18 Feb 2025 17:43:42
Watched the game, thought they were surprisingly good especially after watching them be dominated at home by Watford.
Especially enjoyed our young keepers early saves, thought we played well first half just final pass.
But the thing that pleased me most of all was our fight and togetherness, honesty believe we would have lost that game last season, but we are certainly a better balanced team now, stronger squad, as when are our wing threats were closed off like last night we still found a different way to win.
They were tenacious orrible in fact (fair play to them) but I loved the fact that (some will say stupidly) Bogle stuck Fey two foot up in the air knowing he wasn’t going to get the ball and yet it sent such a strong message back to them as a team who wanted to bully us that we can match you, and best you.
Credit to our manager who insisted that we stuck to our principles of possession football (totally ignoring me yelling at our cbs to play forwards) as this undoubtedly led to Sunderland being forced into substitutions having to cover so much ground and they were definitely weaker as a result which I believe directly assisted in our win.
Above all the scenes on the players faces and supporters clearly showed just how important this win was, I was wrong again!
It wasn’t just another three points it was the difference between a ten point gap as opposed to four.
Sets us up for Monday perfectly, I hope he plays Rothwell all the time after this, but if he doesn’t, he will almost certainly get it right.
My favourite bit of the whole night was our Managers booking for showing all of us just what it meant to him and I’m convinced at that very moment as the cameras focused in on him he was looking directly at me at home.
We definitely shared a moment anyway, now just beat my personal least favourite championship team in QPR, and we will win the league comfortably.
18 Feb 2025 18:49:08
Farkey's passion at the end is going to definitely help endear himself to more Leeds United fans.
As ever though its the main prize of Leeds United promotion that will seal the deal for his ( legend) status and affections.
18 Feb 2025 20:45:51
Since when has be a card offences to be happy your treat is winning this need to be challenged by the club it’s mad.
18 Feb 2025 21:29:44
Great write up Class.
18 Feb 2025 21:32:24
Whitey He encroached the field of play with a nanosecond of the game left. Court martial incoming. The prosecution will rely on one very powerful piece of evidence. He's LUFC ????.
18 Feb 2025 22:57:06
Lovely post Class.
Nothing wrong with QPR though a great little club. I suppose you have your reasons for disliking them?
18 Feb 2025 23:12:55
But the anti Farke parade banners are still waving furiously aren’t they Baz. Funny how some just can’t accept that the reason we won that game last night was because of a superb tactical substitution and not because of a huge slice of luck.
18 Feb 2025 23:35:44
OP nowt wrong with luck ; good luck that is!
those who have succeeded at things and don't mention luck are kidding themselves!
19 Feb 2025 03:57:48
OP Farke has improved tactically. Impressive.
19 Feb 2025 05:46:10
Unbelievable, so there you have it, Farke, making the decision to send on Struijk and Rothwell to potentially find a way to score a goal against a defiant and resolute Sunderland was all down to a pure fluke.!
If i actually and truly believed that i would honestly give up on football and become a fan of beach volleyball or synchronized swimming or something.
19 Feb 2025 06:45:02
So with that logic he made a complete mess so sending on MJ, as he done nothing OP?
Equally all the times he's sent Paddy on this season, . shocking management ?.
19 Feb 2025 07:46:59
I’m not sure what that means George, yes all successful coaches are possibly improving themselves all the time but is that to say he was tactically inept or impaired when he won the Championship twice with Norwich?
Having said that i'm glad that you can see what I see, that he is a successful and impressive coach in the Championship and not that it is some uneducated and arrogant theory that he got lucky with a so called cheat code and flukey tactics.
19 Feb 2025 08:37:00
Ha Christopher indeed ?
Thankfully Sunderland are absolute pony in the last 15 minutes of matches
As Sunderland have conceded the MOST goals of all 24 Champo teams in the last 15 mins of matches.
19 Feb 2025 08:57:42
Oh come all ye unfaithful, let’s all glorify our shjt coach.
So sending on a CB for Tanaka was to reinforce our defense when we are chasing the game.?
Struijk was sent on to try and create another option to score a goal.
I mean come on Chris why have coach at all, just let the players go feral and see what happens.
Thats just being plain arrogance in my opinion.
It’s quite strange how shocking management as you brazenly call it sits us at the top of the league. ??
Unbelievable mentality.
19 Feb 2025 09:10:56
just a quick response to Class post. the QPR game is the one i am most worried about for some strange reason. got a gut feeling that if we can win at QPR we will go up, i know there are other tough games but the team i would like to see us thrash is Preston.
19 Feb 2025 10:57:00
DFs tactics haven’t changed at all. Different and better executions by those deployed. That is all. Rhetoric, and agendas at the fore.
19 Feb 2025 11:43:24
I concur Bright, reinforcement of agendas are being made with weak and futile excuses.
I can even read some of the posts right now after winning the league and securing promotion, "He was very privileged with good players and got lucky with his very poor management”.
Very sad.
19 Feb 2025 12:01:17
Thanks for that George missed that bit?.
19 Feb 2025 12:06:52
For me and it’s only my opinion I think DF call it right and it you watched the game he also consulted his back room staff excellent Management for me so stop all your moan and in joy this week becomes next game will be a bigger one. ?.
19 Feb 2025 13:30:23
Baz and his BULL5h1T stats again.
Sunderland have not conceded the most goals in the championship in the last 15 minutes.
They have conceded 11,
Cardiff 14
Derby 12
Middlesbrough 13
Plymouth 14
Sheff Wednesday 14.
19 Feb 2025 13:32:19
DF confirmed in his post match interview his team were struggling in open play so he brought his best set piece playmaker on and his biggest Arial threat.
Either he’s lying and got lucky or maybe just maybe he genuinely did have a plan and it worked.
19 Feb 2025 13:42:37
My point was an attempt at humour, but equally as I said you must agree how many times have his subs not worked? Far too many is my count, how many times has paddy come on to just runaround? So by extension that's a poor call by Danny
You can't gloss over the point of Tanaka on a yellow, was liable to be sent off, because that suits your narrative
Anyways as I replied to an earlier point of yours
I have never called on Farke to be sacked
NEVER.
19 Feb 2025 13:59:42
OP His team selection, rotation to manage return to fitness from injury and fixture congestion, use of substitutes, in-game management and man management (Meslier situation) have all improved. It's a compliment. In my book, his managerial rating has increased to an 8 out of 10 (from a 7 from last season) . Carry On Farke.
19 Feb 2025 15:25:09
Other matter Farke has improved upon is loosening the handbrake football ⚽.
Farke system seems to do better with a tip top midfield especially CAM. Our midfield at this level is rather tasty. Baracus has improved but things really started to click imo with the arrival of Ao.
19 Feb 2025 15:53:37
Before this Sunderland game how many goals had PS scored this season ( excluding penalties) ? ( 1? ) and how many assists had Rothwell ( 2?)
Furthermore Leeds United's multiples of hundreds of corners and set pieces have been soooooo utterly appaling, wasteful and unproductive under Farkey. End of.
19 Feb 2025 18:49:57
It’s quite possible Baz that you are missing the point that although we haven’t scored 20 goals this season from set pieces, the coaching staff have been working on ways to change that, ie; Rothwell and Struijk. Training ground sessions coming to fruition.
In your strange football world all other teams are scoring every match from a set piece.
Chris you may not have been calling Farke to be sacked like some have, but you are reticent in openly praising his coaching on this forum.
Sadly I don’t think you are alone in that.
By the way I seriously doubt Tanaka was subbed because of his yellow card, he’s never had a red card in his career to date.
19 Feb 2025 19:39:06
OP .90 matches under Farkey. worst ever in 60 years of Leeds stats at corners/ set pieces
Leeds United under for exampld the Don, Wilko, Oleary Jimmy Armfield, even Garry Monk with Pablo, Pontus and Bartley far far superior and far more effective!
19 Feb 2025 19:57:04
Farkes substitutes to date this season have return 14 goals. The joint highest with sheff wed manager in the league.
So I don’t think his substitutes really should be questioned.
Scored 18 goals more this season than any other team.
2nd best defensive record in the league.
Finish most games with more possession, more shots on target. More corners.
Currently top of the league.
So based on everything above it’s clear that some fans just don’t personally like him and their opinions have no relevance to the actual football this season.
19 Feb 2025 20:17:30
George it's the squad that improved and is more balanced - not Farke. He now has the chance to play the way he wants to with a deeper and more capable squad whereas last season outside the first 11 we didn't have many options as proven in the final run in. Farke himself said words to this effect at the start of the season.
19 Feb 2025 20:32:36
George out farke has improved…. Impressive
Thank god for that, there was me thinking he’d won this leauge twice before
Some comments are beyound stupid.
20 Feb 2025 00:45:44
Ledge at edge of slope Tool ?.
20 Feb 2025 06:09:15
Exactly Alf, it’s our so called shockingly bad management of the players that has improved their abilities, not only that but also very importantly, as Class point out, their togetherness, spirit and belief of the team.
This didn’t just appear out of the ether and you can’t just buy either, like buying a ruck load of players in the January transfer window it’s solely down to great coaching and Farke knows what it takes to win this league and has instilled into his players.
20 Feb 2025 08:01:15
Farke doesn’t need to “endear” himself to the majority of normal, straight thinking fans. That majority hang back every single game to celebrate with him and the players.
20 Feb 2025 09:46:45
Brighty yet so called " endearance" levels will plummet like a Stock Exchange crash if Farkey fails yet again to get Leeds United promoted this season.
20 Feb 2025 11:31:32
Yeah but why post that bad as you believe farke will get us up so pointless post.
I also predict football will be ruined if dinosaurs come back from the dead and take over footballl but I don’t think it will happen so no point posting it
Although I must say if Dinos do take over football the standard of reffering might improve.
20 Feb 2025 12:36:47
Yes I believe Leeds will go up this season ( BUT hopefully no bottling again like last season . we shall soon find out either wayy Berma)
20 Feb 2025 13:48:29
We will and I’m confident as o said o think me and you need to agree to a loser leaves the site pack. For everyone else it’s win win ain’t it?
20 Feb 2025 15:57:10
Baz based on what stats are Farkes 90 games the “ worst ever in 60 years of Leeds stats at corners/ set pieces”?
I’ve just looked at the stats of the last 6 years, and Farkes look to be the best to me…
Guessing it’s from the “Baz’s finger in the air, make some rubbish up that fits my agenda and hope nobody actually checks” stats pack?
20 Feb 2025 17:25:26
Brockers! ??.
20 Feb 2025 18:11:34
Brockley for president.
20 Feb 2025 21:25:46
Baz for Emperor.
20 Feb 2025 22:08:41
George you need to put the pom poms down, we’ve all seen your boat, being a cheer leader don’t suit you… far too old for a start.