Lanterne Rouge Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds 1 up on 15 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Pretty impressive so far Mind you so were we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastonboy Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Wish it was possible for both teams to lose this match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Watching this reminds me what I thought a lot yesterday , despite it not being a classic The Championship is now one hell of a standard , quick feet , great techniques on show and played at 100 mph so great athleticism required too Skills on show with acconsistency that we’d have been shocked if we saw in the Prem 3/4 years ago Brutal We all debate how poor we or individuals are / were at times but there’s no hiding place in this league and if you arnt a good athlete and / or you can’t play , you’re not lasting long in this league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds's right back looks quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said: The Championship is now one hell of a standard It’s the most competitive and difficult league around. Competitive in terms of pretty much any team can beat A N other and difficult due to its length and sheer intensity Celtic wouldn’t be guaranteed to get out of it and you see every year the teams from the Premier league take a while to get used to its intensity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Watching this reminds me what I thought a lot yesterday , despite it not being a classic The Championship is now one hell of a standard , quick feet , great techniques on show and played at 100 mph so great athleticism required too Skills on show with acconsistency that we’d have been shocked if we saw in the Prem 3/4 years ago Brutal We all debate how poor we or individuals are / were at times but there’s no hiding place in this league and if you arnt a good athlete and / or you can’t play , you’re not lasting long in this league I couldn't believe it when I saw Sjokes' team sheet. The quality they have there is incredible. Hopefully they'll lose a few of them this week. Leeds look good, my tip to go up this year (unfortunately!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds pitch is horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Watching this reminds me what I thought a lot yesterday , despite it not being a classic The Championship is now one hell of a standard , quick feet , great techniques on show and played at 100 mph so great athleticism required too Skills on show with acconsistency that we’d have been shocked if we saw in the Prem 3/4 years ago Brutal We all debate how poor we or individuals are / were at times but there’s no hiding place in this league and if you arnt a good athlete and / or you can’t play , you’re not lasting long in this league Fully agree, this League is getting better all the time. Getting harder tactically by the year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Thought yesterday when Mo came on The Isthmian League into this in 18months What a jump in Standards - a different planet ( He had little opportunity yesterday but one early touch keeps me convinced he’s got something and is in no way over awed ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds should be 2 up and looking decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Don’t think the standard in the championship now is much off the premier league (8th down) tbh. Gets higher every year as well and the amount of progress you need to make just to stand still is frightening. Something that should be borne in mind when we’re dossing around mid table most of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, jimmyb said: Don’t think the standard in the championship now is much off the premier league (8th down) tbh. Gets higher every year as well and the amount of progress you need to make just to stand still is frightening. Something that should be borne in mind when we’re dossing around mid table most of the season. Apart from the goal keeping maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds on first impressions is a much better side than Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds look very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Butland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds really do deserve that at HT TBF, they`ve been much the better side. I really believe this could finally be their year (I know, I know, it`s only half of one game!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Big money move for Butland then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Bielsa is a top class manager even though the trophies or length of stints at clubs may not reflect this. Who would have thought a Championship club even a few years ago- even a big one at this level like Leeds- would get him as a manager? Exclude obviously Benitez as he came down and stayed with Newcastle, but in terms of clubs at this level for some time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Soft pen? Terrible defending whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Just found this about Afobe, if true pretty shitty by Wolves, I am not a great lover of their manager, I thought he was disrespectful and arrogant in both games against us last season and upset quite a few others as well. http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/08/03/benik-afobe-hits-out-at-disrespectful-wolves-over-stoke-city-tra/?utm_medium=share service&utm_campaign=social media&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=HITCdeadlineday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Comical interview with the Leeds manager , before kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Bielsa is a top class manager even though the trophies or length of stints at clubs may not reflect this. Who would have thought a Championship club even a few years ago- even a big one at this level like Leeds- would get him as a manager? Exclude obviously Benitez as he came down and stayed with Newcastle, but in terms of clubs at this level for some time... I love Bielsa, his Bilbao and Chile sides were great to watch. Good piece on him here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/04/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, kiwicolin said: Comical interview with the Leeds manager , before kick off. It was hilarious. Fair play to him for trying though. Must've been tough for the reporter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 22 minutes ago, chinapig said: I love Bielsa, his Bilbao and Chile sides were great to watch. Good piece on him here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/04/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa I'll have a look at that later. Would add Marseille to that list too...until they hit the wall after about 6 months. @Esmond Million's Bung Very odd move that was. Afobe then sell on 10 days later. Thinking was the chance to turn a quick profit- both in a monetary and an FFP sense. Looking at this weekend. One game I know, but Stoke and WBA could have a problem this season. Rowett is and has been quite a reactive manager tactically. Which is perfectly okay! However, Stoke will be expected to boss the ball by their club and fans...and opponents. They and particularly Rowett may find it an issue for a while. WBA... Similar but magnified. WBA last season in their great revival at the back end of last season v a number of the big clubs...very limited footballing wise, and again now- Moore- who is inexperienced indeed- has had to do a 180 flip because again teams will offer a very different challenge. Big favourites often, can you now break them down? Could be tougher than we think for those 2 sides..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 87 Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Watching this reminds me what I thought a lot yesterday , despite it not being a classic The Championship is now one hell of a standard , quick feet , great techniques on show and played at 100 mph so great athleticism required too Skills on show with acconsistency that we’d have been shocked if we saw in the Prem 3/4 years ago Brutal We all debate how poor we or individuals are / were at times but there’s no hiding place in this league and if you arnt a good athlete and / or you can’t play , you’re not lasting long in this league So true. A high mid table finish for us this season would be a good achievement considering the comparable budgets and know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Esmond Million's Bung said: Just found this about Afobe, if true pretty shitty by Wolves, I am not a great lover of their manager, I thought he was disrespectful and arrogant in both games against us last season and upset quite a few others as well. http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/08/03/benik-afobe-hits-out-at-disrespectful-wolves-over-stoke-city-tra/?utm_medium=share service&utm_campaign=social media&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=HITCdeadlineday A midlands football writer on radio last night said Wolves had to buy Afobe as clause in the deal when he went there in loan (Committed to buy if they got promotion ) ( I’m sure we had same with Diony - at least we blew the relevance that clause to pieces ) But they didn’t want him when it came to it so immediately offloaded him Explains The ‘strange’ transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 If Leeds can keep that up they will take some stopping this season. Early days but they looked fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Leeds were excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Premier League would be a better one with them in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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