26 Aug 2025 23:25:49
Farke is to blame for that loss, again.
Drawing at half time means you make changes. He made none.
Nmecha looked a threat and Piroe was a man-missing again. Farke takes off Nmecha.
Gnonto and Bogle link up well, put pressure on and score a goal.
Farke brings on James and messes with the dynamic.
Gray sat on the bench and could have played a better 10 than Piroe. Never brought on.
A bunch of kids who would have been easy to scare ended up bullying our players because we tippy-tappied side to side and backwards.
Just poor, again. Time to go.
26 Aug 2025 23:55:27
Some fair points Mo, but for me personally, it is far too early to sack the Manager.
27 Aug 2025 06:00:12
I've seen a few people say it's too early to sack him, but it really isn't.
This is his team he built, his tactics he used and his temper tantrums in the technical area. This game and arsenal's game were very farkey.
I don't know how many chances he gets before the inevitable happens. We want to avoid another Marsch situation at all costs and regardless of what is said, we should be aiming for the win on Saturday.
If we get a drubbing from Newcastle, ith their injuries and banned players, Farke should be fired at the end of the whistle.
There's obviously something very wrong in the background at ER.
27 Aug 2025 06:05:44
So MOT, on live chat, you were blaming him after 9 minutes, you continued the whole game, and yet, less than a day before, “I won’t judge (Harshly) …. until October…”
Your biggest (amongst your many) complaint last night, “no Gray. ”
Seems to me, Farke did everything you craved for…. to allow you to justify your criticism.
…. didn’t pick the team I wanted - check
…. didn't make subs when I wanted - check
…. made the wrong subs - check (3 times) - check
…. oh no, subs might be working, phew no they’re not, relief, moan justified - check
…. played the wrong keeper - check
…. keeper makes howler (justify above) …relief, I’m right - check
…. didn't put Gray on (you know the 16 year old kid) …at the start, all substitutions - check
…. and on and on.
Seems to me, Farke just wanted to make you happy.
27 Aug 2025 07:14:21
It’s so easy to be an armchair professional football coach. He’s lucky when he wins and doesn’t know what he’s doing when we lose.
You can’t have it both ways MOT or a poster like Ani is going to pick you off.
No Leeds fan wants to see our team lose and football is a very emotional game. Sometimes it’s better to breathe after a game like last night and not shoot emotional and irrational comments from the hip straight after.
It tends to feed a narrative on this forum that quite a few get hooked into, it doesn’t help and creates fractions which are not necessary.
There’s opinions on football and there are over emotional football opinions.
27 Aug 2025 07:45:32
MOT? This is the team he built…. have you listened to yourself.
He’s got 10 new players to integrate, some haven’t even played for us yet. 9 last night started their first game of the season; some actually making their debuts.
“We should we aiming to win on Saturday…. ” Wow, what insight; Christ is that where we’ve been going wrong all along. Someone should have a word in Farke’s ear, because probably hasn’t understood that.
27 Aug 2025 07:46:46
Fair points all round Ani. The difference between the day before and yesterday was the team set up and how they played.
I've said, time and time and time again that a) I don't like Farke and b) he's a Leeds manager and I want him to succeed. I celebrated his victories and will call out his inefficiencies.
You're seeing it as the tail wagging the dog, it isn't. He is paid the big money to get the calls right, yet many people saw through his choices and his negative tactics from the first few minutes of the game.
We should started like we did at Everton; full of vigour and attack. Yet we played negative side to side backwards ball against kids - who played fantastic, hats off to them.
Farke moved Gnonto to bring on James when Gnonto and Bogle got us a goal. He took off Nmecha when Piroe was a ghost. He didn't bring on Gray - if there's one game he can play without pressure it was that one.
He shouted at Harrison for missing a free kick, despite his efforts and willingness to try.
Farke sat on the benches for a good 40 minutes while bemoaning a team he played.
Which of that is wrong.
27 Aug 2025 08:13:28
Very accurate Ani ?.
27 Aug 2025 08:15:15
1 of the many criticism's that was continually thrown at baz was that he always would " paraphrase " others comments and use them against said posters then, and it was so childish and immature + annoying and repetitive
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27 Aug 2025 10:57:59
Opti, I didn't say he was lucky when we win. Sometimes, we do get lucky, it's very rare but it does happen.
We were lucky to get the penalty at Everton but nmechas class and big bollocks won the day.
Farke's tactics deserved a win and a comfortable one at that.
I've not been shy about my criticisms or praise of Farke, so please don't paint me as a reactionary because I do praise the fella when he does good and he does do good. He just is his own worst enemy sometimes.
Like I always say though, I hope he wins us the Prem and champions league. I hope he is our best manager in the history of our club. But, hope doesn't get you what you want.