OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 I think Kadan Young will play centrally - he's done that before for the U21's (or maybe the youth cup). We miss Tommy O'Reilly to give us that bit of creativity in the middle of the park and there will be pressure on Allcock and Raikhy to create. It's a good side, but Leeds still play this league like it's 1995 and it's the reserves where everyone else plays it like a youth league - it'll be a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Are we to call Rutter "Georginio" now then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 I seem to remember that the last time we played Leeds and it was live (on their youtube channel) it was on a pitch that seemed to be in a housing estate in the middle of nowhere. Good to see we're in the cavernous, ramshackle surrounds of Elland Road this evening instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 No way this finishes 0-0. Really good game so far. Ref seems to be letting Leeds kick us about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 i think we've done really well here. This ref is going to get someone injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 1-0 to Leeds late in the half - a pity, but I think their senior players have that little bit more energy at the end of the half. Aaronson the scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I wish we would cut out the flicks and back heels that keep giving the ball away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 We haven't been too bad, at times the passing seems a little rushed, I think we're missing having a proper centre-forward that can hold the ball up, just our bad luck that both Brad Young and Moore are injured and Wilson on international duty. Need to get Kadan Young on the ball more in dangerous areas, on a few occassions has shown what he can do, but needs to get into the game. At least West Brom are also losing, so even if scores stay as they are they should still be catchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Kellyman on for Frith at half time - I'd imagine that's an injury - he was probably the best of our front three in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Leeds have brough Greenwood on and taken off their £65m senior two. Greenwood was actually £1.5m from Arsenal and has made 20 odd appearances for the first team.. Our two full backs have been excellent. 1-1 Kellyman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 And the Elland Road neanderthals boo a 17 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 2-1 Leeds with 7 minutes to go plus stoppages. It's been a good game - fullbacks and Raikhy have been excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 We're throwing the kitchen sink at it. Eight minutes of added time. This crowd is on a mission to prove that Leeds is the home of the moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Leeds player kicks a man off the ball then starts a pushing match - ref booked two Villa players and only one Leeds. He's been poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Same player then goes in late on Afoke with impunity - he should have been off. 100 minutes on the clock - I htink that'll be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2023 Into the 102nd minute with the Leeds fans giving the referee a full lesson in words beginning with F. They hold on to win - a really good game, I thought we played well and probably deserved a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Make Pies Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Pretty good performance given Leeds were playing £70m+ worth of players, and an entertaining game. The players looked comfortable under pressure and our patterns of play in the final third were reminscent of the first team. Out of our full backs KKH did most of the attacking in the first half and Revan in the second. Apart from one error Zych was impressive and seems more comfortable with his distribution than our other keepers. The centre back partnership functioned well although they still look a little shaky on crosses. Raikhy Motm with his usual technical masterclass. With a couple more of our starters fit and/or Leeds not playing first team players we may have won. Ref was atrocious. Their midfielder Gyabi shoved Lindley and one or two others. Ref decided to book him then randomly booked two of our players presumably to appease the crowd? Who knows. The crowd were booing our youngsters throughout of course - classy as ever from Leeds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 The kind of midfielders that often go underrated but I thought that Alcock and Lindley both had good games, battled hard and for the most part both very neat in possession as they usually are. Every player did well in one way or another, if we'd have just had one or two of our missing players available then I think that would have made a difference to the result even with Leeds using the first team players that they did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Revan, Hayden, Raikhy and Frith all stood out with fine performances IMO. Afoka always seems busy but nothing quite seems to come of it. Kellyman took his first chance beautifully moments after coming on, then whiffed an air shot horribly later. Overall I think the players should be proud of a solid effort and a slightly unlucky defeat against a bizarrely strong Leeds side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Kadan Young didn't have a great game but at the same time in the moments he was good can see why he's probably our most highly rated scholarship aged academy player at the moment and the one making first team bench. In these games need to get him on the ball more in dangerous areas and get our other most talented younsters around him so they can link up, give them a run in the team together so they can develop an understanding. He's been unlucky in some ways in that a lot of the U18 and U21 sides he's been involved with haven't been settled teams but ones where there have been changes from game to game often with the other better players being unavailable for one reason or another, give him a run of games with Tommi O'Reilly, Frith, Brady Young, and Kellyman alongside him, and I'm sure he will start doing more of his thing. I think I'm right in saying that we can move into the play-offs with an home win against Sunderland this Friday, West Brom will have two games in hand but the first one is away to Forest on Monday, a good chance for us to put some pressure on them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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