Leeds Utd v Manchester United Match Thread - Bielsa Names Unchanged Starting XI

[iscius]

How we miss Raph, a lot of huff and puff, but zero creativity with out him.

Dallas can't get hold of the ball and he and Klich can't get into those nice one, twos to unlock the backline and midfield.

[John in Louisiana]

Dallas can't get hold of the ball and he and Klich can't get into those nice one, twos to unlock the backline and midfield.

Scum's press has been highly effective.

[John in Louisiana]

FT 0-0

[Velotrax]

A hard earned point against 12 men

[John in Louisiana]

Meslier, Llorente, Struijk, Phillips, and Ayling all wonderful today.

[Lorimer46]

Good point I'd say

[Irish Ian]

Well done lads.

Proud of them.

[YorkshireSquare]

Leeds climb above Arsenal into 9th on 47 points with that result

[iscius]

For those who think Bielsa only plays one way hasn't watched recent matches. The inclusion of Roberts and a greater emphasis on team midfield structure over countering shows a different picture. Leeds are now a more sophisticated mean in managing matches. There is a plan B and C now. Leeds now play like a legitimate top 6 team.in the EPL after one year.

[John in Louisiana]

Good point I'd say

Especially as we never looked like scoring.

[Irish Ian]

Up to 9th and realistically we could make it ours.

[Carrick Dave]

A sneaky WBA win later would go down well.

[Chilli D]

Poor game but we defended very well, Llorente was outstanding as was Phillips apart from a couple of needless fouls.
Shame we offered so little as an attacking threat, we really mis Raphinha in that respect but it's a hard won point.

[HarryofOz]

Great defensive effort. Struijk outstanding in the second half. Phillips too.

And yet another improved performance against a top six team.

[Cjay]

Hard earned point vs 12 men.

All the attacking players were shite, Bamford, Costa, Harrison, Dallas, Roberts, offensively awful but did a job defensively i suppose.

Defence was brilliant.

KP, Llorente, Ali and Struijk, brilliant.

Ayling was meh with his passing being particularly dreadful.

[Leeds1000]

I was glad to hear that whistle. Defensively good, impotent again in attack, but hey we will take that, making a MU team look average and they were on a 28 unbeaten run away from home. Another example of the improvement in the defensive side of things but it has to be said without Raph we never looked a threat.

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Good point, bloody drab affair though. Looked pretty toothless without Rafa.

[AJA]

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So Adam Forshaw is more or less out for the rest of the season after a tame stroll in the U23's

And this footballer is part of our future.

Oh I wish could draw a salary (not an excessive one) for doing no work.

Beyond a joke now!

If you were good enough maybe you could have earned that. Forshaw earned that. MB knows what he is doing

[Orange Box]

For those who think Bielsa only plays one way hasn't watched recent matches. The inclusion of Roberts and a greater emphasis on team midfield structure over countering shows a different picture. Leeds are now a more sophisticated mean in managing matches. There is a plan B and C now. Leeds now play like a legitimate top 6 team.in the EPL after one year.

Fully agree but I kinda miss the basketball games.

[iscius]

Hard earned point vs 12 men.

All the attacking players were shite, Bamford, Costa, Harrison, Dallas, Roberts, offensively awful but did a job defensively i suppose.

Defence was brilliant.

KP, Llorente, Ali and Struijk, brilliant.

Ayling was meh with his passing being particularly dreadful.

Hey! I thought he was the best English defender on the pitch!