Leeds Utd V Liverpool Match Thread

[Mountain]

I'd say there is zero chance of Bielsa panicking, and zero chance of him changing his philosophy.

We were beaten by 2 top 4 sides. This does not make us relegation fodder, it doesn't mean we now write off players who have done so much, it doesn't mean we change a system that has served us so well.

[1964white]

He'll get a go before Cresswell that's for sure

Ayling & Cooper our two CB's v the barcodes.

[Cjay]

Oh in the interests of fair play and unbiased reporting . . Stuart Dallas was the worst player on the pitch imo.

Totally an utterly anonymous

[SG90]

Ayling & Cooper our two CB's v the barcodes.

As least Shack will start though. But he should be starting over Ayling anyway.

[becchio bear]

Well then he should be sold asap.

If he thinks Bamford, Phillips, Meslier and others are mediocre, he should be allowed move to a club where he can massage his ego.

But I think he can write off ManU and Liverpool type clubs coming in, because he's been mediocre himself against them.

Love the way you pick class players from our team and think Raph thinks they are mediocre... How about Cooper, Roberts, Ayling et al Loads of players not on their game today. Raph doesn't come across as a player with an ego... looks like you are making a Mountain out of a molehill

[SG90]

Oh in the interests of fair play and unbiased reporting . . Stuart Dallas was the worst player on the pitch imo.

Totally an utterly anonymous

Yep. Being picked on reputation now. You can't expect someone in their 30s to keep playing at that intensity forever. Look how Klich struggled last year.

[1964white]

He actually won the ball

I was applauding the tackle!

[SG90]

Love the way you pick class players from our team and think Raph thinks they are mediocre... How about Cooper, Roberts, Ayling et al Loads of players not on their game today. Raph doesn't come across as a player with an ego... looks like you are making a Mountain out of a molehill

Yes that's the players I was thinking.

Don't doubt KP and Meslier wouldn't be off at the drop of a hat if a Champions League club came in for them.

[1964white]

The whole set up was wrong from the start anyway.

MB got this wrong again.

And the Roberts for Rodrigo sub was pointless?

Still insist Klich & Struijk should have started.

James on at half-time when we were only one down.

[SG90]

Unfortunately we are relying on the likes of Ayling, Cooper, Dallas, Roberts, Klich this season. Unless we give the youngsters a chance. Oh look I just saw a pig flying.

[1964white]

At the moment we can't link up sausages

[Boo Radley]

Most are not delusional enough to think we were going to win in OT or today, but we gave Pool a proper challenge in both games last season, and Man U in our home game. Today it looked like an FA Cup game between teams in different leagues. We look like we’re going backwards.

Realistically they should have been four up at halftime. We had no control of that game. We couldn’t build consistent pressure and we posed virtually no threat, aside from Rodrigo’s chance and Bamford’s excellent improvisation from the half way line. It was all about damage limitation.

There better be a plan B sharpish or we will be quickly classed as the relegation fodder for this year and that will bring serious pressure on us.

[1964white]

Looks a legitimate challenge to me.

And me too

[SG90]

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Good sides have defensive shape , and clue what the others are doing,we currently have neither. Games are reasonably entertaining though.

[Leeds1000]

We look so bad against the best sides. For the life of me today i couldn't give you a Leeds tactical explanation. We have seen it so many times, if a team presses high and cuts of the space in midfield we haven't got a scooby doo what to do (not intended) when Meslier rolls the ball out to a defender. There is no easy solution when we are low on confidence, mistakes become more prevalent and we become desperate in possession. We over achieved last season and now we will have to fight for our lives.

[Lumiukko]

Just finished the game (watching on delay). Massively outclassed and lacking much sharpness (maybe the international break was a hindrance to us). One thing I noticed was just how many of our passes were cut out, not by interceptions but by just poor passing on our part, hitting the legs of opposition. That has to stop as the loose ball leaves us in terrible defensive shape for the inevitable counter.

As for the Struijk tackle, I thought it was a very good tackle and just an unfortunate event how Elliott went down. Never a red and if that is not rescinded then we may as well all pack up and go home. But we're Leeds and we'll never get a decision in our favour with the FA.

[whiteswan]

Radz on SKY sports live talking about the injury and performances and ambition....I'm recording it to watch it later!

[SG90]

Radz on SKY sports live talking about the injury and performances and ambition....I'm recording it to watch it later!

"Ambition"? From the bloke who said Forshaw was a new signing Couldn't make it up.

[Mountain]

Love the way you pick class players from our team and think Raph thinks they are mediocre... How about Cooper, Roberts, Ayling et al Loads of players not on their game today. Raph doesn't come across as a player with an ego... looks like you are making a Mountain out of a molehill

I was responding to a poster who said Raphinha looks p****d off playing with mediocre players.

I actually don't think that he would be so unprofessional as SG90 claims, and that he would throw his toys out of the pram. But if he is, I'd flog him straight away.