Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Checks and balances that is all it is.
When we suffer a defeat or seem to be playing badly then it is pretty obvious that mass hysteria takes over in the match day thread.
We loose all sense of proportion and let our frustrations flow at full force.
Then if there is a miraculous turn of fortune, we are full of praise for the players we have been cursing a few seconds ago.
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When we suffer a defeat or seem to be playing badly then it is pretty obvious that mass hysteria takes over in the match day thread.
We loose all sense of proportion and let our frustrations flow at full force.
Then if there is a miraculous turn of fortune, we are full of praise for the players we have been cursing a few seconds ago.
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Exactly.
Does everything Bielsa wants a striker to do. All year last year many, many people were saying "he does all the dirty work, he tracks back, he defends corners, he works his tail off, but he can't put the ball in the back of the net." I even fell prey to that line of thinking once or twice, and I have been one of his defenders.
Now that he's doing all those other things AND putting the ball in the net, all we can talk about is what price we could get for they guy?
Seriously?
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I would have Pontus back in an instant. For goodness sake Bielsa named him as our best player at one stage - are people now questioning Bielsa's judgement on the matter, or do they just have short memories ? Even if he was independent minded and a bit of a character with strong opinions, would we have got rid of Jack Charlton for similar reasons ?
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/05/13/m ... ds-best-p/
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
His finishing was poor last season - 16 goals in a team that finished 10 points clear at the top, and a side which created far more chances than any other team was well below par. This season though he has been a revelation - his finishing has massively improved, and most importantly he seems keen to work hard on improving his game. I have certainly changed my opinion of him as a striker. I wonder what would happen if he got injured though ? Would Pablo take over at no 10 and Rodrigo start as the no 9 ?John in Louisiana wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:22 pm Exactly.
Does everything Bielsa wants a striker to do. All year last year many, many people were saying "he does all the dirty work, he tracks back, he defends corners, he works his tail off, but he can't put the ball in the back of the net." I even fell prey to that line of thinking once or twice, and I have been one of his defenders.
Now that he's doing all those other things AND putting the ball in the net, all we can talk about is what price we could get for they guy?
Seriously?
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
All the angles.
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"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
"Football is about the people and the players,” he said. “Then there are those who will mingle in the middle: the coaches, executives and journalists. That last group represents the worst part about football" Marcelo Bielsa
Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Absolutely not!CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:23 pm I would have Pontus back in an instant. For goodness sake Bielsa named him as our best player at one stage - are people now questioning Bielsa's judgement on the matter, or do they just have short memories ? Even if he was independent minded and a bit of a character with strong opinions, would we have got rid of Jack Charlton for similar reasons ?
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/05/13/m ... ds-best-p/
Fans only remember Pontus's poor games, I tell you something we wouldn't have conceded four goals in that Derby play-off semi-final game had Jansson played, he'd have been right up for that one!
Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Leeds 5-2 Newcastle:
Shots: 25-10
On-Target: 10-4
Touches: 716-442
Possession: 69%-31%
Succ. Passes: 433-161
Final Third Passes: 150-46
Chances Created: 20-7
Recoveries: 58-49
Succ. Crosses: 11-6
Tackles Won: 14-8
Interceptions: 21-13
Saves: 2-5
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Shots: 25-10
On-Target: 10-4
Touches: 716-442
Possession: 69%-31%
Succ. Passes: 433-161
Final Third Passes: 150-46
Chances Created: 20-7
Recoveries: 58-49
Succ. Crosses: 11-6
Tackles Won: 14-8
Interceptions: 21-13
Saves: 2-5
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Dug out cam. Marcelo doing the double fist HULK punch.
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
To be fair to Ayling he shouldn’t be playing the CB role, Cooper rarely wins anything in the air and he loves going to ground in the tackle far too easily. I’m hoping Koch improves and that by the end of the season we see a solid partnership of Koch and Llorente
Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Let’s hope they don’t pick one each up in the same game
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
that's extremely harsh on coops, he wins a lot in the airRichard wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:40 pm To be fair to Ayling he shouldn’t be playing the CB role, Cooper rarely wins anything in the air and he loves going to ground in the tackle far too easily. I’m hoping Koch improves and that by the end of the season we see a solid partnership of Koch and Llorente
in fact:
coops: headers won 43, lost 30
koch: headers won 31, 25
ayling: headers won 23, 17
...better heading stats than koch
Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Very easily and usually is.
Un Marcelo Bielsa, solo hay un Marcelo Bielsa. Gracias Marcello. Marsching on together.
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Re: Leeds v Newcastle Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI to face Magpies
Cooper wins 69.77%
Koch wins 80.64%
Ayling wins 73.91
So that depends how you want to look at stats.
Koch wins 80.64%
Ayling wins 73.91
So that depends how you want to look at stats.