Leeds Utd v Watford Match Thread - Llorente returns for Cresswell

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Leeds United v Watford
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02/10/2021
Elland Road
Watford
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All-time record vs Watford
31
Played
13
Won
7
Drawn
11
Lost
-4
GD
42%
Win %
Home record at Elland Road
15
Played
7
Won
3
Drawn
5
Lost
-3
GD
47%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
20/02/2016 Vicarage Road 1–0 L FA Cup 5th Round ↗
28/02/2015 Elland Road 2–3 L Championship ↗
23/08/2014 Vicarage Road 4–1 L Championship ↗
08/04/2014 Vicarage Road 3–0 L Championship ↗
07/12/2013 Elland Road 3–3 D Championship ↗
All-time top scorers vs Watford
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1 Robert Snodgrass 3
2 Joel Piroe 2
3 Ross McCormack 2
4 Robbie Blake 2
5 Clarke Carlisle 2
Starting XI
Goa Meslier
Def Llorente
Def Cooper ©
Def Firpo
Mid Phillips
Def Dallas
Mid Klich
Mid James
For Moreno
Substitutes
SUB Roberts
SUB Struijk
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-- Harrison
-- Gelhardt
-- Hjelde
-- Cresswell
-- McKinstry
-- Greenwood
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Re: Leeds Utd v Watford Match Thread - Llorente returns for Cresswell

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Boo Radley wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:39 pm Good effort - fine, but it’s still a miss. He has scored one goal in the Premier League. What do we expect when he comes on - nothing, and that’s what we get.

We need a finisher, either from the U23’s or on loan in January. Roberts is not that player. We will pay in dropped points unnecessarily otherwise.
I know I was just trying to give him some credit :lol:

Was a decent effort
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Cjay wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:30 pm Think Roberts deserves a bit of credit.

That shot was a great effort to would have been a goal of the season contender
Fully agree Cjay, he does deserve a bit of credit.
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SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:33 pm Still don't understand why Bate isn't on the bench, to come on for the final 10 mins to cover the tired legs in midfield.
Because pecking order :)

It is strange though.

We had 3 defenders on the bench today, 2 wingers, 1 goalkeeper, 2 striker/10s.

Can't understand why Bate or another cm isn't selected.

Really weird our attitude to cm
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Boo Radley wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:39 pm Good effort - fine, but it’s still a miss. He has scored one goal in the Premier League. What do we expect when he comes on - nothing, and that’s what we get.

We need a finisher, either from the U23’s or on loan in January. Roberts is not that player. We will pay in dropped points unnecessarily otherwise.
I don't think he deserves a slagging off from anyone on today's performance. He can only do what MB tells him to do when he puts him on the pitch.
I do agree that MB ought to look at someone different coming on though for a change, Geldhert fot example, lets see what he can do.
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Carrick Dave wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:40 pm Bate is 18, it won’t happen anytime soon.
Milner was 16. Age shouldn't come into it.
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Seeing Danny Rose on that pitch gives me hope that it isn't to late for me.

He's a porker.
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Cjay wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:52 pm Because pecking order :)

It is strange though.

We had 3 defenders on the bench today, 2 wingers, 1 goalkeeper, 2 striker/10s.

Can't understand why Bate or another cm isn't selected.

Really weird our attitude to cm
Ideally Klich or Dallas would be on the bench to cover for Yangel Herrera or Nahitan Nandez :)

But Bate becomes an important player for us now as we have nothing otherwise.
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Ellandback1 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:58 pme1.jpg
Don't know whether to be disappointed or not that Watford won the foul count :duno:
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Seems that our player of last season needs a spell away from the first team to get his head/ body right.

A fit and firing Dallas is a major asset. We need him back to something like last season.
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whiteswan wrote: Fully agree Cjay, he does deserve a bit of credit.
The only problem is that he is now gauranteed to be No.1 sub while MB is in charge on the back of that attempt.

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BGwhite wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:02 pm The only problem is that he is now gauranteed to be No.1 sub while MB is in charge on the back of that attempt.

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If he keeps playing the way he did today I'd be happy to see him coming off the bench.
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SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:59 pm Ideally Klich or Dallas would be on the bench to cover for Yangel Herrera or Nahitan Nandez :)

But Bate becomes an important player for us now as we have nothing otherwise.
Indeed :)

Although it probably means Tyro becomes a starter :shock:
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SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:58 pm Milner was 16. Age shouldn't come into it.
It will though. Bielsa didn’t play him at 16.
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Delighted with the 3 points today and the team played well for the most part though hate that we have become relegation contenders in the football communities eyes.

I would have every forward player over the next week focused on practising shooting as today the finishing was diabolical. Would rather Bate came in if Dallas is injured and Gelhardt upfront, how much worse could they do?
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whiteswan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:24 pm I do agree about Geldhart bb, but if that shot from Tyler had gone in and not hit the bar it would have been a wonder goal. At least he gave the shot a go
It didn't though... sooooo

Not convinced with Roberts at all, he seems to be Bielsa's love child and perhaps a weird kind of relation of faaip's :lol: :bear:
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becchio bear wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:55 pm It didn't though... sooooo

Not convinced with Roberts at all, he seems to be Bielsa's love child and perhaps a weird kind of relation of faaip's :lol: :bear:
No, it didn't, I'll give you that, but at least he wasn't afraid to have a go :)
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whiteswan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:18 pm No, it didn't, I'll give you that, but at least he wasn't afraid to have a go :)
Lol I see you addressed the first point..... :lol: :bear:
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becchio bear wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:24 pm Lol I see you addressed the first point..... :lol: :bear:
I did, and I was honest in my assessment, boy didn't too bad though :)

Though us girlies were supposed to stick together :lol:
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whiteswan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:56 pm I don't think he deserves a slagging off from anyone on today's performance. He can only do what MB tells him to do when he puts him on the pitch.
I do agree that MB ought to look at someone different coming on though for a change, Geldhert fot example, lets see what he can do.
I didn’t slag him off at all today. The fact remains, that effort is off target, statistically speaking, and more importantly it doesn’t count on the scoreboard.

Right now we need a finisher more than anything. He is not the solution. There are legitimate question marks about his overall ability but that wasn’t the discussion today. We needed to go with some with a record of scoring recently and with the confidence that goes with it, namely Gelhardt, until we have Bamford back or buy someone.
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