Leeds Rumours Archive February 07 2018

 

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07 Feb 2018 20:20:36
So AR has now come out and apologised to fans for picking TC as coach stating he should have never hired a coach who had no experience of the championship or a top European league. Respect to him for admitting his mistake. What is worrying is that he also stated he wanted to sack TC in January but Victor Orta said one more, one more then one more chance. Maybe AR should trust more his own judgement and realise maybe Orta is a problem.

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07 Feb 2018 21:37:15
He now needs to man up and admit his mistake in hiring Victor Orta.

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08 Feb 2018 13:38:20
He won't do that for now, maybe in future if he gets wise to Orta. Then and only then will Orta be seen as a "mistake'. Poor recruitment of players, wage bill increased by 7 million, Guess its all down to TC

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08 Feb 2018 17:51:10
I think what he was saying is that the way it turned out it was clearly a mistake but he wasn't saying it was a mistake in the first place or that his decision making process was wrong.

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07 Feb 2018 20:02:14
Radz is totally out of order criticising TC in public. Dreadful thing to do to a decent and dignified man

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07 Feb 2018 23:12:40
He didn't do that though. He confessed to making an appointment mistake. He blamed himself therefore not TC.

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08 Feb 2018 08:08:04
Yep George. All he really said was it didn't work, which makes it a mistake Something lost in translation perhaps No one gets every decision right. TC will probably turn out to be a good coach in a league more suited to his teams There's a reason Bruce and warnock get out this league so often We need to be on the front foot a lot more. Last time we started a game well was. ? Move the ball quicker

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08 Feb 2018 10:14:59
To be honest TC is a curse of the Leeds transfer system to some extent . Green proven keeper gone, no proper replacement for barkley who was so good with pilot, a left back should have been brought at the start of the season along with a couple of proven strikers . Buy average and that's what you get .

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08 Feb 2018 13:12:04
Agreed and it takes 3 transfer windows to change a side round Monk seemed to get decent loans but that's short term Lassie aside ( and only because wood left last minute) we do seem to be looking to build with long term signings It's a jigsaw, sometimes you only get one piece at a time Left back seems sorted, onto the next one

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07 Feb 2018 00:26:58
Im in the, give the guy a chance camp. He has come in at a difficult time. i'd like at least a point from sheffield, but he has a seriously diminished squad. Hoping he goes for a bit of pace up front. Give tyler a chance. Rest alioski for dallas. Drops lassoga. Put eukaba back in if fit. can't really judge him at least until he has pontus, berahdi and saiz back.

In the meantime i'm hoping he has a good look at potential benchers from u23s. Our defense is short of a picnic atm so best form of defense is attack. Hard fast constant flows of attack. Over to you pauly! In regards to leeds comments when he was a lad. Grow up boys. Sticks and stones He will be chuffed to be given this opp and will work his socks off.

Oh and it worked last time so, ORTA OUT!

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07 Feb 2018 01:12:43
Any post that says Orta OUT gets a thumbs up from me!

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07 Feb 2018 02:50:48
I've been having a wee think. Not usual for me, I know, but nevertheless. Let's say, for argument's sake, that we have a quick and pronounced turnaround in fortune. Does that mean that our players are the goods and Orta was right all along and his vision was only sullied by TC's ineptitude. Don't know. I'm not saying this is the case but it is an interesting thought.

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07 Feb 2018 06:07:47
If pauly turns our fortunes round using a lot of ortas signinings then humble pie mabe on the menu. But me thinks not!

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07 Feb 2018 06:17:27
I'm inclined to agree with you, Ausman. Still, food for thought.

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07 Feb 2018 08:17:15
Interesting Kiwi i like your thinking. Fans have been getting there backs up a lot with orta and maybe orta is sticking by his recruitment in saying well it sthe manager who isn't playing them right so he has to go. Really could see a 442 this weekend, and praying or grot to come good, grot and roberts could be lethal in a few years, just hope they both get used. i'm also sick of the 4231 now i think its boring and expected from leeds, let's mix it up, a 433 with an attaching midfielder maybe, perhaps you coudl have forshaw and vieira sitting with phillips supporting the striker, to wide men hugging the touchline, dallas was excellent in that second half, really impressed me he's something we've missed. hernandez cutting in from the left and whipping balls in. i'm really optimistic about this team again. I was always on the TC in bandwagon and keeping him for the season but I went to ER on saturday, and hull on tuesday, and both performances showed no clinical edge that we've had when saiz was available, and a lot fo what monk showed last year with wood up top. Since losing kyle bartley, jansson has gone quiet and hasn't had as good of a season, but that doesn't mean he can't turn it maybe a brutal manager is what we need. This man knows leeds and knows what they're about having had such a close link with them as a barnsley fan, manager, player, wednesday player, and seeing them in the championship for so long, i don't think you could have hired anybody more relevant that's got years ahead of him. The 18 month contract thing, i think that's a statement from him to say, if i can't get you up by then, ill go i'm not right for this, bt give me a full season in charge with my own recruits ill show you what i can do. I like this bloke, and i think he just may be a miracle.

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07 Feb 2018 09:18:20
The problem with 442 or 433 is the midfield battle - with only 3 or 4 in there we can lose the battle and that is vital to the whole game. therefore 5 in the middle makes sense so that we can supply the forwards and help the defence. with that in mind and our depleted squad to consider I would be tempted (as another poster said yesterday i think) to play a 3-5-2. De Bock on the left side, Pennington in the middle and Anita on the right. Utilise Dallas as wing back on the left and Alioski on the right. middle three of Hernandez, Forshaw and Viera in the middle and a front two of any combination of Roberts, Roofe or Lasogga.

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07 Feb 2018 09:19:21
Didn't Jansson get player of the month last month Samo? Return to form i would say?

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07 Feb 2018 10:24:23
The 352 sounds appealing and i think jansson may be back fit so would be a better option than anita. Alioski works hard to track back, and I'd probably play him like you say, question is, where does this formation leave berardi, ayling, saiz, cooper, ekuban, when all fit and not suspended, suppose it enables us to have a really good bench. If i were to play a 352, and considering this a championship team again next season, i'd have wied, (think paul will bring in someone like bentley from brentford) jansson, ayling, berardi, dallas and de bock as wing backs, 2 holding being vieira and forshaw, hernandez as number 10, then saiz and roberts up top. However, i think the 3421 would better suit us, with hernandez, saiz, and roberts as the front 3, with dallas and de bock on the wings. I think alf got POTM in december yes alf but everyone knows he was a better overall player last year, 1 of 2 for the team of the season from leeds last year, bamba is more likely to get it than jansson this year as horrible as that is to say

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07 Feb 2018 13:06:11
Jansson for Anita for sure, Saiz for Hernandez, Ekuban for Lasogga and the rest can play for their places with those in form keeping their spot. although with everyone fit I would go to a narrow 4-2-3-1 myself with the 3 pushing forward and looking to score goals and provide chances for Ekuban.

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