The very definition of "taking one for the team". I'll do the MDT for this one, get booted off in one game and hopefully make way for a new and better author to take us on a run.
Arsenal - the story so far:
Golden armour, white steeds, win after win, Colgate smiles. Top of the table.
Leeds - the story so far:
7 points in 3 games - great start. Since then, 2 points from the last 5. Delboy's 3 wheeled wagon.
What to expect from Arsenal:
A few changes, some different world class players in for ones who need a rest - they will start steady, pass us to death, let the crowd quieten down and the Leeds lads run out of steam. They will then tweak our nipples on the counter, embarrass us as we tire and then bring on 3 world class starters in the 65th minute and end up winning 4-0.
What to expect from Leeds:
Mania. 6 yellow cards, one red. 50% passing accuracy, 3 missed sitters, ineffective subs and a heart attack for either Jesse Marsch or Victor Orta.
Famous Arsenal Fans include:
Jay-Z
Piers Morgan (t**t)
Dido
Colin Firth
Idris Elba
Lewis Hamilton
Three testicled, 4 eyed, 6 nippled stalwart of the board: Douglas Bader.
Weather:
Mizzle, somewhere between 5 and 15 degrees C.
Wear a coat (and possibly a paper bag on your head for when the 4th Arsenal goal goes in)
Prediction:
Against all the odds we win this 3-0 (goals from Perkins, Gnonto and Joseph)
PS - I forgot to mention that the game is on Sunday and can't be watched on BT Sport or any other UK channel
You could always pop into the garden and squash your c*ck flat with a brick if you need some lighter entertainment.
Right you lot - pick the bones out of that.
Koch has had a good season. This was also a good game for him BUT it is a shame he has Muppets beside him.
Roca has been woeful in the DCM position but come more alive in the 10 role high up the pitch.
Bamford should be our 40 minute man. Bring him off the bench after half time.
Rodrigo and Gelthardt should be told that when they play they MUST play of the last man's shoulder as that is both their games. Rodrigo hedging out wide from the shoulder and Gelthardt using his nuggety body to hald the defender on his back.
Summerville needs game time and by that more then 20 minutes.
Greenwood needs to play as a 10.
we should have at least got a point from this game,we dominated the 2nd half & created chances to score.
we have to build on this performance,it should be good for confidence that we dominated the best team in the league.
2 big games coming up v Leicester and Fulham,if we play the way we did Sunday and have a bit of luck we will get 6 points..
I got a live stream and can honestly say we played really well and totally dominated the second half.
Arteta was forced to make defensive subs just to hold on.
If we could only finish it could have been 5-1 to us.
Bad defending for the Saka goal that I didn't pick up on earlier or MOTD2 just now....
Coops is first of all caught on his back foot and playing a high line and not sweeping round when the ball is played.... he then doesn't last gasp slide to stop the shot. If he had slid in he would have BLOCKED it or gone for a corner!! 🤬
Meslier is then on his knees as Saka strikes it.... if he'd been higher he'd have had a chance of just striking him and palming it away.
It was similar to when Giggs scored the wonder goal v Seaman who was on his knees....
Maybe harsh but a simple fact and easy to rectify....
Totally missed the first half, trying to get a dodgy stream. I haven’t seen their goal, but I’ve seen a fair few on social media pointing the finger at Rodrigo.
What I saw of the second half looked pretty encouraging, however I never got to watch more than about 1.5mins without a bit of buffering or the screen freezing.
Bamford looked like he caused a nuisance of himself and unsettled their defence. I’m hoping that if he can get a run of games going he’ll get that finishing touch back. I thought his goal was harshly disallowed too, not sure what the rest of you think. As for the penalty, at this level you have to take these kind of gifts.
To be fair I didn’t expect us to get anything out of this match before the kick off. I’m happy with the performance but at some point we are going to have to start turning performances into points.
As I’ve said before I don’t think we are too far away from where we need to be. It’s not time to hit the panic button yet, just a little bit more composure in front of goal and the results will come.
Finally I’ve seen people asking for Joffy to start. I’m backing Bamford and if he’s fit he starts for me. He’s the best we have at Playing the lone striker role.
In a shattering and shocking twist that absolutely nobody saw coming.....
That's the end of my MDT reign.
It was similar to the chelscum game when we stuffed them but just couldn't find the finishing touch today.... if we'd have played like that in our previous 5/6 games against the 'poorer' teams, we'd have got at least 3 wins from them and be in a European position!!
There are 2 ways to look at Hattricks performance today....
1. He misses too many chances and is not a natural goalscorer....
2. He got into those positions in the first place to be able to miss....
He just looks clumsy and takes too much time and unfortunately looks like a puppy on a trampoline trying to control a balloon....
Pretty sure we will hear Jesse give the standard comment of "Plenty of Positives" , however unless we find someone who can put the ball in the net, that's all we will be, a team full of plenty of positives.
First half, apart from Rodney's mind meltdown and the fact that he seemed to forget that he was supposed to be playing centre forward, wasn't too bad. 2nd half was good and we had enough chances to win the game. We were also crying for someone to be out on the right wing, instead we had to wait for Rasmus to make up the yards.
What is more frustrating is that if we had put in the same performance against the previous 5 teams we have played, we would have more than 2 points from 15!.
Leicester up next. We'll see how much the players want to retain Rogers, hopefully they will want to get rid and give us a win!
Arsenal are a very strong team now and do not fancy Jesus, Martinelli and saka running at Coops and Koch so I'm saying we'll only win by 2 goals now.... I think attack is the best form of defence today as we'll struggle to stop them scoring
Little Willy can start for Italy but can't even get in our squad.... I suppose the positive spin is that we've got a good bench!!
come on LEEDS
The 'problem' with our team is that even on a winless run (and this goes back to the fab Bielsa era) is that the starting X1 virtually picks itself.
We KNOW we'll start with Meslier, Rasmussen, Koch, Coops and Strujik.
Adams and Roca in front.
Harrison, Rodrigo and Aaronson.
Bamford if fit.
Sinesterra HAS to come in and will be fully fit and hoping to atone for the STUPID sending off.
Hattrick needs to be replaced today to get fitness and a wild card like Gnonto or Geldhart should start....
I'd change the formation but that won't happen as he loves the 2 holding and will say that he wants Roca keep ticking the ball over while Adams will be constantly pressing.
This X1 has proved against the 'poorer' teams that it doesn't work so we may as well put some hungry youngsters.... trouble is we won't drop our better proven players who ARE match winners on their day.
Tough balance!!
Call me controversial but I think it was a mistake p;laying Bamford up front last week and moving Rodrigo into midfield. When a player is in a rich vein of form and scoring goals, you should stick with him. Also Aaronson is best suited to that withdrawn striker role.
There's a lot of talk about dropping Cooper for Llorente, that just isn't going to happen. Llorente's had a nightmare of a season so far.
Leeds United possble starting lineup:
Meslier; Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk; Adams, Roca; Harrison; Aaronson, Rodrigo; Sinisterra
Subs
Klaesson, Ayling; Llorente, Summerville, Greenwood, Klich, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Bamford
Post ya starting line up
leeds
another thread sinking in gummies crap
Easy game really you watch us turn up like against Chelski
3-0 LEEDS in the first half 3-7 them
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