Leeds United (A) Match Thread

[GrimsbyRam]

1 minute ago, SaintRam said:

Neither Clarke or Dowell are premier league quality.

A loan from a PL team does not equal a PL quality player.

 

Wilson, Tomori and Mount should have all be playing in the prem last season. That's the difference. 

Dowell and Clarke are where they should be. 

I agree. I said that three games ago and got castigated.  

[Van der MoodHoover]

The contrast between last seasons loans and this is startling.

we've borrowed in the same 3 positions but looking at the opinions of the individuals in those positions on here shows exactly how badly we’ve done at replacing last years loans.

 The stats do make pretty grim reading tho.......

[Ruud Aralliss]

5 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

HT 1-0. Let's hope it's the archetypal game of two halves. 

Knight and Dowell should come on for Huddlestone and Zoon. Need more bodies in the middle of the park. 

Play a 4-1-3-2.

DowellI tho would be too lightweight but wrong game for hudds. For all the Laurence haters last week, would you not have him on now?

[Tombo]

10 minutes ago, NottsRam77 said:

U kidding me ??

trying pass, pass, pass , pass and pass somemore 

no tempo,standing off the opposition 

no channel balls, nothing over the top it’s  all too easy 

if we had someone who could unlock the door of a back line then fair enough but we haven’t and we can’t be oh so predictable with the ball we have to turn them 

it couldn’t be more an attempt at a continental style 

we’re just not executing it in the slightest 

What’s our style more akin too right now ?

aint rowettball is it ? Isn’t a combo is it 

We’re trying to play football at every single opportunity which is to be applauded but there’s a marked difference when u do it with classy players or the average ones we have 

 

 

It's either Rowettball or it's a 'continental style'. Okie doke

Did you vote Leave by any chance?

[Jayram]

3 minutes ago, nottingram said:

Yep, Lampard made a better start. Thanks for clarifying. He also had a centre back currently starting for Chelsea, a centre mid currently starting for Chelsea and playing for England, and a winger currently playing for Bournemouth scoring 3 goals in 5 games to start the season. You seem keen to not really take that into account which I don’t really understand as it is a massive factor.

Last seasons performance away at Leeds in the league was at very best equal to this. We also looked an embarrassment against Millwall, Rotherham, Bolton the list goes on. 

Maybe it’s the players? Oh no wait let’s sack a manager 8 games into a season where we need to rebuild so we can go through this whole dance all over again!!!!!

Let’s do just that - lets get in a manager who knows how to win promotion from this division, who actually has a clue about tactics at this level and doesn’t keep trying to get a group of players to play the same ducking way week in week out despite it achieving nothing.

We’ll be battling relegation if Cocu is still here by Christmas. He’s useless. 

 

 

[Rambam]

Why not bring Martin before there’s five minutes to go, so we have some control up front? 

Just a thought.

[cannable]

12 minutes ago, Ramarena said:

Midfield is badly out of sorts, far too immobile and passive for this game with Leeds players buzzing around them shutting them down leaving our kamikaze back line with no options.

We need a Bryson style box to box midfielder in there who can support the attack and defence.

The only way to get back into this is to solve the midfield problem and with our only option being swapping Hudds for Knight which would be a huge ask for Knight in this game.

Bringing Dowell in would just be more of the same passive dross

We need a Hughes, not a Bryson

[DerbyRam!]

Where art thou Chrissyy Martin

[ollycutts1982]

11 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Can't think this is a game for Dowell tbh.

From what I’ve seen football isn’t a game for Dowell. 

[Tombo]

Hey you know that English manager Steve McClaren? Famous for his direct hoofball style?

 

Well what do you mean? He's English ain't he? Course that's what he plays.

[Sith Happens]

We got a touch in the box

[Millenniumram]

I’m sorry but Clarke really is one of the biggest problems here, he keeps putting players under pressure by making the wrong decisions when playing out from the back. So uncomfortable on the ball, doesn’t look remotely good enough for this level. Get him off and take him out the team, at least for a little while until he learns how to pass in training 

[DerbyRam!]

We want 1, we want 1, we want 1!!

[Andicis]

Just now, DerbyRam! said:

We want 1, we want 1, we want 1!!

You mean a shot right?

[Van der MoodHoover]

1 minute ago, Paul71 said:

We got a touch in the box

Steady....that sort of thing will get you on a register ?

[Mick Brolly]

1 minute ago, DerbyRam! said:

We want 1, we want 1, we want 1!!

Shot 

[Inverurie Ram]

Players need to play the game. Too many on here far too quick to blame the management team who are sat on the bench.

Thank the lord this forum wasn't on the go when Jim Smith started with us, you lot would have had him tied up in Derby City Centre throwing cabbages and buckets of water at him. Get a grip on yourselves!

 

[Millenniumram]

WE HAD A SHOT

[CornwallRam]

Maybe this is 'Rocky' staged at Elland Road.

We'll let them tire themselves out by pummeling us senseless. Then in the 15th round we'll get off the canvas to knock them out.

Adrienne!

[DerbyRam!]

Just now, Andicis said:

You mean a shot right?

A shot, a touch in their box, a save from their keeper from a dodgy backpass. Give me anything....