I said all last season that these players were more than good enough and we just needed a top manager to go alongside them.
I'm worried a PL club will throw money at him when a manager is inevitably sacked in a few games.
I said all last season that these players were more than good enough and we just needed a top manager to go alongside them.
The one thing I don't like about the fans attitude is when they start singingpaddy parrott wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:57 pm Good observations Weasel , agree with you mate once more it's imperative we Leeds fans remain calm and support the team and players he squad of players . We should not underestimate anyone especially our own team of players . We are our own worst enemy and should never get on their backs.
This will be key when we play teams that are more used to 'getting stuck in' such as Millwall and possibly other teams that will look at what happened to us last year. It is so crucial that when we play these matches we have players still wanting the ball at all times, still giving our player in possession the same options.HarryofOz wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:03 am A complete performance. Even better than last week.
Apart from the quality of our football what impressed me was the willingness to make themselves available for a pass. Whoever has the ball always had options to pass to. It shows a great confidence in themselves, not hiding away to avoid getting the ball.
And it really looked like there were more Leeds than Derby players on the field. Whenever there was a loose ball, we were almost always there first.
Agree 100%. A great joke at the start but simply not funny any more. Similarly I hate the 'you're sh*t' one that continually gets sung at the opposition keeper on goal kicks despite the keeper having made successful kick after successful kick - makes us just look like a tin-pot club in my eyes.rab_rant wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:33 am The one thing I don't like about the fans attitude is when they start singing
Leeds Leeds are falling apart again It is supposed to be ironic and funny
but when we do play badly the opposition fans then start singing it and it
it then has the most devastating demoralising effect.
I wish Bielsa would come straight out and condemn it as not being constructive
as the opposition can then easily use it as a stick for our backs.
Why not sing Leeds Leeds are ripping you apart again that would be
more appropriate when the lads are turning in a spectacular performance
and would certainly give the players a boost and make them feel good about
themselves.
I hope I never hear that falling apart chant ever again... from neither our own fans
or the opposition.
faaip's mantra and I agree with it. You can't blame the players when the coach has no plan.SG90 wrote:
I said all last season that these players were more than good enough and we just needed a top manager to go alongside them.
I think he'll have more integrity than that. Leeds United represents a real challenge for him to prove beyond all doubt that he is as good as the top people (whom he has taught) allege.SG90 wrote:
I'm worried a PL club will throw money at him when a manager is inevitably sacked in a few games.
1000's of Leeds fans singing it with big grins on their faces aimed at the Derby fans ironic just like us singing "we all hate Leeds scum"rab_rant wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:33 am The one thing I don't like about the fans attitude is when they start singing
Leeds Leeds are falling apart again It is supposed to be ironic and funny
but when we do play badly the opposition fans then start singing it and it
it then has the most devastating demoralising effect.
I wish Bielsa would come straight out and condemn it as not being constructive
as the opposition can then easily use it as a stick for our backs.
Why not sing Leeds Leeds are ripping you apart again that would be
more appropriate when the lads are turning in a spectacular performance
and would certainly give the players a boost and make them feel good about
themselves.
I hope I never hear that falling apart chant ever again... from neither our own fans
or the opposition.
Absolutely - so far at least, that is a huge impact that Bielsa has brought in. The commentator for the broadcast we received here was saying that Bielsa works his teams very hard, up to three training sessions a day. And anyone who doesn't fall in with that doesn't get picked.weasel wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:56 am This will be key when we play teams that are more used to 'getting stuck in' such as Millwall and possibly other teams that will look at what happened to us last year. It is so crucial that when we play these matches we have players still wanting the ball at all times, still giving our player in possession the same options.
It is a noticeable trait of all top teams that the loose balls, clearances etc seem to always fall to their players - it isn't coincidence but players being told where to be at all times and that despite us playing with great freedom the players are all working incredibly hard whether we are in possession or not. It has a huge demoralising effect on a team when every clearance sees the ball coming back at them as they simply don't get chance to play themselves into a match and don't have time to think but have to continually react as the ball keeps coming back at them.
But when Bamford and Boro ripped us a new one and the opposition fans began to sing that chant
Of course the opposition will chant it and especially if we are loosing... opposition fans do anything to tear our team down.
Massive difference imo...
Massive difference
I took a lot of stick last year for calling for Hecky's head and demanding we didn't waste the start of this season on him, but thankfully the club saw the light. No doubt in my mind, we'd be bottom with a heavy negative goal difference if he was still here.Norm wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:13 am faaip's mantra and I agree with it. You can't blame the players when the coach has no plan.
I think he'll have more integrity than that. Leeds United represents a real challenge for him to prove beyond all doubt that he is as good as the top people (whom he has taught) allege.