villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 They really are getting promoted this time. 2-0 up now. Recon they'll do well in the Prem next season. Bielsa is class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 As I thought empty stands at Elland Road will help them with remaining home games. They're as good as up. Brentford to hopefully hunt down WBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Bournemouth going down and the likes of Leeds going up is good for the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 45 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Bournemouth going down and the likes of Leeds going up is good for the league. You keep believing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Will take a Chernobyl style meltdown for them not to go up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Liverpool winning the league and Leeds going up. Glitch in the matrix this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, penguin said: Liverpool winning the league and Leeds going up. Glitch in the matrix this year. It's the Chinese. They've hacked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, villalad21 said: They really are getting promoted this time. 2-0 up now. Recon they'll do well in the Prem next season. Bielsa is class. Define well I think they'll make a lot of noise, the media will go nuts... And they'll finish about 16th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Just now, villa4europe said: Define well I think they'll make a lot of noise, the media will go nuts... And they'll finish about 16th Top 10. I fully believe Bielsa will do wonders with a lesser demanding schedule. Only 1 game per week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Looking on their forum a while back before lockdown and a lot of their fans were presuming that because Sheffield United were doing well that it automatically meant that they were going to do well as well, their reasoning being that Bielsa is a better manager than Wilder and that Sheffield United were lucky to finish above them last season. But I think for them to avoid relegation they're going to have to spend a lot on their squad, they haven't got many premier league quality players at all, I mean we're bad and the only of their players that I would have taken this season is Phillips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 24 minutes ago, useless said: Looking on their forum a while back before lockdown and a lot of their fans were presuming that because Sheffield United were doing well that it automatically meant that they were going to do well as well, their reasoning being that Bielsa is a better manager than Wilder and that Sheffield United were lucky to finish above them last season. But I think for them to avoid relegation they're going to have to spend a lot on their squad, they haven't got many premier league quality players at all, I mean we're bad and the only of their players that I would have taken this season is Phillips. Bielsa is miles and miles above Smith. No chance in Leeds getting relegated under Bielsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 It doesn't quite work like that, Guardiola is a better manager than Smith or Bielsa, but if he was manager of the current Leeds team he'd have a difficult job keeping them up, they're going to have to buy a lot of players, but will have to get the balance right between not introducing too many at the same time, and not buying enough quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, useless said: It doesn't quite work like that, Guardiola is a better manager than Smith or Bielsa, but if he was manager of the current Leeds team he'd have a difficult job keeping them up, they're going to have to buy a lot of players, but will have to get the balance right between not introducing too many at the same time, and not buying enough quality. I think you are wrong. Future will tell though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Those Qataris probably buy them in Prem and no FFP could see them do bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Liverpool, City, Chelsea, Leicester, wolves, utd, spurs, arsenal there's 8 off the bat then add in 2 more from Everton, Palace (who are a decent team under Roy now, consistent) Sheffield utd (who will drop) and Newcastle (if they get the money) Top 10 is a big leap, 16th to 14th would be my bet They don't have a PL striker for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Bielsa is like Benitez. Individuals isn't what gets them results. It's the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I dunno i think leeds will find it as tough as we have. They have even less experience than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Bielsa is like Benitez. Individuals isn't what gets them results. It's the system. Yeah Benitez and those top 10 finishes with Newcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 5 hours ago, villa4europe said: Define well I think they'll make a lot of noise, the media will go nuts... And they'll finish about 16th They need a better striker. Seen enough in how they open up teams that plenty of prem teams will struggle to counter that. Same as when WOlves won the league in 17/18 and you knew they'd do more than survive. Added likes of Raul Jimenez and Moutinho and away they went. Think they'll be comfortably mid table as decent players will want to go and play for Bielsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: Yeah Benitez and those top 10 finishes with Newcastle Newcastle finished 10th in 17/18, first season back up. I don't really think it's a stretch Leeds could finish above likes of Burnley and brighton. Burnley will probably massively struggle if Dyche walks and tbh half the prem is just happy to finish 12-15th so lack ambition to kick on. Palace is probably good case in point. They threaten to challenge for europe and then go on a winless run. A team coming up playing positive football while also being defensively o.k can really surprise premier league in first six months at least. Huddersfield had 23 points by Boxing day in their first season up and they really needed that considering they hardly won a game in second half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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