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Match Day Thread Leeds Utd v Manchester City Match Thread

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  1. NostradEmus

    NostradEmus Firpo Carlos

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    Well. City were class for the first 20 mins. We are deservedly behind but one thing that is encouraging is that they will give us chances. We just need to be clinical.
     
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  2. Norwayleedsforever

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    Very poor start of the first half, a bit better in the end. Hope we can get a much better start to the second half and give them a game:emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    Why is Roberts absent every time we attack honestly he is not up to standard.
     
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  4. ristac

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    Great save by City thought that was going to be 1-1

    Second half Roberts has to come off, we trust Bielsa but Roberts is absolute bollocks. Phillips off too wouldn’t surprise me, he is having a stinker
     
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    Costa has started tackling back now but roberts?
     
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  6. blonogasoven

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    I think we're missing Harrison, Alioski is struggling. They're targeting Philips when he's got the ball. I think Dallas and Koch have been good.
    Much better after the first 20 mins.
    2nd half Rodrigo for Roberts and Poveda for Alioski
     
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    Philips is getting closed down as soon as he gets the ball, City seem to wait till he gets the ball then on him in a flash
     
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  8. Aski

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    To be honest I've enjoyed the game. There is plenty that we can and need to do better, but having sat down to watch it with no expectations at all, its been interesting to see how we play, how City have closed us down and how we have adapted to that challenge.
     
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  9. ristac

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    Just watching the pundits chat at HT and going through the chances, two fantastic saves by their keeper really top drawer and the misplaced header by Alioski should really have been 1-1

    As a team after 20 minutes we’ve looked really good but the quality City have is painfully apparent
     
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  10. NostradEmus

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    Phillips is having a stinker because they are putting 4 men around him. They know he is the fulcrum and key to how we play. They give him a good 5-10 yards and as soon as it looks like we are going to play it in to him they close in like a pack of wolves. It took Leeds 20 mins to figure this out and stop passing it in there. Once we started going around that quartet we started creeping in to the game.

    It been an interesting game tactically. It took us 20 mins to sort it but Pep hasn't found the answer to our changes just yet and seems happy to go end to end.

    The last 25 minutes were really good to watch from both sides. Just hope its us that get the next goal.
     
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  11. blonogasoven

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    City are much better with the new 64m CB but they're full backs are really poor. Hopefully Bielsa will have a plan for 2nd half.
    Ederson is quality
     
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    It's not Man City's fault that he's still taking **** corners.
     
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    I'd bring on Poveda on in place of Alioski.
     
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    <laugh>

    That's two in two games that he has swung out of play. Shocking!

    And why did we play it short?

    Poveda on for Alioski?
     
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    Done!
     
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    That's one thing I did note, that's two games now where the ball has gone out of play when taking a corner
     
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    Better start from us this half:emoticon-0148-yes:

    Coooooooome oooooooon Leeeeeeeeds
     
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  18. Norwayleedsforever

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    Get Roberts off and Rodrigo on ffs

    Coooooooome ooooooon Leeeeeeeeeds
     
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  19. NostradEmus

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    City played mid week.

    Hopefully tiring! Rodrigo hits the bar!
     
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  20. Norwayleedsforever

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    YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS
     
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