17 Jan 2021 20:21:52
I believe we have the best manager we have had for years. The points tally we have has been gained by playing the way we did last season and trying to change it now is not working. We have an honest bunch of lads who have over achieved and shouldn't be blamed for what is happening. The premier league is probably the hardest in the world and if we had fans in the grounds we would definitely have gained more points at home. Recruitment is currently unproven . Centre backs injured Raphina looks promising but Rodrigo disappointing. We need dominant CB LB AM Instinctive striker in summer. Next season Meslier Luke ANO ANO ANO Raph KP ANO JH ANO ANO Bench ANO SD PB MK LC ANO ANO Koch and Llorente could get places but not seen enough to know for sure. Your thoughts guys?
17 Jan 2021 20:41:34
define best manager
style best manager
coach best manager
game management worst manager (as bad as hockaday)
plan b worst manager (as bad as hockaday)
subs and tactics worst manager (as bad as hockaday)
people keep saying bunch of players overachieving we spent 100 million
this is the same bunch of fans who laughed at Norwich getting relegated when they spent a tenner
be consistent if Norwich was a laughing matter how bad are we at the moment?
17 Jan 2021 21:03:46
Very negative. me thinks.
Hockaday used to manage my loal team Forest Green and he did a reasonable job at that level.
Costa gone backwards
Cassila poor
Raphinia Looks OK
Rodrigo disappointing
2 CB not played enough to tell
Rest mainly for future
Bielsa many tried and failed but he took a team and improved them all to take us to PL
Get the right players in summer and trust manager and we will be in Europe year after.
17 Jan 2021 21:05:52
Berm you seem like a good bloke, BUT calm down mate, it almost feels like you are about to self -combust
You do seem to lose it big time at times when you get a bee in your bonnet : first your KP agenda, now your Bielsa agenda
sorry mate but your Bielsa Hockaday comparisons are ludicrous and frankly insulting ( to Bielsa)
for me you are are close to losing all remaining (little) credibility with these 'Gobby style Talk Radio ridiculous OTT shock jock type posts'
17 Jan 2021 22:30:56
Berm we get that you want Bielsa out, you’re pretty much on your own I imagine with that opinion. But it is your opinion and you have your reasons for that.
I’m curious as to which coach/ manager you think would steer Leeds Utd into being a top six team in the Premiership? You can’t have big Sam because he’s already taken and be realistic.!
I was thinking Eddie Howe but he’s too possession based attractive football, my guess is you’d prefer maybe, no nonsense Nigel Pearson?
17 Jan 2021 22:49:18
Shock jock maybe but as always those who have there own (pro beslia) opinions/ agenda always jump on my shock comments and ignore my logical points
If the players pitch and whatever else ain’t good enough belisa must adapt. We are prem now and if our players are championship the manager must adjust to get results or else he is flawed . what’s wring in that statement
Belisa is tactically flawed for three years we have played great football when the game suits and been useless when the team doesn’t play belisa way. again what is flawed in that statement
I am furious because when it is good it is great but when we play the lesser teams like Brighton Crawley Ipswich Wigan ect we alway fail for the same bloody reasons . what is shock jock about that? Nothing is
My ravings are just that of a passionate fan who can see what is as clear as day and has had enough
Plan a is great I love it like you all but failure to do something else when needed (Brighton Wigan ect) is laughable and not good enough
It is ok when you are the Barcelona of the championship championship you will beat enough that you can lose to the relegation fodder but when you are an average team you will lose to the better teams like Liverpool and still struggle against the releagation teams like Brighton you are bang in trouble
So get off high horse stop jumping on your own sound bites of calling me a shock jock (which is just as bad by the way)
And tell me where the logic in any of my posts for last five days have been
You find one flaw in my logic and I will retire from page or never comment on kp or bubs again
I say this not as villa Dave and a last goodbye but as someone who knows football and knows my logic is 100% sound even if the rose tinted bubs lovers can’t bring themselves to admit it.
18 Jan 2021 00:32:01
I get your passion Berm no doubt about it
I empathise with some of your points, some have logic
but your points are often very over exaggerated considerably ie the Hockaday comparisons hence the Shock Jock reference ( nothing personal)
Also earlier today you said that ( newly promoted ) Leeds are better ( presumably you refer to squad quality) than 12 EPL clubs!
and should be doing better than those 12 clubs.
Which clubs are those Berm? because you haven't said who despite being asked and really only Baggies, West Brom, Sheff Utd and maybe another club or so comes to mind : certainly not 12 clubs
By the way Berm, just to be clear Bielsa for me is far from perfect he annoys me with his stubbornness for a small squad not having like for like quality replacements for Bamford number 9, Klich number 8, KP number 6, Meslier number 1
playing Raphinia on the wrong wingin tbe left where he is nor effective he is superb on the right,
playing players in their wrong positions Alioski isn't a left back, Struik is not a CDM, Rodrigo is not a midfielder etc
However Bielsa's strengths still far outweigh his weaknesses.
18 Jan 2021 11:51:28
Interesting to read both set of comments guys and can feel the passion from both.
Most of what Berm says though is not too far from true.
For a coach as good as he is some flaws are huge
His insistence on playing out of form and tired players
His inability to fill gaps in the team, main points KP and PB backups
Why he sticks with round pegs in square holes
I personally don't think its as bad as you say though Berm We have some good players that would get in most teams around and below us but IMO only one that could get into many above
IM
LA, DL, RK SD
R, RM, MK/ JS KP JH
PB.