Leeds Banter Archive November 08 2015

08 Nov 2015 21:54:24
Ed what's your view on steve evans? I for one think he just might be the link to bond the team speaks plainly and passionate about football played the simple way?

{Ed013's Note - He certainly says the right things in regards to what the fans want to hear. If he keeps getting results then who knows, he could be the link}

09 Nov 2015 14:50:18
I like the fact that he is playing 442 for a start two strikers should cause more of a threat and hopefully help keep the opposition begs back .
Notice Mowatt has improved under SE in fact I would sat apart from Blackburn the whole squad seems to be playing better .
Thing I do like is Bamba not playing well, on bench captain or not .
Earn your place and for that I believe us fans have warmed very quickly to the man and he is beginning to win us over .
I also notice the type of player we are being linked with loan wise!

08 Nov 2015 21:38:00
Speedy agree bw agree mm agree we all agree lol but speedy wish he would lose weight think he might have heart attack b4 he gets us up!

08 Nov 2015 15:06:59
I am still reading that the Liam Bridcutt deal is still bubbling away. I wonder why we chase a midfielder when with squad plus reserves we have at least 10 players who can fill that role. Bridcutt must bring something that none of the others possess? Surely there are other areas of the park where a solution needs to be found?

08 Nov 2015 15:39:17
Despite our numerous options we are still weak in the centre of midfield. We were out fought yesterday against a mediocre side and have been most games this season. To get the true potential of Cook you need to partner him with a player who will do the dirty work. Although I think that Murphy has played ok in the last two days I still see him as the weak link.

08 Nov 2015 15:47:17
No-one else can fulfill that role. Direct replacement for Adeyemi. He is an excellent defensive midfielder. It's a smart move having such cover.

08 Nov 2015 20:22:05
Agree Notts, we lose the midfield battle to often. It's where Blackburn picked us off. Murphy hasn't kicked on since joining us. We need about 4 players in and one has to be a midfield player. Another keeper and cb and a striker. Even if it's just cover.

08 Nov 2015 20:40:01
If you are right and we do not have enough quality midfielders (soon to be 11+) then we seriously need to shift some deadweight in Jan. Although my point was that surely out of the vast number of midfielders there is one who can go get the ball and just give it to Cook (a la Hunter-Giles? Phillips - Cook?

08 Nov 2015 09:49:18
I don't know if I was the only one who noticed that just before Wootons second tackle (which he should've been sent off for) , Cook was blatantly pushed off the ball when going for a header!
Surely if that foul had been given then Wooton wouldn't have had to make that tackle!

08 Nov 2015 12:22:05
I think this is what probably saved Wooton. Still a poor tackle from a poor player.

09 Nov 2015 08:40:28
I don't like Wooton either but watching the game on TV, none of the commentators mentioned the push on Cook and it really boiled my nose.

08 Nov 2015 03:31:24
es what about sam I mean not in squad . left with wotton and what a dockey . he was at Rotherham with evans so mates think he was on loan sam playing why wotton RUBBISH he can't play again . get things with sam sorted for gods sake .

08 Nov 2015 09:35:26
Went with same team that beat Cardiff, no argument there. Saying that Byram should be in there before Wotton but he left Mowatt out for a bit and look at him now. Getting results so his call. Good to see we can still find some negatives after back to back wins. Wotton is a liability though but every manager has seen something in the lad to keep picking him. Maybe a bit like Lees who came good in the end but had to leave us to get there.

08 Nov 2015 12:49:54
so we won 3-0 so what your saying is we were good . what game did you watch . yes great win yes lucky and I never slag them off just wotton so your saying he was our best option no way . next game no wotton . Taylor back
if we went down to ten men like we should of because he should of got sent off . not only that he took cooper out magic.

08 Nov 2015 12:57:19
He didn't take Cooper out Cooper turned into him n no point changing a winning team.

07 Nov 2015 23:51:18
As I have posted many times 'when Belusci plays we don't concede'. That has been the cases since last season. The exception was Middlesborough when he wasn't himself for whatever reason. When Bamba and Cooper are playing we nearly always concede two or more - even when they appear to be playing well. They are vulnerable to pacey and clever play on the ground. Belusci plugs the gaps that they can't. We need that type of player. Playing two hulks at the back is not good enough. We need mobility and skill. Belusci has his failings but we need him at the moment because he has the skill even if he is unpredictable and takes risks at times. The goals conceded column doesn't lie. Still don't rate Wooton!

08 Nov 2015 00:34:31
I agree. Defenders were awful last night. Bamba in particular.

08 Nov 2015 02:57:01
No-one rates Woot. Not even Woot.

08 Nov 2015 09:22:27
Good post Hesslian
I would say we have two decent defenders Berardi and Taylor. Bellusci is a ball watcher, yesterday inside our box he was tight to Vaughn with the ball out wide. Vaughn just took a step forward received the ball turned and got a shot away, Bellusci just didn't react to Vaughns movement.
With Bamba, Cooper, Bellusci we are going to have to accept that some weeks it is going to get a bit messy but equally some weeks we will get lucky.
Wootton is a joke and the sooner Taylor gets back and Berardi can return to right back the better.

08 Nov 2015 09:49:14
Agree Taylor needs to get back, that's why we need cover for his position. Wootton not a right back and Berardi not a left back. Do not rate any of our center backs the way they are playing. Cooper young and improving but learning nothing from Bamba, who is average imo. Berluscci is best of the three gets about and breaks play up but poor at close marking, gets turned easy. Hopefully the pieman will sort it.

{Ed025's Note - do you like any of your players BIGE?..

08 Nov 2015 10:16:53
ed025 love em all. Fact is lack of competition has not helped performances. Cooper will be a top center half in a year or so but needs some guidance, not sure he is getting it from Bamba, who is a good enough cb for this division and at the moment is playing below his best. Wooton is a cb and has been played out of position since he joined us, but there must be something there for every coach to pick him. I love Berlusci for his passion and commitment. Think Evans is the right sort to get them playing. We have a squad who should be in top ten easy and he will get the best out of them. Berardi is our most consistent player even playing out of position.

{Ed025's Note - the team has under performed BIGE, hence getting rid of the manager, but lets give the guys a chance to prove they can compete at this level, i believe the squad is good enough to push towards the play off level and with a couple of additions in january leeds can push towards that, but lets let things settle a bit before we start deciding who is and whos not good enough mate..

08 Nov 2015 11:11:57
Totally agree ed025 are good enough but need to give 100% every game to get to top of this division. As I said think Evans will sort it out but no getting away from the fact defence is dodgy and needs reinforcing maybe Evans will get them focused but a little competition for places usually brings the best out of players.

{Ed025's Note - i agree BIGE, and i know a lot of supporters were iffy about the appointment of evans but he is a good motivator, and deserves support even when things might not be great mate..