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10 Jan 2021 21:54:18
Brighton into extra time with Newport, playing the majority of their first team other than 3rd choice keeper who made error for equaliser.
Potter has fallen out with number 1 keeper Matt Ryan who is available in January unfortunately I think Brighton will apply the Ben White rule, but he’s a very good keeper.
10 Jan 2021 20:51:19
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Leeds United just been fined £10,000 by the government for breaking c.v. protocols. They made an unnecessary journey down to Crawley.
{Ed047's Note - I’d also heard that Leeds had complained to the FA as one of the Crawley players, a plumber, wasn’t Corgi registered. 🤷♂️
10 Jan 2021 22:15:16
I heard there was 6 cars broken into during the second half, police are questioning the Leeds defenders as to their whereabouts at that time😂😂.
10 Jan 2021 22:37:59
Good one Whack!
10 Jan 2021 22:43:07
Its 'Gas Safe' now not CORGI but I get your point.
10 Jan 2021 23:04:55
very funny whack that made me laugh.
11 Jan 2021 11:27:42
Couldn’t resist lol, bad day at the office but we all have them, league more important.
10 Jan 2021 20:29:38
The core of a team is an inspiring confident goalkeeper, dominant centre-back, midfield general and a prolific goalscorer. What we have are Championship players at best, who perform (normally) to a system that as a team can work.
We need to start rebuilding the team, maybe now is not the right time until established in the Premier, it took Liverpool and Man City long enough to get a decent goalkeeper, centre half etc.
I am disappointed (again) today, but just keep hoping that at some point .
10 Jan 2021 23:10:57
we have the best young keeper in the world (or one of) , in klich we have a very good prem league standard player, in Bamford we have one of the best number 9's in the league (in the style we play)
we have Rodrigo who is proven at international and top flight level, same with many other players
the trouble is not the players. are our player worse than palace, West Ham or crawley. if so please tell who would replace our first team like for like (you might pick a few but not many, maybe zaha, for me rice and a defender but not many)
the trouble is our amazing manager, when push comes to shove is not that good, our amazing style only works in certain types of games.
When you have such a limited manager who only has one way of playing you are bound to come unstuck against certain teams. as we do time and time again. Belisa must learn, which he won't so we have to learn that we will always lose against certain types of teams
when will the Leeds fans wake up. Losing to Ipswich, Millwall, wigan, crawley, hull and to a far lesser extent West Ham and palace is not the players fault. it is inevitable with limited manager who is a one trick pony
yes we play great stuff when the game suits (everton, West Brom etc) but we will also be useless as well. that is what the manager wants from us.
11 Jan 2021 08:19:18
Bermo, I’m fully awake and I’m a Leeds fan, just different from you and that’s allowed. I was in Elland Road when we lost against Wigan, also when we conceded three goals in the second half against Cardiff. From the very first game under Bielsa it was very easy to see the weaknesses of his style. But you know what, I love it! In his three years at the club, he took us to the playoffs, he won us the championship and he’s a good bet for securing another year in the premiership. As you know I live in Spain where you can see all Leeds games live on the tv and wherever I go, people are talking to me about Leeds, Bielsa and Rodrigo. The buzz is incredible and why, because of the way we play.
We’re all different but the doesn’t mean we haven’t woken up it just means we like different things than you and that’s allowed! I’m sure we both enjoyed getting to the playoffs, winning the championship and playing in the premiership, and like it or not it’s Bielsa and his style that’s got us there when many others have failed!
11 Jan 2021 09:03:45
Well there’s always big Sam?
11 Jan 2021 11:13:24
Spanish you can like different things. That is not my point
Leeds fans are calling for under 23s to be played
Some asking for two up front yesterday
Many are calling for a proper number 9
Many are shocked or dissapointed when we lose to teams like Crawley
Some are disappointed that we often get found out and smashed against certain type of teams
Some are blaming the players
Love belisa style I do at times and can see why. but then fully embrace all of the rubbish as well . love belisa love conversing from set plays. love belisa love the fact he hates goalscoring number 9. Love best is enjoy losing to rubbish English style teams that is what he does
I think under belisa we would give the best a great game but I also think the crap teams will turn us over if they play the wrong way.
10 Jan 2021 20:21:27
Unfortunate today boys 😂😂 if your stuck for some depth I'm sure we could send you a few U18's to tighten up your backline 😂😂 was trying to figure out how many first team players u had out today was it 7 or 8?
10 Jan 2021 20:43:12
Male chicken!
10 Jan 2021 20:49:09
Koch I believe his name is😛.
10 Jan 2021 22:39:59
To think we only thrashed Villa 0-3. Disgraceful.
11 Jan 2021 00:55:19
I honestly don’t know why you waste your time whackattack, I couldn’t be bothered looking on other teams forums because I just couldn’t care less how they are getting on. I actually don’t mind villa one bit and it’s nice to see the small clubs like villa and Southampton doing well in the premier league as opposed to the “big 6” all the time.
11 Jan 2021 05:47:28
Loveawaydays fully agree
And to be specific no other club comes on our banter page certainly with any frequency, other than the Vile's tweedledee Salty Dave and tweedledumb Waccy Baccy.
11 Jan 2021 09:07:05
Well we could have gone for the old excuse of all our players have got c.v. so we will play our under 23,s so when we get beat we got a good excuse, mmmm that old chestnut eh. Let’s see how many get a all clear result for the next Orem league game eh.
11 Jan 2021 11:49:42
Lol I don’t visit to see how your getting on I come for the banter back and forth, and yes you beat us 3 nil but I find no embarrassment in that as your a decent premier league side, ye beat us we beat most of the teams that beat ye, Liverpool scored 4 on your first team but only managed 4 on our kids, that’s just the kind of season it is, and martyn in all honesty you should of being playing most of your U23’s against a league 2 side and rest your first team, our next game is Wednesday so with the 10 day isolation rule we can’t field our first team till the weekend at the earliest and if Jose gets his way we will have to play the kids again as he’s having a right strop about games getting postponed.
10 Jan 2021 20:19:11
Whilst I am disappointed with the performance I am relieved that a distraction is out of the way.
As many are pointing out we do not have the quality depth to fight on two fronts. In fact many would say that we do not have the depth to fight on one front.
I believe selection fell between two stools. Certainly some players needed resting but I would have gone further with selection and paired Casey with Cresswell and Gelhart with Greenwood. (I know it's with hindsight but) they couldn't have done much worse and I do believe in partnerships on the same wavelength. I would also have played Meslier, surely goalkeepers are the last that need a rest.
10 Jan 2021 21:02:39
Said it all week Leodis, goalies don't need resting.
10 Jan 2021 22:39:40
But reserve goalies need to show what they can do in a first team game situation.
11 Jan 2021 10:53:26
Canada, we all know wat Casilla can do
Make mistakes and be very poor.
10 Jan 2021 20:15:34
It's done, can't change the result so let's pick ourselves up, try to forget about it, dust ourselves down and move onto the next game.
10 Jan 2021 19:31:32
Year one of Bielsa, championship playoffs, 3rd round of the FACup, Year two, championship champions, 3rd round of the FA cup, Year three, Premiership survival and 3rd round of the FA cup.
A bit of a theme! Today's team and squad gave an impression of taking the game seriously but really didn't have many first team choices in their regular position!
Having said that well played to Crawley, well managed, very professional performance and they deserved their win.
Like previous years, I don't think this defeat will impact on the aim for the year, but it probably helps identify a few more for the exit door and highlights the gap between under 23 success and even league two performance!
10 Jan 2021 20:08:52
Hopefully it will show the U23s that they still have a long way to go and not to believe all the plaudits they get. While I am not saying they are not good enough, they are not good enough yet.
Still uncut diamonds, in need of large amounts of polishing. Hopefully it will be a salutary lesson to not only the young guns that got a game but also to all the others, they must listen and work hard.
They may be top of their league but it's not the grown up world.
10 Jan 2021 19:19:57
We should be fined by the FA for that performance for disrespecting the cup.
10 Jan 2021 19:57:53
Crawley fan just sent me a meme to say we’ve been fined £200 for taking an unnecessary journey during a lockdown .
We give so we have to take it on days like these.
10 Jan 2021 20:29:09
One sent me a text saying we have grounds for a replay because 2 of crawley towns plumbers are not corgi registered 😂😂😂 you got to giggle.
10 Jan 2021 18:53:33
I tell you what it also made me realize. while we are six points away from Europe and 12 points away from relegation. god help us if we ever qualified for Europe with the squad depth we have.
I know I was being daft even dreaming of squeezing Europe league. but am now worried we’d shame ourselves and get relegated next season of by blind chance we made it.
Having players like Koch Raphinha Rodrigo and Llorente made me temporarily mad.
But if only half of that bunch are playing. we are qualifying mid table Prem with real exposure.
Sorry to say this. but could we pick up ManU’s second goalie please. Henderson would be a good add and put him in first team. I almost wet myself at every set piece right now. and Casilla is completely completely spent.
Want to see us in Div2/ championship. just envision Meslier crocked in the Brighton game by their back line leaning on him during a corner.
10 Jan 2021 19:17:40
Have I got this right TW after sixteen years, that’s sixteen years outside of the top flight the very thought of qualifying for European football feels you with such a sense of dread and fear along with the prophecy that it would result in relegation.
Yep that’s what happened to Wolves and Leicester wasn’t it oh hang on., . a minute.
Cannot believe how much credence people are giving to this result against what we know to be our best team. I’m angry and embarrassed to have witnessed it but i never thought back to Histon United when we got promoted and I’m still mindful we’re three points behind Chelsea and that Brighton have Newport and Man City before they play us.
Could try the U23s I suppose?
10 Jan 2021 18:10:00
Has it reached the point that Orta changes tact a tad with his transfer strategy?
Enough of the gamble of recruiting far too many (relatively expensive) U23 players 4 of whom have cost £1 million plus and focus on signing ready made EPL players.
10 Jan 2021 19:17:01
I think so. The problem is Orta couldn't spot talent if his life depended on it. I propose the new strategy is get rid of Orta.
10 Jan 2021 23:13:55
if belisa can't get us beating poor teams like crawley with any players let alone the ones today. the problem is the gaffer and the gaffer alone
belisa also picks our players. he wanted Rodrigo, raphia and costa etc. if he wasn't happy with the players he would walk. we know this is the case
lets stop blaming orta, the players and let's just stick it to the gaffer. today lies on his head and no one elses
I don't get why belisa is not being hung out to dry after today. because it has happened time and time again before.
10 Jan 2021 17:25:56
We were really poor today, but one thing for sure Casilla should never put a Leeds shirt on again, he is shocking worse than Rachubca.
10 Jan 2021 18:24:43
Been saying that about Calamity Kiko since 2019 the Cardiff meltdown game amonst many other games but here we are in 2021 and he is still getting game time and making numerous costly blunders
Bizarre and foolish that Bielsa/ Orta hasn't recruited instead a reliable number 2 gk during any of the past 2 transfer windows Jan.2020, summer 2020.
10 Jan 2021 17:12:48
It's an old footballing saying when you say look at how solid the spine of your team is. However today absolutely SPINELESS! God knows how some of those players will sleep tonight having lost to a team with a TOWIE star. embarrassing and humiliating.
10 Jan 2021 17:36:23
What does it matter that he played three minutes, you’re the one given it oxygen. Think it’s sad that Southampton and England Mark Wright gets missed, forgotten when the z list person is ever mentioned.
Spine wise we cannot say we weren’t ok when Coops, Struick and Rodrigo formed that spine, had most play and should of had a penalty, but i’m hoping that Bielsa took these players and Poveda off with eyes on Brighton.
Got to say to Georgie though, his opinion of Rodrigo, which I previously had discounted had more merits after a very half paced display and shows that we are very reliant on Mr Bamford.
10 Jan 2021 18:41:37
hugely reliant on Bamford. there are not many who could do bamfords role as well as Bamford in the prem
arguo, maybe faminono (great player but scores less than Bamford) maybe vardy (not quite the same role as Bamford) the way belisa sets up gives the number nine a very hard job and shows how well Bamford does. Rodrigo is a spanish International and very good player, just struggled in a very hard role
that said also hard to judge Rodrigo against a team who sit back. said it before but we never score against teams like that.
10 Jan 2021 19:51:22
Bermo, This is maybe why some of us were calling for a frontline including Gelhart and Greenwood. A different sort of problem and one more used to lower league defenders. Plus it would also give a look at two attackers used to playing together.
10 Jan 2021 23:14:52
I agree leads but to call for that front line is to call for the managers head. belisa is like marget theather and not for turning.
10 Jan 2021 23:47:40
They almost scored from a corner when Cooper was on the pitch.
10 Jan 2021 16:27:26
Just for fun let's not be normal Yorkshire and look for positives. Here are a few:-
Meslier will strangely get a confidence boost from that, he knows beyond doubt he is our #1.
Cooper got half a game in post injury needed as he will start against Brighton.
Struijk got half a game playing DM as practise for next week when KP is out.
Dallas, Klich and Bamford three of the hardest working players in the league got a rest. Ayling too though he needs it less.
Some young players will see the real world after that and hopefully will kick on from it and put in the work to actual make it at a higher level.
So yes it was poor, but if we win next week I won't care one bit!
10 Jan 2021 17:04:54
Agree with all that Canada. Would have liked to see Geldhart. He's tenacious, has good close control, and can hit the target. In the box they would have to leave him at peril or bring him down at peril.
10 Jan 2021 17:10:36
Me too I asked a while ago about Geldhart because from the U23 reviews I'd have expected him to have made the bench by now. Wondered why he hasnt.
10 Jan 2021 17:11:51
only positive to take from that game is that we don't have too many teams that play that way in the prem.
10 Jan 2021 17:28:28
I think I’ll join you in that thought Canada, because there was little to nothing positive in that game of football from our team.
Would of liked a little cup run for the youngsters to have a bit of real game time but it was not to be.
Attention is now on the league and Brighton next weekend, making sure that the players are fully focused on what matters most, staying in the Premiership. There’s no point in thinking well that’s it now we’re going to be relegated, our position already doesn’t lie, we have enough to keep our heads above water, and maybe some more? Then hopefully build upon this season.
10 Jan 2021 20:01:19
Whilst I question Bielsas selections (he didn't listen to Baz and I) It's always a gamble slotting in so many new faces in. They never seemed to hit the cohesion and fluidity a Bielsa team is noted for. They did however find the ability to misplace passes with alarming regularity.
On the matter of relegation (the R word) whilst our position is nice and at the present time reassuring, nothing is a given. Our run in could be precarious and other teams around us could go on a run so whilst there is no team too good to go down there is also no team good enough to stay up. certainly with half the season to play. Unless of course c.v. helps us win the battle?
10 Jan 2021 20:40:13
100 % spot on post Leo.
10 Jan 2021 16:06:28
We don't have outstanding players, but the way Bielsa normally succeeds is by having incessant drilling of the players so they all know how and what to do, he then almost never changes the team. Here he made 8 changes at start then 5 more by about 50 minutes, inevitably it could not be a team effort, so we were reduced to a non league team with a goalkeeper who let 2 goals in.
10 Jan 2021 16:41:50
We let 3 goals in.
10 Jan 2021 17:14:15
Spleeds you miss the main point
even when belisa plays his first team. they never do well against that type of side.
Dont matter how good the team is, any time we play a team who sit back, or break with pace we lose. Then set plays is another matter
Wolves are an example of how we can't break teams who sit back down, but add Ipswich, Millwall, wigan and all the rest to the list. Belisa has one way. it don't matter who 22 players on the pitch are. his way don't work against the likes of crawley.
10 Jan 2021 15:59:51
It always has been and always will be the role of Leeds Utd to provide the cup shock against Sunday league opposition. We should just accept our fate.
10 Jan 2021 18:08:13
CJS, we were the Sunday league outfit today.
10 Jan 2021 15:51:33
This is a huge wake up call.
Radrizzani and Orta. are you listening.
Meslier is suspect at set pieces. but if we lost him to injury we’d be toast.
The youth prospects are not up to Division 2 standards.
We are toothless in attack without our regulars.
And where was the bloody midfield today.?
Pablo spraying passes into touch all the time.
Prem sides will be watching this and licking their lips. no KP against Brighton either.
And what the F was Bielsa doing throwing on three players at half time?
We became totally disorganized.
Pitiful.
Expect an apology from Bielsa and the players.
10 Jan 2021 16:03:56
There were posters midweek calling for an entire u23 team?
Pov needs to hit the gym he is lightweight
Costa has had his chances time to go.
Keeper is awful full stop
Phillip's and Hernadez not interested today
But as much as we love him Bielsa must take the blame today
Tactically clueless, too much chopping and changing and Harrison up top really
Were was Gelhardt, played championship last season, surely a better option
Embarrassed today.
10 Jan 2021 16:04:42
Huge wake up call to MB you mean Master? Needs to sort his head out what a crap team to put out,
10 Jan 2021 16:06:24
Toronto, I think Bielsa should be asking for an apology from you. What a naive rant.
"What was Bielsa doing putting on 3 subs at half time"? Seriously? Do you not watch football?
My guess is Bielsa was seeing if some of his youngsters were up to League Two standard football. You know, the sort of thing a manager wants to know about his younger prospects.
Oh, and keeping 2 substitute opportunities back for later in the game. Cos, you know, he is allowed 5 subs in a game. Or may be you didn't.
And why should Radz and Orta have a problem with what happened?
They saw first hand how important certain players are. They saw how much more fringe players need to develop before they can help improve the first team. And probably most of all they found out how shallow our goalkeeping options are at the minute
This was a free hit for us, just like most cup games have been over recent years.
We have had bigger priorities in most of those cup-upset seasons, and this is the same this year.
Win a cup and be relegated. NO THANK YOU.
10 Jan 2021 16:10:33
Yes my team selection included Geldhart but did not include Kiko who was responsible for all 3
Nil nil was a fair reflection.
10 Jan 2021 16:44:53
I think a complete u23 team would have been better if only because they at least have experience playing together as opposed to not understanding their team mates. Disappointing to miss the opportunity to play the youth in favour of some half and half team featuring players like Casilla and Costa who shouldn't be in the squad let alone the team.
10 Jan 2021 16:45:19
Excuses Excuses Excuses he got it wrong, simply really.
10 Jan 2021 16:49:22
Kilo was poor, but it was Jenkins and Casey who were responsible for at least 2, maybe all three goals. They were both p1ss poor, and god help us if we have to rely on either again. That said, pretty much all the team second half were truly awful.
10 Jan 2021 18:45:04
BV you think 0-0 was fair reflection? yes Kiko at fault for two goals (third is bit harsh) but he also made a good save. that would make it 2-0 as there keeper made one very easy save but did nothing else
the keeper was poor but to blame him entirely is short sighted. even if 0-0 was fair they are a league 2 team
the way I saw today was there manager 3 our manager 0
but in god we trust. even god gets it wrong just look at them little fish that swim up the penis and then stick out spines that come from the amazon. and Anne widicombe.
10 Jan 2021 19:01:55
BW all 4 chances by Crawley were routine saves for a competent gk
Leeds should have had a penalty to boot
Crawley definitely did not deserve to win at all.
10 Jan 2021 19:39:05
We had 1 shot on target?, Crawley had 6, Crawley well deserved winners.
10 Jan 2021 21:52:54
Richie they may have had more chances yes
But a competent gk would have kept a clean sheet from these chances. Crawley would not have scored.
10 Jan 2021 23:15:41
last goal I think most would of let in.
10 Jan 2021 15:49:18
That really was shocking - and worrying. We have no one up front to replace Bamford and no one on the pitch today to get a grip of the team. Seasoned professionals like Dallas and Ayling should have been playing. Why take Poveda off and leave Costa on? Casilla - dear me - £40k a week but we can't shift him.
10 Jan 2021 15:57:41
Maybe we can't shift him because he's on £40k?
10 Jan 2021 16:02:55
Precisely- he's laughing all the way to the bank.
10 Jan 2021 16:17:04
Sorry - that was my point - should have been so rather than but!
10 Jan 2021 17:29:24
Richie 1971 I was certainly one of those people calling for the whole U23 side. Alf’s already made the point that they would have a far better understanding of each other’s play than the very mixed hybrid we put out today.
I’m not saying we would have done any better, no team would with casilla and his wafer wrists.
But Villa under 23 gave Liverpool a game lost 4-1 but learnt a lot i’m sure our u23s thrashed that Villa team 3-2 this year and sit ten or so places above them in prem 2
So if I had a time machine (this year) i’d still play out complete U23s Geldhsrt Caprile et al.
10 Jan 2021 17:46:13
Classof92, hence the question mark, it was question whether we should of or not, and yes agree with the valid points.
10 Jan 2021 15:28:28
Said it before we have a small squad in quality if not numbers .,
Any injuries to Bamford, Klich or Meslier and we are in trouble as we have no adequate, let alone good, replacement.
Never looked like scoring today against a L2 team.
Hope Orta and Bielsa reconsider the Jan transfer market . we need a good gk back up, number 8 and number 9 back ups
Thank God no injuries as make no mistake Leeds are NOT 100% safe from bottom 3 scrap despite what other posters on here pontificate.
10 Jan 2021 15:38:24
This exposes the awfulness of our long term plan which is to develop the youth. Its a good plan but unfortunately Otra is utterly clueless when it comes to picking anyone decent to develop. Casey looked horrendous and cost us the first 2 goals along with Calamity Casilla, Costa is a complete waste of money and doesn't look worth £15 let alone 15 million, Shackleton runs around a lot but doesn't actually do anything worthy and the 'highly rated'Greenwood barely touched the ball. If these players are the future we are screwed.
10 Jan 2021 15:50:21
Add Poveda to that list. Again looks lively but offers absolutely zero end product.
10 Jan 2021 16:08:01
I feel your pain Alf but take a deep breath. Someone? must see something in these kids to say that there is potential in every one of them. What today may have shown is that the wonderkids are not yet ready to step up no matter how much each of us call for it. Not one of them covered themselves in glory tho I for one think that maybe Casey would have been bettered served by having Cresswell, his regular partner, beside him.
Hopefully it was a goodbye swansong for Costa and Cassilla. They showed today that the calls for their removal have not been unjustified.
If anything it has shown Prem managers, to beat Leeds, just play like a Div2 team (you don't even have to be a good Div2 team)
10 Jan 2021 16:46:23
'Someone'also said the last crop were wonderkids. They won their league by a country mile and yet we have shipped almost all of them out. Why? Because they aren't anywhere near good enough. I predict the same fate for the majority of our current u23s.
10 Jan 2021 15:22:58
Said it before we have a small squad in quality if not numbers .,
Any injuries to Bamford, Klich or Meslier and we are in trouble as we have no adequate, let alone good, replacement.
Never looked like scoring today against a L2 team.
Hope Orta and Bielsa reconsider the Jan transfer market . we need a good gk back up, number 8 and number 9 back ups
Thank God no injuries as make no mistake Leeds are NOT 100% safe from bottom 3 scrap despite what other posters on here pontificate.
10 Jan 2021 15:55:11
Calm yourself BV cannot see how this performance and line up in FA cup has any bearing whatsoever on our preferred line up and future premier league games.
Totally agree with you in strength of squad with respect if we lost Mesellier as all three goals would have been saved by the 37 Crawley keeper.
Finally you gave Berm so much stick with his obsession with Phillips but it’s certainly no less tiresome than your insistence and frequent proclamations that we are not safe from the bottom three.
Don’t think Berm ever posted twice in a row to make his point and just because i along with many others on here disagree with your own view.
A number of us have given your reasons as to why we will be ok in the league which you have previously acknowledged,
You got your views i’ve got mine but it’s a banter site it’s fine for us to disagree on our views.
I still maintain we ain’t going down and this debacle will probably return a positive response in the league if this shameful defeat means Casilla never pulls on a Leeds shirt again then the day hasn’t been wasted.
That being said other than Poveda first half, gawd knows why we took him off nobody including Pablo played anything like to their ability and there really should follow a public apology from the players for that rubbish.
Keep the faith mate, stay up and better ourselves each year took Klopp and Liverpool four years.
10 Jan 2021 16:37:50
Class as I said before certainly hope you are right but it's far from 100% guaranteed, that is for sure.
Fingers crossed no injuries to Bambsm, Klich or Meslier and Jan window recruits in their positions.
10 Jan 2021 15:20:15
Results. like these are a great reality check, we really do need squad strengthening, as lots of below par players on show.
10 Jan 2021 15:33:22
Our second string with some first team players were comprehensively outplayed by a Division 2 team.
And I mean comprehensively outplayed.
We need to strengthen the squad. Both out defence and attack were horribly exposed and toothless.
And I am going to say it. our goal keeping is weak.
I watch our U23 games every now and again and felt incredulous every time people would bang on about giving the youngsters a shot in Prem games.
This is proof.
It was nearly bloody well 4!
10 Jan 2021 15:16:51
Should have played our best eleven. This could really knock our confidence. I'm afraid when we started, we were just hoofing it forward. This shows a lack of respect, thinking our players are better than theirs, and all we have to do is get it to our front men.
Very, very embarrassing! 😤😤.
10 Jan 2021 15:24:39
sorry
A. we shouldn't have to play our best 11
b. whoever we played would not of mattered Belisa can not coach a team to play against proper English teams. he never has and he never will
BLUEPRINT TO MUG OFF A BELISA TEAM
1. be organised
2. sit back
3. play for set plays/ corners
4. win
every time we play a team like Crawley they beat us,
it just shows you don't need good players, football is a simple game and beating leeds is simple as league one crawley showed us
hope leeds take this in, today was not a cup upset. Cup upsets involve luck, this was one team completly dominating another team in every department for 90 minutes
if it was an upset we would be shocked. but we are not as we have seen this exact game played out many times under belisa and it is almost always the same result. leeds lose
anyone who blames this on the rotation is missing the point.
10 Jan 2021 15:27:03
Crawley looking forward to playing a big club next time. What one of their players just said, says it all!
10 Jan 2021 15:35:11
Err jeez says very confused Berm who an hour ago stated Kiko was a great shopstopper
all 3 goals goalkeeping mistakes. could easily have been nil nil
Should never have played Kiko end of.
10 Jan 2021 15:36:02
If we had a goalkeeper in the team we might have had a chance.
10 Jan 2021 16:10:40
Bermondsey what your saying is we are rubbish and have to say I agree,
10 Jan 2021 17:20:16
BV Kiko has shown us he can be a class shot stopper. we all have to admit that. but he is also mental and a liability showed that today. his save in first half was very good but then three goals that I honestly think i'd of saved first two
I don't think we are rubbish I just think belisa is useless. completly useless against a certain type of team
it is like belisa is a football snob and he expects everyone to play his way and when they don't he fails. like a expect boxer getting beat by a scrapper.
10 Jan 2021 15:11:35
Not taking anything away from Crawley but Casillas has to really go, he can't be trusted as a back up keeper . We lacked any sort of pace and aggression and Crawley didn't even have to play well to
Win . Pretty awful.
10 Jan 2021 15:19:03
Surely this the last we see off that keeper from spain ( can't even say his name )
Seeing as the team is in London area they should drive the bus to Heathrow and offload the keeper onto the 1st plane to the medd and say adios, a total embarrassment of a professional.
10 Jan 2021 15:34:03
Said before the game with kiko in goal we are done, was said tounge in cheek but proved to be correct. Saying that not one player in a Leeds shirt should can hold their heads high tonight, including Bielsa! It's all well and good saying it means nothing all that matters is we stay in the premiership, have we forgot Beckford and Man Utd away.
10 Jan 2021 15:48:40
There is only Orta daft enough to pay his wages. How Casilla dares 5o collect his wages each week I have no idea as it is complete robbery. least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask.
10 Jan 2021 15:10:03
Casey having a howler!
10 Jan 2021 15:19:17
Why stop at him.
10 Jan 2021 15:05:24
How embarrassing. Berm and Hess going to have a field day.
10 Jan 2021 15:11:01
Berm?
Berm rates Kiko as a fine shot stopper 🤪
enough said.
10 Jan 2021 15:25:58
yeah BV I did stick up for him today. egg on my face
lets be honest though it was not just the keepers fault (although he was a joke)
there manager tactically mugged our manager off and yet again Belisa could not find an answer to English football.
10 Jan 2021 15:26:18
What Berm meant was Kiko has refused the vax.
10 Jan 2021 15:03:19
You’ve got to laugh 😆
I was pretty sure we’d loose this and had a tenner on Crawley.
A cup we wouldn’t have won
A cup we don’t need to be in
Maybe controversial to sum of you but I’m glad it’s out of the way with no injuries. Grats to Crawley. Great memories for them.
10 Jan 2021 15:15:24
Totally agree Yebo, but still disappointing to get turned over by a L2 side.
10 Jan 2021 14:58:11
I’m not sure but may need a new back up keeper in January.
10 Jan 2021 15:02:05
Absolute joke, can't decide if it's a lack of respect to the FA cup on our part, or it shows our lack of quality in the depth of our squad. We look like total Muppets, disgraceful performance. And as a Leeds fan this hurts!
10 Jan 2021 15:10:49
Sure does, they are making us look like the league 2 side. We haven't tested their keeper at all and can't understand why Phillips not in midfield. can't think of anything nice to say about casilla. Another embarrassment for the fans. Well done Crawley.
10 Jan 2021 15:15:25
Lack of quality in squad.
10 Jan 2021 15:20:02
Total bielsa masterclass, half-time subs changed the game.
10 Jan 2021 15:27:19
lack of quality BV. oh no lack of manager class. This falls on belisa and no one else.
we played a league 2 team. this is not about quality this is about game plan.
10 Jan 2021 15:00:01
Another FA Cup embarrassment. No excuses, we have been awful today. We just don't seem to be up for it year after year, apart from the odd exception.
10 Jan 2021 14:59:31
Yet again we will be the laughing stock of English football
Everyone of those 16 players should donate there weekly wages to charity, and the Manager aswell, shocking tactics shocking subs,
Said all week a goalie dosent need a rest, Casillia is a joke
Phillip's uninterested, pablo?, Costas chance to shine nothing.
10 Jan 2021 15:16:41
I agree! Greenwood the only small piece of quality i see coming through! Where is the people calling for pablo to start every week in premiership. Him and Struik very poor today!
10 Jan 2021 15:23:36
Couldn't put it better richiem, seen some poor Leeds games in my time but this was absolutely embarrassing! Leeds United did of shame.
10 Jan 2021 14:56:32
That's why Casillas doesn't play first team football for us anymore.
10 Jan 2021 15:49:06
Bmc4b Pablo didn't play well but then noone from Leeds played well. He still looked to make things happen more than anyone else other than perhaps Poveda
Struik as a defender is fine but he should not play in midfield as he is not good enough there.
10 Jan 2021 14:42:27
WTF are those substitutions about. These kids that have just come have no pace and can’t tackle! Who is playing up front?
This is baffling.
Needs to go all guns now.
10 Jan 2021 14:38:21
Good goal for them, but a bad one to give away. Up against it here. Pablo has been off it up to now.
10 Jan 2021 15:14:16
Far from his best but still been more creative than any other player on the pitch bar possibly Poveda.
10 Jan 2021 14:36:38
Can anyone explain those substitutions, puzzled, good knows the formation now
All 3 at once seems weird, in MB we trust but?
10 Jan 2021 11:09:15
Morning pop pickers. What's your predictions for today? I'll start, if coops and Diego are back then I'll go 4-0 to the boys.
10 Jan 2021 12:01:08
3-2 to Leeds.
10 Jan 2021 12:14:19
1-6 win.
10 Jan 2021 12:59:41
1 3 to Super Leeds
Pablo, Costa and Cooper to score no doubt a Casilla howler 4 there goal.
10 Jan 2021 13:29:30
Kiko starts so that's us done then!
10 Jan 2021 14:17:01
Kiko quality save to cover our sunday league defending
Kiko is mental but a good shot stopper which we need with our non-league defedenging quality.
10 Jan 2021 14:42:59
take it back, I tried to stick up for Kiko but he is as non-league as the rest of them for the defending.
good to see Liam Cooper playing at the level he should be at and can I mentioned how phillips was stripped for pace or will I get slaughtered.
final one. scrappy big physical team and we struggle. same old belisa never learns and no idea.
10 Jan 2021 14:48:07
Jeez Berm you are so deluded about Kiko he is garbage.
10 Jan 2021 14:51:29
Wasn't with the second goal berm.
10 Jan 2021 14:58:23
Bermo
Sometimes you’re comments really are clueless.
Kiko is absolutely rubbish and that’s the polite version.
10 Jan 2021 08:48:56
Morning all, let's not be today's cup shock. I know people say cup isn't important this season and staying in the premiership is our main priority, but just once I would like us to go through without being the giants that have been slain. A cup run can only be good for moral and have a positive impact . Let's take it seriously.
10 Jan 2021 11:16:19
Totally agree, and if we win, let's finally have an home draw.
10 Jan 2021 07:39:34
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