[Albion] Premier League 16-18/10

[brighton_tom]

Murderball - the legendary training system that means Leeds can run all day and outplay/run their opponents. As shown in today's stats.

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Being fit and able to run around for 90 minutes is the minimum for the Prem, not a tactic to build you team around. Most football fans seem to have twigged that Leeds run around a lot, and that does then inevitably create chances, but there's little else in terms of tactics. They did well last season with the promotion hype, but I just find the master tactician tag for Bielsa such an odd one as there's little evidence for it, and it seems they've not been found out.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Villa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Brentford putting on a terrific performance this evening.

 

[Dick Head]

Brentford putting on a terrific performance this evening.

They deserve the drawer but after our showing today I'm hoping they don't get it. Chelsea will be out of sight now.

 

[Weststander]

Villa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Only just found out after seeing your post, I’d wrongly assumed that they’d seen out the win.

I’ve got to say

 

[Driver8]

Being fit and able to run around for 90 minutes is the minimum for the Prem, not a tactic to build you team around. Most football fans seem to have twigged that Leeds run around a lot, and that does then inevitably create chances, but there's little else in terms of tactics. They did well last season with the promotion hype, but I just find the master tactician tag for Bielsa such an odd one as there's little evidence for it, and it seems they've not been found out.

I think I’d rather Leeds went down than Palace. It would be very funny.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Chelsea cheats. Great second half by Brentford

 

[Dick Head]

Mendy is cock-a-hoop!

 

[VAL1850]

I think I’d rather Leeds went down than Palace. It would be very funny.

Even funnier if Newcastle went down before the money starts flowing....

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Our win at Brentford looks more impressive every week.

 

[jakarta]

Even funnier if Newcastle went down before the money starts flowing....

Burnley, Leeds and Newcastle. Dream Scenario perhaps but currently only Norwich below them and I know which one of those four I want to stay up.

 

[BN41Albion]

Being fit and able to run around for 90 minutes is the minimum for the Prem, not a tactic to build you team around. Most football fans seem to have twigged that Leeds run around a lot, and that does then inevitably create chances, but there's little else in terms of tactics. They did well last season with the promotion hype, but I just find the master tactician tag for Bielsa such an odd one as there's little evidence for it, and it seems they've not been found out.

Remember last season when so many of their fans were all over social media slating us because Bloom said we wouldn't sell BW to a rival team in terms of looking to avoid relegation?

 

[jakarta]

Heady heights of 4th tonight, Everton look pretty good this season and I reckon will overhaul us tomorrow.

Not sure if I want Spurs to tear Newcastle a new one or just play out a bore draw which helps us.

On reflection no actually I want them to tonk the Toon out of sight.

Wonder how their new management would take to Championship Football?

 

[brighton_tom]

How long til Leeds fans turn on their messiah?

 

[Swansman]

Will be interesting to see how the Saudi Entity fans treat Steve Bruce today.

I'm sure they are hoping for the "new manager bounce" once he goes. Problem is that statistically speaking no such thing exists. If you lose five in a row you have statistically the same chance of turning it around with the same manager as if you swap to a new one.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Remember last season when so many of their fans were all over social media slating us because Bloom said we wouldn't sell BW to a rival team in terms of looking to avoid relegation?

Bloom himself didn’t say it, and nowhere did our quoted explanation ever mention relegation.

It was that we were not prepared to sell to a club who’d be a rival / competitor in the same part of the league.

Now Leeds fans assumed that meant scraping around the bottom, and of course found it an hilarious / outrageous idea that they’d ever be struggling. In fact our club will have been targeting 10-12th place - exactly the same as Leeds were.

 

[LamieRobertson]

How long til Leeds fans turn on their messiah?

Close to it on 606 last night

 

[brighton_tom]

Bloom himself didn’t say it, and nowhere did our quoted explanation ever mention relegation.

It was that we were not prepared to sell to a club who’d be a rival / competitor in the same part of the league.

Now Leeds fans assumed that meant scraping around the bottom, and of course found it an hilarious / outrageous idea that they’d ever be struggling. In fact our club will have been targeting 10-12th place - exactly the same as Leeds were.

The not selling to a rival thing was so clearly meaning that we basically wouldnt sell to anyone outside the big 6 clubs, as anyone else is a competitor for points (even though technically we have taken points off Arsenal), so its quite hilarious that Leeds fans twisted it to mean relegation rivals and now thats exactly where they find themselves.

 

[BN41Albion]

Bloom himself didn’t say it, and nowhere did our quoted explanation ever mention relegation.

It was that we were not prepared to sell to a club who’d be a rival / competitor in the same part of the league.

Now Leeds fans assumed that meant scraping around the bottom, and of course found it an hilarious / outrageous idea that they’d ever be struggling. In fact our club will have been targeting 10-12th place - exactly the same as Leeds were.

I remembered it slightly wrong, but my point remains the same - that Leeds fans got their knickers in a twist at the suggestion that they might not find life back in the Prem a breeze

 

[dazzer6666]

Close to it on 606 last night

It’s hilarious…..two weeks ago they were all ‘false position’, ‘not getting the points we deserve’ and ‘watch us shoot up the table’. One or two more bad results and the pitchforks will be properly out - their recent performances have been poor. Beautiful

Newcastle and Leeds (plus Norwich who are already toast) would be my dream relegation 3 this season now, with Palace in 17th on goal difference.