Leeds United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2024/25

martingriff wrote: »

Genuine question to Leeds fans here do you really think if the Leeds owners had been offered the chance to join a Super league with all that money they would not have done it? It is easy to be self righteous from the out side

He'd bite their hands off IMO.

event wrote: »

On to Sunday, I really hope Raphinha is back and I think we need Rodrigo back too. Roberts has had his critics and he has done well for a bit, but I think he needs a break.

I am slightly worried about Sunday. They easily exposed us last time by using the man marking system against us and letting runners from deep come through the middle. Was cooper a 1 or a 3 match ban? Bamford is due a goal too, Sunday be a good time to get one

Three matches.

And should those players return I'd be confident of a result. We're a much stronger team defensively (despite last night's hiccups) than in December, the midfield is good but we need more attacking threat than we had last night. We had some chances but for me we didn't create as many openings as we usually do and relied partially on Liverpool mistakes. Our forward weakness allowed their defenders to advance in the first half and keeping them to 1-0 was luck and good goalkeeping more than anything.

Sunday should be much better and they'll really be up for it. Kalvin will ensure that.

2smiggy wrote: »

stating the obvious , but Llorente looks a great player. Hopefully he can avoid the injuries. Corners no longer bring the sense of dread with him and Struijk playing together

Not if Sky's Andy Hinchcliffe has his say. He'll make sure to hammer home the point of our defending of set-pieces forever. He also criticized Llorente a lot last night, but nothing then when he scored the goal or done some good play bringing the ball out of the box. Llorente scores - it's bad defending from the other team.

The Golden Miller wrote: »

I think the contrast between Leeds and this Super League stuff should be noted. All talk of greed, commercialism and money. By contrast, Leeds under Bielsa, represent hard work, community, working for one another, principles etc. And it's filtered down through the whole club.

Never has it been seen before that a newly promoted club have come up in the manner of Leeds. The philosophy of playing the right way. Going toe to toe with the richest teams in the world, with what was mainly a mid-championship side. All down to hard work, belief, determination and working for one another.

Win or lose, this team will lay siege to the Man United box for 90 minutes at the weekend, with no fear. It's incredible to watch really

In terms of points you'd have expected in April, it's way ahead of any hopes. There's even a chance of being unbeaten for the month!

is_that_so wrote: »

I mean points in April from these three games. There was no reason to think that anything more than 3 points was possible. Now it could be 4-7 points!

A few here were saying we were going to take scalps and beat the teams facing relegation. I posted this on 28 Feb and it can't be right but it won't be far off. Because the old thread is closed I can't link it in:

"Thanks man, and I may be way off on my prediction but we've averaged 1.35 points a game against much the same opposition we're soon to play. That'd give us 9.5 points from the seven upcoming games but I expect more. It's an erratic year where form is hard to predict and many of our opposition are involved in European & cup football. We've got big players returning (surely the worst of our injury bad luck is over) and the pressure is off in terms of survival.

I predict we'll have 48 points at the end of April. Event says 42.

Any other takers for this Pool. Winner gets bought pints at Elland Road in early 2022."

Jimmy Two Times wrote: »

It is incredible to watch.

I know I'm not supposed to say this but I didn't hate the first Man U game. I know the start was horrible but the way we went at them,the chances we created,it was so refreshing to see.

Reminded me of that 5-4 home defeat to Liverpool first season back with Wilko. 4 - 0 down after half an hour and getting it back to 5 - 4 with a very soft free out given to their keeper for what looked like a good goal from Chapman.

Love this team.

Nor I. It helped that I was able to go to a pub for it for the only time this season so draught Guinness blurred the edges.
But we also had a go and had we not been so complacent at the start we may have pushed them to the end. 6-3 or 6-4 would also have been respectable. Alas 6-2 is still a drubbing and I'd like us to return the favour on Sunday.

event wrote: »

Yeah I was very negative on how we would do. Well I thought I was being realistic is all but these guys are great.

I wonder has no fans helped in some respects. In games where we arent playing as well, ER can be a tough place to be. Especially for Bamford.
Obviously it would help in respect of influencing refs and intimidation but other teams have that too.

Hard to tell the effect really. Stats show that more teams are winning away but the simple answer is that we'll never know how we'd have done with fans.

Assuming the fans are back next year it's hard not to think we'll benefit from it more than most clubs.

Guardiola giving out about Stones red card after Coopers!

Meslier coming out for more crosses which can only be a good thing,will have the odd miss but in general its a good thing to have goalies coming for crosses, he needs to eat more though. Cant wait to be heading to elland road again and maybe another all night session in the duncan again presuming its still open.

event wrote: »

He'll fill out. He's only 21 or so, remember DDG when he first came to the UK? He was tiny

ah yeah i know, just reckon he will be even better when he adds a few stone.

Jimmy Two Times wrote: »

That the one with no windows up near the Corn Exchange. Looks right scary. Think I'll stick to the Scarborough meself

Realistically when you think we might get over ? September or October maybe ?

Yeah was one of the rougher pubs i have been to. Big for hardcore leeds lads before games im told, the landlord was from louth last time i was in there few years back, we went in around 9pm and didnt leave until 6am, drinking with some old lad from hull. Was few rough heads in there when we first walked in up by the pool table. Drink mad cheap. It will be October i reckon tbh. Going over every couple months next season i hope.

event wrote: »

Ah yeah, get ye



Do you remember his name by any chance?

Oh i dont, could ask one of the lads that went with me but doubt they remember, it was a heavy night. His wife or girlfriend was running the bar with him, think she was irish too, goodlokng one. Why do you reckon you know him?

Went to the Duncan last time I was over. Lunchtime game and the Duncan opens at 10am. It has frosted or stained windows and still cheapest pints around - as long as you're not fussy about what you drink. Furniture definitely hasn't been updated since Revie's time. Would recommend a visit for the experience!

is_that_so wrote: »

That sounds like Rodrigo is done for the season, Forshaw too, although he was very unlikely to get a game anyway. Still, great that he is playing football again.

How long is left on Forshaws contract, one of the biggest “flops” in a while, very harsh to call him a flop but it is what it is

Carcharodon wrote: »

How long is left on Forshaws contract, one of the biggest “flops” in a while, very harsh to call him a flop but it is what it is

Till the end of next season. If he can get consistent game time next season he stands a chance of renewal. As a player he is worth having.

Best of luck today fellas. Even a draw would do!

a draw id be delighted with, city was a major bonus and Liverpool was optimistic for a draw.

Complete free hit today which is great. Haven't lost any ground over the mid-table teams. Remember after the last game vs Man Utd, karts of the media banging on about how Bielsa needs to change his ways? Fools the lot of them

https://twitter.com/BBCWYS/status/1386289674923114502?s=19

Costa

Man U going with serious pace up top it looks like. Plus I fear the will do the same as first game. Bruno moves out of the way to take phillips out of the middle and McTominay then runs late in to the box