After a pretty dismal Transfer window where social media went into meltdown after we didn't sign a player who we'd never heard of until a few weeks ago...….. we move on to the important stuff ,the visit of the budgies to Elland Road And the duel of the Top Two
Venue... Elland Road...Date...02 Feb 2019...Kick Off 17:30 (that's Tea Time
Team News
Leeds United
Tyler Roberts is set for his first league start since October and Pontus Jansson is back after Leeds boss Bielsa named his side two days in advance. Douglas back on the bench along with KP, Short and Sweet as MB has kindly informed the world already
Marcelo names his expected Starting XI for this Saturday's clash: "Casilla, Ayling, Jansson, Cooper, Alioski, Forshaw, Harrison, Klich, Roberts, Hernandez, Roofe"
Norwich
Philip Heise may make his Norwich debut after joining from Dynamo Dresden.
Midfielder Emiliano Buendia is expected to be fit after featuring in last week's 2-2 draw against Sheffield United, but Louis Thompson and Carlton Morris are still out.
Links............Sky Sports Leeds or.………….
Audio... http://leedsunitedshirt.com/leeds-united-news-website/leeds-united-live-radio-streaming/ or http://m.ustream.tv/channel/k-s-sports
Video........http://www.usagoals.com/football.html Feel free to post better links if you can find any
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe )
Match facts
Leeds are looking to complete a league double over Norwich for the first time since the 1980-81 season.
Norwich have won just one of their last nine visits to Leeds in all competitions (D4 L4), a 2-0 win in April 2015.
Leeds have lost three of their last five Championship games (W2), as many as they had in their previous 25 in the competition (W16 D6 L3).
Norwich have lost just one of their last 17 Championship matches (W10 D6), and are unbeaten in their last 12 on the road (W6 D6).
Leeds' Pablo Hernandez (11) has provided more assists than any other Championship player this season.
Norwich's Teemu Pukki has been directly involved in 16 goals in his last 14 league games (12 goals, 4 assists)
What a good Win this would be , doubt if we'll stun them the way we did at the start of the season but I think we will be well up for it, Can't see Casillas getting his first clean sheet but hopefully i'm wrong as usual...….I'll go 3-2 with Roofey x2 and Pablo scoring
Over to You...………………………..Predictions, Scorers etc...………….
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Norwich Matchday Thread
posted on 2/2/19
Bottlers - typical Leeds.
posted on 2/2/19
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 7 minutes ago
Bottlers - typical Leeds.
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Pot kettle?
posted on 2/2/19
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bottlers - typical Leeds.
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Yip, think they call it being Spursy 🙂
posted on 2/2/19
comment by 🎤Mike drop🎤 (U15513)
posted 15 minutes ago
The formation we play of 4141 is dependant on a solid DM and a quality number 10...we have Pablo injured and Forshaw has played in a position too deep for his style of play.
It's a failing system.
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Yep agree with the first para, but it’s not the system that’s failing it’s the personnel.
You can’t legislate for individual errors (except pick players that don’t make them)... and we’ve just committed suicide so often recently
posted on 2/2/19
Might be pot kottle, but you been languishing in the championship for years. Everytime there’s a sniff of hope in coming up, you bottle it. I will take my club being “bottlers “ and in the CL every season
posted on 2/2/19
comment by Norwayleedsforever (U10023)
posted 36 minutes ago
comment by The Hayemaker (U14625)
posted 42 seconds ago
comment by milkyboy (U12731)
posted 3 minutes ago
Nah, not seeing that hayemaker, he’s the link player, the problems are ahead and behind of him.
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Perhaps, didn’t really think of it that way.
But either way, he’s not been effective and something has to change. Played his best stuff alongside Phillips, maybe that’s whats needed.
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Yes, we need Philips back in front of back four and put Forshaw back on the bench. But don`t think Bielsa will do that, he just loves Forshaw.
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You're right, Bielsa has a blind spot when it comes to Foresaw. Sadly the guy has had one too many chances – Philips isn't great, either, but something needs to change...
posted on 2/2/19
Philips has been outstanding this season.
posted on 2/2/19
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Norwayleedsforever (U10023)
posted 36 minutes ago
comment by The Hayemaker (U14625)
posted 42 seconds ago
comment by milkyboy (U12731)
posted 3 minutes ago
Nah, not seeing that hayemaker, he’s the link player, the problems are ahead and behind of him.
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Perhaps, didn’t really think of it that way.
But either way, he’s not been effective and something has to change. Played his best stuff alongside Phillips, maybe that’s whats needed.
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Yes, we need Philips back in front of back four and put Forshaw back on the bench. But don`t think Bielsa will do that, he just loves Forshaw.
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You're right, Bielsa has a blind spot when it comes to Foresaw. Sadly the guy has had one too many chances – Philips isn't great, either, but something needs to change...
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Sorry for the 'Foresaw' spelling, but that's effing autocorrect for you...
posted on 2/2/19
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 10 minutes ago
Might be pot kottle, but you been languishing in the championship for years. Everytime there’s a sniff of hope in coming up, you bottle it. I will take my club being “bottlers “ and in the CL every season
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Sorry, I accept we bottled it tonight but please don't compare us to Bottle 'em Hotspur.
posted on 2/2/19
That was depressing.
Norwich are, aptly, mustard at the moment and deserved the win, despite being a bunch of roll-around-on-the-deck-as-if- poleaxed merchants.
Alioski wastes far too many chances by going for selfish glory, and he's a bit of a roll-around merchant himself.
Forshaw is an average Championship player .. good at some things on his day, but his clumsy slip and then bad positioning gave Norwich their second goal In fairness no blame to him for the first, nearly headed away what was a superb free kick.
Ayling just isn't the player he used to be, can't fault his attitude but he gets into places where mistakes are quickly exposed .. and these days he's making more of those mistakes.
Roofe seems to have lost his mojo in front of goal, a decent chance missed to add to two missed at Rotherham Great solo run from him immediately after Norwich 2nd, but ultimately he just ran into a wall .. plus anger-management issues starting to bubble up.
Apart from giving away THAT free-kick, I thought Pontus did pretty well, but 'pretty well' wasn't good enough vs Norwich
Douglas looked average at best, Worried, very worried, about Pablo .. off the boil and carrying a knock (?), not getting any younger
Roberts showed some decent ambition and nice touches, a little flash of class or two from Clarke and of course Bamford
Who've I missed out ?