Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[Cjay]

So less in fact. Now if we had drawn or lost, the opportunity to mention that Farke had six points from the first 5 games at Norwich and still got relegated has unfortunately for you - a rather lead balloon feeling I would suggest.

I wasn't going to mention it at all.

You asked.

[Victor_OTT_17]

Struijk often flies under the radar! I was saying 5 years ago (before I joined here) that Struijk is going to be a great player for us...

[White Riot]

What a stunning victory.

It was beautiful Leon

A tonic for the troops

[1964white]

Perri certainly has something to prove now. Not #1 by rights. He might be sitting on the bench until Darlow f's up.

Karl was excellent again today

I'll keep insisting, he has always been a very good keeper.

[White Riot]

Our best keeper imo!

I'd agree Leon, although we have a very small sample size from him and Perri.

Whereas we have an encyclopedia of poor goalkeeping from Meslier, who some were still trying to defend last season

[White Riot]

Our best keeper imo!

He's so good you said it twice

[White Riot]

Erm if you like

Norwich had 6 points from the first 5 games and the same goal difference and sat in 13th in his 1st Premier league season.

Classic

They never learn Cjay

[Victor_OTT_17]

Karl was excellent again today

I'll keep insisting, he has always been a very good keeper.

Me too Got laughed at for saying many times last season (before Christmas even) that he should replace Meslier as he is a better keeper...

[andrewjohnsmith]

Me too Got laughed at for saying many times last season (before Christmas even) that he should replace Meslier as he is a better keeper...

I admit to being wrong. I saw him as a reliable champo keeper and back up in the PL. I'd known of him for years but never saw him play much. When he'd played for Leeds it was games where he conceded goals and didn't make a real save. So there wasn't much to go on. In spite of all the mistakes (and there were many) I've seen Meslier make a lot of world class saves.

But Darlow has pulled off some really top saves in the past 2 games. And my assessment has gone up a great deal.

[White Riot]

Great performance that.

Really was....

I hope Calvert lewin can stay fit and get sharper, he would be the difference.

Okafor while I'm not convinced he was the right signing is very much a player who could come good in a big way, injuries again have stopped that from happening before. Could be key.

Good balance, looked a bit more open defensively but a lot better going forwards..... More direct....

Added goals confidence to new players is up (all great finishes)..... Can only be a good thing knowing we can score in open play.

Yeah, DCL is our main source of optimism.

[BlackHillsPaul]

He baffles a bit. Great work rate. Contributes enough. But often gets stuck as he doesn't have the pace or trickery (you need one of those) for a wide man. More suited to the 10 role. But unsure if we'll have a 10 role this season.

Marcelo Bielsa saw something in Aaronson. I would have liked to see the player he might have been under the tutelage of the great one. He has regressed a bit in my view. Still useful, can do a job, but stagnant. I still remember when a LOT of people thought he would battle Christian Pulisic for a starting spot on the USMNT. Now he can barely get a call up.

[weasel]

Yeah, DCL is our main source of optimism.

Daniel Fakre gives me plenty of optimism.

[weasel]

Marcelo Bielsa saw something in Aaronson. I would have liked to see the player he might have been under the tutelage of the great one. He has regressed a bit in my view. Still useful, can do a job, but stagnant. I still remember when a LOT of people thought he would battle Christian Pulisic for a starting spot on the USMNT. Now he can barely get a call up.

I think MB probably envisaged BA as a type of player to be central and good at carrying the ball especially when breaking. Similar to Samu Saiz and also similar to what I feel he was looking to do with Dan James. Picking the ball up midway in our half and driving forward with it as the opposition parts like the red sea.

[Carrick Dave]

I know a lot of armchair pundits were screaming about Leeds having wasted £30m on bench players during the week, but I for one was very pleased to see a competent replacement coming on when Bogle got injured, and that's no slight on Sam Byram either.

[Carrick Dave]

I could see today why we were linked with Jhon Arias a year ago, if Wolves slip through the trapdoor we could do worse than revisit our interest.

Obviously a quality player, and offers that creative spark that we sometimes lack atm.

[Mick Jones elbow]

Good result gents.

[andrewjohnsmith]

I think MB probably envisaged BA as a type of player to be central and good at carrying the ball especially when breaking. Similar to Samu Saiz and also similar to what I feel he was looking to do with Dan James. Picking the ball up midway in our half and driving forward with it as the opposition parts like the red sea.

More Klichy maybe?

[weasel]

I know a lot of armchair pundits were screaming about Leeds having wasted £30m on bench players during the week, but I for one was very pleased to see a competent replacement coming on when Bogle got injured, and that's no slight on Sam Byram either.

I don't think Byram was on the bench, don't know if injured or just Farke wanted attacking options. But yes there was no way we could have gone into the season with just Byram as full back cover. People living in some sort of unrealistic world if they thought we had enough back-up without Justin or we could buy premier league quality for less than £10m who can play either side. It is like a one legged frog thinking he could be super middleweight boxing champion (and for clarification purposes I am talking about being world champion rather than olympic champion).

[weasel]

More Klichy maybe?

You want me to say what I did through the medium of graffiti sprayed on a wall?

[1964white]

I would assume that victory has calmed & relaxed our fanbase, well at least until next weekend.