Luton Town v Leeds Utd Match Thread

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Luton Town v Leeds United
Luton Town
Luton Town
1–2
Championship
23/11/2019
Kenilworth Road
Leeds United
Leeds United
All-time record vs Luton Town
51
Played
20
Won
17
Drawn
14
Lost
+5
GD
39%
Win %
Away record
25
Played
5
Won
11
Drawn
9
Lost
-14
GD
20%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
23/08/2016 Kenilworth Road 0–1 W EFL Cup 2nd Round
26/01/2008 Kenilworth Road 1–1 D League One
01/09/2007 Elland Road 1–0 W League One
10/03/2007 Elland Road 1–0 W Championship
21/10/2006 Kenilworth Road 5–1 L Championship
All-time top scorers vs Luton Town
#PlayerGoals
1 John Charles 9
2 Billy Bremner 4
3 Ray Iggleden 4
4 Jim Storrie 3
5 Len Browning 3
Starting XI
Goa Casilla
Def Ayling ©
Def White
Def Berardi
Def Dallas
Mid Phillips
Mid Hernandez
Mid Klich
For Roberts
Mid Harrison
For Bamford
Substitutes
SUB Cooper
SUB Costa
SUB Clarke
Unused Substitutes
-- Meslier
-- Douglas
-- Alioski
-- Gotts
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Re: Luton Town v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Hernandez starts, Costa and Cooper on the bench

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Did anyone notice we looked a lot more settled when Cooper came on for Berardi ?
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faaip wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:28 pm Still a very predictable player to defend by the looks of it
Can't see Mourinho or a play off contender wanting him, so either stays here or drops down the table.
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faaip wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:17 pm Great here if we get a good stream.
Great here if you don't faaip. You chaps did very well today with a very difficult stream, still managing important updates. Well done!
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1964white wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:38 pm Did anyone notice we looked a lot more settled when Cooper came on for Berardi ?

Definitely, lot more composed at the back with Cooper over Berardi, who I'm not knocking but he's a full back not a CB
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1964white wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:38 pm Did anyone notice we looked a lot more settled when Cooper came on for Berardi ?
System changed nothing to do with Berardi going off
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Re: Luton Town v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Hernandez starts, Costa and Cooper on the bench

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Cjay wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:00 pm How did Berardi do?

Twitter not being kind saying he was to easily beaten for pace to often?
Played extremely well in the first half, then stunk out the joint in the second. Bielsa yanked him almost immediately after the Luton goal, and deservedly so.

That being said, I still love the guy. He gives everything he has every moment on the pitch. Berardi is all Leeds.
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Re: Luton Town v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Hernandez starts, Costa and Cooper on the bench

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faaip wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:53 pm System changed nothing to do with Berardi going off
Oh come on mate we were looking somewhat scruffy, we settled down once the Cooper/Berardi substitution was made. One or two of us called it immediately, thankfully Bielsa did too!

White, Cooper & Phillips are so important to us defensively this season
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1964white wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:56 pm Screenshot 2019-11-23 at 17.55.41.png
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gessa wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:42 pm Definitely, lot more composed at the back with Cooper over Berardi, who I'm not knocking but he's a full back not a CB
Absolutely mate, same applies to Ayling who totally lost his man in the air at the back post, never comfortable with these stand-in jobs
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1964white wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:06 pm Absolutely mate, same applies to Ayling who lost his man in the air totally at the back post, never comfortable with these stand-in jobs
Square pegs in round holes? :) :) :) ;-)
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whiteswan wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:24 pm Square pegs in round holes? :) :) :) ;-)
I daren't say that line anymore Swannie :)
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Thought Brown had a great game for them. Put himself about, put in a great cross for their goal, a cross that a player could attack and use the pace to power past the keeper. Took decent set pieces as opposed to the predictive rubbish we offer.

Some glimpses of what could have been available to us if Bilesa had a bit more imagination in what this team needs.
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Leeds and West Brom are clearly the best teams in the league, by a distance
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Irish Ian wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:30 pm Thought Brown had a great game for them. Put himself about, put in a great cross for their goal, a cross that a player could attack and use the pace to power past the keeper. Took decent set pieces as opposed to the predictive rubbish we offer.

Some glimpses of what could have been available to us if Bilesa had a bit more imagination in what this team needs.
Brown certainly makes the Hatters tick
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They may be the best or 2nd best but it means nothing if they dont go on to prove it come next May. We rely too much on keeping the opposition out rather than our goals flow at the other end which is why our games are never done & dusted well before the end . We had a fair amount of good fortune today resulting in 3 pts but that is a rarity for us and on most days we'd have only taken 1 pt. We are lightweight up front which I still think will cost us ... once again !

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Irish Ian wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:33 pm We got away with a few there today. Dallas clumsiness in coming into Collins from the wrong side. Phillips trip on Brown. The offside decision.
All small margins which helped us take home the points.
Thought Brown went down far too easily, I'd need to see that incident again Ian

Was the offside decision incorrect ?
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1964white wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:38 pm Did anyone notice we looked a lot more settled when Cooper came on for Berardi ?
Berardi does a great job filling in at CB, but not a fan as him as our third choice CB, that is one of the most important places we need to strengthen
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