Kev,
This is the part of our team that I just can't fathom. The defending at
times is absolutely shambolic. Okay, we have well documented
deficiencies in the full back positions (although Struik works his
gonads off trying to fill in at left back), but we have two
international standard centre backs at the club in Koch and Llorente.
Have they suddenly become bad player's because they've turned up at
Elland Road - answers on a postcard please?
On a more general note, I think we currently have a team that is mostly
filled with workhorses, who don't have the necessary quality, or level
of fitness (so much for MB's over training eh!) to be consistently
competitive in the Premier League.
Rogerre
(Temporarily out of lurkdom as I'm on a two month sabbatical in
Thailand d-)
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The list certainly spices up a bit when the team starts to struggle!
I'm not too sure what any manager could do with this squad.
To survive in the Premier League all teams need to be able to defend
at
times and not give soft chances away.
Leeds have not been able to do that for many years.
We got away with it in the Championship and the first season in the
PL
because the energy was so good.
The first 3 Bielsa years were unbelievable and tremendous, but I am
slowly
coming round to the fact that to do the same in the Premier League
with
budget players just is not sustainable.
Last year Everton gave away a lot of soft goals, but stiffening the
defence
has turned them round. They at least stay in games for a long
while.
Leeds can dominate possession but still get well-beaten.
One assumes that Marsch will get sacked sometime soon. I'm not sure
who
can come in and sort out the defending, plus get the team scoring
again.
Whoever it is will need to sign 5 players in January and do what
Newcastle
did last year. Even if the money is made available (having spent
net zero
in the last 2 windows) are the clowns who conduct our transfers
capable of
getting deals over the line?
The only benefit this season is that there will be a lot more games
during
and after the January window.
As for today:
Will it be the usual kamikaze-ball or will Marsch try to keep it
tight?
The former could end up with a similar result to last season, but
can you
really see this group keeping Liverpool out for 20 mins, let alone
75-80 to
give us a chance of getting something?
MOT
KOT
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Does it matter what JM does?
Anything better than 0-3 is a blessing.
Get rid ASAP
This gig is over
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Subject: [LU] Current Predicament
The list certainly spices up a bit when the team starts to struggle!
I'm not too sure what any manager could do with this squad.
To survive in the Premier League all teams need to be able to defend
at times and not give soft chances away.
Leeds have not been able to do that for many years.
We got away with it in the Championship and the first season in the
PL because the energy was so good.
The first 3 Bielsa years were unbelievable and tremendous, but I am
slowly coming round to the fact that to do the same in the Premier
League with budget players just is not sustainable.
Last year Everton gave away a lot of soft goals, but stiffening the
defence has turned them round. They at least stay in games for a
long while.
Leeds can dominate possession but still get well-beaten.
One assumes that Marsch will get sacked sometime soon. I'm not sure
who can come in and sort out the defending, plus get the team
scoring again.
Whoever it is will need to sign 5 players in January and do what
Newcastle did last year. Even if the money is made available
(having spent net zero in the last 2 windows) are the clowns who
conduct our transfers capable of getting deals over the line?
The only benefit this season is that there will be a lot more games
during and after the January window.
As for today:
Will it be the usual kamikaze-ball or will Marsch try to keep it
tight?
The former could end up with a similar result to last season, but
can you really see this group keeping Liverpool out for 20 mins, let
alone 75-80 to give us a chance of getting something?
MOT
KOT
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