15 Dec 2024 12:43:38
Another poor performance last night. Everything was very slow only got going the last 10 mins when we were desperate.
Piroe was a man missing again. Even his usual finishing has drained away. Only a few weak efforts on goal.
Going back to a man City and harlaand analogy when they are on top form and playing well they can afford a player like harlaand. Not contributing or adding to build ups and general play.
But at the moment man City are struggling in games and they have a player down.
That's how I feel with piroe at number 9.
He doesn't contribute to play he doesn't occupy defenders. He has never one a header or held the ball up for on rushing attackers. And he is not very brave and doesn't get stuck in with defenders.
But in a luton game at home we can carry him and find him a bit of space.
I think he can do a job at 10 but there are better candidates .
We have to remember with strikers it's not that they miss chances it's that the are in the right place to miss those chances.
As soon as two proper number 9 bam and mj were on the pitch we saw running in behind chances at the near post and runs across goal.
Also after the leeds game I watched forest and villa. Someone said after one of our games that this leeds side is a prem side.
On watching both games I would say absolutely nothing like. The speed of the passing the athleticism the skill in tight space and bravery of passing and receiving the ball in tight areas from both sides is miles from where leeds are at the moment.
Up shot of this is we need a proper number 9 to link up play. To occupy defenders to give our 10 and wingers something to hit in the box.
I do not think piroe or bam or mj at the mo fit the bill.
15 Dec 2024 13:06:02
Good post BW.
15 Dec 2024 13:08:05
Very good and interesting post WB.
I was hoping start of season that Joseph would be that player but apart from glimpses he’s either not ready or not good enough.
15 Dec 2024 14:41:38
. and there's the rub Ben with the first 3 words of your good post
' another poor performance ' from Leeds under Farke. There has been wayyy too many poor awayyy performances under DF in past two seasons; that is unacceptable!
And its interesting that you compare Forest (and Villa) with Leeds ; it was only a few seasons that Leeds were better or on par with them
Great credit to their owners they have reaĺly progressed.
Nuno, my coach pick for Leeds in 2023 has been an absolute revelation for Forest . half way into season currently 4th ahead of Man Citeh.
15 Dec 2024 14:51:42
Corky. the EPL coach conumdrum question is starting to feel very premature.
Are we even sure DF will get Leeds top 2 in Champo?
This is definitely ' last chance saloon ' season for DF
Our owners / hirarachy also need to / must realise for Jan window that this LUFC team / squad has obvious weaknesses CF, GK. and no CAM.
to ensure top 2 finish!
15 Dec 2024 15:32:56
Baz every team in this league has multiple weaknesses. Fortunately we have less than the rest. And it’s not even an argument.
15 Dec 2024 15:49:59
Sheff Utd have less weaknesses than Leeds Utd in their first 11.
15 Dec 2024 16:22:02
I've been consistently shot down for calling out Piroe and hope people start to see for what he is; and impact sub and nothing more.
He loses the ball more than arranson, has little to no touches of the ball for long periods of play, sometimes a full 45 minutes. Gets tackled by defenders too easily, doesn't run or charge down opponents.
Plonk him Infront of net and send a ball in, he's your man. Anything else he is poor at best.
AND even worse, we seem to have changed our tactics to suit the tap-it-in style of goals, Vs wallopers from 20 yards out. That suits James, Joseph, Gnonto, ramazani and a few others.
Notice how Joseph and Gnonto are out of sorts and the full squad, except James, have poor accuracy from long shots they used to score? They're not practicing those shots and it's why teams can do easily close us down.
15 Dec 2024 16:27:44
Coaching and farkes tactics can only do so much. A striker was bought for good championship money to lead the line but that player does not fit and no one could have predicted bams injuries. Or the fact that mj would be close but just not there yet.
The hardest part of football is the putting the ball in the net. And against tight defences it's even harder.
Our choices at 9 and 10 are not good enough.
With forest baz they bought so many new players when they got to the prem. They betted the house on staying up. I think there is only one out of the championship side left.
I know I probably would not have and of our strikers in the prem.
Who would you keep for the prem?
15 Dec 2024 16:40:38
Nuno doing well for now with Forest but was very ineffective at Spuds. Why would he of been good for us? That being him actually wanting the job in the first place.
15 Dec 2024 17:05:00
Farke needs to start Rama and Manor Solomon. (and drop the woefully undeperforming half hearted WG and also BA)
At the moment LUFC are over reliant on often Man of Match DJ
We and he needs others to step up too!
15 Dec 2024 17:06:22
Ben. let's get to EPL first.
at moment its becoming less of a given than I initially expected.
15 Dec 2024 17:47:12
OP
Nuno great for Wolves doing very well at Forest. what's NOT to like?
" very ineffective" you say?
. err he had a 48% win rate at Spuds.
15 Dec 2024 22:49:50
Hold the phone, Baz is on the verge of changing that prediction of us winning the league. Come on Baz you know you want to change it, what’s it going to be? Play Offs and we lose in the final or do we just fade out completely and not in the top six at all.
Just to remind you we’ve got about 10 useless players in our squad, you can guess who the best one is.
Admit Baz we are not going to be promoted are we?
If Nuno was so good at Spurs then why did they sack him? Errr.
16 Dec 2024 00:00:28
Hold the line OP. I'll let you know in 4 matches time after 3 further away games for Farke Up
As for Nuno. good managers get sacked as well fella.
16 Dec 2024 06:16:55
We’ll see about that Baz as your flip flopping forecasts are always misplaced.
That is guaranteed fella.