Leeds Utd 1-4 Arsenal Match Thread - Gelhardt & Drameh start in makeshift Leeds side

[1964white]

Speechless!

We are mickey mouse pretending to be a Premier League club

Call the game off now, this has now gone beyond ridiculous!

[1964white]

Does this mean that our central triangle will be Ayling, Koch and Forshaw?

Less physical ailments in the cast of Last of the Summer wine.

Rumours also Ayling is ill & Forshaw picked up a knock in training yesterday.

[John in Louisiana]

Interesting.

Teams dealing with Covid issues - in part because they haven't done a good job with managing their own protocols - have their games postponed because they can't field a full squad.

Yet teams that can't field a full squad for reasons that are at least just as legitimate are forced to play.

Agree that Cresswell in the middle with Ayling our wide and Gelhardt up top is our best option, but I also agree that Bielsa probably doesn't think so.

[The Subhuman]

We are mickey mouse pretending to be a Premier League club

Call the game off now, this has now gone beyond ridiculous!

This is nothing to do with the club, just pure bad luck. The EPL will be aware of the extent of the injury crisis

[whiteswan]

We are mickey mouse pretending to be a Premier League club

I certainly think that this season should be a wake up call and an eye opener to the owners who should now understand what it takes to be a part of this league

[Cjay]

You would think that we have past the postponement deadline.

Less than 2 hours to kickoff.

At this point its surely to late

[The Subhuman]

So right now

Bamford
Phillips
Rodrigo
Cooper
Firpo
Struijk
James
Shackleton

are out

Cresswell, Llorente and Ayling may also be out, Cresswell with a supposed dislocated shoulder.

[1964white]

This is nothing to do with the club, just pure bad luck. The EPL will be aware of the extent of the injury crisis

All the other clubs have managed to use a bit of skullduggery to get games called off.

We are far too naive to survive at this rate.

Totally fed up with this season & we are not even into the second part of 2021/22 yet!

[john1931]

I am looking forward to it

[whiteswan]

Crazy situation. Arsenal must be licking their lips

[The Subhuman]

All the other clubs have managed to use a bit of skullduggery to get games called off.

We are far too naive to survive at this rate.

Totally fed up with this season & we are not even into the second part of 2021/22 yet!

Puts us in the right ... and an honorable club. I'd rather that tbh.

[1964white]

I certainly think that this season should be a wake up call and an eye opener to the owners who should now understand what it takes to be a part of this league

I think they think we are still playing the likes of Cardiff, Blackburn, Swansea, etc

[The Subhuman]

I am looking forward to it

So am I to be fair and I will adjust my expectations and look for the good even in a thrashing if that's what happens

[1964white]

Interesting.

Teams dealing with Covid issues - in part because they haven't done a good job with managing their own protocols - have their games postponed because they can't field a full squad.

Yet teams that can't field a full squad for reasons that are at least just as legitimate are forced to play.

Modern day football, John

Sick of it all tbh.

[DDB220]

So besides not having much of a team for today and Arsenal calling on a full in form squad is there any bad news.

[White Riot]

I'm working so just heard the news.

How is this match still going ahead?

[DDB220]

Money and sky sports is my guess.

[The Subhuman]

I don't think you should ever cancel a game unless weather intervenes, even Covid is not enough of an excuse imo.

[john1931]

I don't think you should ever cancel a game unless weather intervenes, even Covid is not enough of an excuse imo.

Spot on.

[john1931]

Soooooooo much negativity.....let's get behind the boys.