last few minutes was ridiculously good with the ball at his feet. Hopefully more of that to come.

Agreed Weasel, made the difference.. Maybe we should start with that formation next week, Oxford wouldn’t know what hit them.

[The Subhuman]

Away form

dWWDDdLWLD

[White Riot]

I have sympathy for all Leeds players today. All game Preston were leaving feet in, pushes etc after a Leeds player played the ball. No protection from the ref. What that then leads to is players just losing full concentration on their pass as they are making the pass but having one eye for where the late challenge is coming from. As such it becomes so easy to just slightly mishit the pass, clearance, shot etc.

I used to hate playing against teams like this. The refs wouldn't do anything because you made the pass, cleared the ball etc but you were left being clattered time and time again. Rodon especially was on the end of it, twice (at least) he was raked down the back of his legs and once pushed over.

PNE are a horrible team that suits their manager.

Preston are disgusting anti football bastards Weasel.

I'm relieved we got a point.

That ref failed badly today, he should have been throwing cards like confetti at those cheating twats.

[Onemanstanding]

James man of the match, Soloman did well when he came on.

[weasel]

Only real positive is we got a lucky draw.

Impressed by Preston, Hecky has them really well drilled.

Hard to say much about the performance

We pushed 2nd half I suppose.

Solomon and Rama injected some get up and go.

Not a lucky point we deserved at least a point despite us not playing great - easy to not play great, see my other post about how being continually clattered as you play the ball effects players.

I wasn't impressed with Preston at all. They simply got a ref that gave them free license to kick the s**t out of us without reprimand. If we were better with our final ball we win at a canter. I felt we created better chances/openings in this game, after going behind, than we did against Burnley, Millwall and Blackburn.

[Cjay]

Bamford was a lot busier in the box than Piroe was. But in context we were pushing a lot more as a team for the goal. That back heel was very cute and almost came off. But he could have buried it with his laces. On the other side, Joseph tries the same thing, looks like it's off target and takes a deflection for the goal.

Still maintain that Piroe doesn't show up for these games. I think Farke has the mix wrong. Probably should start Piroe at home and bring off the bench in away games.

I thought Piroe was one of our better players (surprised I know).

Aaronson and Gnonto made 2 passes into our final 3rd between them and created 0 chances.

Gnonto lost the ball more often than not.

Our problems were behind the strikers.