Leeds United - v - Cardiff City ***FA Cup Replay Thread***

[WTF11]

Weve still got time to bring in a defender or two.
Going forward with all our attacking players fit we should frighten all the defences of the bottom 10 teams, but defensively we are basically sh it! we need to sort it out at the back - every time the opposition ventures forward we look like panicing or just chasing the man with the ball all over the bloody pitch, We dont have a single defender who can make a clean tackle - they all just back off and try to block the inevitable shots coming in, they all panic on the ball in our area, or we try to dribble it out of our area when under pressure all so bloody needless!
Jesse must have a complete blind spot when it comes to defending - we now have Bamford, Rodrigo, Gelhardt, Sommerville, Gnonto, Harrison, Arronsen, Sinisterra, and now Rutter up front, not to mention the under 21's, We only have Adams, Roca, Forshaw and Greenwood in midfield - maybe include Gyabi, but its the defence that is ridiculously light
Cooper, Ayling, Llorrente, Koch, Kirstensen, Firpo - Now Wober and Drameh - basically not even ONE cdecent back four from that lot.

we need recruits for the defence!!

Been a deficiency for the last season and a half, we all knew that so I presume that the powers that be at LS11 did too, and (as usual) did f00k all about it. We have what we have, and as you point out, defense is a weakness, so we exploit what we have, and again you're right, we have the players to rip a defence apart, we just need to use them correctly. Win 5-2 every match, happy days.

[george_kaplan]

Weve still got time to bring in a defender or two.
Going forward with all our attacking players fit we should frighten all the defences of the bottom 10 teams, but defensively we are basically sh it! we need to sort it out at the back - every time the opposition ventures forward we look like panicing or just chasing the man with the ball all over the bloody pitch, We dont have a single defender who can make a clean tackle - they all just back off and try to block the inevitable shots coming in, they all panic on the ball in our area, or we try to dribble it out of our area when under pressure all so bloody needless!
Jesse must have a complete blind spot when it comes to defending - we now have Bamford, Rodrigo, Gelhardt, Sommerville, Gnonto, Harrison, Arronsen, Sinisterra, and now Rutter up front, not to mention the under 21's, We only have Adams, Roca, Forshaw and Greenwood in midfield - maybe include Gyabi, but its the defence that is ridiculously light
Cooper, Ayling, Llorrente, Koch, Kirstensen, Firpo - Now Wober and Drameh - basically not even ONE cdecent back four from that lot.

we need recruits for the defence!!

Hey mate, we need a player in there to boss the defence, a leader. We seem to look at one another to do what? We need a older head type player to anchor them.

[WTF11]

I'm sure everyone hopes Bamf stays fit and can produce his best...as it will definitely make a difference n our survival chances. But you still wouldn't be shocked if he started on Sunday and went back to missing sitters either! �� That's in his makeup sadly.

Yes, I would. He doesn't miss "sitters", only those where he is surrounded by defenders and STILL gets the ball in the net, and if he was supported by others (as we have now, the likes of Gnonto, Rodrigo etc) there wouldn't be any "misses".

[WTF11]

Hey mate, we need a player in there to boss the defence, a leader. We seem to look at one another to do what? We need a older head type player to anchor them.

Please don't suggest Cooper!!!!!! Struijk would be better, despite his youth. He sees the game well, has the physical presence to make a difference and as long as he's not expected to compensate for Firpo and others going walkabout can do a very much better job than our "elder statesman"

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Struijk could grow into that role and Wober might be that person

[Billyni]

Sorry Billy, which game were you watching? We played out from the back (not something I like but it's kind of "en vogue" at present), we passed consistently and accurately (certainly moreso that we have for months), made real attacking moves that were well executed, players ran on and off the ball for each other, penetrated much more effectively than we have for a long while. what "system or rhythm" would you prefer us to have?

As for Jessy, still not convinced, it was a result that came from players being played in positions they were comfortable with, that for sure is different from lost of previous games, but can we do the same against PL opposition? Sunday will tell.

No problem at all WTF. But as described by yer mate Tichi in another post there, the whole emphasis is on scoring more than the other team, we are spoilt for choice with attacking, but when we don’t/can’t score, then we have a problem. Cos we can’t defend to save our lives. And as for our corners??

[george_kaplan]

Please don't suggest Cooper!!!!!! Struijk would be better, despite his youth. He sees the game well, has the physical presence to make a difference and as long as he's not expected to compensate for Firpo and others going walkabout can do a very much better job than our "elder statesman"

Yes. Someone who reads the game, puts himself about and that’s his position game in game out. Then he can pull the defensive strings, *******ings when needed.
No not cooper.

[Ozwhites]

Yes, I would. He doesn't miss "sitters", only those where he is surrounded by defenders and STILL gets the ball in the net, and if he was supported by others (as we have now, the likes of Gnonto, Rodrigo etc) there wouldn't be any "misses".

😃 I will leave to others decide if they have seen him miss "sitters" or not.....

[UbiqueLUFC33]

�� I will leave to others decide if they have seen him miss "sitters" or not.....

I'm with you.

[spaldy]

Bam "puff", perhaps Spaldy would like to rethink

Second was even better, name another player who can score like that off the outside of their left foot, with two touches from the pass from Gelhardt?

No, not really. A striker in a forty game league that’s plays 5 -10 is worthless. We don’t pick a more durable striker end up in a relegation battle. Bam puff is an appropriate name for such. I’ll take a little less talent for more durability