Leeds Banter Archive January 21 2019

21 Jan 2019 22:58:29
Great evening in Tadcaster. Well done to the club for providing the base for an enjoyable experience.

First half better but more goals in the second! Roberts, as others have said looked classy in the first. He worked well with Stevens and Edmondson and we missed him at the start of the second. He was driving us forward and Izzy takes time to get going. Not sure why IB didn't play the whole game, perhaps to give Roberts another chance at 10. Izzy came into as the game went in and started to show better touches.

Aapo full of confidence, great header for the goal and an assist for Diaz as well. The three CBS all looked good. Tom Pearce, getting back to fitness and made some good runs and superb cross for the first goal. Stevens made some great runs with the ball but final ball missing a few times.

Great to see Ryan getting another goal.

Creditable performance, when we went 1-2 down, didn't think we would get back into it as Southampton we're starting to play a bit down the wing. But we regrouped and got a great result.

Can't have done Aapos chances any harm for Saturday. Gives us height in both defense and attack.

22 Jan 2019 02:35:58
And a crowd of 2,500 for an U23 game, outstanding :)

22 Jan 2019 05:35:53
Yes definitely worth the 3 quid . Halme was good at the back also fort Gotts gunna b a right player very comfortable on the balll . Izzy looked better more the game went on . Good win ALAW.

22 Jan 2019 07:13:22
Gotts does look a player, probably why Samu bailed 😉.

22 Jan 2019 09:12:21
we could do with a bit more size in the team.

22 Jan 2019 11:18:00
I've said that a few times alf, specially when Coops was out, Pontus and BPF looked like giants.

21 Jan 2019 21:22:48
Some nice football from the u23's tonight especially in the first 30 minutes.

Stevens looked a threat, Roberts was a class above and so many of the back line were oozing confidence on the ball.

Interested to see how long it takes McCalmont to make the step up!

On a more unfortunate note, it may be the end of Berardis season. He could be heard hitting the dugout from across the pitch when he was forced off just before half time. Also Brown looks a way off the first team pace for now. MOT.

21 Jan 2019 20:13:31
Beradi off in the first half holding his hamstring. Doesn't look good.

21 Jan 2019 15:48:00
The Rotherham game is a must win as much as the Norwich and other upcoming games. If we can score early and keep at them should be okay, if Rotherham score first they will be hard to break down.
With Norwich just feel every goal they score other teams are having to score two.
We are playing well but need to find the net more often, returning injuries will only help us find our form again.

No complaints as been the best season for us in yonks.

21 Jan 2019 20:19:26
For goodness sake I am so fed up of giving teams a one goal start.

22 Jan 2019 00:43:35
It will continue as long as Jack Harrison starts!

21 Jan 2019 11:14:13
Anyone else worried that we only have 1 win in the last 5 games! Appreciate one was in the cup against QPR, but still a bad run?

21 Jan 2019 12:00:07
Yeah. Bit of a concern. Hope we can return to winning ways sat.
Just need more signings. Not enough completion on starters.

21 Jan 2019 12:18:36
But we have played well

Sometimes the luck doesn’t fall right

Keep doing the right things, form turns.

21 Jan 2019 12:28:19
Aye Dave, six wins in row, followed by one win in five. Need points at Rotherham, or confidence might go down. Interesting to see how we go on with Norwich in a fortnight, the chief campaigners for us to have points docked. Hope they draw at Sheffield this weekend.

21 Jan 2019 13:02:57
Dave We've missed KP and in midfield. Want to see Halme start. Tempted to bench Clarke again and bring him on second half. I'd also drop Harrison for Roberts and accommodate him somewhere.

21 Jan 2019 14:02:07
Other woody, we have played well in some of the defeats but we were awful at stoke, I don’t think we really deserved anything from that game, Ayling header 5 mins from time and Alioski shot for the goal is all we created in 90 mins, and we were chasing the game at that point, the attack was too laboured and the ball didn’t get moved quick enough all game to cause stoke any problems. tbf to MB he didn’t have a great deal on the bench to alter things. hopefully a win at Rotherham will set it up nicely for Norwich the wk after. we are desperate for more attacking options on the bench.

21 Jan 2019 14:08:07
Yeah it needs arresting. Still not converting enough chances and struggling in set pieces.

21 Jan 2019 14:29:25
I’m with you there George.
Another point worth making, is that still have to play 11 of the bottom 12 teams again, I believe, so no reason we can’t string together another good run. Onwards to the title boys!

21 Jan 2019 17:08:59
BRING ON THE CHAMPIONS.

21 Jan 2019 18:14:32
I know what you’re saying and the temptation after a loss is always to do that

Tbh when I coached, when we lost a game my attitude was to start with the same team to put it right

Continuity is key to winning leagues. We won a few

We were brilliant against Derby, ok less so vs Stoke

Bad day at the office, move on.

21 Jan 2019 20:22:53
Too many people having off days together. The main thing missing was tempo. One touch quick moves.