Leeds Banter Archive December 07 2020

07 Dec 2020 21:19:07
I don't know why our centre half s can't take a run up say off goal line to meet corners all this zonal and man marking does nothing all them goals on sat could have been avoided ball watching first goal second like I say meet it coming in with run up in stead of just standing there third goal again losing ball to a bad pass in final third and having chance back 60 yards rant over roll on Friday mot.

07 Dec 2020 23:12:57
Yeah WW it needs sorting asap.

08 Dec 2020 08:54:23
Set pieces both attacking and defending have been shocking for since MB came in
When did we last score from a corner.

08 Dec 2020 11:21:15
If you can't get it the least you do is make sure he doesn't get it. Just stand there and make it so damned hard for him to get anything on it. All I see is our defenders slipping or just being pushed out of the way.

07 Dec 2020 20:37:01
Next game a massive one for me personally as West Ham were my local team for nearly 40 years. Most of family and mates support them so we must win. Luckily we are a true bogey team for the Irons, don't think I can remember more than 3 or 4 defeats, so let's hope we can beat them again on Friday. I think we will, but then I usually think Leeds will win every time we play, most call me a deluded Leeds fan and they might be right :)

07 Dec 2020 20:52:43
Yes WBÌT we have a great record against West Ham . I have a lot of fond memories beating them home and away going way back to the 70s.

Long may it continue.

Crucial game that we need to win. I would drop Harrison.

07 Dec 2020 22:03:28
No, play Harrison for me to help deal with Bowen.
We need his back tracking which is significantly better than any of Raph, Pov, or Costa.

07 Dec 2020 23:11:11
Fair point Canada on Harrison back tracking re Bowen

But offensively Harrison has just 5 goals in over 100 Leeds games which is very disappointing and problematic.


Leeds have heavily relied on King Pablo's goals and assists over the past seasons and so we need the likes of Rodrigo, Raphina, Costa, Harrison, Klich etc from the current squad to increase their goal output and assist output.

Until that happens Leeds definitely still need Pablo playing, coming on off the bench.

07 Dec 2020 17:39:30
Forget Chelsea! I feel that the next two home games can go along way to defining our season . Two winnable games at ER . Win them and we are on 20 points half way to guaranteed survival with 25 to play . But god forbid lose them and we will spend the rest of the season looking over our shoulders . But they are far from gimmes! West Ham in particular are deadly on the break and powerful on set pieces and Newcastle ( the virus permitting ) whilst a very negative side, know how to grind out results in this league . We will need to be on it, take our chances and man up at set pieces . Oh and Rodrigo must start . Unfortunately, I fear he won't . Bielsa seems to have reverted to what didn't work at the beginning of last season where he played KP, Forshaw and Klich in midfield, with no natural number 10 and a clear lack of creativity. If Rodri had been on the field at one nil the other night we would have offered much more potency on the break and the result could have been very different. It could have been another Villa . Let's hope MB is more positive for these games .

07 Dec 2020 18:22:30
Good post RHC spot on re Forshaw last year at the expense of a creative number 10
As I said yesterday Rodrogo must start especially in home games.
Will Bielsa do so though?

07 Dec 2020 18:30:44
Red, we need to start winning very soon as you say, but believe we need better players to make that happen the team are playing well with what we have but no match for some teams in this league, However staying up is our primary target. New investment on its way from 49 see what that bring but don’t thing it will be spent on players.

07 Dec 2020 07:39:16
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 7th December 2020