Sheffield Utd v Leeds Utd - MATCH THREAD - Hernandez still out, Roberts in for Rodrigo

[whiteswan]

I like Alio as a late sub to hold or chase the game. He's an effective disrupter of play.

Agree. Said to Mr Swan that Ali will rattle the blunts

[whiteswan]

Was obvious what Marcelo was thinking, correct substitution from Bielsa.

It was Bielsa who said he'd made the wrong decision in not taking Paddy off....not me 64

[whiteswan]

Wilder thinks the Blunts should have won....also that his player was fouled in the lead up to our goal

[mothbanquet]

Wilder thinks the Blunts should have won....also that his player was fouled in the lead up to our goal

Supposed we should've let them score too, damn that selfish Meslier!

[DavidH]

"Where is the Champions League Final in 2022" - Probably on Zoom!

Great performance today. Sheffield Utd were no pushovers, and had some lively passing movements. Good to see McBurnie and Sharp get nothing from the game. I'm another who fears past players playing against us. The TV commentator said Sharp had scored more goals against us than while playing for us. Rodrigo looked a step up to Roberts, and Koch I'm sure will end up being a giant of our defence. Citey? Which city is that then?

[SG90]

I'd like to see Shack start ahead of Roberts next game. There's still too much space in CM for my liking and JS has a great engine for box to box. Roberts is a passenger.

[whiteswan]

Koch I'm sure will end up being a giant of our defence. Citey? Which city is that then?

Let's not get too Kochy

[gessa]

Wilder thinks the Blunts should have won....also that his player was fouled in the lead up to our goal

Tbf, he was never going to say anything else, deluded arse that he is.
They're going to get beat more often than not this season but none will hurt him as much as that one. He he

[1964white]

"Where is the Champions League Final in 2022" - Probably on Zoom!

Great performance today. Sheffield Utd were no pushovers, and had some lively passing movements. Good to see McBurnie and Sharp get nothing from the game. I'm another who fears past players playing against us. The TV commentator said Sharp had scored more goals against us than while playing for us. Rodrigo looked a step up to Roberts, and Koch I'm sure will end up being a giant of our defence. Citey? Which city is that then?

Without seeming cruel, anyone is a step up to Roberts

[1964white]

I'd like to see Shack start ahead of Roberts next game. There's still too much space in CM for my liking and JS has a great engine for box to box. Roberts is a passenger.

Me too SG, Jamie has more pace & energy

[1964white]

Tbf, he was never going to say anything else, deluded arse that he is.
They're going to get beat more often than not this season but none will hurt him as much as that one. He he

It's quite entertaining listening to Wilder

[Carrick Dave]

Tbf, he was never going to say anything else, deluded arse that he is.
They're going to get beat more often than not this season but none will hurt him as much as that one. He he

Gracious in defeat as always Gessa, he’s one of four I just can’t have - Fat Frank, Steve Cooper and Graham Potter being the others.

All good managers though, except for Fat Frank, obviously.

[Carrick Dave]

Let's not get too Kochy

Yeah, it’ll soon Klich.

[1964white]

Gracious in defeat as always Gessa, he’s one of four I just can’t have - Fat Frank, Steve Cooper and Graham Potter being the others.

All good managers though, except for Fat Frank, obviously.

The gruesome four Davy

[SG90]

It's quite entertaining listening to Wilder

Great finish by miss piggy today. Or was it Kermit or animal?

[1964white]

Great finish by miss piggy today. Or was it Kermit or animal?

[SG90]

[BobHirst]

What a great performance and result.
Any one who thought that Messi couldn't get down to low shots was proved wrong today. Plus I don't feel the dread I did with Kiko when the high balls are coming in.
Poveda appears to be very confident on the ball and wants to take people on. A couple of times today he probably should have passsed but I do like his confidence. I think Rodrigo gave us some glimpses of what he can bring to the team. Some smart lay offs but some which he and his team mates were not always on the same page with. He will be a class player for us.
Koch looked very steady and no penalties .
That new number 9 looked good again today. He did miss a couple but his winning header was very well taken from a great cross from Jack Harrison who had another good performance.
In actual fact all our guys played well. (Maybe Roberts was a bit off).
In truth the game could have gone either way. Both teams missed some chances and both goal keepers made some excellent saves.
I thought the referee was very good. He was fair and didn't buy a lot of the falling over (from both teams). It was funny to see some players fall over and get really annoyed when he didn't give them the free kicks that they normally get.
If we can continue to beat the lower level teams and pick up some points against the top teams I think we'll be OK.
What a great start to this season.

[Carrick Dave]

Belter.

[Carrick Dave]

Just wanted to say Ellandback, thanks for your help earlier.