With 2 wins and a draw in our last 3 games, 42 points on the board
WE ARE SAFE AND WILL BE PLAYING IN THE PL 2021/22
This fixture will be our toughest this season imo and in a way is a free hit, nobody will expect us to get anything from this game and id say even the bookmakers will have city -2 goals on the handicap.
This will be the 106th Game between these two sides with Kick Off @ 12:30 Saturday morning, so set those alarm clocks early, Leeds have won 42, Drawn 18 & Lost 45 and in the premier league era played 15 Leeds won 6, Drawn 5 & Lost 4 with Leeds having scored 19 goals and conceded 16 in them 15 games but all of us on here are too well aware this Man City side is nothing like what we have played in the past (apart for last October game 1-1 Draw).
Current Form
Man City P5 - Won 4 Lost 1
Scoring 14 Conceding 4
Clean Sheets 2
Leeds P5 - Won 2 Draw 1 Lost 2
Scoring 4 Conceding 5
Clean Sheets 1
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And last by by no mean least the famous 3 balled ace fighter pilot Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE,DSO & Bar,DFC & Bar,DL,FRAeS. Dougie as the lads called him followed Man City all his life and a to honor the great man a pub across the road from the "emptyhad" was named after him.
The gulf in playing squads, financial status between the two Clubs is like chalk and cheese. But its 11 v 11 and with this game sandwiched between Man City's CL Q/Final games against Dortmund, i'm hoping Pep will rest KDB & Dias in particular, eventhough as i say they have many a world class player to takeover and will want to show pep they should on the CL team.
Despite struggling at times against Leicester last time out, all the signs seem to point to a Man City win here. The Citizens have lost just one of their last 31 Premier League games against newly-promoted sides (Norwich City last season). Guardiola is also unbeaten in his three managerial meetings with Bielsa to date, winning two and drawing the other. Still, given how much emphasis both managers place upon attack, I expect this to be a free-flowing affair with plenty of goals.
Possible Starting 11's
Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Klich, Costa, Roberts, Alioski, Bamford
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Mendy, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Foden, Mahrez, Sterling, Torres
Not forgetting the obligatory
Here's hoping Bull can remain in the hotseat for the visit to ER of loserpool but its a tall order
Heart 2-2
Head 3 Nil them😪
Great MDT sir, and you're on a good run.
I expect a basketball game, but doesn't everyone with us? As a result I'm going for a hugely entertaining 5-2 defeat for us, with at least 1 VAR controversy which the pundits will say could have changed the game....
Superb stuff mate.
I don’t think it will be 0-0 ! Like you have said, a bit of a free swing, let’s just hope we catch them on an off day.
When I have a few hours spare will read it
1-1
Lovely job Bull. If you lead us through the next 3 games it will be Sir Bull.
Lots of goals, more for them than us I presume, as long as it's not 8 or 9.
They might be a bit shattered after Europe but they have an equally good 2nd 11.
Last time we played there we were singing " Michael Brown is not for sale", we have come on a bit.
Great MDT Bull 3-3 and another point on the board for The Mighty Whites💛💙
Quality MDT Bull and good luck!!
Freddie Flintoff doesn't really like football but supports Preston if anybody.... quality bu11shit 👍
I can't believe The Chameleons have been mentioned on the forum and one of my favourite bands from the 80s and still touring 👍🎤
I NEVER predict us to lose and can't remember if I've ever predicted a draw through my rose tinted specs....but this time I'll have to give us a very positive 4-3 victory with a Hattrick Bamford hat trick and Raphinha to score.
You can just see the difference between the two teams when probably any of their bench would get in our team and we will play the likes of Roberts, Coops, Klich, Alioski and Costa.
Harrison will be a massive loss to us with just his work rate alone. I'd love us to be brave enough to play Pavlova but I'm sure we will play Costa. A half fit Rodrigo should play to at least give us a bit of class and creativity....
Hopefully our team spirit will get us through without being on the end of a hiding.... I'll be 'happy' with a defeat where the top pundits are saying what a great game it was and we're a breath of fresh air for the Prem.
I just feel sorry for poor Llorente who can't get in your predicted line up for some reason after playing the best football of his Leeds career.... I'm sure it was an oversight 😂
🤣🤣 TC10 i can just see the bucket God throwing koch on instead of llorinte, a curve ball if you like, to see will pep spot the change.
Myself and Marcelo had a long chat about this over Easter Sunday's leg of Lamb, he is great craic our Marcelo and he told me to expect a change or two in his starting xi.😉
The bloody interpreter is a right pain in the hole tho kept asking for a jar of Dijon mustard but i told him Mint Sauce is the perfect compliant with a leg of lamb but no he kept on and fcking on
As for freddie being a preston supporter?? are you sure you are not mixing him up with Mark Lawrenson?
Freddie is 100% a City fan and he told me that personally when he wanted some skydiving tips.
jezz TC do you think ive nothing else for doing except making sh1t€ up?????
I'm sure it was an oversight 😂
Great MDT Bull
Good Luck
If I was MB I would go for:-
Meslier
Ayling Llorente Cooper Davis
Phillips
Dallas
Rafa Tyler Costa
Bamford
Subs: Kiko, Berardi, Alioski, Koch, Poveda, Rodrigo, Pablo
Getting anything out of this game and the next two increases your chance of joining the Iceman as a Legend!
Gread MDT mate
hope for (WIN) draw 2-2
Wont get too nervous about this one, having already acheived our main goal of the season.
That said I see a vintage breakneck paced game by 2 evenly matched sides, however our flair and class will tell in the end. 4-2 to The Mighty Whites.
MOT
I get the feeling this is going to be like the Hagler/Hearns fight, with attack upon attack and all out attrition. We have absolutely nothing to lose and may as well go for it. Buckle up your seat belts this could be one hell of ride!!😀
After City winning last night (but only 2-1) they cant afford to take a chance in the second leg against Dortmund, so im hoping Pep will "rest" some of his 1st team to ensure they progress into the semis next Wednesday night. At the end of the day they have more than a little cushion in the PL and have slipped up in previous years in the CL which is something City will want to avoid this year.
Id say the season number one priority for them would have been the CL back in Sept, that said we all know City have huge strength and dept in their squad and some of the "fringe" players may want to show PG that they should be in a Champions league team, so yes i agree its a free hit but i also feel anyone drafted in on Saturday may want to prove a point.
Hopefully a thriller and hopefully Marcelo can get his first win against a PG team
Time to unleash the Small Town Boy.
Anyone got a good link for tomorrow's game?
They say vpn are good for streams, especially tuned to central America.
But what do I know!
To say it's gonna be tough tomorrow is almost pointless, but tough it is! I'd be looking to block our goal as much as possible and play three along the back, plus Luke and Dallas, with Koch and Kalvin holding the middle. In front of them, I'd put one of Rodders/Tyler/Klich with Raffa and Costa supplying Bamford.
If we play open football, we'll get slaughtered, so something different is needed.
Other ideas anyone?
Sorry Haworth, can see your point but completely disagree....
Every team goes to Citeh and puts 10 behind the ball and inviting Citeh on to break them down. Even if they get to the 60/70th minute, Citeh always find a way to get round them with their quality subs doing something different....
What is their home record over the last 3yrs for instance?
We should go at them on the counter and keep attacking them and give the school bully a bit of their own medicine....
The only difference between them and us is the quality of the squad. They'll put away a lot of the chances AND keep clean sheets....
We should play the same way as usual, especially now we'll definitely be mid table, and just hope we can defend better and be more clinical in our finishing.... easy!!
I suppose my selection was a bit outlandish, as we have some good defenders now.
However, MB has picked the same as per Blunts except for Costa/Harrison.
M O T!
Costa in for Harrison, rodrigo injured
Come on Leeds we can take em 1-1
Was thinking unless city play the red side or Liverpool they hardly fill it we could have been at this game come on Leeds