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No back 3 and we look aggressive and creating chances in different areas. No monotonous predictable patterns of play and I'm enjoying it. Yes we look more open at the back but we look much more likely to score when we get it.

Caught them cold here, cracking finish from James. Knight almost fluffed his. Rob Dickie, what a man.

Bell brilliant in midweek on the left, starts on the right...

Had our chances to win it, didn't take them. Please play the back 4 in the league, be positive.

Back to the back 3 and lost momentum, surprise

Wouldn't be surprised if McCrorie right side centre half and Bell at RWB. Give Tanner a rest and not to leave Roberts on his own Vs Elanga.

Well, he doesnt change from his system no matter what. He's not tactically inept with how we wants us to play but he certainly doesn't deviate from that if it ain't working. We seem to be conceding after half time quite often so the motivation factor? I don't know. Players with value like Conway/Bell not being played to their strengths or in their right position certainly doesn't help their value going forward. Even Jason Knight (who I'm not the biggest fan of) shouldn't be played in an attacking right position, doesnt bring a lot there but he perseveres with it for god knows what reason. He's not out of his depth but he's not showing good early signs bar the ball retention in our own half - which got picked to pieces by a pressing Leeds. If a team doesn't press us like the games you mentioned we do pretty well. But not every team plays the same and I hope other teams don't catch on.

That's what you get when a manager comes in and doesn't try to change everything and try to be something they're not. Gets the best out of what he got and they're reaping the rewards. Not fancy football but certainly good value for being a premier league side now.

More O'Driscoll than Holden.

Wouldn't blame him either, create zero for our striker.

No shame in losing to a top side like them, but losing in that manner is another thing. We got bullied tonight, lost countless 50/50s and that Gruev had the whole middle of the pitch to himself to pick whatever pass he wanted. Only 'positives' were Max keeping us in it, and TGH/Bell were ok off the bench. The rest weren't good at all. We got pressed man for man and we went into our shells and barely looked like winning any challenges. It's all about the unit and the patterns of play with good behaviours on the pitch with this manager. Our team got stretched and bullied man for man tonight. They didn't need nice fluffy pointless patterns of play to pick us off, just willing runners at pace. When they had possession it was in our half, not theirs. Edit - One final thing, we are losing at home and it's the 90th minute and we go long and the only person in their half is Conway. Always the same formation, never change from the pattern. No plan B winds me up - atleast Nige's plan B (as bad as it was) was to throw a couple strikers on. Deflating that it's always bloody Leeds.

Patterns and behaviours du du du. Leeds barely got out of first gear. We make every 50/50 look like an uphill battle, lost the press/scrap/fight which made us good.

A team who presses man for man and breaks at pace, I remember when we did that!

We still got the patterns and behaviours so we'll be alright. They're pressing us man for man at every opportunity and we're not being brave enough on the ball to ride the challenge and play positively. Think every player has had the ball pinched off them. That Firpo is a liability defensively and the one time we got at him we won a freekick. We are frightened they are going to get caught out but if we don't step up they'll eventually take a chance.

We should be 2-3 down here. Thank goodness for Max.

Barely laid a glove on these so far. Rutter and Summerville are proper dangers aren't they. Think they're pretty happy for us to play it back and around constantly. They'll keep hitting us on the break if we don't offer more in the forward areas.

Hope he enjoys covering RWB off the bench. He ain't getting in ahead of our lord and saviour Jason Knight at that right attacking spot! Good luck to him, don't think he'll get many chances in his preferred position which seems to be at right wing. Missing the pace and power and looks like he could bring it with his direct running. Just need a central midfielder who can drive forward with the ball now. Still something we lack.

Coventry weren't up to their usual standards, pleased with the point. Need to play Conway and Wells together from now on, don't want to see Knight play in that forward position anymore. Give Cornick more minutes on that right side until Sykes is back. We actually had a bit about us physically higher up with those three. It got McCrorie and Tanner higher up the pitch too. The last 10-15 minutes felt a bit more front-foot football and the only time during the game we looked remotely dangerous.

Need someone with conviction in that right side attacking spot, Knight kills us every time on the ball. Started well, Coventry look real shaky without Sheaf.

Bell at Wingback, persisting with Knight in the forward position, oh dear. Hope Wells can take his opportunity.

Different striker won't make much difference, still will be feeding off scraps. Need a proper forward/ creative player in that right side slot instead of Knight, preferably Sykes when he returns. Have a feeling he won't get many chances now and might get shunted to wingback cover like Bell is doing.

Tanner and Vyner's best games under Manning, thought they were brilliant. Knight in that forward position is a problem if we want to create anything, can't be expecting Mehmeti to drop in and Pring to bomb on every time, its too predictable. Neither team really created much, they probably had the better of the few chances. Thought all the subs contributed a fair amount.

Bit a bravery from Cornick, driving us forward, we need more of that in our team. Not keeping possession for the sake of it.

Bell at RWB again... McCrorie gotta start getting more minutes soon.

Really don't like Knight in that forward position, kills all momentum when he gets the ball.