Here it is then, the first "Matchday Thread" of the new season and of course our return to the Premier League
Nice easy game to start us off such a shame there'll be no Fans from either side as I'm sure the Home Fans would have given us a great Welcome Back
On to the Game......................................
Venue...Anfield...Date...12th Sept 2020...Kick Off...1730hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds are without injured pair Gaetano Berardi and Adam Forshaw.
New signings Rodrigo and Robin Koch returned from international duty fully fit, and are available to make their debuts.
Head coach Marcelo Bielsa must decide whether to pick Illan Meslier or Kiko Casilla in goal.
Despite the above I can see MB starting the Team that got us promotion, such is the mans loyalty (although I've heard a rumour Captain Coops may be a doubt )
Liverpool
Liverpool will monitor Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip, both of whom have recently returned to training following injuries.
Links............…...Sky Sports or ...…….……..
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe )
MATCH FACTS (bit long but some good reading in there )
Head-to-head
Leeds' most recent win against Liverpool was by 2-1 in the Premier League at Anfield in April 2001. Rio Ferdinand and Lee Bowyer scored for the visitors, while Steven Gerrard netted - and was later sent off - for the Reds.
Liverpool
The Reds are unbeaten in their opening league fixture over the past seven seasons, winning six times.
Eighteen-time champions Liverpool have begun their title defence with a defeat just once before, losing 2-0 to West Brom in 1923.
This will be the seventh time the reigning Premier League champions have hosted a newly-promoted side in their opening game, with the title holders winning all six of the previous matches.
Liverpool are unbeaten in a club record 59 Premier League fixtures at Anfield (W48, D11), with their last defeat coming against Crystal Palace in April 2017.
They are one shy of conceding 2,000 top-flight goals at home.
Mohamed Salah can become only the second player to score in his side's opening fixture in four consecutive Premier League seasons. Teddy Sheringham did so with Nottingham Forest in 1992 and Tottenham from 1993 to 1995.
Fifteen of Salah's 19 league goals last season were scored at Anfield.
Leeds United
The Whites have never lost their first game of a Premier League season, winning five and drawing seven. No team has taken part in as many Premier League campaigns without ever losing their opening match.
The Yorkshire club last began a top-flight season with a defeat in 1981, when they lost 5-1 at Swansea.
The winner of the previous season's Championship has not won their first Premier League game since Sunderland beat Tottenham in 2007 (D3, L9).
The most recent newly-promoted side to win away at the reigning top-flight champions on the opening day were Notts County against Aston Villa in 1981.
Leeds conceded 35 league goals last season, the best defensive record of any Championship winner since QPR in 2010-11, and kept 22 clean sheets.
Marcelo Bielsa is only the fourth Argentine to manage in the English top flight.
Bielsa, 65, will become the second oldest post-war permanent manager to take charge of his first game in the English top flight, behind only Dyck Advocaat, who was 67 when he debuted with Sunderland in 2015.
(Match Facts courtesy of BBC Sport)
So Here We Are Then , A tricky game to start the Season but one where as long as we see a good performance from the Lads I'll be relatively happy, In saying that i see no reason why we can't cause an upset and get summat out of this game
Ever the Optimist (or Idiot you choose) I'm going for a 1-2 Scoreline Pablo and Paddy
Over to You....................................Predictions etc............................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins ( not allowed to use Advocaats first name
Unfortunately I've a trip to Caithness with Mrs H and the G/Kids this weekend so you'll have to update stuff yourselves
Oh and be nice to the Liverpool Fans
Leeds Utd v Liverpool Matchday Thread
posted on 12/9/20
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Lubo - We're Home! (U14008)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 1 minute ago
£20m+ well spent
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Classy to be judging him that quickly.
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Fecks sake Lubo, judging you as a tw@t, of course it's tongue in cheek. Do I have to put a smiley face in you sh!t for brains
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If you want me to view you being a pessimistic fackwit as tongue in cheek then you should have tried harder no to cultivate an image of you as a pessimistic fackwit.
posted on 12/9/20
Great comments on here, Thanks to everyone for joining in, Well proud of the team for that, can't wait to see the highlights (only caught part of the 2nd half)
Come Onnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeds
MOT
posted on 12/9/20
comment by Lubo - We're Home! (U14008)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Lubo - We're Home! (U14008)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Elsbels - Just Some Guy (U21658)
posted 1 minute ago
£20m+ well spent
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Classy to be judging him that quickly.
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Fecks sake Lubo, judging you as a tw@t, of course it's tongue in cheek. Do I have to put a smiley face in you sh!t for brains
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If you want me to view you being a pessimistic fackwit as tongue in cheek then you should have tried harder no to cultivate an image of you as a pessimistic fackwit.
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So if my brand of pessimism pees you off walk on by. You don't need to comment on everything, that just makes you look like a kant. Which of course you are.
posted on 12/9/20
Cheers High
Back in the fooking Prem
posted on 12/9/20
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
If we'd signed a couple of no nonsense centre backs, we'd have won that game, that's what's so annoying.
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You would not play the way you play if you signed a typical no nonsense defender. The defenders you have are comfortable on the ball which is why they play for Bielsa
posted on 13/9/20
Been out tonight, hence the delay in posting.
Well - I was impressed with the way we played and the way we took the game to Liverpool. They are a great team beyond doubt but we shouted no fear and proved that our normal game is more than good enough for this league.
Funny enough though I think had Bamford stayed on we might have got a little more out of that game.
As for Our two new players ..... they will get better once they settle into the Bielsa way.
posted on 13/9/20
Showed no fear
posted on 13/9/20
comment by The Mane Man - PL CHAMPIONS (U19731)
posted 9 hours, 41 minutes ago
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
If we'd signed a couple of no nonsense centre backs, we'd have won that game, that's what's so annoying.
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You would not play the way you play if you signed a typical no nonsense defender. The defenders you have are comfortable on the ball which is why they play for Bielsa
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Exactly. It's almost like the last 2 years never happened for some.
posted on 13/9/20
... yep it's hard to get across the message to some that if you change one part of a team it has a knock on effect
safe hands keepers (that can't play with the ball at their feet), goal poachers (that can't link play) etc etc. The list of 'if only we had's' is endless.
posted on 13/9/20
comment by The Mane Man - PL CHAMPIONS (U19731)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
If we'd signed a couple of no nonsense centre backs, we'd have won that game, that's what's so annoying.
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You would not play the way you play if you signed a typical no nonsense defender. The defenders you have are comfortable on the ball which is why they play for Bielsa
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Dead right, Mane Man