Good Morning Everyone Leeds returned to the top of the table with a stunning first half performance which saw goals from Klich and a brace from Hernandez! The Blades defeated Brentford 2-0, playing the majority of the game with 10 men after having Gary Nadine sent off. This at least rules out the Cariff on loan hitman from playing at Elland Road on Saturday! Hull play at Carrow Road this evening! Which of the top 3 will buckle first? Should the team that finish 3rd be given an advantage in the play offs? If so, how? Back to last nights game! Did Ayling deserve to get sent off? How important to the team is Alioski? The Macedonian was the player most singled out by the social media boo boys before Christmas! Has your opinion of him changed? What does Izzy Brown have to do to get game time?
Morning all. It is indeed strange how Izzy Brown does not get played. I'm not one who thinks he is a superstar but he should, in my opinion at least get on the pitch a bit more often to see if he can add value. Looking at the highlights Ayling was very lucky to get away with his foul having already picked up a yellow card. I like Alioski and believe he deserves his place in the team - Ali, Ali, Oski, Alioski, Oh you, Gianni Alioski we love you. I really hate the play-offs. To end up third by a slim margin after a really hard season then potentially lose out in a lottery draw is not right in my view. Scrap em.
Good morning all Great result last night,only fly in the ointment was the blades result,but still think they will buckle first,as their riding their luck at the moment,and will at sometime soon hit their sticky patch,starting at Elland Rd on saturday. Ayling was lucky to stay on the field of play (i liked that ref) Alioski to me has always given his all,also i notice his crossing is improving,which is something he must be working on in the training sessions. About the play offs i agree with Norman above,scrap em,but if their is to be any,fairest way i can think of is over one leg,third home to sixth,4th home to fith,and the winners of those games,whoever finished highest in the table gets to play the finale at home.
Morning all. Terrific first half and roll on Saturday. How many times has that I*** B**** name been mentioned since start of season. Bielsa will play him when he thinks hes good enough, as he sees him in action virtually every day, not when the keyboard warriors think he will. As for third team getting the advantage, they do. They played the team that finished sixth which is as much of an advantage as possible
Morning all Alioski plays well then the team seem to put on a performance. The lad has been outstanding recently and created some great long range passing, some great runs, missed some great chances and is everywhere we have to remember he isnt Sterling he just runs his heart out Paddy O'Bamford looked like he was unlucky not to score in the first half and his unselfish dummy for Klich was a thing of beauty. However he had a mad 5 minutes in the 2nd half where he found it easier to miss 3 great opportunities so bet he didnt sleep well last night. He still had a great game for the most part though. Great story in the media this morning from Danny Mills who talks about the Pep rings Bielsa every day. He has given examples about putting Pep on hold and it seems to be a thing that Pep has carried on ringing him daily now. Looks like Bielsa could win the Championship and the Premier League in his first season we also know Potch is on the blower too
Morning all.. Pretty much what those before me have said apart from I love the idea of the playoffs, it keeps the interest and season going up until the end. 3rd play 6th so I guess that is the advantage. If we win on Saturday you’d imagine Sheffield will buckle, if we lose then I still believe Sheffield will hit a patch where they suffer a Bacar to back defeat or two draws. Three games, three clean sheets and bettered our goal difference by 8 We could do with beating Sheffield by two goals that would be a bonus and it would turn the goal difference around
r Good Morning to Matt and co from a sunny windy Bardsey Make no mistake in the last3 games we have sent out a marker to all the clubs we have to play rI have be in bed after what was an horrendous operation I was on the table 90 minutes and because of my heart condition they will not put me outand so I spent the whole time gipping as the large tube which had a light on probed my asphogas as far down as my stomach .I treid to stop it after the hour mark but he said I would be alright They kept me in a further 90 minutes so that my oxygen levels could go upI went straight to bed and slept until 10 when I asked Moe for the score soon cheered up after this! I will rest today and get stability back Pleased too see Madine not playing he doesn't score many goals but he is a beast in the box We need to win by 3 so that we would have a better goal difference
Ill settle for beating them at all. Plenty of games left where we can sort the goal difference. If we win Saturday, it really would be ours to throw away
Brentford v Leeds United now kicking off at 5.15pm on Easter Monday (Mon, April 22). Chosen for Sky Sports.
Frank Lampard's been talking to @talkSPORT about Spygate. Said a £200k fine was "more than enough" and admitted Leeds and Bielsa deserve to get promoted.
Mateusz Klich vs. Reading 84.1% pass accuracy 74 mins played 54 touches 37/44 successful passes 10/15 final third passes 5 ball recoveries 2 tackles won 2 shots 1 goal 7 of his 8 goals have been scored away from home. Huge performance and terrific link-up play in the middle.
Jack Harrison vs. Reading 68 touches 32/50 passes 9 ball recoveries 3 tackles won 3 crosses 3 times fouled 2/2 take-ons 2 aerial duels won 1 shot 1 chance created 1 interception
Gjanni Alioski vs. Reading 80% pass accuracy 75 touches 40/50 successful passes 17/21 final third passes 9 long ball passes 5 tackles won 5 ball recoveries 5 clearances 2 interception 3 aerial duels won 1 take-on
Alioski is good, I’m glad he is in the team but I agree with Cottee on Sky when he was pointing out how many times Alioski got beaten when defending, he was constantly caught the wrong side of the defender, great going forward but he isn’t a proper LB
It was Tony Gale mate not Cottee, yes Alioski does get caught out at times (which Phillips is there for anyway as cover for when the fullbacks bomb forward) but he brings so much more to the team I can overlook his defensive flaws, and would definitely have him in the side ahead of Douglas
