Leeds United - v - Chelsea ***Matchday Thread***

[Rev72]

So are we Farke in or Farke out 👀

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Well deserved 3 points with superb effort from the whole team.

Fair play to Farke he changed the tactics and made subs for him fairly early.

Be interesting to see how he sets up against the Pool as they are wobbling a bit.

[Billyni]

So are we Farke in or Farke out ��

And do the hokey cokey

[alfinyalcabo]

Well played .

[WTF11]

Well played .

100% agree, but why not before we were in the relegation zone with your lot?

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Well played .

Cheers Alf

[WTF11]

The squad available today were no radical change from the start of the season, we showed (albeit against a relatively poor Wolves side), what high press and energetic attacking can (and should) do. Yet for most of the season, apart from the last 135 played minutes, we have played possession-centric, lateral/backward passing, single attacker tactics against teams both high and low profile.

I am genuinely elated to see a Leeds team playing how they should, taking the match to the opposition and enjoying the freedom to attack, take chances, threaten the opposing players, and do so with a physicality that tells them they are in fight without breaking too many legs.

Why has Farke taken so long to develop the trust in his players that is essential if they are going to give of their best to him and the club?

This performance, and the second half against Schitty, MUST NOT BE "flashes in the pan".

[spaldy]

I am very glad to be wrong on my prediction and elated we beat them straight up

It would great if we mixed up tactics occasionally to make it harder to prepare for us

My only negative is how long some of the players can last at this work rate. Gudmunssen, DCL, Nmencha, Stach, Ampadu, Tanaka left it all in the pitch.

[spaldy]

Ps- best ref we have had in years. Why can?t more PL officials be that good?

[Pacaman]

Delighted to be wrong. Fabulous effort

[ozleeds]

Well, that was a shock to me. I was very sick and ended up in the hospital, so I missed the game. I just thought of looking it up and couldn't believe my eyes.

[ozleeds]

Ohh, I see why he played the 3 centre backs, maybe his learning and the 2 strikers. Maybe if he left it like that, we wouldn't have been beaten by City. This is Leeds losing the easy ones and playing out of our skins against the top side, unreal.

[ozleeds]

Is it too soon to say it Oz?

Sorry Billy wasn't on too busy feeling sick and not of the thought of us playing lol.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Sorry to hear that Oz hope you are safely back at home.

[cherrypie7]

So we have 5 wingers: Okafor, harrison, James, Gnonto and Aaronson. I have no idea how much they cost collectively. None started the match. We played with 2 up front and 5 at the back. 2 overlapping wing-backs. With the 2 up front and no wingers, I thought it was England 1966. Even then, it was 4-4-2 and the 2 wide midfielders pushed up. This was 5-3-2. A shape i have not seen too often. I am struggling to recall if I have ever seen it.