Also the truth. See how long before fans start calling for Farkes head if we’re not mid table. Some wanted him sacked last season for winning the champiionship
The truth is a promoted club will struggle to stop up. Its not impossible to become established in the PL. You were saying fans were talking about relegation only but now you're telling me that is the truth. Not sure what you want at this stage? Do you want relegation? Did you want to fail last season?
Anyway...im on the train to Leeds full of excitement that football is back and excited to see the new players on show and hopeful the old players can step up. They certainly looked a class above the Championship last season.
So you’re saying this was incorrect. I’ve also explained my enjoyment comes from watching Leeds win, not struggle
Whites boss Daniel Farke has named his Leeds United team to face Villarreal in Saturday afternoon’s penultimate pre-season friendly at Elland Road for which a big new signing and star men are missing. New giant goalkeeper Lucas Perri’s switch to the Whites was announced after the club’s second of two behind-closed-doors friendlies in Germany last weekend as Leeds prepared to fly back to England. Perri, though, joined the club with a pre-existing niggle and is missing along with Jayden Bogle, Dan James and Jack Harrison who are all not involved in addition to Sebastiaan Bornauw who was known to be injured. Bogle, James and Harrison, though, have all featured heavily in the pre-season games so far. Isaac Schmidt, who had been recovering from a calf injury and did not feature in Germany, now makes his return and starts but Sebastiaan Bornauw is still missing as he continues his recovery from a quad injury. With Perri out, Karl Darlow starts in goal behind a back four of Schmidt at right back, Garbiel Gudmundsson at left back and Pascal Struijk partnering Joe Rodon at centre-back as giant new defender Jaka Bijol drops to the bench.
Leeds United v Villarreal: Darlow, Schmidt, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Stach, Longstaff, Gnonto, Aaronson, Nmecha. Subs: Meslier, Cairns, Bijol, Byram, Tanaka, Gruev, Crew, Ramazani, Chadwick, Gray, Piroe.
This looks promising https://x.com/marshyleeds/status/1951598146292760972?s=46&t=xSZiK2Vhq9NQTsfPGBk7mQ
Midfield looks strong but the rest is a bit meh. Let’s see what happens/how we look. Understand Bijol dropping to the bench as he’ll miss the first game. Perri, Bogle & James must have injuries which isn’t a brilliant start to the season as they’re all starters really. Solomon/another left winger must be close if Harrison isn’t in the squad and Harrison must be close to the exit door.
