VillaChris Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Genie said: Bent was a panic but to avoid relegation, and he scored the goals to keep us up. From that point of view he did what we wanted from him. The problem was we didn’t push on from survival, and eventually dropped. I hope 1) we survive tomorrow and then 2) we push on and get away from the trap door. I reckon we'd have stayed up without signing Bent tbh. Yes we weren't in great shape at the time but we still had Young and Downing and Gabby would've probably stepped up with a few goals. Defensively we weren't too bad in the run in either so we'd have grinded out enough results. We actually didn't win that many games in the weeks after he came in. With that outlay you'd feel Bent should've fired us back into europe but of course we sold his supply line that summer which was very frustrating. Sort of signing we should've made in the MON era anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Some papers reporting messi is telling the barcelona board to hire biesla as manager. Imagjne that happens? Leeds would be in desperate trouble because the only reason they would stay up is biesla. If Barcelona come calling there is no way he is sticking around at leeds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 That's bull I'm sure. Bielsa would drop Messi in an instant because he doesn't do anything off the ball. You don't run, you don't play under that loon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 We'd need an entire new squad if he came to Villa then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sounds like Bielsa wants an improved contract at Leeds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Bielsa would flop at Barcelona He has never really achieved anything at club level Winning the Championship is probably his greatest achievement 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 hours ago, KHV said: Bielsa would flop at Barcelona He has never really achieved anything at club level Winning the Championship is probably his greatest achievement He's spent the majority of his career at national level with Argentina and Chile and he's not really been at any club that was expected to challenge for titles. Can't really fault him for not beating Barca, Real and Atleti to the La Liga title or for not beating PSG in France. Bielsa would likely not work at Barca thou as that squad is too old and content and not hungry enough to do the work that Bielsa demands. He'd walk out before Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Espanyol he was poor, Lille too. Nobody asked him to challenge for titles but those teams did nothing. In Mexico he was very average. Outside of Argentina Leeds is probably his greatest club success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Think us staying up had made it a bad season for some of the Leeds fans 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 46 minutes ago, Zatman said: Think us staying up had made it a bad season for some of the Leeds fans They are very quiet on Twitter after being very loud yesterday. Not sure what changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Some of their fans saying they are happy we stayed up as it's 6 points for them next season what a bunch of deluded bell-ends. Been the "big-fish" in a small pond for a huge amount of time, they are in for a rude awakening with the step up in quality and their inevitable fight for survival next season. Bielsa to have his obligatory mid-season melt down when some of the new signings don't gel or to head to Barca before the season even kicks off would be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I can't wait to smash them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Feck leeds i bet they are devastated we stayed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 These really hate us don’t they. Genuinely seem as obsessed with us as Wolves and Albion have been lately. Don’t really get it with Leeds. Couldn’t care less how well or badly they do to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Thought their hatred was for Man U not us. A rivalry that goes back to the Don Revie days. They are a big club but been in the wilderness a long time. Rather them go up than another London side to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 13:45, tonyh29 said: They do seem a bitter lot up in Leeds don't they ..article with Kalvin Phillips and it ends with Quote "I’m so pleased Victor told me I wasn’t leaving. I said that to him last night. He was thanking me for staying but I thanked him. I told him, ‘If it wasn’t for you, this wouldn’t be happening. I’d have been getting relegated with Aston Villa instead’.” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Enjoy the promotion Leeds, I hope it makes you very happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life to troll Villa on Twitter today. I hope now you will spend it on getting some lessons in grace and decorum because you have all the grace of a reversing dump trunk without any tyres on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Zatman said: Espanyol he was poor, Lille too. Nobody asked him to challenge for titles but those teams did nothing. In Mexico he was very average. Outside of Argentina Leeds is probably his greatest club success Bilbao? I see they're getting linked to that Jonathan David guy who seems to have a good reputation in Belgium. Given how much we buy from that area I assume we'd put in a counter bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, PaulC said: Thought their hatred was for Man U not us. A rivalry that goes back to the Don Revie days. They are a big club but been in the wilderness a long time. Rather them go up than another London side to be honest Yeah seems like all their hate is directed into one way relationships. They should start on Bradford, they might get the response they want. Edited July 26, 2020 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Id love to see leeds struggle like Norwich have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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