Leeds Banter Archive February 21 2018

21 Feb 2018 23:30:33
We improved in the second half. Alioski and saiz are better a pair than individuals. Alioski only seems to perform when Saiz is playing. Wasn't impressed by Cooper or Weidweld. Dallas was ok and Roofe was poor as usual. Forshaw has been a good buy so far. Vierra still underperforming and Phillips better but still reckless with his challenges. Point is fine but we won't be in the top six this season.

A mark of a team that will be in that mix is the one that can save a point late on or score and win late on. The good Leeds teams of old (even the one in league 1 that got promoted) did that on a regular basis. This team concedes regularly at the end of periods of play and when they have a chance late on they usually miss it. That will have to change.

22 Feb 2018 00:53:26
Hess Good post but nothing can change until Wied and Cooper are no more. They gift goals. Green and Bartley we'd have been dangerous this season.

21 Feb 2018 22:21:14
De Bock looking like another absolute waste of money. With Orta behind the signings it’s like Brewster’s Millions the way he can waste money

21 Feb 2018 22:28:19
Did you expect Maldini, Alf? Don't get much for 1.5m these days. I think he'll do better as he becomes more accustomed to the English game.

21 Feb 2018 22:40:05
Yep, one for the future!

21 Feb 2018 23:35:53
His reading off the game isn’t great and tracking back ain’t great. His miscommunication with cooper led too their 1st goal. He should have been tracking the player and left cooper too clear. But got in the way. But hopefully he learns as is new in the team and has to gel still. Still few school boy errors at back leading to goals which tbh had been like that for a good few seasons. Individual defensive mistakes costs goals. But must say we are looking better . samu clearly made a difference. Home win against him form Brentford on Saturday. 👍⚽️⚽️😃

21 Feb 2018 23:54:27
It's up to Radrizanni to learn from Orta's terrible buys to sack him but somehow I don't think it's going to happen.

22 Feb 2018 01:00:53
Gelderd They're in it together. Radz won't fire him because Orta's mandate is to find talent on the cheap and develop and accustom players to the English game. That's why TC appointment was weird because he didn't know the league.

Only Saiz has sufficient quality to need zero adjustment time. Alioski getting there but only as a sub for me. If we depart from the foreign agenda and buy good English types in the summer we will do well in 18/19.

21 Feb 2018 22:16:28
Well. A point that feel like a defeat. De Bock had a nightmare. Cooper not much better. Felix an embarrassment. No communication and no command of his area. Needs to go. But on another point. Where on earth did the extra 2 minutes come from in the first half? They equalised in time that shouldn't have been added .

21 Feb 2018 21:59:19
Two things stood out for me tonight. We have to hold on to Saiz; he had 6 perfect touches and perfect passes in his first minute, which was better than anyone else had in 55 minutes. And Hecky's arm around Ronnie when he came off; he will bring the best out of our young uns!

21 Feb 2018 22:12:51
Just a shame saiz been absent for the last 6 matches through his own actions when we really needed him. Let's hope he's learnt his lesson and spends the remainder of the season making up for it with his skill and staying on the pitch.

21 Feb 2018 22:16:49
Correct because they can relate to him and will develop feelings of loyalty to Heck unlike some random Cypriot Danish lightweight hands in pocket shrug shoulders uninspiring clueless midget.

21 Feb 2018 23:27:15
Lets not kid ourselves Vieira was patheticly poor and needs dropping to under 23s he can't pass to his own players and constantly gives the opposition the ball having said that De Bock was even worse well done Orta he's yourbf**King signing yet again biggest worry is if Radrizanni doesn't learn about Orta's mistakes

22 Feb 2018 08:29:15
Bit harsh I think aggro. Yes, he had one of his worst games last night, but, the lad is, and will be class, and potentially the keystone of our team for years to come. if we can keep hold of him!

21 Feb 2018 21:41:05
Well if you'd offered me a point before kick off I woulda taken it sharpish, but that now feels like 2pts lost.

21 Feb 2018 21:27:38
I have to say we are looking good and positive, watch the thumbs down now! But I really think we are looking like a hard grafting Championship team instead of a trying to be fancy foreign team! Bock is suspect though but Siaz changes us for the better, no more spitting!

21 Feb 2018 21:44:58
Expected to lose but said a draw tonight would be a good result. Hopefully can push on now and pick up a few points. Does our luck at times, if only we could stop switching off and saw the game out! happy with the point though.

21 Feb 2018 21:45:03
That is a good result. shame we couldn't hold on but some good signs starting to come through. we would have been mullered a month ago.

21 Feb 2018 22:08:28
Agree scoops, no way we would have come away with anything tonight with TC (sorry to go over old ground) in charge. PH although not most people's choice at least knows the league and his substitutions have more impact.

21 Feb 2018 23:39:52
Game could and should have been over at HT with Derby at least 4 up Siaz best player in this league should have started never mind coming on as sub.

21 Feb 2018 21:12:26
1st real thing de blocks done all night

21 Feb 2018 21:06:03
De bock mistake again

21 Feb 2018 20:58:32
Heckingbotham; Roofe for Saiz, u r having a laff

21 Feb 2018 20:53:27
Another de bock mistake

21 Feb 2018 20:49:47
Lets show them saiz matters

21 Feb 2018 20:45:20
De Boch sez he has trouble concentrating. maybe a kick up the Aristotle at half time would help!

21 Feb 2018 20:38:09
Typical of Leeds this season. Conceding at the death again. De Bok is having an absolute nightmare of a game, Vierra not particularly good, needs to be taken off before he gets sent off or gives a goal away because he afraid to challenge. As I have said. Give Lassogga service and he will score. Hernandez a bit anonymous as well. Unless something significant happens we will lose this one.

21 Feb 2018 20:43:04
De bock has been aweful in the last 2 games that I have watched

21 Feb 2018 20:43:10
Time for Saiz

21 Feb 2018 20:34:58
De Boch's having a mare!

21 Feb 2018 20:38:40
Think someone should switch the lights on in the defence have say it’s crap

21 Feb 2018 20:44:47
Jansen and Dallas doing ok

21 Feb 2018 19:49:21
Lasogga hatrick!

21 Feb 2018 19:29:50
3-1 leeds got a feeling, it might be wind, it might be artritius or it might be a leeds win on its way

21 Feb 2018 19:44:41
Last time you had a feeling Bermo speedy was in recovery for quite a while

21 Feb 2018 13:35:48
Good luck tonight boys. Watching game in 24 hrs so will be offline for a while. i'm going 3-2 loss tonight But going for sat win! Because wield will be dropped.

21 Feb 2018 14:08:24
I agree with felix been dropped. I think big Andy will get the shout and to be fair i honestly believe he will be a far better keeper under the new management team the way that the gaffer will line up the team gives him more protection in Andys suspect areas, also without thomas style of distribution from the keeper suggests to me that Andy could be ok. I am going with a 2.1 to Leeds.

21 Feb 2018 17:46:05
Yea because he was loads better when he had his chance earlier in the season wasn't he. not

21 Feb 2018 18:23:59
Expecting a defeat tonight if i am honest, I think Derby will be too strong for us. Hoping the players put in a good performance and saiz ( who should be fresh and hopefully up for it) stays on the pitch. A Draw would be a good result.

21 Feb 2018 18:44:42
Be typical of us to win tonight then lose at home to Brentford on Saturday but being honest if i were a Derby fan I'd be expecting 3 points tonight.

21 Feb 2018 20:31:00
Wieldweld is an inconsistent liability

21 Feb 2018 07:45:37
Just an idea, but maybe hecky is far better tactically with his subs than christiansen. Take bristol and sheff utd as the examples. 1-0 down at the break, hernandez comes on, we play far better and end up scoring a goal, the penalty was unlucky but if okane hadnt committed there and then pulled out i could have seen us salvage 1 if not 3 points. purely down to a quality player coming on and hungry to prove his point to a new manager that he has to be on the team sheet every week. bristol, you're 2-0 down at half time, no subs made until 64th minute, double swap sees ekuban and dallas come off for sacko, who had his best 30 minutes in a leeds shirt imo, and roofe, who bagged a goal. this got the players excited and up for it as they know there's competition under a new manager. he's not afraid to suit a particular teams style, i think hecky saw bristol on the back foot and decided to bring some pace on to capitalise on that. If he can get this right in the first minute rather than the 65th, there could be success here. he has managed against all of these teams before, but he has not managed leeds united, if he can crack it with the players we have on the training ground, i could see heckys reign being a happy one for us fans. he clearly is getting something out of those players. i believe had we had him for the games v cardiff, birmingham, forest, the subs he could have made would have been more effective and pointentially have won us some points. i think he's better than christiansen at game management and individual player improvement by a long way. whether he can get them to play nicely as a team and whether he can find a good balance of skill and strength but desire to pull on the shirt is another question. 2-1 leeds tonight with saiz to score first for me. the 433 that i think he will pick is. wied, berardi, jansson, pennington, de bock, forshaw, hernandez, phillips, saiz, lasogga, roofe.

21 Feb 2018 08:28:31
Agree apart from sacko bit. Zero impact for me.

21 Feb 2018 13:08:42
Hernandez sub was forced at sheff Utd due to roofe having double vision. time will tell on the subs samo