Leeds United - v - Sheffield United ***Matchday Thread***

[WTF11]

My point wtf is that Alioski had a bad game, in my opinion. We can make many very valid excuses for him having a bad game, (mine was that he played 3 internationals; see above) but one shouldn't deny that he wasn't at his best.
As for a specialist left back, Orta did actually try to fill this hole with Barry Douglas. He (Douglas) was pretty good until he got injured, and for some reason never seemed to be at his best again.

Wouldn't disagree that he put in a less than stellar performance, but he wasn't alone. With respect I disagree with the comment about the other under-par players being Blades. I thought Llorente was invisible and way to easily flustered when he was in close proximity to play, Rodrigo was ineffectual as a replacement for Bamford (who was also very quiet), and Cooper needs to wean himself off the incessant passing back to the keeper, that nearly cost us dear, again.

As for The Douglas issue, as you say, he was never the same on return from injury in late 2019. We're now at the end of the 20/21 season, no club should be waiting around that long to replace a player who may or may not be effective when (if) they return from injury (again). We have managed to go out to market for other defensive, midfield, and attacking players, what is so difficult about doing the same for LB?

[cherrypie7]

To change the subject a little, I looked at Baldock's tackle again (2x). I am sure this has been brought up ad nauseum, but thats a red card. he did not seem to have any intention of going for the ball. It was reckless because if Roberts didn't jump, something nasty could have occurred. Can someone explain to me why that wasn't even a yellow card?

[WTF11]

To change the subject a little, I looked at Baldock's tackle again (2x). I am sure this has been brought up ad nauseum, but thats a red card. he did not seem to have any intention of going for the ball. It was reckless because if Roberts didn't jump, something nasty could have occurred. Can someone explain to me why that wasn't even a yellow card?

Because the referee was more concerned about the "concussion" possibility (which I'd have more sympathy with if wasn't a plain as the nose on his face that Baldock stayed down and played on the bounce of the turf to deflect (successfully) from the danger of his challenge), and........

The bell-ends who were manning VAR that day couldn't find a "clear error" with both hands if their lives depended on it.

My question would be...."Why, if cards (yellows and reds) can be challenged (and in some cases overturned), why is it not possible (now we have the technology) to administer post-match punishments when it's so blatantly clear that the on-the-day officials (on site and remote) got it so badly wrong?"