18 Oct 2017 14:23:51
Ive been quiet on here for a while as many of the old boys have I've noticed. I've been to 6 of the games this year, 4 at home and 2 away, and i find that we play a very different game at home to what we do away.

The lineup is different, there is less confidence going forward, and we seem to be shy infront of goal away from home. For me the key, like many others believe, is that we are trying to force too much of a skill element into our team through including saiz and hernandez.

This for me isn't working. Hernandez is a quality player and serves us well on his day, however, has it not been saiz's day yet? he constantly proves capable of playing at this level and proves difficult to mark for opponents. At cardiff, the intentions of playing Bamba in holding midfield was to makr saiz, hernandez hasn't got the pace to beat this trap like saiz does anymore, and therefore bamba ran the show.

playing hernandez wide doesn't suit our style, and i am crying out for dallas to start this weekend as a result. This league is tough, we all say it, this year hernandez won't last starting out wide for 40 odd games as he will tire after about 25 maximum and fail to produce from here onwards.

I also think we need to give cibiki a go, we've signed a goalscorer and he hasn't had a minute on the pitch yet. I am bold in saying this but for me these two should start against bristol, as we are the out of form, least favoured side, with less to lose than the opposition.

To see hernandez come on and sit aden flint on his arse would make my day. Finally, I think lonergan should stay in net for us as he's proved to be ok in the games he has started, eg burnley and reading. So then, my starting 11. I'd play it very differently, a 4-3-3 with an attacking midfielder and 2 sitting.

Longergan, Ayling, Jansson, Cooper, Anita, Vieira, O'kane, Saiz, Alioski, Dallas, Cibicki. Prediction 0-1 leeds with alioski the scorer. Back me at 14/1 on sky bet :D

1.) 18 Oct 2017
18 Oct 2017 15:53:38
Agree samo about dallas and cibiki, what worries me is our manager said in the yep that the week building up to the reading game the player that most impressed him in training was cibiki yet he only kept a seat warm for 90mins. I'd like to see a old-fashioned 4_4_2 or a 4_1_3_2 maybe. Cibiki and lassogna or even cibiki and roofe to terrorise the centre half's. Viera as holding midfield with said. Alioski and okane in midfield. Usual back 4 four for me

2.) 18 Oct 2017
18 Oct 2017 16:23:15
Good points Samo - right on the money

3.) 18 Oct 2017
18 Oct 2017 20:55:05
Great post Samo, I totally agree with about our style of play, it’s to predictable in the way that we try to outsmart other teams with fancy skill, when the old fashioned get stuck in football is needed! I would like to see Cibicki and Lasogga up front with Roofe sat just behind them with Saiz and Dallas on the wings, Lonergan to stay in goal with Beradi, Jansen, Cooper and Anita across the back and Viera in the middle as an old fashioned playmaker so my formation would be 4 3 1 2. Hernandez should be used as a sub along with Grot, Pennington, Felix, Alioski and Philips. The teams with tall attackers is where Pennington should be playing instead of Anita. What do you all reckon to my thoughts. MOT

4.) 18 Oct 2017
18 Oct 2017 22:15:58
Roofe ? Not good enough to earn a starting spot

5.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 13:23:50
I like the idea of a 442, but it doesn't suit us imo. Reasons for this are, saiz is a number 10 out and out, and playing him CM puts massive pressure on the other CM to defend against potentially 3 other CM's in some teams. Alioski, Sacko, and Roofe are the 3 to choose from on the right, none of them defend when put in this wide position so that again leaves huge pressure on your full back. Positive however is that dallas doesa a lot of defensive work so he would manage well in this formation, as he does for N Ireland. On the other hand, i love the sound of a 4312. The demand for this though is to keep it narrow and feed it into the strikers feet, with one like Cibicki and one like Lassoga, they can switch and change the style of through ball that we play and who to look for, and with hernandez or Saiz in that number 10 we could rip open some defences in this league. Main focus for me this weekend thinking on it is that we NEED Vieira back in the 11. Everybody is saying it and i think TC knows he needs to guve him a chance, we have no other combative, rough and ready CM like him, I love the boy! let's show were not done yet an dthat Leeds are up here for the season with at least a point, for me all 3 would be great but bristol are well drilled with threats in attack and a solid back 4. Baker and Flint need to be shoved about by lassoga, meaning 2 up top is key. I beg that TC listens to me and hires me friday afternoon, if he does ill have a word with alioski about that hair cut:D new opinion on formation. 4312. Lonergan, Ayling, Jansson, Cooper, CBJ, Vieira, Alioski, Dallas, Saiz, Cibicki, Lassoga. still believe in a 0-1 or a 0-2 leeds, clean sheet more important than anything though. MOT brothers, get behind your f*****g team!

6.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 14:36:32
That line up will get over run in midfield midfield 3 of o Kane, vierra Phillips Saiz wherever he damn well likes playing off Lassoga Wide men alioski and Dallas sakho to nip on late and Grab a late winner Pretty sure cbj isn't that highly rated by TM so Anita or Berhardi at LB Trust me 8 championships in 13 years, my trophy cabinet doesn't lie

7.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 14:42:22
Samo, I would argue that Alioski does plenty of tracking back and is probably the reason why he is not as effective going forward (expended energy)

8.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 19:46:46
Beats me why people want Alioski playing on right when his best game is on left? Agree with Notts he does his share defending, in fact i would play him at left back and Roofe on the left as that's where most of his goals came from when he was prolific.

9.) 20 Oct 2017
20 Oct 2017 03:22:03
What about
Long. Ayling. Penn. jans. Alioski Beradi. Vierra kane Saiz. Roofe. Lass?