Leeds Banter Archive November 03 2020

03 Nov 2020 16:02:02
Radz looking at MB retirement? Who going to fill this big gap if they have some in mind they should get him in now to work with MB,
Pochettion looks possible replacement as he's worked with him before?

03 Nov 2020 17:26:44
Report I saw states Radz hopes Bielsa will be here for several/ many more years .

04 Nov 2020 08:25:50
Bazooka think results within MB himself may be a factor and he is 60 next year that’s why he only wanted a year contract. Let home he’s with us a lot longer.

04 Nov 2020 08:46:57
Think Pocchetino is sitting tight waiting for Man Utd?

04 Nov 2020 11:51:45
Bermo wants the job supposedly.

04 Nov 2020 13:40:20
Yeah but if Poch had the choice of Man Utd vs us clearly he would choose Leeds.

04 Nov 2020 17:57:45
Think Radz is unsure if MB will be with us next season by the way he was speaking say MB is 65 and only wants 1 year at a time, think it will be a good Idea to sign Poch now and have a second team coach working MB way. Man U are just a small club now can’t see why anyone would go there, only Gun just keeping his head above water,

{Ed001's Note - it is because Bielsa's family are home in Argentina and the travel restrictions are making it difficult to see them. At least that's what he said to Keys and Gray, I am assuming this is from that interview.}

04 Nov 2020 19:34:55
Mate I’ll take the job

Klich dm with shacks ahead and picking cooper. i'd of given Mondays selection a run for its money!

First job sell kp and buy a dm who defending is main quality not passing like Klich or Phillips

Second job buying someone anyone who can head a ball so we score a corner. Bermo will get Leeds to champs league no probs with warnock on my coaching staff and hockaday as assistant.

04 Nov 2020 21:58:10
Ha the dream team ( not 😆) . of the tactical guru Berm the Oracle who gets 1 in a 1000 predictions right

Then his Premier League relegation specialist Colin and as for Whackaday.

relegation would beckon

And Berm what about your Messiah Big Sam 😉?

05 Nov 2020 05:44:57
Berm mate your 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 a minute keep taking the pill have one extra at night,

05 Nov 2020 06:27:52
Not sure how we could afford Bielsa and Poch!

03 Nov 2020 13:11:42
I have to say I do not agree with Bielsa's opinion that he set the team was not set up properly and that it was that we did not get the ball back and therefore we weren't in a position to'give 'it away'. I agree we did not win enough 50/ 50 or even 60/ 40 balls but we did get the ball regularly often from their sloppy play. Unfortunately when the ball did come our way we tended to give it away - straight by poor control and/ or after two or three passes. I have re watched the game and lost count of the times passes were under hit, over hit or just mis directed -sometimes straight out of play. On the day, for whatever reason, we were sloppy -poor passes and centres; mis judged headers and slip shod in front of goal. I said against Aston Villa it was a game of fine margins. This one could have been different if Bamford had scored within two minutes and Koch hadn't under hit his pass to the keeper. From that point we struggled until the second half even when we were on top for a while we couldn't turn it in to anything major. Bringing off Hernandez was a bit odd. Yes he wasn't great in the first half but was starting to pull the strings again in the second. We lost something when he came off. I would play Hernandez without boots and weights round his ankles before I would replace him Roberts. Roberts just isn't good enough (yet) for the Premiership. Hope we do better next game with Rodrigo and maybe Llorente and Rabhinia. Hernandez is now best used as a substitute in the second half when teams aren't as fresh.

03 Nov 2020 13:48:45
just about defined, sloppy. The only thing I would add is poor decision making.
Let's just see if there is anything of a shake-up but I am going for his loyalty overuling everything. Palace will be an interesting game.

03 Nov 2020 15:11:22
The main issue was the players looked very nervous and lacking in confidence probably from not having the quality and reassurance of the.4 injured and self isolating players.

These nerves transmitted into their play . and taking Pablo off was the final game killer

It will be the same group of players against Palace with Raphina, Rodrigo, KP. and Llorente still missing so they need to be mentally strong

Must grind out a win or draw . and eradicate the mistakes/ conceding goals

#points accumulation the bottom line.

04 Nov 2020 08:52:27
Three words, "eradicate the mistakes" Baz.

04 Nov 2020 13:44:11
Sometimes Bielsa takes responsibility so as not to put blame on his team. Admirable quality.

03 Nov 2020 10:30:15
We just never got going, too sloppy in thought and deed. Whilst just about everybody rated a 5 at most some were a little more, off their game. I think we saw a return to the Bamford we all know and? . The man frustrates so much as we all know he has it in him, just rarely shows his talent and Koch, whilst no Ben White he has the potential, but certainly had a blip of a game yesterday. Let's hope it was a blip and with games comes experience. Remember that Leicester had their own injury woes especially at the back so, far from berating Leeds I feel we should have given them more of a game. The proof of "just an off day" must now come at Palace. No square pegs, no sloppy play. Let's be on it from the kick off.

03 Nov 2020 10:57:22
Koch is no Ben White? Abit harsh IMO, German international, only 7 games under Bielsa, White played in championship and has done nothing amazing yet in premiership, harsh statement.

03 Nov 2020 11:06:28
Koch has mistakes in him which need to be eradicated asap. but as for Ben White he has looked distinctly ordinary this season.

03 Nov 2020 07:46:28
Bam works is socks of for the team honestly most close his eyes with good chances like that but he gets in good positions move on MOT no shame getting beat by liecester.

03 Nov 2020 08:18:26
I agree with no shame re defeat.
But as the commentator said. If Bamford had scored the first goal then Leicester wouldn’t have scored theirs and then we would have been in front and they would have moved forward more giving us bit more space.
The stats show. We score first we generally win.
So although every striker misses chances I’d rather he just got 2 last week and buried that one today. Even after 2 min play the miss made the diff.
I will forgive him if he nets 2 in the first five minutes of the palace game.

03 Nov 2020 15:16:02
Well said Wigan. I like your posts pal. Short, sweet and accurate!

03 Nov 2020 07:06:29
😂😂😂😂😂 are for the bamford knockers, scores a hatrick last week and he's amazing, dosent score and we need to replace him, unbelievable, yes he had chances but if kane missed 3 chances would spurs fans be criticising him, like I said last nite, 3 defeats, liverpool TOP, Leicester 2nd, Wolves 6th
Calm down.

03 Nov 2020 07:43:32
Let’s face it it was a very bad day at the office for just about every player . Can’t help thinking that the ten day gap between games left them a bit rusty rather than fresh and sharp . Way too many individual errors including Bam’s ridiculous miss in the first two minutes, midfield and wingers needlessly losing the ball and two centre backs basically all over the shop . We played right into Leicester’s counter attacking hands . To be fair Bielsa for once didn’t help the cause . In hindsight should have gone with Struijk at 4 and taking Pablo off was a game changer in the wrong direction . Very poor substitution. Hoping for better against Woy’s boys who will try to do the same .

03 Nov 2020 03:26:43
The BIG question for me is what will Bielsa do when Llorente is fit?

For me Koch and Llorente MUST be our central defensive partnership.

When Cooper plays Leeds concede a lot of goals in the EPL : eleven goals against Liverpool Fulham and Leicester for instance : that is deeply disappointing and concerning

Posted before the game that Bielsa must keep the same back 4 that played Villa :
Dallas Koch Ayling Alioski

It was a mistake not to do so.

03 Nov 2020 05:39:02
Bazooka Cooper did gift them a goal mate, don’t think Koch is any better then him.

03 Nov 2020 06:46:45
Koch is still young and way better on the ball, passer and tackler than cooper.
I like cooper as a guy and champ defender but Koch is a way better player. Koch is as good as white I reckon.

03 Nov 2020 08:03:22
Koch made a mistake that happens but difference is Koch can defend. He is quick can tackle and dealt with vardy well. Koch is good player who makes a few mistakes

Cooper in the other hand is just constantly poor. Has he ever won a header? I don’t think I have seen him win one. He loves a mistake and can not defend

Look at our second goal, what was cooper doing, what was he’s position was he near the cross who was he marking. It was just the actions of a poor defender

Last night beslia made mistakes stuijk over cooper and I know belisa mind set with dm role it was explained to me by a coach at Leeds and the dm being first line of attack makes sense so playing Klich there was a great call. however a dm needs to defend so belisa phlophy made him make a mistake shacks should of been dm he was great there with Klich playing normal role.

03 Nov 2020 09:08:37
That’s a back pass and a pen all down to Koch, White far, far better.

03 Nov 2020 10:17:28
Disagree whiteman. White could show boat and make errors too.

02 Nov 2020 23:13:33
another sharp increase in the learning curve but that was always a game that was going to be hard to get anything from. Onward and upward and looking forward to the next game. Another toughie.

03 Nov 2020 03:36:24
All games will be tough Alf ; we need our best players back and playing ASAP.