Good Morning Everyone Berardi has told the YEP that Leeds require a better left-back than himself. “It’s not my normal position but like every year I try to do my best – every week and every session,” Berardi said. “I know probably this team needs a better player than me but I just want to play and do my best every Saturday.” “I try to be aggressive. I try to stay a little bit calmer through the week but I keep my aggression for the Saturday. “Maybe some players have other qualities. They have to use them. I use my qualities to be aggressive, to be tough on the pitch. Maybe not everyone needs to be like me.” “Maybe we’re not playing so well like we were in the first games but after losing a lot of games we were looking for our confidence and our mentality,” “In the last few months we lost it. It was important to find it again. “It’s good to be there [close to the top six] and it’s good to know that the other teams have, not to be scared of us, but to know we are a good team. “We didn’t play so good against Norwich but it was important to win the game. We need to kick on in this way. It’s the right way to play the game, with the right mentality.” Thoughts? This is how you counter. Leeds Utd 5 years ago Boro must be kicking themselves why they did not accept Leeds 6m offer for Rudy Gestede as a replacement for Wood. The Boro hitman has only started four times this season; in fact he has only scored 11 times since the 2014-15 season. Bringing in 6m when you have spent heavily in the Summer and languishing in 10th place is not where they expected to be. Was it a lucky escape for Leeds or do you rate the Benin International?
Good morning Elland and all my fellow 606ers. What it shows is that Monk even with millions spent is a ****e manager.
Firstly I'm surprised that Berardi has been classed as a left back under Monk and Tommy, with Ayling getting a free pass at right back with no pressure. Ayling has had a couple of mares and deserved to be benched a couple of times, but when there's no replacement...... Anita & CBJ could do the left back role probably as well as Berardi plus we have Alioski and Dallas who can do it, yet no talk about putting Berardi on the other side to push Ayling? 5 months into the season and what have we learned about CBJ & Pennington? my own view is that they should be used, both are classy and both started the season on great form. Injury to pennington showed CBJ can replace him at CB too but then he gets dropped and struggles to make the bench. Cooper made skipper which keeps Pennington out even when Coops has a mare? Strange one this and added to the list of strange from Tommy as above with Berardi. Strange 3 is Klich & Cibicki, then Grot and Sacko
Morning all... Ayling at RB and Berardi at LB are the best combination we have available as far as I am concerned. Berardi might be better at RB but we’d be a lesser team using him there and playing one of the other options like Anita, I think so anyway... It’s okay saying play one of the others but that would then possibly require our left attacking player to defend and track back a little more. Our “team” balance has been decent recently, a fine tweak up front maybe Cibicki starting and Saiz as striker until we can bring in a new guy would be my only temptation
Good morning TO MATT and co from a dull Bardsey Its been rumoured that Liverpool would loan out young Woodburn and I would take him all day long .He scored his first goal against us and has that knack of being in the right place at the right time Agree we need Joe Bran at LB most of the money will come via Spurs as part of our commission on selling Rose to MU bBarnsley are no longer a small club with the sale to a Chinese conglomerate Monk has spent £50m and has been told no more until we sell some players Gestede would now fetch £3m tops
Good morning.. Nearly every day you advise we should sign this or that player. Who would you be getting rid of to accommodate the players you have suggested Or are you advocating a thirty plus squad? Genuine question as you seem to rate nearly every player we already have. P.s the sun continues to shine brightly in Harrogate.
Some great points. Dallas will return from injury this week. It will be interesting to see whether TC uses him and if so where and how much. Let's not forget that Dallas has signed a new three-year contract with us earlier this season comma therefore TC must have plans for him.
I think it would be good to give Ayling a two or three week break to recharge his batteries. Why not use Berardi in his natural position for a bit
PPS He makes the sun rise on both the evil and the good and sends rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Good Glad the sun shines in Harrogate I have not suggested we sign Woodburn I said it has been rumoured I did suggest we get Joe Brayan as it will gives us a quality LB giving the team better balance I have also suggested we sign Alex Macarthy to replace Lonegren We could get rid of Anita Klitch BJ TO balance the size of the squad plus put Grot out on loan This will leave room for a striker I did suggest Dwight Gayle but he is now playing well in the team
Good afternoon Eric from a great sinner Good point re LB I think that what is in the squad are not up for it
We need a competent LB before we can let Berardi go to RB but generally I agree that he would be good competion for Ayling morning/ evening from that wonderful place called Queensland
