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Flash Gordon said:
I don't see where we're playing a 10 personally. We look like it'll be 2 8's and a 6 to me.

Talbi's never kicked a ball for Morocco yet.

I also don't see where we spend so much money for what is likely to be 3-4 games. You can't sit Talbi or Adingra on the bench for 20 weeks and expect them to be happy. Mundle would probably get less than 10 starts in that scenario.
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Talbi is not a starter like mate. The way he’s been spoke about in the media he knows it’s going to be competitive he’s also not ready yet to come in and just start every week

our ‘10’ is the right sided 8 always more advanced defend as the second striker. Like where Rigg played
 
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Flash Gordon said:
I don't see where we're playing a 10 personally. We look like it'll be 2 8's and a 6 to me.

Talbi's never kicked a ball for Morocco yet.

I also don't see where we spend so much money for what is likely to be 3-4 games. You can't sit Talbi or Adingra on the bench for 20 weeks and expect them to be happy. Mundle would probably get less than 10 starts in that scenario.
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We’ll want options for in game changes and strategic adjustments though
 
MadMackem77 said:
Talbi is not a starter like mate. The way he’s been spoke about in the media he knows it’s going to be competitive he’s also not ready yet to come in and just start every week

our ‘10’ is the right sided 8 always more advanced defend as the second striker. Like where Rigg played
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I think Talbi is probably a starter.

Our '10' in the way you're describing them is Diarra and Rigg for me.
 
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BGG228 said:
Haway mate, we need some humility and groundedness here. There's only one of our lads played to any degree in the Prem, and that's Adingra. Need to keep our hopes high, but expectations realistic.
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Look at the squads though..

How many of Leeds and Burnley’s Xl have actually performed in the PL? That’s the thing I’m getting at.. the likes of Dan James who was awful in the PL but a great championship player, is he as good as Adingra? Tanaka, Gruev and Ampadu again all performed at a championship level would you have them over Diarra, Le Fee and Neil/Sidiki? I’d argue their CB’s are better because we’ve yet to bring another in but in terms of full backs I wouldn’t swap Hume for Bogle and I’ve no idea about this new lad they’ve brought in. Firpo is off so he’s out of the question.

They just had players who were further along in their career and had more experience at that level than we did last season, nothing more. Our midfield 3 had a combined age of about 20.
 
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Flash Gordon said:
We'll have that with 4 capable wingers plus the fluid strikers and versatile midfielders we have imo.

Tell me how we can keep 5 wingers happy? I just can't see it.
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Most teams have 5 wingers. In fact we usually do. Last season was a bit different we had 4 and ended up with only 1 fit
 
WorkyTicketFTM said:
I’ve not seen much of Burnley fans to be fair but theres a few Leeds fan accounts on TikTok that are REALLY trying to cope. Everyone we’ve signed is overrated, overpriced, we start 24 points behind them so we need these players etc etc.. total headloss stuff I wish I could link them for you all to have a laugh at.

They just had players who were good in the championship but not good enough for the PL. If they think that means anything this season they’re in for a shock. I think I’ve already said previously Burnley’s midfield is a prime example, Cullen and Brownhill both top champ players in the best years but nowhere near good enough for the PL. They’ll count for nout. Our squad is the best of the three currently.
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Wilder built teams capable of getting out of the Championship but hopeless once they made it ...

... I really believe we're capable of more.
 
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well i was wondering how the club would handle the promotion and i honestly never expected this, they do not even surprise me as much now i think i am getting used to them 'upstaging' themselves every time.

i am also not even looking at players we might bring in or bid on because i know these lads are doing it all properly and anyone brought in will have been carefully watched and vetted.

IF i was to pull a doubt out of it it would simply be the fact that i like to see a team built from defence first but wtf, these lads have earned the right to just get on with it and anyone devoid of confidence in them now will never get any.

it's also not just the players but the backroom staff as well, there is going to be one hell of a battle in training because they all have to prove themselves worthy..this might just be a far better season than we expected.

re: hendo, seem to remember him being quoted as saying the best pace to make a difference was to be there...now, he did not stay there long and iirc he has never taken any wages, maybe he realised when he got there just how wrong he was, takes a big man to walk away from all that money (and possibly admit fault) so if he does come back he gets a clean slate from me, i was not happy when he first went in all honesty.
 
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Dorset said:
Not sure how I feel about Hendo coming back. This makes me think back to Defoe's last dance.

That didn't go terribly well.
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Way different mate, for me. I was so against Defoe and got a bit of hammer fod it. But he hadnt kicked a ball in anger for a year or so. It was all bit impossible for him physically to make a go of it. Henderson has slowed a lot, but he has been playing. Great option off the bench and to guide the team imo.
 
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MadMackem77 said:
Most teams have 5 wingers. In fact we usually do. Last season was a bit different we had 4 and ended up with only 1 fit
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Agree to disagree marra.

We've got flexibility in Isidor, Mayenda, Le Feè, Sadiki, Diarra and Huggins in the most unimaginable injury crisis.

Given we're gonna play a max of about 45 games, I just don't see the value of a £20m winger on the bench... At this point.

If we upgrade everywhere else and still have some money to throw around then great.
 
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Flash Gordon said:
We'll have that with 4 capable wingers plus the fluid strikers and versatile midfielders we have imo.

Tell me how we can keep 5 wingers happy? I just can't see it.
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But I think we’ll get a 10/acm/flexible forward We’ll need to adjust systems not just play the same on with different players. If we’re chasing a game throw on a 10 for an 8, an extra forward etc.
 
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FellTop said:
Way different mate, for me. I was so against Defoe and got a bit of hammer fod it. But he hadnt kicked a ball in anger for a year or so. It was all bit impossible for him physically to make a go of it. Henderson has slowed a lot, but he has been playing. Great option off the bench and to guide the team imo.
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Also Defoe was surrounded by mainly poor players.
 
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