Those elusive 4-5 points

[Billyni]

Hmmmn think he struggled on corners and with Dawson but otherwise he reads the game well, intercepts and holds up players. Alongside Struijk or Koch I think he could be great.

Think he will be very effective in a back 3 at the libero.

If he struggles at corners, then centre back may not be the place to play him.

[Tichi1]

Agreed - bizarrely I can see us upsetting Chelsea - key I think is to start well and get an early goal as that seems to allow us to relax on the field and keep going.

Didn't we score after 3 minutes when we played Chelsea last time??

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Didn't we score after 3 minutes when we played Chelsea last time??

Killjoy 🤣

[Tichi1]

I have serious misgivings about this, as quoted in a different thread, I fear we will be dragged into a relegation battle unless we get points from our next 3 games, Chelsea (lose), Fulham (draw), Sheffield (narrow win), hopefully.

Newcastle have only 4 teams below us left to play - Brighton Burnley Sheff utd & Fulham
Brighton only have 3 teams below us left to play - Saints, Newcastle, and Sheff utd
Fulham only have 3 teams below us to play - Newcastle Saints and Burnley
Burnley have 4 - Saints, Newcastle, Fulham and Sheff Utd
Saints have 5 -m Brighton, Burnley, West Brom, Palace and Fulham
We have 6 teams to play that are below us - Fulham, Sheff Utd, Brighton, Burnley, Saints and West Brom

Our record this season against teams below us is good, against teams above us poor

Cannot see us having any problems getting the points required against that lot,,, can you??

[Tichi1]

killjoy ��

lol -

[norfolk white]

Fulham just beat Liverpool away, on a different note I feel struik is more solid and a bigger stronger unit than anything else we have, his goal against arsenal when he powered Luiz and anyone else in his way to score a bullet header is testament to that.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Nice that we have a few options at last but I agree that Struijk looks the most powerful in the air and can also pass.

I would like to see the Kock/Struijk pairing tried again as that could work for the next 6/7 years.

[norfolk white]

Agree, think that's the best partnership we have

[asturianblanco]

expecting 3 points against Chelsea. that should see us safe.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

expecting 3 points against Chelsea. that should see us safe.

That would be a very Leeds thing to do against expectations