Leeds Banter Archive November 07 2017

 

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07 Nov 2017 20:41:44
This probably will divide opinion but I'm all for TC to stay and be given more of a chance. I can see the counter argument but for me let's see what he's made of. From his interviews and the start to the season we made he certainly isn't a mug in my opinion. Give him a few more games with the freedom to change things up or keep them the same if he sees fit without everybody getting on his back and let's what he can do. We've been in worse positions with better known managers.

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07 Nov 2017 21:18:31
Fine by me, am sick of 4 managers a season

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08 Nov 2017 06:36:29
Oleary. Bit confused why you want to give a few more games to change things. He had 8 recently and lost 7 of them. don't see the logic. We were playing well and now we are not. And we are not a lot. What diff can more games make? He has tried heaps of diff players and they are all failing. Or he is?

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08 Nov 2017 11:02:51
Think TC is on his last legs. When you play your best number 10 out of position you are clutching at straws. My take is we have too many players out of position and its telling. If we are not playing BJ bring Pearce in from U23s. let's get some balance back to the team. Put Alioski on the left where he should be. How will Sacko improve if he is sat on bench. Lassoga not doing anything so try Roofe, Cibbicki some one. let's hope Ekuban has something to show us when he comes back.

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08 Nov 2017 13:45:16
Unless there are injuries in the squad meaning there is no cover, i don't think anyone should ever be played out of position. how we can expect to get the best out of a player in the wrong position is beyond me. If there are holes in the squad in certain positions then they need to be filled by either promoting youth or recruiting players.

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08 Nov 2017 17:00:53
We're forced to play at least one player out of position because . WE DON'T HAVE A LEFT-BACK ! ! ! !

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09 Nov 2017 09:16:47
and we keep putting the ball boys in net. Well out of position.

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09 Nov 2017 13:11:13
agree to most of you replies above, but what about dallas at left back, or wing back. to me anita hasn't shown any reason why he should start, apart from having pace, makes needless tackles/fouls. what we have lacked is an enforcer type midfielder to look after saiz, remember when we sign vinnie, his sole job was to protect strachan. i feel we had that man and should have kept dave to do that role.

for me we should line up attacking against boro as monk won't know what we are capable of attacking from his time at leeds, but if we play this sideways tappy football then monk will have a system in place. i think we should go with lonergan, ayling, pontus, cooper, dallas.

midfield shaugnessy holding then 3 of viera, o'kane, phillips, siaz in number 10 rloe, if fit ekuban, if not lassoga, and use some width to supply him.

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07 Nov 2017 17:07:31
From watching the games so far and reading all the comments/reports it seems as tho just about everyone has been Man of the Match at some point which says to me that most players carry the skill factor they just don't have the consistency required. Again back to TC and the team to get us/them back to doing what we/they do best and what has blown teams away already. Do the simple things right (and at pace) the rest will follow.

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07 Nov 2017 20:27:14
If after the international break we still can't get a result and lose against Boro and AR decides to let TC go then Orta should follow him and we allow the next coach to be a manager and have a say in recruitment of players. Works well for other teams, look at wolves the manager has recruited players he trusts and knows and as a team they are flying.

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08 Nov 2017 06:01:15
We let Warnock recruit and it took 2 years to get over it.

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08 Nov 2017 17:02:33
The Wolves "manager" signs the players that his agent tells him to (quite possibly because he's also the player's agent ! )

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07 Nov 2017 14:48:38
If Ekuban doesn't come good we are doomed. I don't rate Grot, i like lasogga but we need more from him, and cibicki was a waste. We need a george boyd/snodgrass type winger on one side, and a max gradel/roofe on the other. i like dallas and think he could be a great asset towards the back end of the season. Okane is not for me, too much of a sideways passer at the minute, i remember the burton game he absolutely steam rolled that midfield and everything went through him, when he came off we went flat, but now were flat with him there. Loving how phillips and cooper have stepped up, and vieira still a great asset and a must starter. Cooper i think will stay at this level, but philips is an unknown quantity for me, who knows where he could end up, i think he's a proven performer in this leage now though. Ayling, Jansson, Anita, Saiz, Hernandez all PL quality imo, on their day. Similarly, the team on its day, when on song and tails are up, is a top 6 contender in this league, along with wolves, boro, the blades, villa and derby. I am not writing off christiansen and he may have been a hero when he took us to the top, but he also gave us our worst record in years. Karanka would do a job in this team now, but i'm not sure if radz is prepared to axe TC just yet. The next 2 games are all he has left to turn this around. Our biggest test yet. Alioski should be better by now, WE need a keeper, fact, i really like shaugnessy and beradi and anita and feel for the amount of chances they've all had. CBJ a good asset and a shame he's not ours permanently, and pennington for me a let down so far. Targets: Ledley, Reid, Bartley, Kirchoff, Pope. All realistic IMO and heres how i see us lining up with these players in the side. 4231. Pope, Kirchoff, Jansson, Bartley, Ayling, Ledley, Kirchoff, Vieira Dallas, Saiz, reid, Ekuban.

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07 Nov 2017 15:31:17
That's the Kirchoff twins I take it

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07 Nov 2017 16:06:55
Phillips lacks consistency a discipline. He has been playing as a number 10 but spends most of the game stood next to Lassoga. Cooper is reckless and could have easily been sent off again against Brentford. As for Roofe, waste of £3m. However I will have a pint of whatever you are drinking Samo

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07 Nov 2017 17:11:49
I hope to God that Ekuban comes back with a goal a game, playing like Messi. The weight of expectation on the poor lads shoulders must be enormous. Let's hope he doesn't read any forum pages.

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07 Nov 2017 17:27:01
Ledley was shocking when he played against us for Derby. Both him and Huddlestone ran like they were in sand.

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07 Nov 2017 20:58:25
I thought the same Leodis, everyone banging on about Ekuban like he's the saviour - the poor lad hasn't even played a league game yet! He looked ok in a league cup game against a poor Port Vale side - no pressure kid! 😂

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09 Nov 2017 10:40:20
Bartley who signed a new contract and was starting for a perm team before getting injured, ayling isn't a left back, pope starting for Burnley and getting huge applauds from pundits won't be dropping a tier any time soon. Ledley is just awful much worse than what we already have.

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06 Nov 2017 21:32:46
We have NO forwards. Biggest problem we have by far.

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07 Nov 2017 07:02:26
Not that seem to be able to score.

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07 Nov 2017 08:31:54
Who knows if cibiki would score? !

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06 Nov 2017 21:16:27
I think TC should use the international break to prepare himself a presentation.

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07 Nov 2017 13:24:01
on what subject?

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06 Nov 2017 20:22:38
Interesting tweet from Alioski. Cringeworthy.

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07 Nov 2017 08:33:05
Bad publicity team George and a bot nieve.

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07 Nov 2017 12:56:25
Very crass from Alioski. Also interesting is Klich liking comment about TC picking certain players who make mistakes game after game whilst jettison those who fail in one game. He is bound to feel this way and perhaps show a rift in the camp ?

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07 Nov 2017 14:25:10
Notts I believe all of this is an indicator that TC has lost the dressing room. Hope AR is reading. He should have sacked TC by now.

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