Certainly didn’t seem at fault for either goal?Sanchez in goal against Palace, please. I feel Steele lost his place with that performance
Genuinely, what defensive game plan? Explain to me what they did? They sat deep and played on the counter, but they didn’t do it well, a team like Brentford for example away did it to us perfectly and we didn’t create much at all, Leeds were crap defensively.
We could have scored 6 or 7 and that’s no exaggeration, if a team give away that many chances they certainly haven’t defended well, we were just extremely wasteful.
That being said, we also defended poorly and made the game more complicated by giving away possession in dangerous areas over and over again.What they did was box in our pivot
What they did was box in our pivot really well realising that’s the basis of our attacks.Genuinely, what defensive game plan? Explain to me what they did? They sat deep and played on the counter, but they didn’t do it well, a team like Brentford for example away did it to us perfectly and we didn’t create much at all, Leeds were crap defensively.
We could have scored 6 or 7 and that’s no exaggeration, if a team give away that many chances they certainly haven’t defended well, we were just extremely wasteful.
That being said, we also defended poorly and made the game more complicated by giving away possession in dangerous areas over and over again.
I didn't feel they set out to be defensive - they attacked at speed whenever they got the ball. What they refrained from doing was rushing in when we had the ball at the back - hence our midfield wasn't what it has been. That wasn't defensive so much as patient.Winning at home and drawing away is famously enough to win the league.
If you can't see how Leeds had a defensive game plan against us today, and how it worked, then it's probably a shame that there will be no analyses on MOTD tonight...
As we get better and our reputation grows, expect to see similar performances like this against us... just like all the other top teams experience, who also drop points in this kind of fixture.
It's not that we played badly, at all, it's just they were set out to stop us - and it largely worked. We would have won if it weren't for two goals that, to be honest, we should have defended against better.
ThisWhat they did was box in our pivot really well realising that’s the basis of our attacks.
Four men around Caicedo/Gross meaning it was very difficult to play it forward in our usual way.
He wasn’t but a bigger keeper (Sanchez) would probably have reached bothCertainly didn’t seem at fault for either goal?
He cant be blamed for his height but a taller keeper (Sanchez ) would have got a hand to both Leeds goals.Certainly didn’t seem at fault for either goal?
It sounded like we tried to mitigate this by playing a wider attack. We did score two goals - it was more about stopping people from scoring. Letting in two goals wasn’t the best but overall I don’t think the two points dropped will be much of an issue at the end of the weekend’s matches.What they did was box in our pivot really well realising that’s the basis of our attacks.
Four men around Caicedo/Gross meaning it was very difficult to play it forward in our usual way.
The options on our bench are electric, but without them we lacked a certain sparkTwo dropped for me.
Many were clearly knackered in the last 20 minutes and Leeds had 3 more fresh sets of legs than us as they actually unitised their bench.
I think RDZ should have freshened it up even for the last 10 minutes and at least put Sarmiento on to inject some pace and creativity.
We’ve been here before with substations or a lack of
Too short?He cant be blamed for his height but a taller keeper (Sanchez ) would have got a hand to both Leeds goals.
A bit feeble for the second goal.Certainly didn’t seem at fault for either goal?
He made a great save in the first half though - according to Johnny and Warren anyway.A bit feeble for the second goal.
Really? Last 7 games: 3-3-1 (including the cup) and the 1 was undeserved. Hardly off the boil if you ask me.It’s very positive that Fulham has been the only loss this year so far and results are still very decent.
It does feel a little bit like we’ve gone off the boil a bit though. Like we’ve scraped a few games, drawn when we might have won before. Players maybe not at their best.
I don’t think it’s a problem at all yet, maybe more a little concerning though.