Good Morning. It's Wednesday 18th November, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road Winks could be available during January transfer window Former player, now pundit Alan Hutton has suggested that Spurs sensation Harry Winks could join Leeds in the January transfer window. The 24yo central midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Moussa Sissoko both being preferred over the England International (nine caps). Hutton said “He has to make sure it’s a club that plays his way, the style of football he wants to play, and ultimately he’s going to play football. “You don’t want to go somewhere and be stuck on the bench again so I think you have to pick the right club. It’s a huge decision that he’s going to have to make but I think he’ll have to make in January.” “Of course, Leeds – even at the moment you look at the likes of Southampton or Leicester – teams that play football the way he would want to play football. “When you talk about these sort of teams, there’s competition there already. So this is the thing, he’s gonna want to play minutes. “If he goes down a notch to say a lower half team, is he going to show his potential as much as he would like if he’s doing a little bit more defending rather than maybe getting on the ball and all the pretty things that he likes to do? That’s why I say it’s a hard decision because it is.” Do Leeds have a weakness in central midfield? Would Winks improve our squad? Would he be guaranteed a starting place? please log in to view this image Jinx ahead of Gunners clash The writing may be on the wall already for Sundays clash with the Gunners. Leeds not won a game in England's Capital since December 2017 (against QPR). Fortunately for the Whites, the clash is at Elland Road, unfortunately though, the Premier League have appointed a referee who has only seen Leeds win once in almost a decade. Anthony Taylor officiated the last time the two sides met back in January of this year in he FA Cup. He was also in charge of second round of the play off against Derby County (lets not even go there)! Taylor refereed was the 4-3 victory over Fulham earlier this season. This was the first time club Leeds won with him in charge for just six days shy of 10 years. please log in to view this image
Morning all How Harry Winks plays for England I will never know but suspect its because he's one of Southgate's U21 top performers before Southgate was gifted the full job. He is 4th choice at Spurs so shouldn't be picked for England but Southgate shouldnt be manager anyway. On present form Winks isnt good enough for Leeds, unless Bielsa says so. I used a website that allows you to compare players as it compares their stats on all aspects of the game. Example compared Winks to Mbappe and its Winks 63 Mbappe 90. Ok one player is a worldy. Rice scores 66, Dyier 65, Buendia 72, Grealish 77 in fact any player beats Winks even Sissoku who is a 70. I believe we have better or as good in our 23s.
Morning all. Call me a pessimist but I guarantee Leeds won't be winning in London on Sunday, so the jinx goes on.
It's alright buddy...we know you're not getting much sleep lately. Just take care and maybe get Doc the lazy barsteward to do the breakfast thread if you need a break. Been said a 1000 times but always worth saying again...we all appreciate the time & effort you put in
Presser will probably be Friday lunch but lets guess the quality of questions: Is Kalvin fit Is Rodrigo back and fit Is Llorente fit yet Have you sorted out the defence yet. Is Raphinah starting yet How is Dallas and Alioski Did Spain break Koch The real question should be: do you know a way to do what Villa did to Arsenal and have we been practicing it?
Question for Arteta at Arsenal's presser: Do you know a way to do what Leeds did to Villa and have you been practicing it? Swings and roundabouts Doc.
Already getting sick of the media telling us who takes over from Bielsa, almost as if he has left the club already ffs Also sick of being told already which players we are buying in January. Not sure we will be doing much business in January
FFS why don't they go the whole hog and turn the game into American football and have 10 defending players on when the other side is attacking and visa versa.
