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Left-Back is still Bielsa's problem position....

Berardi
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Dallas
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Davis
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Stick with Douglas
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Stick with Alioski
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HarryofOz wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:51 pm Is it?

I thought it was our poor quality forwards

Our inability to defend set pieces

Our lack of height

Our mental fragility

Our lack of depth
Can't be, teams with that laundry list of issues are relegation teams

you missed

Our lack of creativity

Reliance on one player

Poor set pieces

Tiredness
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faaip wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:35 pm Can't be, teams with that laundry list of issues are relegation teams

you missed

Our lack of creativity

Reliance on one player

Poor set pieces

Tiredness
We create plenty of chances.
We don't rely on just one player
Our players are not tired

However

Our set-pieces are poor

How often do we score from a corner?
When did we last score direct from a free-kick?
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1964white wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:46 pm
However

Our set-pieces are poor

How often do we score from a corner?
When did we last score direct from a free-kick?
Which is one of the reasons Douglas has been such a disappoint, 14 assists in the previous season he signed.

Then he got off to a great start, one of his corners getting headed in by Roberts early last season.

Then that was it.
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faaip wrote:Plus Dallas really not to blame for the Derby debacle, that was down to Cooper and Casilla not being on the same page or we win that 1-0
And who scored ours ?

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Exactly
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faaip wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:35 pm Can't be, teams with that laundry list of issues are relegation teams

you missed

Our lack of creativity

Reliance on one player

Poor set pieces

Tiredness
Not to mention Bielsa's stubbornness and tunnel vision, and how our owners never get us any decent players.

It's an adventure to log on here every day to find out what latest thing we're absolutely crap at. Not things at which are good but can improve, but things we're rubbish at doing.
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Leif Davis for me. Excellent no frills defender who does what he is supposed to...defend.
Dallas was excellent at RB when Ayling was injured and was very unlucky to be moved when Ayling returned.
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HarryofOz wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:55 am Not to mention Bielsa's stubbornness and tunnel vision, and how our owners never get us any decent players.

It's an adventure to log on here every day to find out what latest thing we're absolutely crap at. Not things at which are good but can improve, but things we're rubbish at doing.
More a chore than adventure.

It's incessant, on virtually every thread.
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gessa wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:53 am More a chore than adventure.

It's incessant, on virtually every thread.
True, chore is probably a better word.
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gessa wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:53 am More a chore than adventure.

It's incessant, on virtually every thread.
Not on the Leeds United POSITIVE thread :lol:
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Chilli D wrote:Leif Davis for me. Excellent no frills defender who does what he is supposed to...defend.
Dallas was excellent at RB when Ayling was injured and was very unlucky to be moved when Ayling returned.
Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.

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The fact there is a positive thread is very revealing in itself
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1964white wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:12 am Not on the Leeds United POSITIVE thread :lol:
There was a little infiltration on that too.
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BGwhite wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:58 am Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.

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That would be Ayling who was the Championship player of the month for December? What was Bielsa thinking?
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weasel wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:41 pm That would be Ayling who was the Championship player of the month for December? What was Bielsa thinking?
Ayling is a important player for us
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Cjay wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:09 pm Ali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Davis has hardly played, minutes amount to two games, hardly a good sample size., He would give us even less height (Ali rarely gets the credit he deserves for the amount of headers he wins) and Ali and Harrison have a good understanding.

Dallas, people have short memories, much improved this season but he has never been very good defensively and it takes a very talented player to be able to play full back not on his natural side (that isnt Dallas), should be right back. People ise the 2nd leg as justification but he won praise for trying hard and scoring, not his defending.

Douglas doesnt suit the style, lacks the pace to play full back in this style imo.
Alioski has been awful there recently.

What I think bielsa will do - stick with Douglas, which I don't mind

What I'd like bielsa to do - play Dallas there
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BGwhite wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:58 am Spot on chilli on both counts. Dallas was playing brilliant he'd really settled into the rb slot but Tinkerbielsa had to put Ayling back in soon as he was fit. We were rock solid until then.

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What?! Ayling has been one of our best players and played every game during our 7 game winning streak?!
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weasel wrote: That would be Ayling who was the Championship player of the month for December? What was Bielsa thinking?
You're talking about now. I'm talking when Ayling came back from injury we've leaked goals., Yes thats with the player of the month , certainly didn't get it for his defending which I thought was his primary job.

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danhirons wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:33 pm Alioski has been awful there recently.

What I think bielsa will do - stick with Douglas, which I don't mind

What I'd like bielsa to do - play Dallas there
He has had a dip Ali I agree, but he was doing well before tbf to him.

Douglas out again, made of biscuit.

May put Dallas in at left back tbf, with Douglas out and Pablo back?

Not my choice have to say.
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