The official Bristol City FC v Leeds United FC match day thread 12

[chinapig]

3 minutes ago, Super said:

Not slating woodrow but amazed he started today.

As with the Burton game an in form player is dropped for a player who has looked good in training. This time compounding enforced changes.

I do hope LJ is not going to revert to unnecessary tinkering. Coaches do seem to think it makes them look clever.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

On the bright side Huddersfield 2-0 up against Manure!

We trashed Hudders last season at home, still quite a few strange things happened last season..

[Midred]

2 minutes ago, CrazyInWeston said:

So City, Utd and WsM are all 2-0 down as I type.

Today is not a good day for me.

Are you on a treble?

[Super]

1 minute ago, chinapig said:

As with the Burton game an in form player is dropped for a player who has looked good in training. This time compounding enforced changes.

I do hope LJ is not going to revert to unnecessary tinkering. Coaches do seem to think it makes them look clever.

You should play your best available team against the best teams in this league. 

[CrazyInWeston]

Just now, Midred said:

Are you on a treble?

No, These are the 3 teams I support.

Less so with Utd though, More WsM and City.

[palmerred]

17 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

Though it was odd when LJ said we haven't had a punch on the nose yet this season, well this is GBH.

Is Tomlin in attendance then ?

[Top Robin]

3 minutes ago, chinapig said:

As with the Burton game an in form player is dropped for a player who has looked good in training. This time compounding enforced changes.

I do hope LJ is not going to revert to unnecessary tinkering. Coaches do seem to think it makes them look clever.

Not sure Woodrow is responsible for us being 2 down

[Fordy62]

Looks like LJ has got the unenforced changes wrong. 

But it’s fair to say that he’ll still be on credit if we lose by seven. 

Cant win ‘em all. 

(I’m not giving up on today by the way, we’ve shown we’ve got enough backbone this season to get something out of this!)

[BCFC Rich]

Last 10-15 have been a lot better, but we really need to up the tempo next half.

[RumRed]

Half time changes?   Or just a swift kicking by LJ?

[old_eastender]

3 minutes ago, Top Robin said:

Not sure Woodrow is responsible for us being 2 down

Nop...he just seems to offer very little up top. Leeds are quickly closing us down and picking up the loose balls. Hegeler and pack cant keep up.

[The hand of RO'D]

I'm hoping for a much improved second half. For some reason I can see us drawing this 2-2 with a dominating half for us.

I think we need to bring the big man on up top, put Jens in midfield with magners partnering flint

[BCFC Rich]

come on let's grab a goal before HT! COYR!!

[downendcity]

Have we ever benefitted from an international break?

By the same token a team like Leeds, who were on  a bad run seem to have regrouped 

[robin_unreliant]

2 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Nop...he just seems to offer very little up top. Leeds are quickly closing us down and picking up the loose balls. Hegeler and pack cant keep up.

I think Patterson and Smith are an important part of our pressing game so a big miss today.

[ChippenhamRed]

Anyone else's BBC goal alerts not keeping up today?

[marcofisher]

Woodrow offers absolutely nothing more than our other strikers already do, straight swap for Fammy at half time please Lee. 

[fishy]

That was a rudderless first half. I'd be impressed if any city play knows what they are meant to be doing.

[Midred]

1 minute ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Anyone else's BBC goal alerts not keeping up today?

Alerts only started after second goal. I haven't missed any more have i?

[old_eastender]

Easy with hindsight but Wright or Mags should have started at CB. Hegeler too slow...might do better in CM in place of Pack. COD & Woodrow offered very little too

[Super]

Ht

[Super]

1 minute ago, old_eastender said:

Easy with hindsight but Wright or Mags should have started at CB. Hegeler too slow...might do better in CM in place of Pack. COD & Woodrow offered very little too

Mags clearly has no future here under LJ.

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

4 minutes ago, marcofisher said:

Woodrow offers absolutely nothing more than our other strikers already do, straight swap for Fammy at half time please Lee. 

I agree, I can't understand why LJ got him, if he was any good at Championship level why did Fulham let him come to us?

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Some things are quite evident today, boy are we missing Smith in midfield Pack is poor and looking slower than normal, Baker is also being sorely missed, our lack of right back cover is finally being exposed and Flint is having a mare, oh yes and our free kicks are still shit.

1st goal Flint’s half hearted challenge and then Wright’s half hearted block caused that one.

2nd goal Pack easily beaten in midfield and Flint and Hegeler get in each others way.

The good news is we improved over the final 15 minutes of the half, Brownhill, O’Dowda and Leko are the pick for us the rest either decidedly average or even worse.

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, Midred said:

Alerts only started after second goal. I haven't missed any more have i?

I've only had one goal alert which came after about 30 mins.

[Major Isewater]

21 minutes ago, RumRed said:

If we get a point from this even I may start believing. 

Too true. 

[B block]

This is where lj earns his stripes, needs to get something from this to show he can affect games from difficult positions

[Midred]

Back up to 5th from 7th.

[The Fat Controller]

4 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Easy with hindsight but Wright or Mags should have started at CB. Hegeler too slow...might do better in CM in place of Pack. COD & Woodrow offered very little too

I agree, but for different reasons. I don't think Hegeler has been that bad - more Flint, Wright being at RB and what's in front of them (Pack barely found a red shirt all afternoon and Leko being a bit of a liability IMO). 

We miss Baker desperately though. 

Also, we look to have lost some of our pressing game which has been so vital for us. 

Deserve to be losing at the moment. 

[Lordofthebling]

They seem to have just little more class than us... we are where we are, but we ain't half missing Korey today.

They are dominating the middle of the park.