So. Our best player wasn’t injured. He was subbed.

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28-11-2021, 06:54 PM
hopelesslyoptimistic

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Originally Posted by ozleeds

For some reason, he now likes playing with 3 CB's he had Cooper Laurente and Phillips again there at the start and Dallas playing mid which isn't any good at. Foreshaw is the only outfield player playing decent football at the moment even Raph did not look too interested and was losing his temper. We looked much better when Pat came on Dallas back but our strikers are shocking.

Dallas started at RB - not sure what you are talking about Oz. Brighton play 1 up top so we played 2 CB but KP kept dropping further and further back.

We were very bad against Brighton but then again we were last year.

We got a point so on to the next game.

It is not that we are suddenly very bad - we went into the season 3 or 4 experienced players light which seemed to be a deliberate board strategy - listen to what Radz and Angus said at the start of the season - get through this season and then spend big again knowing got through the hard two years.

That strategy looks flawed now we have had a lot of injuries as it relied on key players staying fit.

You seem to think life should be a model of perfection and that people should always make the right decisions - does that mean you live in a mansion and eat lobster every day, support 30 local charities and have a list of honours.

I suspect like most of us the answer is no - to be human is to err and kicking a ball that is round and not using your hands if you play outfield is the most random of sports.

We all knew it would be a very tough season and that is exactly what is panning out.

Thankfully there are at least 6 other teams who aren’t very consistent - if we stay and finish in 17th I will be happy as the proverbial Larry - staying up is all that matters.
28-11-2021, 08:25 PM
WTF11

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Originally Posted by hopelesslyoptimistic

Dallas started at RB - not sure what you are talking about Oz. Brighton play 1 up top so we played 2 CB but KP kept dropping further and further back.

We were very bad against Brighton but then again we were last year.

We got a point so on to the next game.

It is not that we are suddenly very bad - we went into the season 3 or 4 experienced players light which seemed to be a deliberate board strategy - listen to what Radz and Angus said at the start of the season - get through this season and then spend big again knowing got through the hard two years.

That strategy looks flawed now we have had a lot of injuries as it relied on key players staying fit.

You seem to think life should be a model of perfection and that people should always make the right decisions - does that mean you live in a mansion and eat lobster every day, support 30 local charities and have a list of honours.

I suspect like most of us the answer is no - to be human is to err and kicking a ball that is round and not using your hands if you play outfield is the most random of sports.

We all knew it would be a very tough season and that is exactly what is panning out.

Thankfully there are at least 6 other teams who aren’t very consistent - if we stay and finish in 17th I will be happy as the proverbial Larry - staying up is all that matters.

Not sure Oz or myself believe Leeds (or any other club), is a model of perfection, but as has been said for a considerable period of time (before and since the current owner), there son things that even we poor mortals can see are in need of attention, and when ignored (as they have consistently been), will bite us hard, no matter how good it might look from time to time.

Bielsa is not a god, he is fallible, and his fallibility is now costing Leeds both results and hence the possibility of PL survival. Things can it continue as they are (injuries notwithstanding( and if that means we dispense with his services, so be it. No man, owner, executive, coach/manager or player, is bigger than LUFC, if he doesn't realise that, he needs educating.
28-11-2021, 10:34 PM
CalverleyBoy

Philip's got his face injury falling on the dance floor in a London nightclub after the Tottenham game. I originally read there had been a 'scuffle' but it later read as him falling over. Bielsa let them have a night out as they have a tough December. A lot of them also went to the Xmas fayre up at Hyde Park, perhaps they should have called it a day after that
02-12-2021, 11:39 PM
whitestomper45

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Originally Posted by hopelesslyoptimistic

Dallas started at RB - not sure what you are talking about Oz. Brighton play 1 up top so we played 2 CB but KP kept dropping further and further back.

We were very bad against Brighton but then again we were last year.

We got a point so on to the next game.

It is not that we are suddenly very bad - we went into the season 3 or 4 experienced players light which seemed to be a deliberate board strategy - listen to what Radz and Angus said at the start of the season - get through this season and then spend big again knowing got through the hard two years.

That strategy looks flawed now we have had a lot of injuries as it relied on key players staying fit.

You seem to think life should be a model of perfection and that people should always make the right decisions - does that mean you live in a mansion and eat lobster every day, support 30 local charities and have a list of honours.

I suspect like most of us the answer is no - to be human is to err and kicking a ball that is round and not using your hands if you play outfield is the most random of sports.

We all knew it would be a very tough season and that is exactly what is panning out.

Thankfully there are at least 6 other teams who aren’t very consistent - if we stay and finish in 17th I will be happy as the proverbial Larry - staying up is all that matters.

Agree hopeless, whatever you think of MB (me we are lucky as fk to have him, we would be mixing with the likes of Posh and the Rams without him right now)

As we hopefully transition to a club that can survive in the PL, we will have done without threatening to overspend and risk (again) the clubs future. A fundamental part of that has been pushing a small limited in many areas squad to its absolute max, our team spirit is second to none and hopefully gets us through the difficult 2nd season, the alternative, just spending has proven every year never to guarantee survival. There are plenty of green shoots with young players coming into the equation.
Some of our additional signings have not to date set world on fire but overall... am living the dream again, finally.

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