Leeds Rumours Archive April 18 2017

 

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18 Apr 2017 14:09:15
When will Monk realise that Bridcutts positioning is leaving the midfield exposed and ultimately is the root of our inconstancy? Yes, Philips was poor for the most part yesterday as he tends to be when paired with Bridcutt, the two do not gel. But how much did improve when Bridcutt left the field?

Did we not batter and look a different team against Preston? The reason is we had a central midfield playing central midfield, not one playing center midfield and one on Bartley's toes. It was Philips and Viera that day, it worked and is an option to use again. However, as we saw yesterday we are in a pressure cauldron, we need some experience for the run in and playoffs.

O'Kane must start. Then it is Philips or Viera, the stats with O'Kane and Phillips and with O'Kane and Viera are both very good far better that Bridcut with anybody. My personal choice would be Philips he has created more chances than any of the other 3, in fact he has created more by a total of about 15 than the other 3 combined.

We need chances, we need goals. The notion some people are banding about, of us going 3 at the back is ridiculas at this stage of the season, we haven't played it barely tried it, why risk the season on the unkown. Just get back to the personal that work and have worked the best. This does not include Bridcutt.

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18 Apr 2017 16:51:18
Mighty post MIGHTY. Totally agree. O'Kane has to start as he looks to play forward. Interesting stats on Philips. I've been saying for ages Bridcutt is next to useless in a team needing to attack. He did well last season when we needed to grind out results but at this stage he is a liability. He plays way way too deep.

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18 Apr 2017 16:56:23
I agree MIGHTYwhites. I've been to every game this season and yesterday was the worst we've played. To echo your point, Bridcutt drops too deep and is effectively playing as an additional CB which in turn, invites pressure.

We lost the ball each time we tried to break (whether that was short or long ball) and Wolves executed their high press perfectly IMO. I'd also be tempted to play O'Kane with Vieira and at least have a bit more of an attacking impetus.

People criticising Phillips seem to have a short memory too as he wasn't the only player to play poorly yesterday and he was excellent vs Preston. He has been a bit hit and miss at times and I think it's when he's being crowded he struggles.

However, when he has a bit of time on the ball his range of passing is as good as anyone at LUFC so I think it's a mental thing (composure) rather than a technical issue.

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18 Apr 2017 19:47:43
Is Viera still injured though? does anybody know what he has injured and when he might return?

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19 Apr 2017 09:44:41
So, ok, if we are going stats (because if you throw that word around and think nobody will check then, well here i am. the pedantic SOB) then O'Kane and Bridcutt are a mile ahead in terms of points per game. If memory serves Bridcutt and Viera are second.

Bridcutt is defensively minded (he plays DM so what do people expect?) and may very well need to pick himself up, but he is a solid part of our best available midfield. Also as a note, Bridcutt does drop into the back four, as a result he works better when we have Taylor and Ayling on as they provide attacking prowess and he covers, dude is kinda surplus when Berardi plays.

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19 Apr 2017 11:04:23
I think that's a fair comment Gummie. It's just frustrating that when it's glaringly obvious for him to push up, his natural instincts kick in and he sits deeper inviting pressure. I'm not saying he's a bad player but when we play a certain way (and you're right that he plays better with different players) it's a shame that he's unable to adapt accordingly.

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19 Apr 2017 18:51:00
Who ever we play I still think we are lacking that bit of creativity in the middle of the park, its the second thing that needs addressing for me in the summer window Garry monks contract being first, we rely too much on Pablo, if he ticks Leeds tick and for the last 6 weeks he's been well below his best.

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20 Apr 2017 15:53:04
Bridcutt is defensive n he does a good job at it, you take him out n the midfield would crumble, we have no one who can tackle like bridcutt, for me I'd put o'kane n bridcutt in as Phillips ain't good enough n Ronny has a lot to learn still. Bridcutt is by far our best midfielder

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20 Apr 2017 19:41:44
i like bridcutt but ahev to agree we seem to play worse and get poorer results when he is in the team (recently anyway) our big wins I believe have all come without him? as much as I like him I would say drop him epsically agasinst the weaker teams. while on the note of monk having a blind spot and positioning ect. has anyone mentioned beradri on the left, as I am pretty sure he is a right back

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18 Apr 2017 09:36:00
When we look at it, if we win the next 3 games we will now make the play offs, but through pure luck. Unless we put on some excellent performances, we will not finish top 6.

If we win the 3 games we will get 9 points, due to the fact that Wednesday and Fulham play each other last game of the season, someone will drop points, so regardless of who it is, if it comes down to this game and we're in this situation, as long as we beat Wigan, we're in the mix.

I'm gutted that 3 weeks from the end of the season we've fallen short. But it's a time to show our character, do what we've been doing all season and get stuck in. The next 3 will not be easy, Norwich in bad form but are a threat, and the other two fighting for their lives, all must win games. I believe we'll do it but it is going to take some real balls. MOT

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18 Apr 2017 14:11:40
Yes Samo it looks like last kick, of the last game and maybe even waiting for other results to come in. Anything less and it wouldn't be Leeds. On the one hand I thank them for a great ride this season and if we don't go up then a massive thank you but I worry that next year we will have to start all over again with a virtual new team as the big boys steal our stars.

There are quite a few who would not look out of place in the Prem and the lure of big bucks will be hard to turn down. I hope plans are already in place to source Quality replacements come the early summer and not a last minute scramble.

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18 Apr 2017 19:52:37
I made a similar post about new players last week. Regardless of our league, we will have a new set of players and fresh faces in the camp. Monk has had a year to work with the lads and will know how to better this seasons performances. At the end of the day regardless of our finish this is a turning point for Leeds.

It's a step in the right direction, but I will certainly not settle for 7th, they should be proud to put on that shirt, especially the 3 lads that are from Leeds (Phillips, taylor, Coyle) . Expect big surprises from us and other teams in the next month, shocks and amazement galore.

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19 Apr 2017 12:26:58
Bring on the amazement but I am not too sure of the shocks bit

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