I think we were unlucky and deserved to win but that was mainly down to Gnonto and Adams. Aaronson and Roca were okay first half but second half they were poor. Aaronson takes up some absolutely fantastic positions but falls over or tries to run through everyone. Does he just need to hit the gym. Harrison was another who went off the boil a bit in the second half, he was supposed to be a central player with Aaronson on the right but the majority of the game we had nothing happening down the right
These are pro players. By the age of 12 or 13 I had been taught to learn which foot your opponent prefers and push him on his weaker side. If in doubt, show him outside. Mate, with the greatest respect, us two idiots know this whilst we pass the time of day on an Internet forum. Struijk will have played since he was 4 or 5 years old and he still didn't get it right. OK...everyone is human and mistakes are made. Watch the 2nd goal, same player cuts inside on to his left foot and leaves Struijk pretty much flat footed. That's twice....in one game....against the same player.....resulting in a goal both times. If Marsch and his team don't go over the video review and sit the silly **** down and tell him then that's on the coaching. However, Marsch has said that the defending could have been better for the first goal so he is instantly aware that it wasn't good enough. That to me shows that it's not the coaching. It's the player. Struijk, recently, does not read the game (see West Ham pen, 1st goal at Cardiff, position for first goal tonight, showing strikers on to preferred foot twice) and does not possess the pace to recover from it. Cooper hasn't got the pace to help him out when it goes wrong which means Koch has to drift over. Its a **** show. Everyone thinks that I am a Marsch fan boy but the reality is that his system does have a blaring weakness and we are not winning games. It will only end one way unless results improve. My sticking point is that these defenders will still not be clever enough or quick enough to survive at this level. Give them to any manager and they won't do it unless you sit deep, park the bus and waste time in which case you might as well wait for Lampard to be sacked at Everton.
I’d have started with Firpo today at LB and used Wober if required actually my first signing would have been an out and out LB if I could have got one but basing it on who is available today…. I don’t see the training, but Wober looked sharper than expected, his long throw a weapon in itself, with that inside knowledge I might have even started with him. Neither of us would start with Struijk at LB If I did start with him, or even Wober or Firpo, I’d have said to whoever it was out the three, stay back when they have a corner, stick to midfield around the halfway line, maybe slightly more forward, definitely not in or around the box, I’d have told them this because A) I don’t trust them to get back, they’re all a bit slow and B they’re not the most gifted at tackling Yes this is armchair fans stating the obvious, it’s the coaches call
Adams is meant to provide the pace/cover from corners. If you watch the goal again… he went hunting the ball and didn’t get it. Maybe he was trying to be ‘not scared’! Whichever he made a choice… the wrong one. I have some sympathy with struijk’s positioning because there were central runners coming and it looked like we didn’t have cover (where Adams would have been) so he hedged his bets. Once he’d gone to his man though he had to show him the outside. second goal he just sold himself when he just needed to stand his ground and push him wide again. In the first half he sold himself again coming to win a ball he was never going to be first to and he doesn’t have the pace or turning circle to recover. I feel sorry for him, it’s not his position. Though he was in his correct position against Cardiff and just as bad.
Generally thought we were good today… kept them to few real chances and largely dominated. We pressed them into mistake after mistake, broke up play and carried a threat. Really frustrating to gift games away.
I’m actually encouraged by what was a great away performance. Seems I’m in the minority there. Didn’t get the breaks. Absolutely no luck whatsoever. Villa score two breakaway goals combined with their usual time wasting - cheating ****s. Leeds turned down for two penalties, one nailed on, not even referred to VAR. Players coming back from injury and Wöber gradually getting up to speed - this Leeds team/squad will survive easily this season. Oh and btw I’m loving our style of play. And no I’m not pissed just cba to overanalyse a performance which on another day would have produced at least a point. Bad result great performance - **** happens. Our luck will improve and so will the results. Keep the faith.
Aaronson scored worse than Struijk on sofascore, lost the ball the most, passed it the least 19 times. Joffy who replaced him scored higher in his 13 minutes mainly due to his assist
So Madley on VAR last night, a well known Leeds hating dog botherer where he lives. Couldn't make it up.
No they won’t because we can’t defend and if you concede at least two goals every game you will lose more than you win. It says something when I’m more nervous when we have a corner that they might score than hopeful we will. That is down the tactics of Marsch. It’s been so long since we’ve won that my patience with him has worn out. He needs replacing.
Got to say I was firmly Marsch out before last night, I’m not saying he’s the man to solve our problems but if we play like we did last night the results will come. Should’ve won that with the chances we had and Villa didn’t really have any other chances bar our poor defending by Struijk who has been very poor the last 3 games. I’m hoping Wober will come in for the next game and make us a bit more solid. Still worrying that all the money we’ve spent on defenders and Cooper is still comfortably our best. Could still do with either another CB/LB, CB and RB as we need better. But glad we’ve got Ritter coming in as he’s got to give us more than Gelhardt and CM is needed as Greenwood isn’t good enough. On a positive note our attackers look strong and sharp bar Aaronson, think Aaronson would’ve been dropped tonight if it wasn’t for Summervilles injury.
Good morning everyone So disappointed last night, another loss with a game we could easily have won, Leedsoflondon is right, you give teams a head start in (well let's face it) in nearly every match now, your gonna find it difficult. Imo we still need a goal scorer. Bamford on target last night, but will miss a lot more than he is capable of scoring. Having said that i think we will be ok this season, we all know where the horrendous mistakes are coming from ie struike/Cooper and consistently poor performances from Aaronson, Jesse is surely not blind and will do something about this, well let's hope so.
Struijk, Aaronson & Koch the weakest links for me last night. Everyone else did reasonably well so get it sorted Jesse.
Just a thought,both Llorente and Koch have been pretty poor this season, Kristensen isn't suited to the style as much as Ayling at RB, Kristensen is an old style defender to me, worth trying him on the right side of the cb pairing?
Aaronson was good first half I thought- poor in the second. how did joffy get an assist - looked like he took a swing and a miss at the gnonto pass before paddy scored. Maybe it deflected off his shin?
I'm trying to put my thought about Rasmus as tactile as possible..... Sooo not only is he not pacey enough but is also slow of thought.
ADAMS AND ROCA BLEW ASHTON AWAY DESPITE ASTON VILLA BEATING LEEDS 2-1 Adams was instrumental for Leeds at Aston Villa as he consistently protected the Whites’ backline. But Ashley Young also tackled the 36-cap USA star, who captained his nation at the World Cup, inside the Villans’ box soon before Buendia would score at the other end. Nonetheless, Adams and Roca blew Ashton away at Aston Villa with their efforts for Leeds. But the former West Ham United and England striker also feels Marsch’s system often left the midfielders exposed. Brenden Aaronson started in the central, attacking midfield role. “Adams and Roja have been absolutely unbelievable,” he said on talkSPORT (13/01, 21:26). “They’re outnumbered in the middle of the pitch but that hasn’t mattered to them. The amount of energy they have is incredible.”
