10 Apr 2024 02:07:28
It is absolutely amazing that we can have the ball for so much of the game and only produce one shot on target .
DF prowls his technical area swelling up like an overcooked bratwurst getting angry and agitated. - maybe the answer is right behind you ( cue pantomime chant )
He finally decides to change it up with just 10 minutes left - yes 10 minutes for the subs to shine.
Was he watching the same 82 mins of dross that I was, how could it take that long to realize absolutely nothing was happening - the man is obviously not an idiot so what the heck is going on, ?
The magic 100 pts now out of reach for atleast one of the top three.
10 Apr 2024 02:50:06
. or its as if they don't wanna score.
if you don't shoot you can't score
A truly perplexing game . panto even.
10 Apr 2024 05:56:32
Cue the usual moaners and Farke bashers.
I think the point has been missed that the players were not really at fault although I will admit that some of the passing was poor, but who was beyond poor without any doubt in my mind was the referee.
Sunderland’s tactics of pulling down or fouling our attackers on pretty much every attack we made worked for them.
Two distinct penalties for hand ball not given and no red card for Ballard who’s so called footballing mission for this game was to hack or pull down any player who was advancing their goal.
I can’t believe the difference from the Premiership to the Championship in how lenient the refs are and for the people that don’t want VAR, there would appear that two pens would have been awarded to us.!
Farke and his selection bashing is not the real reason we didn’t win that game last night, a team that played outside the rules and an extremely poor referee
that didn’t do his job properly were.
10 Apr 2024 06:09:25
The usual excuse by OP .
I don't always agree with Connor McGilligan of One Leeds TV but his post match analysls of past 4 games of certain limitations/ issues of DF and Leeds United well worth a watch.
10 Apr 2024 06:42:32
True OP. The ref had a shocker.
Totally agree with Baz too; so many shooting opportunities went begging last night, just to squeeze another pass in, or “make sure”. It’s as if we have to score a beautiful goal every time, rather than just tw4tting the effer on target. Sometimes that’s all it takes!
10 Apr 2024 06:44:57
Op, we had 1 shot on target, also Danny himself said we didn't create anything, that was why we lost game .
Their his words not mine,
Farke has to take some blame last 4 games picking same 11 even though a good few are poor again, people are commenting on game that's current so what else is there to say?
It was woeful football.
10 Apr 2024 07:08:05
We should have had at least 1 pen but not the refs fault that we only had 1 shot on target at home.
10 Apr 2024 07:45:39
Chris there was only one shot because the likes of Jimmy, Rutter, James and Bam were fouled before we could get a shot on goal.
They did defend in masses as well which made it even harder. Every player that had the ball near the box had three defenders on him, too congested to get a shot away or even pass.
10 Apr 2024 08:23:22
All true OP
But you have to concede we were awful AGAIN,
What purpose is served by 3 suns on 82 mins?
He persists with a sub pattern that's ridiculous, (proven many times this season )
Sunderland have been muck since they beat us, yet suddenly we struggle again against them
How have all the other home teams managed since we played them last,?
We continued to play at a tempo last night that was 2 steps up from sleep mode
Op these are managerial issues also, I not calling for his head, just it has been really poor last 4 games
The part he said he revels in.
10 Apr 2024 08:24:04
All the about true but DF messed up on his team selection which he has done time and time again Bamford should not applied simple really when you look at it we complain. The ref team selection is wanting and to change it at 10 minutes to the end of the game is mad it’s bonkers.
10 Apr 2024 10:13:49
I think Sunderland although they haven’t been tearing up the league this season do have a team that is very capable. It was evident that they can’t match us so their tactics were very clear to see and it worked for them, along with an incapable ref who was unable to see two very clear deliberate hand balls in the box.
I honestly don’t think it would have made any difference if his selection had been different, it probably still wouldn’t have changed the outcome of that game.
You could in my opinion repeat that fixture another five times with the same ref and outcome being very similar.
If we want to take anything positive from last night, that would be that Leicester lost and we gained an extra point in this tightly fought promotion race.
Definitely not over yet!
It wouldn’t surprise me either if Ipswich draw or lose tonight, the nerves are jangling for all involved now.
10 Apr 2024 10:23:24
Leeds were woeful in attack. which is why a club must score from free kicks and corners.
I would prefer even Cresswell up front right now to Bamford . ar least Cressy would have scored in past 4 matches from set pieces.
10 Apr 2024 10:36:58
I should speed type never comes out right ????????.
10 Apr 2024 10:58:22
Keeping faith with paddy + Dan lately is bad
Also we seemed devoid of ideas again in mid
Why didn't he move Archie up and cover from Sammy or Conor a lot earlier, manager has to own up,
If as he says we didn't create, then he is the man who instills change
Look at McKenna few games ago, they were drawing a blank, both his subs score because they had time too
8 minutes is pathetic OP.
10 Apr 2024 11:51:33
I can’t disagree with you on the timing of his substitutions, it does appear to be inaffective with about 10 mins. I think if you’re looking to freshen things up 20/ 25 mins is the standard.
But I still think it would have made no difference with Sunderland’s tactics. Also the way they celebrated at the end to get a draw which changes nothing for them, shows it was a personal so called victory for them and their club, not to lose at any costs, which is a big reoccurring situation in this damned league against a lot of clubs.
I won’t deny either that nerves appear to be affecting our performances as it seems for Leicester as the season draws to its conclusion.