Wasn't really expecting anything from today, but seeing Aaronson up top didnt inspire confidence before the start.
Despite doing ok to start felt side was unbalanced having Rasmus in as well as Ayling and Struijk just looked awful today, our defence as whole was really poor but the lack of marking/positioning and ease of being left for dead of Koch and Struijk was really worrying.
Said some games ago I can't see where the points are going to come from and an island of 3 points against bottom side Southampton is not enough when you have a sea of losses surrounding it.
We can say we've got enough in this squad to stay up, we can keep thinking next run of games will yield more points but it's not proven to be that way so far.
I find myself hoping we might get 2 points in our next 2 fixtures, 3 if we're lucky, it's just not enough to get us out of this.
I find myself expecting these results and I hate it. In the past 20 years we finally had a set up where we were going into matches with expectations, whomever we played, that we could match them, that we could beat them, if we scored first it was game over, it was exhilarating to watch and we have been downgraded to this.
Not Gracia's fault, but the fault of this stupid transfer policy both in terms of players and coaches.
Shameful running of the club.
Thoughts from today
posted on 2/4/23
Thought we slighly shaded until the pen. 3 half chances, and looked fairly dangerous. Then they score from a dodgy pen. First shot on target
Anyone who thinks that is a pen, are enabling cheating.
Its a contact sport, slighty grazing a knee, which changed none of his momentum and balance. Isnt a pen, its blantant cheating.
Goals change games, early one in second, and the game is gone.
Personally think we’ll stay up, and comfortablely. Social media isnt a true reflection on things. Lot of bedwetters and just negative people on there.
Honestly dont know anyone who thinks we’ll go down, everyone is confident.
We might go down, be a real shame, we’ve given it away really.
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If Jesus wanted to go down he could of done with the previous attempt at a challenge in that passage of play and it would of been a penalty. He stayed on his and tried to score. If a player goes to ground and doesn't win the ball it's a penalty pure and simple.
posted on 2/4/23
comment by Admiral Ozil is my new favourite Star Wars cha... (U10178)
posted 28 minutes ago
Thought we slighly shaded until the pen. 3 half chances, and looked fairly dangerous. Then they score from a dodgy pen. First shot on target
Anyone who thinks that is a pen, are enabling cheating.
Its a contact sport, slighty grazing a knee, which changed none of his momentum and balance. Isnt a pen, its blantant cheating.
Goals change games, early one in second, and the game is gone.
Personally think we’ll stay up, and comfortablely. Social media isnt a true reflection on things. Lot of bedwetters and just negative people on there.
Honestly dont know anyone who thinks we’ll go down, everyone is confident.
We might go down, be a real shame, we’ve given it away really.
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If Jesus wanted to go down he could of done with the previous attempt at a challenge in that passage of play and it would of been a penalty. He stayed on his and tried to score. If a player goes to ground and doesn't win the ball it's a penalty pure and simple.
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He grazed his leg and he chucked himsef to the ground🤦
He blantant cheating, and yout part of thr problem if you think players should dive
posted on 2/4/23
comment by Elsbels - El Jugador (U21658)
posted 10 hours, 5 minutes ago
At the moment, Drameh is among the best right backs in the championship and Luton are looking destined to come up. He will be top quality, will come up Premier League ready and we will lose him next season as the club have completely cocked up the way they have managed the guy.
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Interested to hear why you think the club have cocked up managing this player?
Drameh had a handful of games for our first team and looked very average. He has looked very good playing U21/23s.
He was sent out on loan to Cardiff to gain some experience which seemed a logical thing to do?
He returned from Cardiff stating he no longer wanted to be at Leeds. Marsch has stated his heart wasnt in it for Leeds it took the player a few months to start knuckling down again. Consequently he could not be considered for first team football for the first part of this season and he was loaned back out to Luton where is getting good press again.
He is still contracted with the club until summer 2024 so there is an opportunity if he comes back from Luton in a better frame of mind that he can push next close season for a first team position. We are struggling at right back and it is up the him to show us he is the answer next season.
posted on 2/4/23
On the penalty.........its a modern day penalty which unfortunately has become a normal part of the game. It stinks. Another horrible part of the game that fits in the bad aspects of the modern game - diving, feining injury, card waving, time wasting etc.
The decision is consistent with other penalties and therefore I do not think we can complain about it but its damn frustrating that this sort of incident is allowed. Its a what i consider a top-6 penalty. They tend to have the fast footed attackers who can keep the ball close to themselves at higher speeds and attract dangling legs from the lesser sides who have slower defenders. Manchester City get 5+ of these penalties a season and have done for some years now. Its an art, but for me its a dark art.
Ultimately its here to stay unless the laws of the game are changed. It is however very difficult to interpret subjectively how much contact is needed to make someone fall over in every situation. Yesterdays was clear that there was minimal contact but there are others that would be more difficult to judge even with VAR and therefore I do not expect any change in law. It is a case of if you cant beat them join them. Unfortunately we do not have the same quality of forwards who attract dangling legs.
posted on 2/4/23
Slightly bemused by the number of folk suggesting certain players were not available or were being rested by Gracia.
Its very evident that we know Gracia looks at the opposition in great detail. To me it was a clear plan from Gracia to make it difficult for Arsenal to score. I do not think for one second he was resting anyone or preventing injuries etc. Bamford, Rodrigo, McKennie all came on so clearly not preventing injuries.
His plan was working absolutely perfectly for 35 minutes. We literally had Arsenal in our back pockets for that time and we threatened at the other end. Had Rasmus hit the ball a foot lower we would have been 0-1 up in 10 seconds. Summerville should have done better with his chance. Harrison i thought did well with his chance and Arsenal perhaps a little fortunate the rebound fell to their defenders. Arsenal offered absolutely nothing until they "conned" themselves a cheap modern day penalty.
posted on 3/4/23
My initial thought it was a penalty, then when I saw it again I thought it was soft but there was some contact there.
I do wonder though if it had been at the other end of the field would we have got it? I doubt that.
posted on 3/4/23
Worst element, score apart, of the match was having Merson doing the updates on Sky.
Can't abide the guy. Waste of subscription money.
posted on 3/4/23
comment by VOF - Have a nice day y'all ... (U17124)
posted 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Worst element, score apart, of the match was having Merson doing the updates on Sky.
Can't abide the guy. Waste of subscription money.
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Can on be kept on because of sympathy, coz he skint.
Got empathy because of his addiction problems but he’s lazy with his research, talks utter balls and generally a right nobhead
posted on 3/4/23
comment by LIW Rad a %#@% and so is Orta (U8453)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by VOF - Have a nice day y'all ... (U17124)
posted 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Worst element, score apart, of the match was having Merson doing the updates on Sky.
Can't abide the guy. Waste of subscription money.
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Can on be kept on because of sympathy, coz he skint.
Got empathy because of his addiction problems but he’s lazy with his research, talks utter balls and generally a right nobhead
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Aye I do empathize up to a point.
I just don't think he offers much - mind, many of that panel offer little as well.
Not sure the changes particularly improved things.
posted on 3/4/23
"Soft", "modern day", however you want to describe it, all amounts to the same thing. It wasn't a penalty.