Only worried about Premier League status now - youngsters tried hard.

Cheers High Lads and Lasses.

Cheers Highland, Cheers all

comment by Earl * * Not available in N.I. (U9333)
posted 7 seconds ago
Beaten by 11 players and 4 officials
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We beat ourselves to a certain degree. Unable to keep possession and shocking final balls. I’d ask why Bielsa didn’t start with his strongest team but tbh we were better in the first half with the youngsters.

All the real moments of quality not that there were that many were from West Ham so we can't have any complaints with the team we put out we at least didn't get embarrassed and Hjelde looks a decent prospect.

As usual let's blame everyone else rather than Bielsa and his toothless team.

Ref was poor and overall we did well, but we were toothless in attack and despite some really poor reffing we didn't really do enough to warrant the win

Did anyone expect half our youth team to beat West Ham?

Into what matters now, prem league

comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 11 seconds ago
Ref was poor and overall we did well, but we were toothless in attack and despite some really poor reffing we didn't really do enough to warrant the win
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Agreed. But we certainly didn't deserve a 2-0 defeat

We wont get beat next Sunday.

Half expected to get beat with our injuries etc but it could have all been so different if the officials were up to the job

Result was fair on balance, manner of it, less so.

comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 2 minutes ago
As usual let's blame everyone else rather than Bielsa and his toothless team.
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Of course you'd rather blame the manager and our barebones team rather than a poor VAR decision.

Thought it was a decent performance considering the youngsters playing. Thought the young defender Hjelde had a fantastic game. Felt assured.

I'd be embarrassed to be a WH fan with the players going down at the slightest touch like they do. Llorente gets an arm in the face and carries on.

Thanks Highland and see you all next week

comment by HammertimeYeboah (U8153)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 11 seconds ago
Ref was poor and overall we did well, but we were toothless in attack and despite some really poor reffing we didn't really do enough to warrant the win
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Agreed. But we certainly didn't deserve a 2-0 defeat
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It was 1-0 really

Only proper goal was the one in injury time and they only scored that because we were pushing forward to trying to rule out their first half gift from the officials.

Not embarrassed by the result but very embarrassed by the way the officials ran the game.

Definite offside.
Handball and penalty.
Players not getting touched and winning free kicks - even when tripping themselves up ffs.

But as a Leeds supporter since 1960 it’s something I’ve had to get used to.

Nothing wrong with officials
Goal decision correct by Laws of game
No handball against hjelde - correct decision
The leeds shot it hit him at T-shirt level - correct decision

Granted there was the odd decision wrong but all key decisions spot on and the officials played no part in the result of the game
One manager took the game seriously
One didnt
Best side won

First goal should have been disallowed but overall we did not threaten their goal at all. I thought the young lads did well but they were up against a well drilled unit and PL quality players all over the pitch.
Depending on who we have fit next Sunday we could give them more of a game.

comment by Wetherby White (U6810)
posted 34 minutes ago
Did anyone expect half our youth team to beat West Ham?

Into what matters now, prem league
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Funny that as most of todays players will be playing in the league games. We barely laid a glove on a below par West Ham.

Once again, no decisions go our way. I hope the lads feel aggrieved at the decisions and it gives them some fire in their belly for next week’s game! The lads played well, I thought, considering some of the youngsters were making their debuts. We just need that clinical touch in front of goal!

I’ve been disappointed with Raphinha last few games.

comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 7 minutes ago
Nothing wrong with officials
Goal decision correct by Laws of game
No handball against hjelde - correct decision
The leeds shot it hit him at T-shirt level - correct decision

Granted there was the odd decision wrong but all key decisions spot on and the officials played no part in the result of the game
One manager took the game seriously
One didnt
Best side won
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You are joking, aren’t you?

Nope. Read my thread on the West Ham goal.

Thank heavens we lost, next round would have been away to Kidderminster

Definite thrashing to Kidderminster there Shaun.

comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 11 minutes ago
Nope. Read my thread on the West Ham goal.
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Your thread is incorrect Hjelde's touch doesn't count as a deliberate pass back. VAR gave it because the deemed Bowen not to be interfering with play. Which is nonsense as he challenged the keeper.