Good performance, but now we really need to get something at Birmingham on Tuesday ..

didn't play too bad though

It's frustrating that on days when our defence actually play well, we are so limp in attack it doesn't matter.

Back to sleep for me not too bad a performance,thanks highland!

comment by Best Fans - Cellino out (U2196)
posted 1 minute ago
It's frustrating that on days when our defence actually play well, we are so limp in attack it doesn't matter.
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defence gifted them a terribly soft goal.

We played OK until we reached the last third.

20 shots
3 on target.
How many saves did their keeper have to make?

kebab please explain to me how you found bamba responsible for their goal, lost a header most defenders wouldnt have got ,cooper and berardi made to halfass attempts to tackle/block and silvestri let a soft goal in yet you blame bamba. the whole team werent zoned in at the kick off that was the problem not bamba. cant wait to hear the jontmeister to hit the waves later but in his defence before he starts i blame evans and carayol has to be one of the worst players i have seen in a leeds shirt, first impressions were good but since then been dire

You saw the difference between the sides that get promoted and the sides that flounder in mid table. Nothing in terms of football played and everything in terms of defensive solidity, and taking chances.

Basically, if you want to get out of the championship, sell your granny for a decent striker and a pair of centre backs.

Typically, we don't create enough either, but in our four games against the top 2 this season we have been at least their equal from a football perspective... in fact today and away at boro we were better than them.

It's irrelevant. Successful sides are built around a spine and a level of organisation and understanding where everyone knows their jobs and does their jobs. Burnley have that, Leeds don't.

Not the only ones conceding early goals .. looking forward to a good crowd at E R for the Newcastle match next season

hes my ratings anyway for what they are worth
silvestri 5 - nothing to do other than save attempt in first minute and failed miserably
berardi 6 - tried hard as always not very committed for the goal but apart from shooting did well rest of game
bamba 7-one of his better performances for me
cooper 6 - like berardi not on the ball for goal and passing a let down
taylor 7- did well considering was left with no cover from carayol and did get forward only to waste time as carayol seemed clueless
dallas 5- works hard but seems to offer little but still better than other options
dave 7,5- everything good came through him,battled hard and won most things and passed better than most
murphy 6- same old same old,nothing special and had more chances and failed more than most
carayol 4- think 4 is generous not only looked clueless but totally disinterested and were warned off this by boro fans
cook-6- really is frustrating to see a player so quick over 10 yards produce nothing
wood 4- missed two great chances .slowed play down to much and cant jump. waste of 3 million and no chance of getting 1/4 of that if we sell
antenucci 6- started well when came on and should have had penalty but lost his influence when dave went off
adeyemi 1- why??????????
mowatt 4-never had time to get going
evans 4- only cos he dropped belusci but should have taken carayol off earlier and to take our best player dave off for adeyemi was a poor decision,dont know what sloth has been up to but surely he could have been given a go on bench or at least he could have brought on philips.

Agree with most ratings. I would go

Silvestre 5
Gerardo 5 Sloppy and poor for goal. Poor long shots
Bamba 7 Surprisingly played like he did last season
Cooper 6 Battled well
Taylor 7 Let down by Carayol. Covered a lot of ground
Dave 7 Great drive. Starts a lot of attacks
Murphy 5 Pointless player. What does he do?
Dallas 4 Cant take players on. Worrying display
Cook 7 Never a hole player. Great at times from deep
Carayol 4 First half he was terrible.
Wood 3 Missed great chances and body language all wrong

Gerardo is Berardi...Pred text

comment by LDL-Potato Picker and Proud (U6788)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
kebab please explain to me how you found bamba responsible for their goal, lost a header most defenders wouldnt have got ,cooper and berardi made to halfass attempts to tackle/block and silvestri let a soft goal in yet you blame bamba. the whole team werent zoned in at the kick off that was the problem not bamba. cant wait to hear the jontmeister to hit the waves later but in his defence before he starts i blame evans and carayol has to be one of the worst players i have seen in a leeds shirt, first impressions were good but since then been dire
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Ok the back four should maintainable a line. The whole basis of defence is maintain shape whilst the opposition has the ball. If a centre back leaves the back four he has to win the ball. Bamba came hurtling out to try and win a ball he couldn't make. Like a defender sells himself on the floor Bamba sold himself in the air. He was out of the line, out of defence and left us short , two on two on our right side.

Cooper was relatively tight. The second culprit of bad defending was Berardi. He gave airfield all the time and space to pick his spot. No keeper would have saved that. Had he been a yard closer Arfield might not even shoot or it would have been blocked.

Shockingly soft goal to gift the opposition. Bamba was excellent for the rest of the game. Berardi had a very poor first half. He didn't learn from his mistake and Boyd almost did the exact same thing,

Silvestri 5
Berardi 4
Cooper 7
Bamba 6
Taylor 7
Dallas 2
Murphy 6
Diagouraga 7
Cook 7
Carayol 2
Wood 2

think we will agree to disagree on that as bamba had to go for ball as no one else there to make a challenge or would you have preferred there player to have the ball in a dangerous area unchallenged but i see others agree that carayol and woods were woeful which makes me ask again why batty thought he was playing well, terrible player on todays showing,wouldnt mind if he was being greedy in going for goal but he totally ignored taylor overlapping at least twice to shoot pont blank against two defenders and then walked about offering nothing rest of time on pitch and couldnt pass water if had been onpiss for hours,really poor player

Wood I pick him? Wood I hell! The guy is totally inept. He's scored a few for us this season but his ratio of goals to chances is tiny. It's only because the rest of our strike force is utterly sh!t that the guy gets a game. Let's face it, who have we got to choose from? We are at an all-time low for quality in front of goal. Totally depressing.

Just looked at a replay of the goal again.

The problem is the defence looks too deep for a goal kick. The ball falls just over the goal centre circle in between midfield and defence. Where it falls it's a midfielders header and Bamba should be staying in line. He's called it, he's flown forwards from the defensive line and he's not made the header. It's a big mistake as a cb but if the line is higher he makes that header no problem.

So there you go. Three basic errors leading to a soft goal.

Sorry I missed the fun Lads, Thanks for looking after the thread

We just lacked that final ball and a consistent finisher today.

Not sure why SIlvestri does not save that shot. Berardi was completely off his game today. Give Coyle a game on Tuesday. Remainder of back 4 was ok.

Perhaps rest Dallas and start Mowatt?

Carayol way too selfish today, Taylor must have felt frustrated.

Wood's headers - what more can one say?