sne Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Just now, PaulC said: If Bielsa's record is anything to go by they need to get off to a flyer because they will run out of steam by Easter. I think they were helped by the Covid break last season. Bit like us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 21, 2020 Seems they’ve a few injuries issues ahead of Friday.... shame that. I hope this carries on happening to our opponents all season!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, PaulC said: If Bielsa's record is anything to go by they need to get off to a flyer because they will run out of steam by Easter. I think they were helped by the Covid break last season. Agreed, although if Bielsa's record is anything to go by he won't last until the end of his 3rd season in the same job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 18 hours ago, MaVilla said: Yeah, I dislike Leeds, but no doubting they work like trojans and will give most teams a run for their money from just pure effort if nothing else. Also, as much as I cringe at the way a lot of their fans and media jerk over bielsa, he does have a really nice style of play, and demands 100% work ethic which you can see on the pitch, he is a good manager. He's a fantastic coach, but I don't think he's that great of a manager. He's too much of a purist to ever get above a certain level and win anything major. Every man and their dog knows Wolves tend to get much better results against teams that attack quickly and try to force the issue, whereas they failed to get a single win from Sheffield Utd, Burnley or Newcastle last year. Playing a slightly more cautious game on Monday may have been a better approach, particularly bearing in mind how much the intensity can take out of players and with another game 4 days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Oh dear. They've done a proper good job on us tonight. Missing key players at back and in midfield aswell. I can certainly see people getting p***ed off by press hyping them up but you have to be in denial to see they're a very well coached team. Similar to Wolves when they came up in how they've hit the ground running quickly especially given the lack of experience in many of these players in premier league. Sorry for stealing Villalad's login tonight! Edited October 23, 2020 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 If you’ve watched any of their matches they have been all action and very entertaining in every game. Bielsa gets so much out of pretty average players. If he ever got to coach a good squad it would be frightening to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 They're so **** wonderful, excuse me while I stroke off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 If the hype was bad before then its going to crazy now. Bielsa is a marvelous coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The hype is sadly true. Fantastic performance. You've just got to hope they somehow **** up the season and get relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I hate them but they've destroyed us tonight. Full credit to them, they've been excellent. I had my doubts from other games I'd watched. I really do hate them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Got to say fair play to them here, fully deserved and could have been more. Bielsa is an absolute miracle worker and he’s crazy enough to stay when he inevitably has the big boys throwing cash at him to leave. Shame they have such an abnormally large portion of the fanbase which are monumental bellends so I’m always going to hope they come unstuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Did a job on us. Fair play to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Fair play to them, they were better, we were not at it at all. We need someone as good as cash on the other side and we need to see if Traore is good enough, Trez as hard as he tries is just not the answer long term. Chins up now and on to then next one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, bobzy said: The hype is sadly true. Fantastic performance. You've just got to hope they somehow **** up the season and get relegated. They'll be nowhere near bottom six. They're only 2 points off us and we've had our best league start since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Will probably collapse for them like it did for us post MON once Bielsa decides he's had enough though but he's so mythical he'll probably decide to stay there 20 years Wenger style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I thought we were going to hammer them when Struijk was trying to get sent off. The kid who came on in his place was class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, bobzy said: The hype is sadly true. Fantastic performance. You've just got to hope they somehow **** up the season and get relegated. "The hype is sadly true" It really isn't. They're decent and played very well tonight but that doesn't change how overrated they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: They'll be nowhere near bottom six. They're only 2 points off us and we've had our best league start since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Will probably collapse for them like it did for us post MON once Bielsa decides he's had enough though but he's so mythical he'll probably decide to stay there 20 years Wenger style! He will be in his 80s then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Just now, PaulC said: He will be in his 80s then Oh, thought he was only mid 50s (and he's been there nearly 3 years already). Walks about 2-3 miles every day to the training ground apparently so I imagine his ticker is in better shape than say Steve Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mantis said: "The hype is sadly true" It really isn't. They're decent and played very well tonight but that doesn't change how overrated they are. How are they overrated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mantis said: "The hype is sadly true" It really isn't. They're decent and played very well tonight but that doesn't change how overrated they are. For a newly promoted team they're pretty good I'd say. They had an air of established top 6 team they way they took us apart second half. If they were wearing white you'd say that looked like Spurs v us. Dosen't mean they'll finish anyway near that though as I think they'll struggle against the deep defences like Newcastle and Palace. Will still be miles clear of bottom 3 and if we finish above them we should consider that a decent season as that will likely mean top half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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