Leeds Utd v Nottingham Forest Match thread / Breakfast debate

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Leeds Utd v Nottingham Forest
Wednesday 25th January 2017 @19.45pm
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Good Morning Everyone,

Leeds are looking to bounce back from their unexpected defeat they sustained at Oakwell Park last Saturday evening.

It will be interesting to see whether Gary Monk presses the panic button and make wholesale changes or whether he'll simply reintroduce Jansson back to the heart of our defence.

In doing so Ayling will switch back to his more familiar right back role.

Personally I would make changes to the midfield. I'd play Dallas, O'Kane, Phillips and Hernandez. Roofe, Bridcutt and Viera would drop to the bench.

Why would I play Dallas I hear you ask?

He adds balance...

Forest have a dismal away record having lost 9 times on the road already this season.

 

Morning all. I'd expect to see our normal back four reinstated and Jansson signing the much awaited contract on Thursday. Hopefully Doukara is dropped to the bench for a while, we must have a better option there like Dallas. With back to back away games next week, this is a must win to keep us comfortably in playoff zone. Hasn't the transfer window been exciting so far. Thank god, Radz came in or it could have been dull as hell

 

Morning all...

Can't see Bridcutt being dropped, Ayling reverting to RB nailed on if Bartley and Jansson are both fit, O'Kane for Viera would be my call, if Sacko is still injured Roofe, Hernandez and Dallas with Doukara on the bench for me

Edit... Eire beat me to it

 

Leeds United are the Championship's top club when it comes to playing academy players.

The club's academy graduates have played a combined total of 7,227 minutes of football for the West Yorkshire club in all competitions this season.

No other Championship side has given as much game time to players to come from their own academy. Charlie Taylor, Ronaldo Vieira, Kalvin Phillips, Alex Mowatt, Lewie Coyle and Tyler Denton have played pivotal roles in the Whites' promotion push this season.

Another seven Leeds academy graduates have played for Premier League sides this season. Players such as Fabian Delph, Danny Rose, and James Milner all came through the ranks at Elland Road and have helped make Leeds the most well represented non-Premier League academy in the top flight.

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Wolves have the Championship’s next best record for using their academy players. Eight of the club’s academy players have featured for the club this season, clocking up 5,672 minutes of game time between them in the process.

Blackburn’s youngsters come next with 5,237 minutes followed by Nottingham Forest (5,017) and Bristol City (2,006).

 

Morning Eire, the back four goes without saying, though Taylor is still out...

 

Morning ristac, think we have missed Sacko in the last few games...

 

Morning all.

Leedslover posted a link to some interesting stats on our squad over on the Barnsley thread.

Interestingly Hernandez is 3cm taller yet 7kg lighter than Mowatt…kinda says it all really !

 

Morning Jammy, perhaps Mowatt is just big boned?

 

I've been using that one for many years

 

Yes you're probably right Elland.

O'Kane is 2cm shorter yet he weighs 13kg more than Mowatt.

Just wanted to show stats can be whatever you want then to be sometimes depending on how you wish to use them.

 

Elland, you'd bring back Phillips?

Viera and bridcutt were anonymous against Barnsley but excellent against derby. From my armchair seat, Anonymous is the best you can hope for from Phillips - too often you're left remembering the calamities. It will be bridcutt/o'Kane or bridcutt/viera.

As for the wingers/forwards, I'd go with wood and whoever else doesn't seem leggy. The whole team looked like they were due a breather on Friday but we don't have that luxury.

 

Day before the game and it's looking like we'll get about 21K turning out for the match.

Not sure of the wisdom of quickly rearranging this fixture but if we get the 3 points then it will be the right decision.

Maybe it was to make sure Pontus gets to 22 games as the Sutton game could have always fallen foul to the weather.

My team would be assuming Charlie Taylor and Sacko are out otherwise they both play,
Green
Ayling Bartley Jannson Beradi
Bridcutt O"Kane
Roofe Hernandez Doukara
Wood

Doukara and Roofe need to learn from their mistakes. Both gave avoidable fouls away at Barnsley which cost us goals.

 

I'm hoping the defence can revert back to the norm tomorrow, and i'd like to see Sacko start if he's fit.

What is clear is that we need a left winger because while Doukara has done alright he's very limited, and Dallas is a steady player but he doesn't do enough for me.

 

Sacko for Roofe if fit, or even Dallas to start for a bit of stability

 

JUST IN: Eire is 3cm shorter but 6 stone heavier than Mowatt, kind of says it all really and what I've been saying for years

 

Which means Id be an ideal scrum half. Stats dont take into account Im twice too old

 

Eire might be 6 stone heavier than Mowatt but Shaks is 40% proof...

 

You called

 

Ello matey

 

Afternoon Elland, no I'm not on the ale today.