Leeds (H) | Post Match Thread

[BerkshireBlue]

It's not even difficult to look up...

We won eight out of our remaining ten Premier League games after the restart, scoring 34 and conceded just four.

We also won home and away against Real Madrid.

We lost a freak game at Southampton 1-0 and conceded the title in 2-1 loss at Chelsea.

Winning 5-0 four times, 4-0 twice, including Champions Liverpool.

We also beat Newcastle 2-0 away in the Cup.

The losses against Arsenal and Lyon were far from expected, and Pep was certainly rotating with the Champions League in mind during this period.

Just looked up your numbers. As you said its easy. We played Real Madrid before lockdown

I'm not sure why you are prepared to die on this hill, but that's up to you, I guess.

We were playing great, hitting teams for cricket scores, conceding just four, beating Real Madrid (deservedly) home and away.

Exactly the reason why it came as such a shock to everybody losing to Arsenal and Lyon in the way we did.

If anything, we were the outstanding team after the restart and Pep fucked up those two particular games by tinkering.

He's not beyond reproach and playing Garcia in both was what got us served our arses on a plate in the counter attacks.

We beat Real Madrid before lockdown for starters so even your stats are wrong

 

[ctwrd]

Just looked up your numbers. As you said its easy. We played Real Madrid before lockdown

We beat Real Madrid before lockdown for starters so even your stats are wrong

Post restart players were rested. This is at the end of a long season.
The play the best eleven every game mob are tiresome. We’d be out of contention for every competition at this stage with that approach.
So out of touch and dinosaurish

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Just looked up your numbers. As you said its easy. We played Real Madrid before lockdown

We beat Real Madrid before lockdown for starters so even your stats are wrong

Whilst our first Madrid win is an innocent oversight, you also chose to ignore us beating Madrid again after the restart.

You also chose to ignore every other victory that disproves your whole point we were in shit form.

Nice try at deflection, though!

What part of eight wins from ten Premier League games, scoring shit loads and conceding four, don't you consider good enough form?

You clearly have a higher bar than most as to what constitutes good form, so we'll leave it at that.

 

[stonerblue]

It will only be justified if we beat Dortmund. Rest who tho? Kev? Sure he has hit form over the last few games but he was rubbish prior. Foden? No need to rest him at his age. Gundo and Rodri I can accept. Dias/Laporte not playing was the deciding factor. The rest put out yesterday served up total shit. Passing was off, closing down non existent. Shooting was pathetic and chance creation abysmal.

Leeds played a good game but a lot of the squad members need to stop hiding behind key players and help win games. Total fuck up yesterday.

No he wasn't. He was poor for a couple of games when came back from injury.

 

[stonerblue]

Sometimes though Jesus does go down very easily, and stay down in apparent agony. I think a self-preservation skill he learned from playing in South American football where it's probably a lot tougher than here.

I was gutted to get beat but it's obvious why we played a weakened side. Some criticism I think is due for not bringing on Mahrez. He'd have got behind their defence easily. Easy to say that when he's not in the side. Sterling will come good again but his form has dipped. I think he's trying to do too much when he gets the ball.

I have to say i thought Jesus was one of our better players yesteday

 

[stonerblue]

Ten men for 45 min and we lost. It is not good enough. The club set the high standards and did not live up to them yesterday. Look at Madrid for example, they beat Liverpool then played Barca and won.

You really should get a grip and learn to take a defeat on the chin instead of making up scenarios painting us as shit.

 

[stonerblue]

You would think the team would get a bit of leeway after how they have performed this season. It’s never nice to lose and when it’s in those circumstances like we saw yesterday it’s a bitter pill to swallow. Some of the reactions though, Jesus.
I’m surprised some of you make it out of bed in a morning. The world must be a dark place to lose your shit over a defeat that still leaves us miles clear at the top of the league and still in every competition we’ve entered.

afuckinmen

 

[HorlocksWalk]

Some credit to Bielsa half way through the second half he got his Koch out.

I think the dippers should put in a bid for Robin Koch.

 

[stonerblue]

Would have pissed that game with Walker on the pitch.

 

[Burtonblue]

Mendy has to go. Never takes a man on space has to be created for him to get a cross in. He has list any pace he had, he is a coward in the tackle and he shows no sense of urgency or heart. A new left back and striker are needed this summer.
If Sterling had taken the chance created for him by Ferno in the first half, then a completely different game Sterling shows a complete lack of confidence right now and we do not have time for him to get it back in the important games to come. We cannot play people trying to hard to impress.

Very sensible post mate.
Mendy is an accident waiting to happen.
He has no pace and is totally useless as a defender.
Offensively he offers very little and 9 out of 10 crosses are hit so hard even Kun in his pride would have stood zero chance of getting on the end of one.
I am sure his injuries have take their toll on him but he has had many opportunities to prove himself and repeatedly failed.
He’s probably the worst signing made in the Guardiola era with regard to return for investment and the sooner the club hierarchy accepts he is never going to be the player he was when we signed him the better for the team.
We cannot afford to carry players and he has to go. Please!