Leeds Banter Archive December 11 2019

11 Dec 2019 22:38:40
I'm not having a pop at anyone who slaughtered certain Leeds players in the last year or two. But name me any player now who hasn't earned is salt. MB imo has improved every single player. Some might mention Beradi as a liability but to me he's always done a good job when called upon. Bamford Klich Hernandez Harrison Alioski Cooper Ayling and the always injured Foreshaw have all improved massively working for Bielsa.
Can't wait for next season.

11 Dec 2019 23:07:28
Eunan O'Kane.

11 Dec 2019 23:24:17
Eunan started really well when he first joined.
Yes, he became really poor due to a confidence slump and was subsequently loaned out, where he suffered an utterly atrocious, career threatening injury, from which he has still not recovered.
I feel for the lad. He may have lost his livelihood.

12 Dec 2019 00:39:39
To qualify as a Leeds player surely he has to play :)

12 Dec 2019 02:08:03
Brighty No sympathy from George. He was more interested by his humanist wife and bizarrely headbutting the opposition. Lack of focus cost him. Meanwhile, I must confess since Bielsa made the modifications to our play, I absolutely insist his contract of employment is extended. He's great.

12 Dec 2019 11:08:58
Talk about being fickle😜.

12 Dec 2019 11:51:17
Individual performances have improved. My own personal issue has been about the persistent injuries that have blighted our squad. It is difficult to wax lyrical about Forshaw and Roberts, who bring quality to the team, when they struggle to kick a ball for a third of the season. A couple more players need to be brought in during the window to help the group.

12 Dec 2019 14:27:42
Notts It is no coincidence that individual performances improved exact same time as Bielsa made modifications to our play. He finally gets it and he's even utilizing the squad a bit more.

12 Dec 2019 16:32:01
Fair points both of those George. He is showing flexibility around team selection, and tactics, and it’s working a treat!

11 Dec 2019 21:45:35
Not bad results for us tonight.

11 Dec 2019 19:15:13
Interesting Bilic rotating his squad tonight . No Robson Kanu, Pereira or Diangana, all of whom started against Swansea and on the bench . Something MB either feels he can't or just won't do with our squad . This may very well cost us later in the season . But I think it's fair to say that Brom's squad is deeper than ours .

11 Dec 2019 21:27:32
It’s currently biting their bum, at one’s each with ten mins left.

11 Dec 2019 21:50:50
And leaving them on the bench possibly cost them 2 points and a return too the top. Marcelo Maine knows what he’s at. And playing weakens teams in this championship can make you look a tad stupid. 😂👍👍⚽️⚽️💛💙.

11 Dec 2019 13:29:18
If we lose our next 3-4 games and the teams below us win theirs.
We are in trouble. You never know.
I got to say though. At the beginning of the season after selling Pontus everybody was saying how crap our defence was. Nobody saw our defence as kings of Europe.
Although we have struggled to score we seem to be improving week to week. We break quick. Alioski and harrison goal and nobody can match our fitness. We dig in when we have to and work as a team and fight so hard as A team.
I think we are better than last year. As the weeks and games go by we are proving better and better.
Bermo May be right. It's actually quite hard to see this team not go up. Crossing everything here.

11 Dec 2019 16:29:15
And if we win our next 3-4 and they lose their next 3-4 we will all be very happy!
All teams have good and bad spells so we will lose a couple at some point, just have to bounce back quickly when we do.

11 Dec 2019 18:47:54
Yep we are doing brilliantly. This run has seen us play some of the poorer teams but they were often the ones that caught us out last season. Just hope our defensive record stays as good against better teams.

#LAGU.

11 Dec 2019 10:52:16
I was worried about Hull game as they can be lethal with grisiky and Bowen. We coped and nullified them and credit to beradi, who had a great game. Not been his biggest fan as feel a bit of a liability, but solid last night.
Great to have another clean sheet and gap to 3rd increasing.
Results went our way big time and hope brom drop points tonight.
Still feel we need another couple of players in Jan, would like a prolific striker and creative MF.
Feel bamford works hard but not a great finisher and a mitrovitch type, would take his chances. He gets to headers but seems to hit keeper every time.
Hope rads and co have learnt lessons from last January, I would send Clarke back and invest in a goal scorer like Gayle and Eze from QPR.
He would be the saiz type of replacement we still lack and can step into Pablo's boots.

11 Dec 2019 12:16:39
Think we have the money to buy one player in Jan and would love it to be Eze or Bowen as Pablo can not last forever. Can see us getting two more loans in if Eddie and JC go back. Depends on Radz and if he is willing to gamble a bit. e sold 30mill worth of players and not used a lot of that money yet. Will he hang on to it to pay for Costa or go all out for promotion. Know which i would do.

11 Dec 2019 18:49:32
Even though we haven’t bought players we have spent a lot on loan fees and wages. There is none Of that money left.

11 Dec 2019 09:12:44
Great result last night
Think we deserved the win. We were doing all the attacking and Hull created very little. Bowen kept quiet. Beradi and Dallas did well. Costa getting better but our crosses into the box are woeful. Alioski changed that. I think Bielsa gets him on and says just get it in the box! Casilla starting to look classy and adapting to the championship.
Overall a game we were never going to loose and three points nearer the end target!
Only down side was the journey there and back. But obviously well worth it😁.

11 Dec 2019 09:57:22
Glad you enjoyed it Yebo, and were given a worthy 3 points to lessen the blow of a nightmare trip home!

11 Dec 2019 11:31:22
Well pleased you see a win mate mot.

11 Dec 2019 12:06:53
Cheers guys
At least I haven’t got the Bermo jinx
Wasn’t looking forward to going to the doctors to get that seen to.

11 Dec 2019 16:14:23
The internal fit that is very painful.

11 Dec 2019 05:58:14
Not the best game I’ve seen us play but absolutely great result. Conceding no goals and no injuries.
Still think we’re going to make this but the one thing that might make it a bit tight between now and the end of season are wholesale injuries.
Think Bielsa is already priming some of the young ones looking at the bench last night.

11 Dec 2019 09:11:37
Yes we have had a young bench for last couple of games. Nice to see him having a good look at the young ones as you say might need one or two later in season. Good to give them a few minutes out there if possible. Think he may have realised 18 players will not get you through the season.

11 Dec 2019 13:06:18
He likes 18 senior players and to utilise the youth set up.