Leeds certainly haven't made the start we would have liked, but when the fixture list came out I was a bit disappointed with the opening run of games ... it seemed as if the Prem were trying to put us in our place ... last season we had that very difficult run of April fixtures, which if we were West Brom in ability would have doomed us to relegation, and it seemed a contrived run of games designed to nail down our relegation ... well, we fkd them
In truth, two points from our opening four is not an awful return, but the wins now need to come in the next six games:
(A) Newcastle
(H) West Ham
(H) Watford
(A) Southampton
(H) Wolves
(A) Norwich
A minimum of 10 points is needed from these games, a MINIMUM of 10 points!!
We have a problem in the heart of our defence, but Bielsa Ball is such that it doesn't really seem to matter ... Leeds just seem to find a way, the key being that whoever fills in knows the system, which is the most important thing for Bielsa
There are no guaranteed easy games in the Prem, and those three away fixtures are all tricky, but if Leeds can get on top and establish some dominance backed up by getting the first goal, then the opportunity exists to blast the doors off the games and get really good results ... the right to score a few will have to be earned first though
Newcastle are one of those games where if Leeds can get the lead, and preferably early in the game, then we could well see St James' Park imploding and heads dropping ... against a revved up Bielsa team that would be disastrous for Steve Bruce, so I expect he will have them fired up and ready for the challenge ... they MUST WIN this home game, a draw isn't good enough whereas Leeds can come away with a point and be satisfied rather than ecstatic
Elland road will need to become a fortress quickly now, and if Leeds can make their home games fearful for the visitors, then that's half the battle sorted ... average a point per away game on top of good home results and Prem football is guaranteed with a decent league position on top
There is no need to panic, in Bielsa we have a superb manager backed up by a committed group of players ... if anyone is worried about surviving this season, please remember that we only have to have better results than three other teams in the division ... right now, I would say we are better than at least EIGHT other teams, so we should be okay
The results will come, and Leeds will be fine ... of course, we all want to finish at least 9th again, or even improve on last season ... it won't be easy, but then that's what we expect being in the Prem
most teams in the division have a huge financial advantage on Leeds right now, but we will claw away at that over the next three seasons ... 16 years without Prem money means we can't go and buy a team full of quality, so in context the job Bielsa has done is just incredible
Don't panic, all will be good
In truth, two points from our opening four is not an awful return, but the wins now need to come in the next six games:
(A) Newcastle
(H) West Ham
(H) Watford
(A) Southampton
(H) Wolves
(A) Norwich
A minimum of 10 points is needed from these games, a MINIMUM of 10 points!!
We have a problem in the heart of our defence, but Bielsa Ball is such that it doesn't really seem to matter ... Leeds just seem to find a way, the key being that whoever fills in knows the system, which is the most important thing for Bielsa
There are no guaranteed easy games in the Prem, and those three away fixtures are all tricky, but if Leeds can get on top and establish some dominance backed up by getting the first goal, then the opportunity exists to blast the doors off the games and get really good results ... the right to score a few will have to be earned first though
Newcastle are one of those games where if Leeds can get the lead, and preferably early in the game, then we could well see St James' Park imploding and heads dropping ... against a revved up Bielsa team that would be disastrous for Steve Bruce, so I expect he will have them fired up and ready for the challenge ... they MUST WIN this home game, a draw isn't good enough whereas Leeds can come away with a point and be satisfied rather than ecstatic
Elland road will need to become a fortress quickly now, and if Leeds can make their home games fearful for the visitors, then that's half the battle sorted ... average a point per away game on top of good home results and Prem football is guaranteed with a decent league position on top
There is no need to panic, in Bielsa we have a superb manager backed up by a committed group of players ... if anyone is worried about surviving this season, please remember that we only have to have better results than three other teams in the division ... right now, I would say we are better than at least EIGHT other teams, so we should be okay
The results will come, and Leeds will be fine ... of course, we all want to finish at least 9th again, or even improve on last season ... it won't be easy, but then that's what we expect being in the Prem
most teams in the division have a huge financial advantage on Leeds right now, but we will claw away at that over the next three seasons ... 16 years without Prem money means we can't go and buy a team full of quality, so in context the job Bielsa has done is just incredible
Don't panic, all will be good
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and I thought that I was the negative one
