Leeds Banter Archive October 14 2017

14 Oct 2017 22:13:34
The criticism of our players is getting out of hand. Hernandez has won more games for us than he has lost. Here's an idea why not support our players rather than slapping them down after a couple of disappointing results

15 Oct 2017 09:56:48
The project being driven by Radz must be supported because he is moving the club forward in great strides, but if you watched that performance yesterday you can only criticise how abysmal it was. The players were poor but TC showed that he learned very little from the past two defeats as he played the same formation, tactics and players (for the majority) who have not been performing. The lack of awareness to change his tactics during a game when we are getting overrun (it cried out for an additional midfielder for a period to get a grip of the game) was poor. Substitutions showed no risk/ambition as they were like for like. Sometimes it is fair to criticise because 33k fans were subjected to that dross.

15 Oct 2017 10:09:42
Agree. Notts.

15 Oct 2017 10:21:11
Yesterday our players looked like they lack confidence. They are playing with fear, to me it looks as if they don't believe in TCs game plan. They are trying to play in a style that they are not comfortable with as it looks like that style allows us to be over run in midfield far too often. We looked far too lightweight trying to play possession football in and around our own half of the field. Teams are prepared to push up deep on us and wait for us to lose the ball. TC needs to learn quickly or he will lose the fans as well as his players.

15 Oct 2017 10:34:56
Agree mezzer

15 Oct 2017 10:40:32
Even though not a great performance we had 55% possession 15 attempts 6 on target. Do you remember last season when we had no attempts on target. We are building a team it takes time

15 Oct 2017 11:41:42
Unfortunately there is only one stat that really matters.

15 Oct 2017 14:53:29
Wex bang on as usual.

14 Oct 2017 20:14:38
U can be offside in your own half if you come back from offside position from opponents haf. keep up new rules

15 Oct 2017 10:37:01
We broke forward and the position lasagna was in was the furthest forward he fad got and hand come from there half.

14 Oct 2017 19:20:01
As anticipated another poor performance with the set of players that started. GK was ok. Back four seemed to have caught the same disease as Reading had last season. Slow sideways and back ward passes, with some also misdirected which slowed things down even more. For me Pennington and Anita are better options at the back although Beradi wasn't too bad but not as cultured as Anita. Ayling also below his best. O'kane was better today but Phillips not up to it. With those two in mid field and with us being found out we do not create enough. Phillips tries hard but the final product is no good enough. Saiz produces more than Hernandez but only seems interested when he has the ball. He doesn't do much off the ball. Roofe showed some touches but hasn't the pace to unsettle defenders. Sacko is raw but he did shake up the Reading defence with his speed and he gave us a bit of drive. Don't know what's happened to Lasogga. I thought he was a very good find when he started but the last few games he has lacked energy, wins nothing in the air, positional play below par and, for a big man, too easily knocked off the ball. Grot has shown nothing as yet. He is not good in the air and brings little else. Pretty poor all round for the last three games. If I didn't know better I would say something is not quite right in the dressing room. Poor attitude and disgruntled players usually leads to the sort of sloppy and lethargic play we have seen recently. I hope TC can sort it out but I wasn't inspired by his after the game interview. Jansson straight off the pitch at the end. What was all that about.

14 Oct 2017 20:34:07
Got to agree with both battymatty and hesslian. Just got home from today's match been a long slow drive down the M1. Had a birdseye view from the upper tier of the east stand, so got to see the whole of the pitch. Firstly Loners played well and not at fault for the goal. Saiz and Hernandez got knocked of the ball far too easily. Back four drive me mad with their constant backpackers to our keeper and sidewards play. Lassoga looked like he was wearing a pair of divers lead boots. Today I witnessed 2 poor teams, Reading were timewasting in the first half ffs, they came looking for a draw. We looked scared, totally lacking confidence. TC doesn't seem to know what to do. Also got to say very poor ref today. And Reading very poor support, only a couple of hundred. One of the worst turn outs I've seen from an away team at ER.

15 Oct 2017 13:39:38
I think the main difference between the first 8 games and the last few is the speed that we break from defence to attack, first 8 the defenders won the ball and in seconds we were on the attack, last few we seem to just like passing it round our own penalty area

15 Oct 2017 16:15:05
Agree, the continue passing around our own penalty area is crazy, all we are doing is inviting the opposition to push up on us. We lose the ball and are then under pressure, trouble is that TC continues with this crazy policy.

14 Oct 2017 19:13:30
I hope we finish one place behind Wolves, as it means we'll go up automatically.

14 Oct 2017 18:01:43
I'm lost for words I really am 😫

14 Oct 2017 17:44:34
Any chance we can get coyle back what about green is there no one in reserves doing a job is tc the man honeymoon period over is cibicki any good what is happening never really rated Hernandez why no Vieira or klich where is romario why not try getting milner kbac

14 Oct 2017 18:28:17
I’m with you on this Dave, words fail me to describe the lack of commitment shown today. All today’s players how wore the shirt should hang their heads in shame! Lonergan was a good choice from TC but unlike Felix his distribution was rubbish, but saying that it looked like no one wanted the ball, something is wrong, something needs sorting and TC is hopefully still the man to do it but if he can’t he’s got to come out and say! January is to far away for us to wait, by then we might be to far behind! We need that attacking flare back, clean sheets are all well and good but if we don’t score then it’s not good. I don’t care what it takes, upsetting players, sackings, I don’t care just let’s get back to where we are, it’s starting to hurt now and I for one don’t like that feeling! Sort it out TC!

14 Oct 2017 17:23:43
Can we limp to January and hope the transfer window will give us a life line for this season don’t think so should have done better and the start, TC it’s time you eat your own dirt you went to your interview sing all the rubbish about a Monk and what he did wrong in the games he lost, now its back to Bit you back,

14 Oct 2017 16:50:40
I don’t get to many games these days because of work commitments but whenever we are at home and I have a Saturday afternoon off I like to visit the Cathedral on ER. Normally nip in and get a single ticket and happy days. Today is one such day so I went online to snag a ticket and guess what? Sold out.

It’s great that we have a full stadium but where the heck we’re all these ‘supporters’ when we were in League 1? I never had a problem getting a ticket then. What about when we were mid table Championship? Could always get a few tickets in those days. But now? They all come crawling out of the woodwork when they sniff a bit of glory. Makes my blood boil.

If you are going to follow us - follow us through thick and thin and not just if we are winning a few games. That’s what support is supposed to be about. Fair weather bs.

14 Oct 2017 17:03:58
Don't worry Alf you'll have no problems getting one for the next game! 😱

14 Oct 2017 17:24:52
Get a grip Alf, that's the nature of sport. Can't blame people stopping going when we were playing garbage football all the time. Now we are playing better (today excluded) people will be more inclined to go.

14 Oct 2017 18:22:35
Because people pay to be entertained. You may be a supporter but you don't have to pay to watch rubbish. And Leeds have dished up plenty of that

14 Oct 2017 15:05:10
Hope berardi performs better than his last game

14 Oct 2017 14:38:53
Impressed tc. Well done!

14 Oct 2017 12:55:28
Personally I would play Lonergon in goal but I don't think TC will drop Felix. I would play Anita at left back and Pennington and Jansson at centre back. I would introduce Vierra or Klitch into mid field and if Phillips styarts play him further forward, Hernandez further out left (or Saiz) and Lasogga up front. Alioski wide right

14 Oct 2017 14:06:23
Got your wish guys lonny in and felix out hope you don't regret it

14 Oct 2017 08:53:19
I hate these domestic breaks. I can't wait until November when England play again! 😂

14 Oct 2017 10:23:20
Lol. Funny.

14 Oct 2017 01:53:28
2 pleasing results to start the weekend