Middlesbrough v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Berardi in for Phillips, Kiko Starts, No JKA!

[SG90]

Roberts is a ten...not a striker.

Bielsa classes him as a striker.

[The Subhuman]

Bielsa plays him as a ten

[Denman]

We're not 5 points clear in 2nd because Bielsa is a one dimensional, League 1 standard manager.

Agreed. We’re second because we’re the best team with the best manager but struggle to score.

[The Subhuman]

Agreed

[Overman]

WHAT IN HEAVENS NAME IS BETTER THAN A CLEAN SHEET?

Sent from my SM-T515 using Tapatalk

A silk sheet?

[gessa]

So Bielsa is considered as one of the best coaches in the world, a puoneer. But it's becoming pretty oblivious he owes it all to George Graham.

One nil to the mighty Leeds.
One nil to the mighty Leeds
One nil to the mighty Leeds
One nil to the mighty Leedssssssss
And continue

[Irish Ian]

Tbf with JKA out our only other option is biscuit boy Tyler and nothing in his time here suggests he is a goalscorer so.

Biscuit boy...

As Frank Carson says.... "Thats a cracker"

Coat...etc

[onemoreslogan]

So much grousing here after a vital three points on the road? Jaysus!

It wasn't pretty but it was all business. A clean sheet? Three on the bounce? Gimme ten more just like that please! MOT.

[LUFC_BOS]

Did we win 1-0?

Should have played the acca, maybe next game ?

[Norm]

If only we, collectively, could appreciate the greatness we have been given, without needing to criticise random factors which actually don't matter.
65 points ought to be welcomed at this stage - we've gone through a mini-hiccough (or 'hiccup' if you will) but have just managed 3 tight 1-0s and played better than the 3 other teams in so doing. Rejoice ye miserable sods, get your mind right for cheering on our lovely boys and shout out how much you love and appreciate them, whether you go to the next game or not. These skilled, well-coached and hardworking lads deserve our compliments for their achievements, not mealy-mouthed criticism.

[hector]

Tell you what, reading through this thread I thought we had lost last night...............

What the hell is the matter with people?
Enjoy the ride... we are in 2nd place and once agan increasing the gap from 3rd.....

[Norm]

Well said H

[rab_rant]

Highlights.
Spotlight on Bamford. During the match I thought he should have buried that last chance from the Ayling pass, but when you look at it again Shotton gets foot to it and Paddy's momentum is such that he is unbalanced and had to drag his leg back to connect with the deflected ball.
https://youtu.be/tlrRneurYDk

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

[HarryofOz]

Three consecutive 1-0 wins. I know it's 'only' three but surely that is some kind of record.

Great to see that we have continued out comeback and at last are getting the results that we deserve again.

[Denman]

So much grousing here after a vital three points on the road? Jaysus!

It wasn't pretty but it was all business. A clean sheet? Three on the bounce? Gimme ten more just like that please! MOT.

Exactly the type of game that separates those who get promoted from those who don’t.

[Denman]

No chicken counting going on here, but something feels different this season. We certainly wouldn’t have won our last three games at this stage last season. Or the previous season etc.

[paddy parrott]

Of course Den, for the few there's nothing new to see here....Move along there! Nothing to see here......

[BGwhite]

Bielsa classes him as a striker.

He probably classes Kiko as one as well.

Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk

[Chilli D]

WHAT IN HEAVENS NAME IS BETTER THAN A CLEAN SHEET?

Sent from my SM-T515 using Tapatalk

Nothing, but what happens when we concede? One goal wont be enough to win the game. I thought I made that clear in my comments, obviously not.
If we have 11 more clean sheets - happy days.

[weasel]

Tell you what, reading through this thread I thought we had lost last night...............

What the hell is the matter with people?
Enjoy the ride... we are in 2nd place and once agan increasing the gap from 3rd.....

Well said. It's almost like some people would have almost preferred us to have lost and are disappointed that Kiko hasn't made a mistake but at least they can criticise Bamford for not scoring when a cross was deflected onto his leg by a defender. Would rather criticise Bielsa for insisting a player needs to be fit enough to play the system and then criticise Bielsa because the player got a muscle injury in training - so they would have thrown that player straight into the starting line-up yet he wasn't able to complete a training session.

We aren't going to go out and play every team off the park and win 5-0. It simply doesn't happen. Yes on several occasions we have played well enough to blow teams away but even Liverpool in this glorious season have usually just scraped past teams and won by the odd goal. We have also seen in the championship every week that any team can beat any team, any team is capable of losing 3 or 4 on the bounce then suddenly winning 5 in a row.

It was an excellent result and we were the better team. We created the better chances and deserved the win. Most importantly we got the win.