Leeds Banter Archive February 06 2019

06 Feb 2019 21:36:05
Have West Brom been made to play behind closed doors? 😂😂😂 There's a lot being made of Baggies players paying for their fans to travel to ER, I could have sprung for a minibus 😉.

06 Feb 2019 16:32:09
The line up for me, on Saturday would involve dropping Ayling and either playing Alioski deeper however MB is strong willed (stubborn) and determined (inflexible) so I am not too sure about Alioski and do not for one minute think that he will drop Ayling, even if we do have a suitable replacement in Shackleton. I also believe that Roofe is due to click again after his dry spell and would seriously consider two upfront but cannot see this happening due to the two character traits highlighted above. If he wants to attack how about 3-1-4-2 (without the ball 3-3-2-2)

06 Feb 2019 20:58:02
Not going to happen, 4-1-4-1 or 3-3-3-1.

07 Feb 2019 12:37:56
Think your probably right Al. How about Roofe in the No 10 role?

07 Feb 2019 21:28:41
I reckon he'd be just fine at No 10, he's got the close ball control and should know when to play the passes.

08 Feb 2019 14:48:23
Looks like it could be Baby Shack in there now 😊.

06 Feb 2019 15:19:19
Has our new No1 really set the world alight?

For me he hasn't done anything better than BPF has done so far this season.

Given the massive fanfare over his arrival I expected a bit more than conceding 4 times. Everyone was saying he was great because he came from Real Madrid but i could probably do the 3rd keeper job there if i needed to and i have no spatial awareness. He has only played about 70 actual matches in his career.

Were we oversold on this arrival?

06 Feb 2019 15:34:22
Bit harsh to be slagging him off already in it!
80% of the team would have been binned this year if most would have had there way.

06 Feb 2019 16:15:23
Def a bit harsh Alf. He was second choice until the start of this year and Teams like Real Madrid don’t take a wild punt on their 2nd choice goalie who could be playing in champions league and needs to give them a genuine alternative goalie. He is getting used to the league and playing behind a new defense. Which of the goals would you blame him for? Kept us in the game against Rotherham and gave us the platform to go on and get the three points.

06 Feb 2019 16:19:52
He was only third choice because the first and second choices are 2 of 4 best keepers in the world, so not bad company 😊.

06 Feb 2019 17:13:19
Conceded 4 yes, 1 was a worldy, other 3 deflections.

06 Feb 2019 17:29:45
He has only played 2 games Alf, hardly had chance to set the world alight. No real chance to save 3 of the 4 goals (Rotherham goal and first two against Norwich) .

06 Feb 2019 19:30:35
I watched him warming up an hour before kick off for the U23 game at Tadcaster. there were 4or5 players shooting at him continually and he was making some stunning saves and catching a lot of then. not palming them away!

06 Feb 2019 12:44:20
Thanks for the forthcoming fixture congestion. Love the impartiality and fairness.

06 Feb 2019 13:10:45
Playing West Brom as the 3rd team in a six day period. Our boys will be weary compared to theirs. Handing them an advantage in a plate.

06 Feb 2019 13:52:56
9 points in 6 days, sounds good to me 😁.

06 Feb 2019 15:44:14
Playing QPR got to be easier than training ain't it.

06 Feb 2019 16:21:39
Bolton then QPR, should be nice training sessions 😁.

06 Feb 2019 16:30:49
Should be a lot easier than Bielsa's Murderball session! 😂🤣.

06 Feb 2019 11:33:39
Believe it, or not, Adam Forshaw is currently joint top in the league for pass accuracy, at 88.2%!

06 Feb 2019 12:15:55
Yeah, saw that. I wonder what his losing the ball and interception % is?

06 Feb 2019 12:16:27
It is not suprising because he is a good passer of the ball. The issue with Forshaw is that he has been taking risks to beat a player in his own third. Further up the field Forshaw can take these risks as the reward will outweigh the consequence of failure.

06 Feb 2019 12:46:27
I think it's for passes to the opposition!
Oh no, that's Ayling! 😁.

06 Feb 2019 13:45:31
danum 👍👍👍.

06 Feb 2019 20:36:52
about 75% are sideways or backwards so hardly surprising. will Biesla be brave this wk or same old same old. it would be nice to score first for a change, think shack for Ayling has to happen at some point, Phillips needs to be back in the 11,I presume Bamford will be bench again, and surely Izzy Brown can do 15/ 20 from bench if required, there's times we need goals and don’t have a great deal on the bench.

06 Feb 2019 00:10:53
I would like to see MB throw a curve ball and try a change of formation v boro. Just in case they av sent their own spies out lol!
I know he won't as he has his tried and trusted methods before you all shout back at me and yes we are joint top of the league so nobody can argue with him but i would really like to see Bamford and Roofe start as forwards together. 2 upfront together now that would be interesting! We have played 1 up front all season so boro would get a big shock and we have all this possession with not enough shots on goal, so somet like this.
3-5-2
Gk Cassillas.
3 CB - Ayling Janssen Coops
WIng B - Shackleton Alioski
Hold M - Phillips
MM - Klich Forshaw
CF - Roofe Bamford
There would be a great bench of the likes of Pablo, clarke, douglas, halme, izzy, roberts, etc etc.
I very much guess it will be the usual 4-1-4-1 but i think Phillips definitely has to be back in. Bamford upfront and Roofe out wide perhaps?
MOT.

06 Feb 2019 10:24:15
It’s not possession without shots it’s shots without goals.
We need to get more lethal in front of goal.
I don’t mind the idea of roofe and Bamford together but I do feel even though he is tall Ayling needs dropping. He has been caught on the ball far to much. I think we need as much pace as possible on the pitch to run their legs off them.
I don’t really fear Boro. I think West Brom are the best. With maybe us second and Norwich third. Sheff and hull could also cause a stir but neither as good as top three.

06 Feb 2019 11:25:45
Agree Aus that Ayling has been v poor lately.