Match Thread | Leeds vs. Manchester City (28/02/26)

[I'm With Stupid]

Absolute shite for ages, but really dominated towards the end. I feel like Leeds were going for the old 'use up all your energy pressing in the first 20 minutes and hope you force a mistake' tactic.

 

[Dax777]

Since we were crap for the first 35 minutes,does this mean we'd be good for 35 minutes in the 2nd? :)

 

[Blue Mist]

Vile abuse by their thick fans abusing our Muslim players breaking their fast.

Oh come on, thats a bit harsh. Most of their fans have just come back from the crusades.

 

[Damien10]

Going into half time I thought we’d been pretty shit really, but the goal changes everything.

Need to see a lot more of that from Cherki and Marmoush needs to do a lot more.

Are you watching the game. Cherki is running all over making himself available to receive the ball. It’s just tight. When we get him on the ball things happen.

 

[Beanhead]

brace yourselves for second half city

Surely they gave us that in the first 45 mins.

 

[ninjamonkey]

I suspect a significant number of posters was about to lay into semenyo, and fairly so after the most ghostly 1st half performance i've seen this season until the last 8 seconds. Great run and supply from ait-nouri who has been somewhat competent compared to the rest who have mainly been shit, great pass from Cherki who finally moved more than 5 yards away from Rodri and great striking instincts from Semenyo who used his ghosting ability for good.

Goal most definitely plasters over it but we have been awful though, got to be so much better second half to take 3 points. Hopefully they tire and leave some gaps for us to exploit. would love to see doku, maybe even savinho later to take advantage second half. Also, get khusanov on now, we simply cannot play this game without his recovery pace. Got to score again as I have little confidence in a clean sheet here.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Wank first 20, ok next 10 after that, good last 15

Have you no television?

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Vile abuse by their thick fans abusing our Muslim players breaking their fast.

The abuse was more irritating from our own fans on this thread who did the same and would have booed along with them. 90 seconds to have a drink FFS; who cares?

 

[eyalluvitt]

That should keep the Semenyo and Ait Nouri haters quiet for another week :)

Depends if we win

 

[OldhamBlue94]

I’m really not bothered about the dreadful performance we are 1-0 up and that’s all that matters. FUCKING GET IN

 

[MCFCTrick]

Because they’ve been fasting. That’s it. You don’t have to share any belief but that’s how it is-we should respect our players.

I rotally disagree. Religion has no place in the game.

 

[Ban-jani]

Have you no television?

Yes, I’m not from Leeds, why?

 

[SamBlue]

This has been the madness of a genious, 45+ minutes of a pure torture to create one single perfect chance, wow!

 

[MCFC1993]

Absolute shite for ages, but really dominated towards the end. I feel like Leeds were going for the old 'use up all your energy pressing in the first 20 minutes and hope you force a mistake' tactic.

That's all it was, you just have to ride out those patches and avoid conceding.

 

[bluemoon32]

Nah, @jimharri would've sniffed them out.

Maybe he's the cuckoo in the nest ?
hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Xhavenjoe]

That should keep the Semenyo and Ait Nouri haters quiet for another week :)

Doubtful.
We have a match midweek

 

[bert38]

I rotally disagree. Religion has no place in the game.

Fine but the abuse was vile-and should be called out.

 

[chesterbells]

Fair and balanced Richards there. Just like Bill O’Reilly on Fox News.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

That pass from Cherki <3

Takes some balls to wait and wait (and wait) for the picture to develop like that. Beautiful ball!

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

I was cursing City's lack of incision until Cherki's pass of the season to Alt-Nouri to assist Semenyo. Love the Semenyo song to Gold by Spandau ballet. Well done away blues.... In great voice.