Enjoyed reading that. I daren’t even think about Saturday’s game - so much could depend on the outcome. My nerves are shred. I love watching our team this season, but each game that is left until the end of the season has become huge!
Thanks for that, Mighty Leeds. Whatever happens this year, we have been royally spoiled with the quality of football served up by our beloved team. Just enjoy it, every moment of it. Bielsa is a gift from the footballing gods to answer the prayers of our long-suffering fans. The cake just needs a little more icing, starting on Saturday...
comment by All the Bielsa ringing (U19827)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Thanks for that, Mighty Leeds. Whatever happens this year, we have been royally spoiled with the quality of football served up by our beloved team. Just enjoy it, every moment of it. Bielsa is a gift from the footballing gods to answer the prayers of our long-suffering fans. The cake just needs a little more icing, starting on Saturday...
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The football has been excellent. Even when we've lost, most of the time we've deserved something out of the game. Saturday certainly seems the next defining moment in our season.
marcelo doesnt smoke does he?
Great article. Sums the club up and these little tin pot clubs in the Premier League with goal music and clappers need replacing with real clubs like Leeds.
Call me pedantic, but I don't really agree with his use of the phrase "win at all costs mentality". We have a positive, "winning mentality", yes, but it's based on a method (Plan A), a work ethic, superior fitness and team-spirit. . "Win at all costs" suggests a range of things: cheating, brutality, indiscipline, sticking a big lump up front and going long-ball if Plan A isn't working, etc.
Portraying "Spygate" as symptomatic of a "win at all costs" mentality is wrong. Having other teams watched is a manifestation of Bielsa's obsessive thoroughness of preparation. Obviously, at some level, its purpose is to prepare the team in a way that will help them to win matches, but that is several shades different from "win at all costs".
God I wish I had written that, brilliant hyperbole!!
Superb read and absolutely spot on, especially the part about us going from winners to being soft and poked at by smaller championship sides. Now we do have our edge back indeed.
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posted on 13/3/19
Enjoyed reading that. I daren’t even think about Saturday’s game - so much could depend on the outcome. My nerves are shred. I love watching our team this season, but each game that is left until the end of the season has become huge!
posted on 14/3/19
Thanks for that, Mighty Leeds. Whatever happens this year, we have been royally spoiled with the quality of football served up by our beloved team. Just enjoy it, every moment of it. Bielsa is a gift from the footballing gods to answer the prayers of our long-suffering fans. The cake just needs a little more icing, starting on Saturday...
posted on 14/3/19
comment by All the Bielsa ringing (U19827)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Thanks for that, Mighty Leeds. Whatever happens this year, we have been royally spoiled with the quality of football served up by our beloved team. Just enjoy it, every moment of it. Bielsa is a gift from the footballing gods to answer the prayers of our long-suffering fans. The cake just needs a little more icing, starting on Saturday...
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The football has been excellent. Even when we've lost, most of the time we've deserved something out of the game. Saturday certainly seems the next defining moment in our season.
posted on 14/3/19
marcelo doesnt smoke does he?
posted on 14/3/19
Great article. Sums the club up and these little tin pot clubs in the Premier League with goal music and clappers need replacing with real clubs like Leeds.
posted on 14/3/19
Call me pedantic, but I don't really agree with his use of the phrase "win at all costs mentality". We have a positive, "winning mentality", yes, but it's based on a method (Plan A), a work ethic, superior fitness and team-spirit. . "Win at all costs" suggests a range of things: cheating, brutality, indiscipline, sticking a big lump up front and going long-ball if Plan A isn't working, etc.
Portraying "Spygate" as symptomatic of a "win at all costs" mentality is wrong. Having other teams watched is a manifestation of Bielsa's obsessive thoroughness of preparation. Obviously, at some level, its purpose is to prepare the team in a way that will help them to win matches, but that is several shades different from "win at all costs".
posted on 14/3/19
God I wish I had written that, brilliant hyperbole!!
posted on 14/3/19
Superb read and absolutely spot on, especially the part about us going from winners to being soft and poked at by smaller championship sides. Now we do have our edge back indeed.
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