So, today is the day. Whilst today’s result is not going to define the season – all statistics and analysis points to a loss. Today might just show which players are going to be completely out of their depth, and who might be OK.
For 10 years we gauged Leeds players at championship level, and I really have no idea how that equates to how they might perform in the Premier League. Will know Bielsa will get the best out of what he has got, but will that be enough? In this league, we kind of know which teams are going to be the hardest, which teams will be comfortable but not near the top, and most of us could pick the same 7 or 8 who will be fighting to stay up. All Leeds have to do is finish above 3 of them. I have to say I’m worried about the squad in terms of numbers and quality, but we don’t want to destroy what the squad already has like Fulham did 2 years ago. Defence: Is Meslier ready? IMO we were a Centre-Back short in the squad last year and have lost Berardi and White to gain Koch. Not sure Struijk or Casey are ready to step up to make a meaningful contribution if required. Are any of the left back options good enough? (Nightmares v Mo Salah today!) Midfield: Forshaw’s continued absence, means that Struijk is essentially Phillips’ deputy to start with, but hopefully a full season from Shackleton will help. Attacking midfield: Need to see the best of Alioski, Costa, Harrison regularly and someone to take some of the strain off Pablo. Strikers: Rodrigo will help as we need 12 league goals IMO out of our main striker, not sure Bamford would provide that, with less opportunities and games in this league. The match day squad today essentially picks itself, with not much in reserve. I expect 4-1-4-1, but he might surprise us and go for is 3-3-3-1. Liverpool’s 2 advanced wingers and deep lying C.Foward is not something Leeds encountered in the Championship. Meslier Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Dallas Phillips Costa, Hernandez, Klich, Harrison Bamford/Rodrigo Casilla Douglas Struijk Shackleton Alioski Rodrigo/Bamford Roberts/Poveda/Casey Just some thoughts. KOT. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dorigo's Right Buttock...
