Date: 26.12.2023
Day: Tuesday
Time: 11:30 p.m. (Australia time)
Venue: Deepwater
Played: 61 games
Leeds won: 22
Preston won: 25
Draw: 14
Last 5 game form
Leeds united: W, W, L, D W
Preston: D, W, L, L ?
Unfortunately due to being 7 double jack and nothing in the last 50 minutes I have little more to write at this stage. Update to place some time other the 3am in the more. Sh1t, o nly got little whisky left. Umm. Rest to be completed later...
Alright we continue...
Traditionally over the years they just like playing a game where is it requires old school grit, blue collared work to get a win. The games generally see us not being able to stamp our style and we are made to work hard. Think on a good day they can really push us this season, no in the skill or trickery or even pace but in keeping the game workmen like and creating unexpected chances.
Something I noted in this game late on. Joseph looks more comfortable by the minute in the Championship and had some really night touches pushing the ball into space. Still trying a little to hard but that to be expected given he trying to impress.
Also our winger all prefer to operate on the left wing...
I KNOW our coaching staff look at hours of videos of the opposition for a week before we play them.... it's great that we have an opinion, as that is what a forum is for, but ALL OF US don't know as much as them.
Meslier is a fkn idiot and let us down badly today.... he'll get suspended for 3 games for violent conduct.
I was more surprised that he actually came all the way out to claim the cross in the first place without flapping or trying to punch it!
I hate seeing it but the Preston player did exactly what he set out to do and wind Meslier up.... you simply can't put your hands up towards the face and we all know that!
Should have given him a fkn roundhouse and got the same punishment....
I've been to my boy's game 2 steps below the football league and players are diving and screaming that they're injured and having fake 'handbags' whilst hoping to get held back by their teammates.... fkn horrible to see and has to be stamped down upon.
That will never happen as the bigwigs from FIFA are foreign and this is the culture of football they have grown up with so don't think anything is wrong.... it's more like fkn WWE and embarrassing.
Deja vu
Can't beat a limited side.
Farke's refusal to shuffle or rotate the pack.
Posters use of hindsight.
...when meslier got red card and piroe was subbed, anyone else realise he'd been playing?
Need to freshen up the xi next time out.
Oh and a 10 game streak for the next mdt writer.
What was Meslier thinking? Looked like he was determined to get an early shower.
Anyway after the complete performance against Ipswich today was a total non-performance.
Rodan was good and a couple of others were decent, but half the team just didn't turn up.
Young Gray struggled all game with his opponent and it simply doesn't do him any favours leaving him in such a position.
Alarms bells were ringing in the first half and I suppose many fans kind of expected what was coming. Could have been avoided.
As I said in my pre-game, Preston make every game we play against them a grind or working class and created that unexpected chance.
Meslier is so focused or trying to be the big bad bully type that he forgets that just by doing the basics is enough. He get a clean catch with momentum going forward, we had 3 players countering but he want to be the "BIG BOY" and turn back to look down smaller guy, get pushed and push one handed back which happens to connect with face. Unprofessional and childish. Maybe we final get to see Klaesson now.
Lucky penalty for us, will take it. Noticed that Struijk demanded the balll. Like that.
For the record. Excluding corners, this season we only have 21 total crosses into the box (cross from outside the 18 yard by the side lines) from either wing. If you are Rutter, Piroe, Joseph or Bamford that make near impossible to score.
things to note. Kamara is a very decent player, Gnonto looks better higher up not com8ng deep. Gruev is a true deep laying midfielder which mean he can allow Ampadu to play slightly higher.
stupid from Meslier, the lad made a mesl of it but you can't raise your hand.
sloppy goal to give away
Darlow is absolute rubbish. Awful player.
What an idiot!
Making hard work of this
What time do we start?
Good luck Daniel2, little bit worried cos Nobenders are on a sh1t run and we all know how we like to end teams sh1t runs😩
But hey, let's be positive.....5-1 to The Mighty fookin Whites⚽️💥🥊💛💙
Back of the net feckers.
The games come quick at Christmas time.
What a performance v Ipswich and cannot see anything other than a win v Preston....
Great to hear that Anthony is only missing because of illness AND that he is staying til the end of the season....
I'm going for a positive 4-0 victory with Summerville and Piroe both notching braces....
Will read the MDT again at 2am after a few more drinks to make any sense of it!
The new alcohol fuelled MDT - love it :-)
It's working Dan, whatever you're doing....
I fancy this to be a dull draw though
Preston 1-1 Leeds