Skrevet av Emne: FA-cupen 3. runde: Kamp vs QPR @LoftusRoad 06.01.19 kl 15:00 Viasport 2  (Lest 27906 ganger)

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Apropo U-23.. Han gasellen som spilte høyreback forrige sesong. Hva har skjedd med han? Synes han virket frisk i avsparkene i de kampene jeg så i fjor.
Hadde tro på at han kunne nærme seg en cupkamp for a-laget denne sesongen.
Var det ikke Gotts som var h.back i fjor på U23?  #harglemt
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Håper , og tror, på dette laget:

                                 Ny keeper/BPF

Ayling               Jansson             Davis             Douglas

                                  Forshaw

Harrison                        Pablo                         Alioski

                                   Roofe

Så tar vi Liverpool, ManUtd eller Arsenal hjemme i neste.

Starte med 10 spillere er alltid lurt
 

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Bryce Hosannah? Han har vært mye skadet denne sesongen dessverre.


Ahh, sikket han ja. Men han er jo nettopp tilbake han :) 
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Håper , og tror, på dette laget:

                                 Ny keeper/BPF

Ayling               Jansson             Davis             Douglas

                                  Forshaw

Harrison                        Pablo                         Alioski

                                   Roofe

Så tar vi Liverpool, ManUtd eller Arsenal hjemme i neste.

Starte med 10 spillere er alltid lurt

Ja, overlegent. Får kjøre inn Klich :D

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Starte med 10 spillere er alltid lurt

Tror Jack er tredjemann (før redigeringene) som har lansert 10-mannsoppstilling nå :D 
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Starte med 10 spillere er alltid lurt

Tror Jack er tredjemann (før redigeringene) som har lansert 10-mannsoppstilling nå :D
Jepp. Så overlegne er vi nemlig ;). BTW, noen som han hørt om Edmonson er skadefri? Hvis han er det kunne dette vært kampen å la han starte for å se om han har Championship-nivået inne.
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Why FA Cup TV deal has forced Leeds United to play QPR on Sunday

Joe UrquhartPublished: 16:56
Updated: 17:21 Thursday 03 January 2019

Leeds United travel to face Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup this weekend at Loftus Road with the fixture set for a rather unusual kick-off time.


The Whites will face Steve McClaren's side on Sunday with kick-off set for 2pm in west London - not the traditional time for the third round of FA Cup action.

 Leeds United FA Cup tie with QPR moved for overseas broadcast.
Leeds United FA Cup tie with QPR moved for overseas broadcast.
United are used to having matches altered for television broadcast having seen the majority of their Championship fixtures changed for Sky Sports this season.

The FA Cup trip to the capital, however, has been selected for 'overseas broadcast' and won't be readily available to watch in the United Kingdom.

Traditionally the third round of the famous competition takes place at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon though this season only 10 of the 32 scheduled ties will take place at that time.

There have been a number of matches selected for broadcast on UK television by rights holders BT Sport and the BBC but there have also been eight fixtures moved for overseas viewing, including Leeds United's tie with QPR, this Sunday.

This is due to a TV deal that the Football Association put pen to paper on in October 2016 which allows for games to be moved for viewers outside of the UK and, according to the governing body, "will ensure The Emirates FA Cup’s status as the world’s original and greatest domestic cup competition."

The FA also added to the statement, revealing: "After an extremely competitive bidding process for the international rights to televise The Emirates FA Cup for the six seasons from the 2018-19 campaign through to 2023-24, The FA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pitch International to cover western Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and with IMG for the rest of the world."

The financial terms of the overseas TV deal have remained confidential.
Min første Leeds-kamp:
Strømsgodset vs Leeds, 19.september 1973

peacock

Mange med skremmende holdninger, registrerer jeg. Det antydes at vi bør hvile spillere, og FA-cupen ikke er viktig.


Vi er Leeds United, for faen! FA-cupen er tradisjonsrik, og vi MÃ… stille det sterkeste laget. Jeg våger påstanden om at gode opplevelser i cupen, gir selvtillit før opprykket skal sikres.

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Mange med skremmende holdninger, registrerer jeg. Det antydes at vi bør hvile spillere, og FA-cupen ikke er viktig.


Vi er Leeds United, for faen! FA-cupen er tradisjonsrik, og vi MÃ… stille det sterkeste laget. Jeg våger påstanden om at gode opplevelser i cupen, gir selvtillit før opprykket skal sikres.

Helt uenig. Spill med tilnærmet u23. En ting som teller, og det er opprykk. Alt vi gjør, må vi gjøre for å være best rustet mot det. For tynn stall til å begynne å prioritere facup. FA-cup er heller ikke hva det var. Topp 10 i PL kjører vel 3-4 runder med reservelaget. Ingen tid for nostalgi nå, vi skal opp.
« Siste redigering: Januar 04, 2019, 11:16:53 av Kato »
 

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Mange med skremmende holdninger, registrerer jeg. Det antydes at vi bør hvile spillere, og FA-cupen ikke er viktig.


Vi er Leeds United, for faen! FA-cupen er tradisjonsrik, og vi MÃ… stille det sterkeste laget. Jeg våger påstanden om at gode opplevelser i cupen, gir selvtillit før opprykket skal sikres.

Helt uenig. Spill med tilnærmet u23. En ting som teller, og det er opprykk. Alt vi gjør, må vi gjøre for å være best rustet mot det. For tynn stall til å begynne å prioritere facup. FA-cup er heller ikke hva det var. Topp 10 i PL kjører vel 3-4 runder med reservelaget. Ingen tid for nostalgi nå, vi skal opp.

Jepp, stallen er for tynn til at vi kan ta noen risker her. Jeg tror likevel det vil bli få endringer fra forrige kamp.

RoarG

Mange med skremmende holdninger, registrerer jeg. Det antydes at vi bør hvile spillere, og FA-cupen ikke er viktig.


Vi er Leeds United, for faen! FA-cupen er tradisjonsrik, og vi MÃ… stille det sterkeste laget. Jeg våger påstanden om at gode opplevelser i cupen, gir selvtillit før opprykket skal sikres.

Helt uenig. Spill med tilnærmet u23. En ting som teller, og det er opprykk. Alt vi gjør, må vi gjøre for å være best rustet mot det. For tynn stall til å begynne å prioritere facup. FA-cup er heller ikke hva det var. Topp 10 i PL kjører vel 3-4 runder med reservelaget. Ingen tid for nostalgi nå, vi skal opp.
+1.
"Jeg tror ikke på Gud, men etter Bielsas ansettelse må jeg nok revurdere", Roar Gustavsen, januar 2020

auren

Da blir det tilnærmet B-lag mot QPR, som ser veldig fornuftig ut:

@JoeUrquhartYEP
Bielsa has just named his starting eleven vs QPR: Peacock-Farrell, Shackleton, Ayling, Halme, Davis, Forshaw, Baker, Roberts, Clarke, Alioski, Harrison. #lufc


auren
"Guardiola said: 'You know more about Barcelona than I do!'"
Marcelo Bielsa, 16.01.19, etter Spygate-foredraget sitt.

RoarG

I følge Bielsas pressekonferanse vil dette bli laget:


                   Peacock-Farrell

Shackleton   Halme        Ayling         Davis

                         
                       Forshaw  (4)

Clarke          Baker (8)   Roberts (10)  Alioski

                       Harrison  (9)

Disse hviles: Jansson, Roofe, Hernandez, Klich
"Jeg tror ikke på Gud, men etter Bielsas ansettelse må jeg nok revurdere", Roar Gustavsen, januar 2020

leedslife

Harrison som midtspiss...

Hallgi

Ja, det fremstår rart at Roberts ikkje blir brukt på topp, men med tanke på Roofe i toppform og Bamford på vei tilbake så trur eg Bielsa velger Harrison som spiss for å testa Roberts i "10er"-rollen. For etter Saiz forsvant er jo dette ein posisjon med få alternativ, så om Baker kan fungere der hadde det vore gull; 19-åringen Roberts skal vi få stor glede av, og han er eit godt alternativ som midtspiss spør du meg, men for dagens situasjon så gir det meining å testa han på midtbanen.
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Fascinerende pressekonferanse - as always! :)

13:02

He's here...
Lets see what he has to say

13:03

Your first look at the FA Cup...
It’s a known competition of English football.
And for those who have been watching English football, they know about the FA Cup, they know what it’s about.
Every episode of football this country proposes, I have many expediencies about.


13:05

How much will you respect the competition?
The evaluation of each football player allows you to build the team.
I’m going to give you some arguments I use to build the team.
We have players that are not usually starters but they deserve to be starters. So I take these players into account for the competition.
You also have players who are starters but they need to play too.
You also have players who prefer to play rather than rest.
These arguments are the ones I take into account to build the starting XI.

13:06

Is it the coach's absolute right to pick who he wants in this competition?
What do you mean absolute right? Who could I share this with?

13:08

There are certain competitions that state you have to play certain players?
I understand.
In my point of view it doesn’t mean that someone having a different position will be a wrong one.
I don’t need to be obliged to respect the game, each game we play.
Before starting the season I know what is the calendar of the team. So we draw plans to play all the competitions. I never underestimate an official competition.
It’s among the compromises of the team. The FA Cup has a history, I don’t have to make any summary of it and of course I will respect this competition. Either if the rules oblige me to respect the competition or not, I will respect it.

13:14

Any injury news?
I’m going to tell you my idea for this game.
Farrell will start. Shackleton will play as right-back. He’s an important player. Halme will play.
Because Jansson will train normally from Monday on.

Ayling will play too because he needs to play, because Phillips is injured (?). Cooper will play with under-23 on Monday. Davis will play too. Because Douglas is injured and it’s a player who is going to be missing for a while. It’s a muscular injury. Not that serious because he could finish the game against Nottingham. He didn’t come out of the game because he was injured.

Adam Forshaw will play as No 4, Baker as 8. Klich has played 36 games, he played all the games we have had and all the international games. I don’t think there is someone in the CHampionship who has played more than him. I think for him to rest is an obligation.

For Pablo it’s also an obligation to rest. Tyler Roberts will play.
And for the three offensive players, Harrison will play as No 9, Clarke on the right and Alioski on the left.
As Patrick Bamford is not present I’m interested in seeing Harrison as a No 9. In the time he played in this position he scored a goal.

The fact that he scored a goal doesn’t mean anything but it’s a possibility we would like to develop.
And it’s also convenient for Kemar Roofe not to play this game.
This is the scenario for today. I’m giving all these details because I don’t want people to think I’m not respecting the competition.

I have many hope for this starting XI. We’ve been working with these players, Halme, Shackleton, Davis for many weeks and it’s a good moment for them to start this game.
As you see for the first time I gave you more information than you asked for.

13:17

How long will Douglas be out for?
It’s a muscular injury. The fact that I’m taking into consideration is that he could finish the game. If you have a serious injury you cannot. Sometimes this kind of explanation is more an expression of hope than medical analysis. And as always we will be very careful with the help of our players because we still have five months of competition still to play and we are prepared to solve this absence.
We have Davis who can play as a full-back. Pearce can play also, he is available for this game. Alioski also played several minutes as a full-back. We would have preferred to have Douglas with us but we have solutions for his absence.


13:20

Transfer window is open - what's the latest on a goalkeeper?
I don’t think that many players will come in.
And I couldn’t tell you if actually there’s a player who will come or not. If the club can get players who are better than the ones we have to come and in the position where we suffered some injuries, for example Samu Saiz left, Pablo now plays as a playmaker and we need a winger.
The injury of Jamal Blackman has not been covered by another player. These are the two positions that were solved at the start of the competition and now we’re trying to find another one.
We can also say that at the beginning of the season Jack Clarke was not a possibility, but now he is.
If players come, it will be better. And if nobody comes we will finish the season with the players we have and we trust all of the players we have.
From what I know the position of the club is that if we bring a player in, it must improve the club.

13:20

Has there been any interest in your players? How important to keep the team together?
I don’t know.

13:23

Dallas and Berardi injuries
Gaetano Berardi is well now. We’ll see during the month of January when we can put him inside the team. The process is always the same, like Liam Cooper.
The idea is that he plays with the U23 and then with the first team.
The process of recovery that the medical staff and fitness coach are doing have been always very efficient because the injured player when they come back to the first-team their level of performance is that good that you can’t see they’ve been injured before.
And usually it’s something very difficult to reach. You get this from the medical staff.
That’s why the contribution of the fitness staff has a lot for us.
As you see we’ve had many injuries.
Dallas started to train today. The problem with him is that as it’s a bone we have to wait until it heals and we have to be very careful with the help of their injured players.

13:24

You said Phillips had an injury - is he not suspended? Was that lost in translation?

Yes, he has a three game suspension.
Ayling needs to play because he feels he has not reached 100% of his performance. With Phillips suspended and Liam Cooper will play with the U23 before the CHampionship.


13:30

What about Bamford and Brown? Bamford ready for Derby?
Izzy Brown is fit. But he hasn’t played in the last year.
Usually a process for a player like him is to play 4 or 5 games with the U23s before playing in the Championship. That’s why if everything goes well, by mid-February he will be in a position to be in the first team. Because first he has to reach his fitness level. And then he would have to be in competition with Pablo, Roberts, Roofe etc who play in the same position.
Bamford is well. He suffered an injury similar to the one before but not so serious. And we have to take precautions with that. That’s why we won’t accelerate the terms of recovery for Bamford. You have two ways of managing injuries of the players.
The first one is when you take into account the needs of the team or the second one is where you take into account the health of the player and for me I always put first the health of the player and then second the interest of the team. But to explain it clearly, if Roofe doesn’t play and if Patrick Bamford is available, it’s a possibility. But Tyler Roberts is a good alternative to both and we will try to have Harrison as an alternative. These are the ideas, they are not absences that generate problems without solutions. The fact we’ve played many games in a short period makes the other teams have the same unavoidable problems.
I don’t ignore the reality, but it’s a relaity that is a normal one because it’s a horizontal problem because they all have the same one.

13:33

No inhibition with naming your starting XI so early?
It’s not convenient to give two days before the game the starting XI because between now and Sunday many things could happen. That’s why I don’t usually, because it could change. At this moment all of our opponents know more about is than we do about them. It’s the same for us. And we don’t do it because it’s efficient. We do it because we want to increase the precautions.
When I started to be a head coach we had 3 staff, now we have 15, five times more. It hasn’t made the game better, but there is more work for our profession. That’s why for me to name it or not, it’s not very important.
But I wanted to give it today because the general opinion of my decisions is important to me. I wanted to explain case by case I did not disrespect the competition because the destanataries of the competitions are the fans and they have a link with the shirt and we can’t betray them.


13:37

Concerned about rivals signing players this month?

Victor Orta built this team.
Of course I gave my opinion on it but the creator of this team is Victor Orta. This team has a privallaged position in the Championship. Clearly, he was not mistaken. I trust but not because it’s rational trust. I don’t trust just because we work in the same club. I trust his work. And also I trust the support that the president gives to Victor’s decisions. When the club takes decisions, the decisions are mine.
THat’s why we have to understand the mechanics. When I say this team was built by Victor ORta, but if this team doesn’t work, I will be responsible. Why do I tell you that? Because when they propose things and I accept, it’s my decision. So I trust Victor and the only parameter is we bring a player only if he adds value to the team, not to give an image of bringing in players. Because many times we take decisions as a response to fans’ demands. We have to listen to the fans demands and we have to give answers according to what is being asked and what does the fan ask? To make this team better and it’s not an easy thing to do, especially during the winter. But even if no-one comes we will have the resources to finish the season.


13:39

Why do you trust Victor? What does he bring to his teams?
I trust him because I like the players I have at my disposal. The first time I saw Victor in my life was 5 months ago. It’s not like I’m his friend and I want to say good things about him.
I was telling the players today I have a lot of hope of the game on Sunday. I am looking forward to seeing the team that is going to start, I’m sure they will make us happy, winning. Because if you play well and you don’t win, it doesn’t make any sense and if you win but don’t play well it doesn’t last long.

13:43

Any FA Cup memories? Ardiles and Villa for example?
Good question.
Because you expose me to see what I try to say [laughs].
I’m going to tell you the truth. You know that English football is very popular around the world. YOu know that in England people love their traditions so we have a mix of 2 things.
Everybody wants to watch what you’ve been building throughout the centuries. It’s not a democratic (?) conclusion. I don’t have in mind all the specific moments of English football. My memories recalls Revie, Bobby Charlton. This striker with long hair, short, not very tall, very important number 9 for English football.
<Keegan?>
Yes, Keegan!
I take the name of a former American president and say he was a number 9!


13:44

That's all from Marcelo
Tyler Roberts up next.
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Does that flame still burn, does that fire still glow
Or has it died out and melted like the snow
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Også noen flotte spørsmål til Roberts, og ærlige svar. :)

13:45

Here's Tyler Roberts
Lets see what he says…

13:46

'Tyler, you're playing! Has it been frustrating?'
‘Thanks for telling me!’ he starts.
Says it’s been frustrating, but he’s 19 and working with a world class manager, so doesn’t have much to complain about.
Feels like he had an impact this season with his goals. Wales debut has been great for him.

13:47

Experience in the No 10 role?
Been playing in that role for the last couple of months.
Enjoys it and will be nice to play in that position. Hopefully more moments like the goal at Hull.

13:47

FA Cup experience and memories?
Been positive. As a youngster you get a chance to play.
Would love a cup run, but it’s possible.
Remembers Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal playing finals. Wembley looks amazing.

13:49

Are the players tired? Is that fair to say?
We’ve had four games in ten days, so always going to be tough. To freshen the team up will be a good thing this weekend.
Says it’s been a culture change this year, they’ve all brought into, it’s going well.

13:50

Hopes of staying on top?
Says it’s a tough league, as hard as everyone says. Got a massive chance of staying there. Got young players, senior players, everyone’s done well.
West Brom will stay up there, shown they can score, but not worried about opposition players.


13:51

Looking to Derby
Wants to put himself in contention for Derby.
Says squad is hurting after losing two games, want to put it right against Derby, but also have a cup run.


13:52

Roofe's form
Says Roofe’s form is great and he’s taken him under his wing, been a good friend. Bamford, also.

13:52

On getting in the team
Knew it would be tough to get in the team. Had to work hard.

13:53

On working for Bielsa
Says Bielsa has brought in stuff they’ve never seen, tough getting used to it, but everyone on board.
His friends at other clubs asking him what he’s like, what training’s like.

13:54

What's the toughest thing to get used to under Bielsa?
Sessions have been different. Shape work, passing drills, getting to grips with movements, when to make them.
A lot of analysis work, tells you things you don’t pick up on.
Training the main thing, the amount of it, the hours on the pitch. Not much time off over Christmas.


13:56

Is the FA Cup still magical?
Says it’s the biggest cup game in English football. To get to the final would be special.
Promotion is Marcelo’s main objective, but he’s made it clear this isn’t time to relax.

13:57

That's all from Roberts

That’s all from Tyler Roberts. Some interesting stuff in there.
We’ll bring you plenty more from him and Bielsa throughout the day.
Some great stuff in there.
Tell me - I've got to know
Tell me - Tell me before I go
Does that flame still burn, does that fire still glow
Or has it died out and melted like the snow
Tell me  Tell me

Dylan

ibster

Ja, det fremstår rart at Roberts ikkje blir brukt på topp, men med tanke på Roofe i toppform og Bamford på vei tilbake så trur eg Bielsa velger Harrison som spiss for å testa Roberts i "10er"-rollen. For etter Saiz forsvant er jo dette ein posisjon med få alternativ, så om Baker kan fungere der hadde det vore gull; 19-åringen Roberts skal vi få stor glede av, og han er eit godt alternativ som midtspiss spør du meg, men for dagens situasjon så gir det meining å testa han på midtbanen.

Roberts er best som spiss men tipper ingen av de tre andre er særlig effektive som 10er. Tror også Roberts vil gi oss mange mål etterhvert.

Leedsfan

I følge Bielsas pressekonferanse vil dette bli laget:


                   Peacock-Farrell

Shackleton   Halme        Ayling         Davis

                         
                       Forshaw  (4)

Clarke          Baker (8)   Roberts (10)  Alioski

                       Harrison  (9)

Disse hviles: Jansson, Roofe, Hernandez, Klich

Ikke langt fra det laget jeg trodde skulle spille, håper de faste får hvile det meste av kampen.

Synes fasktisk det ser ganske bra ut, Tyler Roberts er god og smart med ballen i beina sentralt og Harrison som spiss kan funke. Bryr meg "null" om resultat, prestasjon og ingen flere skader er det viktigste.
I scored 24 goals helping my side win promotion back to the Premier League aged just 22. Then in my first season in the top flight I had bagged an impressive 15 goals by the end of January. My form earned me an England call-up. Am I a £35m striker? No. I am Michael Ricketts, February 2002.

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Jonny Cooper
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Four teenagers (Shackleton, Davis, Roberts and Clarke) in an #lufc starting XI for the first time since August 2007 against Macclesfield Town in the League Cup first round (Jonny Howson, Tom Elliott, Ben Parker and Scott Gardner).
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Or has it died out and melted like the snow
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Vi er vel alle enige om at det overordnede målet for sesongen er opprykk. Derfor bør alle vurderinger og beslutninger foretaes med tanke på hva som best gavner vår hovedmålsetning.

Får gjenta noe jeg nylig skrev om dette i en annen tråd:
«Når denne klubben har nådd sine målsetninger i ligasammenheng (mesterskap og opprykk), har vi røket ut av Fa-cupen på et tidlig stadium. Sånn var det vi vant våre ligamesterskap i 69, 74* og 92. Sånn var det også da vi vant andre divisjon og rykket opp 1990.
*Nå skal det sies at i sesongen 73/74 tok vi oss til femte runde i Fa-cupen, der vi tapte mot Bristol City etter omkamp. Vi måtte også gjennom to kamper mot Wolves i tredje runde. Og disse kampene kostet mye!
Den sesongen trodde alle at ligamesterskapet var avgjort allerede i desember – men så kom en ganske lang down-periode som begynte med Bristol C-kampene (første ligatapet borte mot Stoke kom fire dager etter cup-tapet hjemme mot BC), og en stund var det faktisk reell fare for at et av historiens mest «sikre» ligagull skulle glippe. Heldigvis tok laget seg sammen de siste seks kampene (4-2-0), samtidig som Liverpool, som pustet oss i nakken, bukket under for et knalltøft kampprogram på tampen av sesongen (de vant jo til slutt cupen det året).

2009/10 er et annet eksempel.
Jeg ville ikke vært foruten triumfen mot Man U. Men samtidig er det vel ingen tvil om at mirakelet på Old Trafford og den heroiske innsatsen mot Tottenham, kostet fokus, energi og krefter. For mens det tidlig i 2010 virket som at vi nærmest skulle cruise inn til et suverent opprykk, ble vi til slutt avhengig av et timanns-mirakel i siste kamp for å omsider klare å karre oss opp fra League One - med et nødskrik!

Så altså: Tidlig cup-exit er et godt opprykks-omen for Leeds!»

Det er selvsagt teoretisk mulig å ha en solid cup-run og samtidig rykke opp. Men både sunn fornuft, statistikker og historiske fakta forteller at en cup-run vinter/vår etter hvert påvirker resultatene i ligaen på en negativ måte.

Det verste tenkelige resultatet i morgen er uavgjort – og deretter seier i omkampen. Da vil vi måtte spille minst to ekstra midtukekamper (cup og liga). Og det er vel bortimot det vi behøver minst av alt denne vinteren.  Med vår krevende spilestil og nokså tynne og skadeutsatte spillerstall, vil vi komme til å behøve all den hvile- og restitusjonstid vi kan få.

For å si det enkelt: DENNE SESONGEN ER JEG – KOMPROMISSLØST - FOR ALT SOM KAN STYRKE VÃ…RE OPPRYKKSJANSER!

RoarG


Vi er vel alle enige om at det overordnede målet for sesongen er opprykk. Derfor bør alle vurderinger og beslutninger foretaes med tanke på hva som best gavner vår hovedmålsetning.

Får gjenta noe jeg nylig skrev om dette i en annen tråd:
«Når denne klubben har nådd sine målsetninger i ligasammenheng (mesterskap og opprykk), har vi røket ut av Fa-cupen på et tidlig stadium. Sånn var det vi vant våre ligamesterskap i 69, 74* og 92. Sånn var det også da vi vant andre divisjon og rykket opp 1990.
*Nå skal det sies at i sesongen 73/74 tok vi oss til femte runde i Fa-cupen, der vi tapte mot Bristol City etter omkamp. Vi måtte også gjennom to kamper mot Wolves i tredje runde. Og disse kampene kostet mye!
Den sesongen trodde alle at ligamesterskapet var avgjort allerede i desember – men så kom en ganske lang down-periode som begynte med Bristol C-kampene (første ligatapet borte mot Stoke kom fire dager etter cup-tapet hjemme mot BC), og en stund var det faktisk reell fare for at et av historiens mest «sikre» ligagull skulle glippe. Heldigvis tok laget seg sammen de siste seks kampene (4-2-0), samtidig som Liverpool, som pustet oss i nakken, bukket under for et knalltøft kampprogram på tampen av sesongen (de vant jo til slutt cupen det året).

2009/10 er et annet eksempel.
Jeg ville ikke vært foruten triumfen mot Man U. Men samtidig er det vel ingen tvil om at mirakelet på Old Trafford og den heroiske innsatsen mot Tottenham, kostet fokus, energi og krefter. For mens det tidlig i 2010 virket som at vi nærmest skulle cruise inn til et suverent opprykk, ble vi til slutt avhengig av et timanns-mirakel i siste kamp for å omsider klare å karre oss opp fra League One - med et nødskrik!

Så altså: Tidlig cup-exit er et godt opprykks-omen for Leeds!»

Det er selvsagt teoretisk mulig å ha en solid cup-run og samtidig rykke opp. Men både sunn fornuft, statistikker og historiske fakta forteller at en cup-run vinter/vår etter hvert påvirker resultatene i ligaen på en negativ måte.

Det verste tenkelige resultatet i morgen er uavgjort – og deretter seier i omkampen. Da vil vi måtte spille minst to ekstra midtukekamper (cup og liga). Og det er vel bortimot det vi behøver minst av alt denne vinteren.  Med vår krevende spilestil og nokså tynne og skadeutsatte spillerstall, vil vi komme til å behøve all den hvile- og restitusjonstid vi kan få.

For å si det enkelt: DENNE SESONGEN ER JEG – KOMPROMISSLØST - FOR ALT SOM KAN STYRKE VÃ…RE OPPRYKKSJANSER!
Ã…rets sesong er "historisk". Første sesong siden nedrykket sjansen for opprykk er reell, ikke bare ønsketenkning. FA-cupen må vike. Som nevnt over: uavgjort vil være en katastrofe. De neste to ligakampene mot Derby og Stoke er ekstremt viktige. Anser de for å være sesongdefinerende. 6 poeng i dem, og vi vil være på svært god vei mot PL.
"Jeg tror ikke på Gud, men etter Bielsas ansettelse må jeg nok revurdere", Roar Gustavsen, januar 2020

lowfields

Tom Pearce helt ute i kulden eller?
"Welcome to, arguably, the noisiest ground in England"

Hallgeir *

Tom Pearce helt ute i kulden eller?

Ble nevnt av Bielsa under pressekonferansen nå.

Kanskje sitter han på benken mot QPR.
Super Leeds since 1968

RoarG

Alle 6 utespillere fra benken starter. Hvem vil da sitte på benken foruten Huffer? Forslag til benk: Huffer, Gotts, Shaughnessy, Pearce, Nicell, Dalby, Kun.
"Jeg tror ikke på Gud, men etter Bielsas ansettelse må jeg nok revurdere", Roar Gustavsen, januar 2020

GeirO

Alle 6 utespillere fra benken starter. Hvem vil da sitte på benken foruten Huffer? Forslag til benk: Huffer, Gotts, Shaughnessy, Pearce, Nicell, Dalby, Kun.
Kan jo være at noen av "hvilerne" sitter på benken.
MOT

RoarG

Alle 6 utespillere fra benken starter. Hvem vil da sitte på benken foruten Huffer? Forslag til benk: Huffer, Gotts, Shaughnessy, Pearce, Nicell, Dalby, Kun.
Kan jo være at noen av "hvilerne" sitter på benken.
Kan være. Vi får se.
"Jeg tror ikke på Gud, men etter Bielsas ansettelse må jeg nok revurdere", Roar Gustavsen, januar 2020

Lucas the Kop Cat

Tom Pearce helt ute i kulden eller?
Har vel vært skadet en stund.

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Cannavaro

Tipper Roberts scorer for oss idag og at vi er maks uheldig med 1-1 og omkamp.......
MFLU - Miracles For Leeds United

samadhi

Blir spennende å se hvem som griper sjansen i dag. Baker, Roberts og Harrison som spiss får en fin mulighet i dag til å spille seg nærmere en plass på laget. I tillegg mange unnggutter fra start og forhåpentligvis noen nye fjes på benken.
Håper laget klarer å fremstå som ett Bielsa lag med mye possession så feier vi over QPR.

Gleder meg til kamp og tipper 0-3, Harrison x2 og Baker.
marching on together,
derudaf forever...