Match Day Thread Leeds Utd v Hull City

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EFL Cup Tie : Leeds Utd v Hull City
Wednesday 14th September 2020 19.45 | Elland Road

The Tigers are the visitors to Elland Road for the first time since they were relegated to the third tier of English football.

Whilst getting one over on one of their adversaries would be very tempting, their bid for promotion back to the Championship must surely be top priority.

They've invested wisely during the Summer, with two names that catch the eye.

Mallik Willks and Lewie Coyle were both considered exciting players for the future, yet like so many, didn't quite make it!!!

Marcelo Bielsa will certainly ring in the changes. It would be great to see some new faces!

Who would you like to see play Hull?

A mixture of first team and U23's

Just U23's?

First team?

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Rodrigo and Poveda in attack along with Casey and Struijk, Hosannah and Davies as a back 4

 

My team would be something like:

Casilla

Douglas
Struijk
Casey
Hosannah

McCalmont / Gotts

Alioski
Shackleton
Roberts
Poveda

Rodrigo

I think that's a good balance of youth and first team players needing minutes and should be good enough to get past Hull.

 

If Coops is still injured I'd like to see Struijk with big Koch sorting out Hull from the back

 

Does anyone know if we'll be able to watch this anywhere?

 

I read Cooper should be fit for the Fulham clash, if he is ready by Wednesday I would give him 30-45 minutes against Hull

I also think it is important for Meslier Struijk and Koch to get a better understanding of each other, I'd start with:

My team would be something like:

Meslier
Hosannah
Douglas
Struijk
Koch
Shackleton
Bogusz
Alioski
Roberts
Gelhardt
Poveda

 

Play the U23 team that hammered the first team last week in training

 

Casilla
Ayling
Koch
Cooper
Douglas
Struijk
Shackleton
Poveda
Geldhard
Roberts
Moreno

 

Casilla

Dallas
Struijk
Ayling
Douglas

Koch (holding)
Shack
Roberts

Alioski
Rodrigo
Poveda

Have an experienced bench just in case.

 

U23s are playing tonight so will be interesting to see who plays and who plays for half the game. Anyone playing half the match will be involved for the Hull Game. Gotts, Stevens, Bogusz and McCalmont are all due to go out on loan and remember that Thursday is normally muderball so any first teamers playing Wednesday get to miss MB

 

Casilla
Douglas
Davis
Casey
Ayling
Struijk
Alioski
Shackleton
Roberts
Poveda
Rodrigo

 

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Koch and Struijk should have another run out together, at least for 45 minutes. More minutes as a partnership will only help them.

 

So if I was a member of the first team, I'd be hoping I'm starting against Hull then

 

Difficult to call what the team will be. As we all know, Bielsa's not so keen on change.

If he does decide on playing some u23s, I don't think he'll pick anyone due to go out on loan, as the game time can be better spent benefiting this years' squad. So that (rumour has it) means no Bogusz, Gotts, or Stevens.

He has a rookie CB pairing that needs more time together, and Coops is unavailable, so I think they'll be nailed on starters. The caveat is that if Hull play 2 up front, then we'll need 3 at the back, but I think we have the onfield flexibility to cover that possibility off.

'Keeper will almost certainly be Casilla. If he doesn't line up, it'll only be because he's leaving, imo.

At LB, you would think that Douglas would be due some game time. IMO, this will only happen if Ayling is playing, to permit any move to 3 at the back, otherwise I'd expect Davis to be selected, with Dallas moving over to the right. I think Douglas is in front of Alioski on this one.

Kalvin will play. With such a new CB pairing, we need the best cover possible in front on them.

Wingers - I think Harrison & Costa will both be on the bench, allowing the selection of Poveda & Alioski.

Midfield - Unless injured, I think Klick will start, possibly alongside Shackleton or Roberts - 2 out of the 3 imo.

And to top it off, Rodrigo will get at least an hour, possibly more depending on his fitness on the Bielsa scale.

So here it is .....

................... Casilla
Ayling ... Kock ... Struijk ... Douglas
.................. Phillips
Poveda ... Klick ... Roberts ... Alioski
................... Rodrigo

 

Fantastic XI

 

I think Bielsa will see this the same as Salford last season and he made 7 changes.

 

Neither Casey nor Cresswell are involved in the u23 match at Stoke - & yet we're playing 3 at the back!

Clue for Dull match? Hmm.

 

Easy win for Leeds against this bunch of losers.

 

Poveda will start as Bielsa knows the important game is against Fulham, so if Poveda is on one flank guaranteed to see Douglas at LB with Alioski in front of him. Be interesting to see what happens with Casey and Cresswell who were missing last night for the 23s which meant they had no CBs at all