Eneste oppkjøringskamp som spilles på hjemmebane. Det er vel vanligvis bare en slik hver sesong, og mot kvalifisert motstand. Jeg fikk ikke sett så nøye på de nye spillerne i de kampene som har vært - kun diverse highlights, så dette blir første reelle observasjon.
Startelleveren blir nok noenlunde slik som skrevet i andre tråder. Jeg regner med at det ikke blir riktig så mange bytter som i foregående kamper. Laget skal vel spilles inn mest mulig?
Dagens ellever er vel den som er ment til å starte mot Everton om det ikke er skader etc. Bijol er jo suspendert i første match, så tipper vi kanskje starter med Rodon - Ampadu bak? Evnt Struijk.
Snaue 2 uker til seriestart, vi er styrket defensivt; savner at vi forsterket oss offensivt, der er vi svekket kontra fjoråret. Ikke heldig å få inn folk helt i slutten, hvert poeng blir viktig for overlevelse i år.
Ser vel ut som om LUTV sender denne kampen i Norge også, eneste unntak er Spania:
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De som starter:
Darlow, Gudmundsson, Schmidt, Struijk, Rodon, Ampadu, Longstaff, Stach, Gnonto, Aaronson, Nmecha
Benken: Meslier, Cairns, Bijol, Byram, Tanaka, Gruev, Crew, Ramazani,Chadwick, Gray, Piroe
Blir nok flere bytter enn jeg hadde sett for meg.
Overraskende laguttak - som Smyth skriver det:
Plenty of team news to address with Farke at full-time. We are in 'why risk them' territory but some big names not involved.
Even more obvious today where the big needs are, transfer wise.
#lufc
https://x.com/GrahamSmyth/status/1951628591931806013
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Gjensyn med denne karen i dag...
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https://x.com/VillarrealCF/status/1951363553539023250
Ikke med i dag: Perri (has a niggle), Bogle, James, Harrison...
Så lurer man jo på koffor :o
Quote from: Asbjørn on August 02, 2025, 15:11:36Gjensyn med denne karen i dag...
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https://x.com/VillarrealCF/status/1951363553539023250
Uten å ha sjekket det - ett mål for Leeds - seier 3-1 borte mot Birmingham?
Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 15:31:00Uten å ha sjekket det - ett mål for Leeds - seier 3-1 borte mot Birmingham?
Ett mål ja, mot kem husker eg ikkje...
Quote from: Asbjørn on August 02, 2025, 15:35:22Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 15:31:00Uten å ha sjekket det - ett mål for Leeds - seier 3-1 borte mot Birmingham?
Ett mål ja, mot kem husker eg ikkje...
Av og til fungerer skallen, fra Wikipedia:
On 31 January 2017, Pedraza joined Leeds United on loan until the end of the campaign,[11] with Villarreal paying Lugo £300,000 in order to cancel his contract with them – the deal with the English side included an option to buy for £8.5 million in May, provided they won promotion from the EFL Championship.[12] After featuring from the bench in his debut, a 2–1 loss at Huddersfield Town,[13] he scored his first goal on 3 March in a 3–1 away win over Birmingham City;[14] as the team could only rank seventh, he returned to the Estadio de la Cerámica.[15]
To sett med nydelige drakter utpå der i dag.
Syns de som starter fungerer bra sammen.
Gudmundsson/Gnonto fungerer fint sammen allerede.
Dessverre virker Gnonto å være vår eneste trussel offensivt.
"Svenskeflagget" på venstre overarm - er det en sponsor?
Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 16:21:37"Svenskeflagget" på venstre overarm - er det en sponsor?
Bettingselskap ble offentliggjort som sleeve sponsor nylig ja
Ikke imponert over Schmidt på HB.
Quote from: TK20 on August 02, 2025, 16:34:23Ikke imponert over Schmidt på HB.
Nei, ikke jeg heller. Men Aaronson har hatt en god omgang.
Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 16:50:12Quote from: TK20 on August 02, 2025, 16:34:23Ikke imponert over Schmidt på HB.
Nei, ikke jeg heller. Men Aaronson har hatt en god omgang.
Schmidt fungerer offensivt i en backrolle slik han viste i starten. Defensivt er han for lett å skyve unna..
Aaronson viste utover i omgangen hvor bra han kan være forsvarsmessig. Men offensivt har han hatt lite å by på.
Er man enig i disse?
HT.
Solid out of possession, errors from Pascal & Schmidt caused problems but apart from a header nothing more.
With the ball we go to a 343 with Ampadu dropping with the 2CBs. Schmidt looks way off it, Aaronson Nmecha & Willy haven't stopped working.
Stach is the ⭐️
#LUFC
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HT #LUFC 0 VIL 0
Anton Stach is amazing. Gudmundsson is very good. Can see why Leeds are trying to improve on Schmidt. Longstaff looked a little rusty, there's a decent player in Nmecha. But generally a lack of quality chances being created. United will want to exploit the space better on the second half. But a decent performance so far for preseason.
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HT Leeds United 0-0 Villarreal
Rreal boring for the most part. Pure pre-season. Darlow with two big stops to keep the clean sheet intact.
#lufc
...man kan vel gjette hvem som er journalisten av disse tre 😅
Quote from: Asbjørn on August 02, 2025, 16:55:43Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 16:50:12Quote from: TK20 on August 02, 2025, 16:34:23Ikke imponert over Schmidt på HB.
Nei, ikke jeg heller. Men Aaronson har hatt en god omgang.
Schmidt fungerer offensivt i en backrolle slik han viste i starten. Defensivt er han for lett å skyve unna..
Aaronson viste utover i omgangen hvor bra han kan være forsvarsmessig. Men offensivt har han hatt lite å by på.
Offensivt har vel hele laget/lagdelen mye å gå på. Ingen utmerket seg nevneverdig der.
Lite å bli imponert over. Kun Darlow og Aaronson får godkjent hos meg. Midtforsvaret har gjort en blunder der Villareal burde scoret. Vingbackene ikke mye å skryte av. Schmidt har ikke PL-nivå. Longstaff mister stadig ballen. Og så videre....
Hvorfor er ikke Darlow førstekeeperen vår?
Skuffet over Longstaff så langt, men Stach ser bra ut. Jeg er usikker på om Gudmundsson er bedre PL materiale enn Firpo. Og Nmecha; tja. Synes det ser litt tungt og tregt ut dessverre. Skulle gjerne fått litt mer troa enn jeg har nå merker jeg.
flynn
Quote from: flynn on August 02, 2025, 17:06:24Skuffet over Longstaff så langt, men Stach ser bra ut. Jeg er usikker på om Gudmundsson er bedre PL materiale enn Firpo. Og Nmecha; tja. Synes det ser litt tungt og tregt ut dessverre. Skulle gjerne fått litt mer troa enn jeg har nå merker jeg.
flynn
Gudmundsson kan forsvare.
Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 16:21:37"Svenskeflagget" på venstre overarm - er det en sponsor?
Hadde det enda vore eit svenskt flagg. Liker ikkje denne då eg får assosiasjonar med nynazistiske symbol. Blir nok ingen drakt på meg i år.
Quote from: Milou on August 02, 2025, 17:24:05Quote from: Hallgeir * on August 02, 2025, 16:21:37"Svenskeflagget" på venstre overarm - er det en sponsor?
Hadde det enda vore eit svenskt flagg. Liker ikkje denne då eg får assosiasjonar med nynazistiske symbol. Blir nok ingen drakt på meg i år.
Parimatch = ukrainsk selskap basert på Kypros, så vidt jeg kan forstå.
Var på nippet til å slakte denne andreomgangen (ingen angrep), men så scorer vi fatisk...
Håper ikkje Gudmundsson får problem med kneet no:x
Men ja, har vore lite å sjå offensivt, til et heldig mål kom. Men etter det har det vore tendenser, Ramazani har ein x-faktor som kan få til ting, men Gnonto leverte bra og.
Er tross alt CL-motstand i dag så er ein god test for Leeds, men Schmidt stakkars holder ikkje nivået iallfall, mykje tryggare med Byram
Det der var lite å skrive hjem om.. spiller 4-3-3 uten indreløpere, fullstendig tannløst fremover.
Håper vi ser vante 4-2-3-1 fremover! Men vi er uansett «lette» fremover.
Quote from: rd1 on August 02, 2025, 17:59:22Det der var lite å skrive hjem om.. spiller 4-3-3 uten indreløpere, fullstendig tannløst fremover.
Håper vi ser vante 4-2-3-1 fremover! Men vi er uansett «lette» fremover.
Beren Cross her.
Full-time. A 1-1 draw. Villarreal far more organised and potent than the other pre-season opponents. Evidently rusty and not at full tilt yet, but another glimpse of the shape Farke may go with next season. Piroe doing himself no harm with all these goals. #lufc
Tror vi må ta in over oss at dette var kvalifisert motstand.
En hel del å gå på ennå.
Vi får ta det som fungerte...
Adonis Storr
#LUFC 4-1-4-1 out of possession looks solid enough. Schmidt is the clear weak link in it, doesn't look good enough for the Premier League, even as backup.
Quote from: Asbjørn on August 02, 2025, 18:15:07Adonis Storr
#LUFC 4-1-4-1 out of possession looks solid enough. Schmidt is the clear weak link in it, doesn't look good enough for the Premier League, even as backup.
FT #LUFC 1 VIL 1
A step up in opposition, an unexpectedly weak lineup and a generally solid but uncreative display from Leeds.
It's 'only preseason' but with only 2 weeks to go it's crunch time and United don't look like they have the quality in depth needed to survive in the Premier League.
What they do have is Anton Stach who looked excellent, Gudmundsson who was good; a centre of defence and midfield that is solid; and Ramazani and Piroe who have made the case all summer to start.
Their formation was a 4-1-4-1 out of possession which was set poised to pounce at different pressing points. Counter-attacks looked threatening when they weren't being stopped by professional fouls.
The big miss today was Bogle, who has been a star performer over the summer and was the best player on the pitch in Stockholm. Schmidt was miles off the pace and doesn't look good enough for this level - a shame because he got into good positions at times, he just doesn't have the focus necessary.
The strategy of waiting for the best deals has been generally the best one to employ, but it's starting to look a little worrying now. United will want to get a few more through the door and quickly before the season starts.
A good run out but Farke will want to see improvements in Dublin and they need to be a lot more polished by the time Everton arrive for the big return to the Premier League.
35273 tilskuere på ER i ettermiddag, rundt 1600 lavere enn høyeste antall i Championship forrige sesong. Kanskje det som imponerte mest i dagens kamp. ;)
Bogle muligens ute også neste helg... Resten er småting... #skadesituasjonen
Quote from: Asbjørn on August 02, 2025, 18:37:37Bogle muligens ute også neste helg... Resten er småting... #skadesituasjonen
DF: "Bogle had a problem with his hip flexor. A bit concerned. Unsure if he will be available for Milan. Have to stay aware in the full-back positions. Need quality there. Outstanding last season and good pre-season so far. Will miss more training." #lufc
Interessant pressser.
Farke sier egentlig det samme som alle fans :D
YEP fra presseren
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-news-injury-jayden-bogle-dan-james-daniel-farke-transfers-5254393
Av de offensive var det vel egentlig Aaronson som overrasket mest positivt.
Gnonto OK igjen, Piroe scoret igjen, men det var intet nytt.
At Aaronson kan fungere ute til høyre var derimot nytt.
Stach så veldig komfortabel ut på dette nivået.
Overrasket over Brenden, synes han var vår beste. Longstaff rusten, men føler meg sikker på at det er en veldig god signering.
Ellers mange godkjente og gjenkjennbare prestasjoner utover kampen.
Schmidt synes jeg igjen falt veldig igjennom + er vel endel unggutter etc som ryker ut neste ukene.
Ingenting for meg som tilsier at dette ikke er et solid lag som skal kunne bite fra seg når de siste brikkene er på plass.
Med Perri, James, Bogle og kanskje en ny spiss ila kort tid så er den 11éren ganske OK.
Godkjent kamp mot kvalitetsmotstand.
Neste helg møter vi etter min mening et litt svakere Milan. Spent på hvordan det vil se ut med et forventet toppet lag.
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Leeds på TV tapte for tur til "Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand". Så takk for rapporter til alle som bidro. :)
Stach var bra!
Ikke bare et fysisk beist, men også mobil med en god pasningsfot.
Vi kommer til å trenge Brendens arbeidsmoral i PL.
Adonis Storr:
It's clear from yesterday that #LUFC's squad depth is lacking as well as some quality in their starting 11.
"We are in a good position for the Premier League in the goalkeeper position. Also in the centre of the park we have good options." Daniel Farke told LUTV yesterday.
"But it was also obvious we need to do something in the offence - there is also no doubt about this.. we have lost one of our main threats with Manor Solomon and didn't have many additions so far (up front)"
Defence was also a concern for Farke: "..and also in the full back position - if we have an injury like we have to Jayden Bogle it's also not that easy".
United have been linked in the forward line with Bilal el Khannouss from Leicester City - the 21-year-old reportedly has a contract release clause in the region of £25m.
Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz is still someone Leeds would like while the London club don't want to sell. A £32m total package was rejected and Newcastle have inquired about him in the context of Liverpool bidding for Alexander Isak.
The Isak transfer saga has threatened to inflate the price of strikers this summer with Newcastle wanting at least £150m for the player - although Liverpool seem to have bottled the bid by offering £10m less than the informal bid they made last month.
But uncertainty around Isak has bolstered clubs who have strikers Newcastle may want. Should Newcastle receive £150m, you would have thought Muniz's price tag will sky rocket, as they wait to see if Newcastle will spend the Isak money or look to replace him before his transfer could be made.
There are other targets for Leeds, including Manor Solomon, while #LUFC enquired about Christantus Uche, a 22-year-old midfielder with a release clause of around £22m.
While in the full back position Lugano's Maria Zanotti - an Italian right back with an £8.7m price tag - is the target per reports from the continent.
And there are outgoings too: Werder Bremen want Leeds' Isaac Schmidt on loan; while Mateo Joseph's transfer request has left his future in doubt and Patrick Bamford has been told he is not in Farke's plans.
"There is still lots of work to do, I can't promise that everything will be there in time for the first game day, because these players (transfer targets) will also need a few training sessions with us in order to be ready." Farke said after yesterday's friendly against Villarreal at Elland Road.
"I'd prefer before the first game but really latest (we will bring in the players we need) by the first international break and be really ready and competitive for the Premier League."
Mye kan sies om Graham Smyth og hans bidrag i YEP, men jeg pleier å like hans The Verdict etter kamper, det pleier ikke bare å handle om selve kampen, men også det større bildet.
Beyond the most basic of positives - minutes in the legs - Farke was pleased that Leeds controlled parts of the game. It was far from perfect, yet his squad is far from complete. His press conference was a chance to reiterate that fact. He needs quality attacking additions in what is now a 29-day window that must move Farke much closer to a team he will be happy to go with in the world's best league.
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-news-daniel-farke-transfers-villarreal-graham-smyth-verdict-5254434
Jepp, Piroe har hatt en fin pre season Blir nok annetvalg på spissplass når en ny ankommer, men vil likevel være en viktig bidragsyter i nesten hver kamp. Spssser spiller sjelden 90 minutter, han vil få sine sjanser.
Slik var det jo også forrige sesong, Joseph fikk sjansen på topp etter en god pre season, men Piroe tok mer og mer over rollen.
Han vil nok score i PL også.
Brenden Aaronson - alle håper han ikke blir en starter denne sesongen. Men han viste i går hvordan han likevel kan være en bidragsyter, spesielt om vi skal forsvare en ledelse eller holde på en uavgjort. Han viste også at han kan ha en rolle ute til høyre også, ikke bare i midten.
...og Schmidt, joda, han har fått ros for sine innhopp i fjor. Eg blei aldri overbevist. Han kan bidra rent offensivt til tider, men defensivt er det ikke rare greiene. Det vistes også i går.
Kanskje fikk Farke stoppet kritikken mot at han ikke har fått flere sjanser :D
Artikkelen har også noen interessante off camera-situasjoner...
Good day
Joel Piroe
Another game, another goal. The Dutchman knows where the net is and with no new number 9 in the door yet, Piroe has put together a good case to start up top against Everton if the need arises. Lukas Nmecha has also looked sharp but Piroe's status as the club's best finisher appears to remain untouched. It helps that he came back for pre-season in such good shape too, because he will need to be if he does play significant amounts of Premier League football.
Brenden Aaronson
No one is suggesting that Aaronson is the answer to Leeds' current attacking issues - new signings are the answer. But this was a solid performance from a player who refused to be denied. He worked all afternoon, found little joy for the most part, but persevered and got himself past a defender to put in a dangerous cross. Leeds scored from it. He deserved his ovation as he came off.
Bad day
Isaac Schmidt
The Swiss international has looked lively in previous cameos for Leeds but this felt like an insight into Daniel Farke's frustrations with him as a defender. Schmidt was hearing it from Farke on the touchline in the first half, having given the ball away and struggled to contain Villarreal on that side. In the second half he was unable to stop the cross that led to the visitors' goal.
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-villarreal-daniel-farke-mateo-joseph-brenden-aaronson-joel-piroe-isaac-schmidt-5254595
Arsenal får juling av Villareal nå i kveld.
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Quote from: Sydhagen on August 06, 2025, 20:26:33Arsenal får juling av Villareal nå i kveld.
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9 av de som startet mot oss startet i kveld.