Kamp vs Bournemouth @Vitality Stadium onsdag 22.april kl 21

[Asbjørn]

Ny kamp, fremskutt fra kommende helg pga FAcup-semien.

Snart seriekamp igjen. Laget tråd fordi Adonis Storr har skrevet om 'utfordringen':

Bournemouth away next for #LUFC represents the most tricky fixture of the season so far, with some of the issues including:

The logistics for a long-distance away day with such a short turnaround to the weekend. Do you stay down south?

Players with the semi-final in the back of their minds. How do you keep them focused on the midweek fixture?

The decision to play a potentially weakened side or not with Premier League status almost certainly secured. Who do you risk?

The difficulty of the opponents: Bournemouth are on their longest unbeaten run ever in the Premier League. How do you ensure you maintain confidence after the game?

And how do you manage a squad's physical performance and emotional resilience to keep the momentum going off the back of three games of enormous magnitude in West Ham, Man Utd and Wolves?

There are many good problems to have here but this next week will test Daniel Farke, the staff and this newly promoted squad to their limit.

If you are Daniel Farke, what do you do on Wednesday?
https://x.com/theadelites/status/2045776433478353029?s=20

...liit morsomt er det jo at 'rådene' Storr/Farke får spriker i absolutt alle retninger 

[auren]

Svært tricky denne her. Ligaen er fortsatt viktigst, men nå har vi en såpass god luke at jeg ville hvilt et par spillere. Okafor er en av dem. Gnonto inn. Bør DCL også hviles fra start tro? Hvordan er status på Rodon og Stach? Førstnevnte kom inn på tampen av gårsdagens kamp og er nok klar for 90 minutter, men man kan jo ikke sette ut Justin just nu.

Jeg heller mot å hvile DCL og Okafor. Tøft med 3 kamper på ei uke for dem i denne "crunch time" av sesongen, som Farke ville sagt. Går for følgende lag:

Darlow - Justin, Bijol, Struijk - Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson - Gnonto, Aaronson - Nmecha

DCL og Okafor på benk som impact subs etter 60-70 minutter.

Tips: 1-1 (Gnonto)

auren

[Andersen]

Her håper jeg vi i hvert fall reiser i fra Bournemout med 1 poeng i kofferten . Bournemout er gode , også hjemme. PL er viktigst for meg , FA cup semifinale mot Chelsea får være en bonus . Selv om Chelsea har 5 tap på rappen i PL nå . MOT.

[Asbjørn]

"No, the full focus is just really on Bournemouth. There's no thinking about Sunday at all. We go with the best possible line-up from this game into the Bournemouth game. The FA Cup, till Thursday, is not a topic at all, for me." – Daniel Farke, to BBC Sport West Yorkshire, on whether 39 points gives him the flexibility to rotate a bit in midweek

"I still think yes, if all the results would go in our favour, it could of course already be enough. But I still think we need to stay with the foot on the gas. We need to win at least one more point, perhaps even a few more. Our focus won't go at any point away from winning points and giving 100% because it's just over when the fat lady sings. For that, we'll keep going till mathematically everything is done, but with 39 points with five games to go, we're in a good path." – Daniel Farke on Leeds' points tally, speaking post-game

Hopefully not much rotation midweek.

Quote from   @FFScout
https://x.com/lateriser12/status/2046198440418549810?s=20

[Josch]

Denne blir vanskeligere enn mot ManU. Iraola er en bedre taktiker enn Carrick.

To uavgjort spesialister møtes. Det blir uavgjort?

Eller så vinner Bournemouth.

Fordi:
-Bournemouth har europacup å spille for. Leeds har omtrent berget plassen
-Bournemouth er gode hjemme,  Leeds kun middels borte
-Semifinalen ligger i bakhodet til Leeds. Da yter man kun 99% eller sparer spillere.
-Iraola slutter snart. Spillerne vil gi alt for ham. For dem er det stort å slå Leeds hjemme.

Tror motivasjonen gjør utslag her. Men jevnt.

[TK20]

Tenker ett poeng her er veldig bra!

[leedslife]

Så Hallgeir skrev vedr Rose.

Da får jeg heller legge inn et stalltips.

Frisparket målet til Bellusci over ti år senere har ikke slippet taket.

Det blir 1-3 på Onsdag og.

Resultatene har vært imponerende siste tiden, men venter fortsatt på en hel 90 minutters gjennomføring der vi henter ut det vi har sett ved flere anledninger borte denne sesongen.
Første omgangen mot ManU, Newcastle, Everton, Villa bla.
På onsdag er det duket for to jevngode omganger borte.

Tror fortsatt det er mulig og hente ut mer i laget her.

[GeirO]

Er det fem år siden vi vant tre på rad i PL? AI mener i alle fall det. La oss slå Bornemouth og sikre oss en ny sesong i PL!

[enur]

Er det fem år siden vi vant tre på rad i PL? AI mener i alle fall det. La oss slå Bornemouth og sikre oss en ny sesong i PL!

Ja, avsluttet vel med fire strake seire i 20/21-sesongen.

[Cherry]

Farke uttaler "the best possible line up", men det er med forbehold om skader - og sikkert de som er
litt i "sonen" vedr slitasje nå.  Aaronsen og Bogle ser litt reduserte ut syns jeg, mens DCL jo utrolig nok har holdt HELE sesongen hittil..det er bonus for oss det!

Mer håper enn tipper:
Darlow
Justin- Bijol-Strujic
Gnonto-Ampadu-Tanaka-Longstaff-Gumundsson
DCL-Okafor

Da har vi en meget bra benk også: Perri- Rodon- Gruev-Aaronson-Nmecha- Piroe- Bournow...Stach!??

[Asbjørn]

Pre match presser ca 12:45

[Asbjørn]

Pre match presser ca 12:45

🚨 Leeds United team news confirmed pre-Bournemouth:

❌ Anton Stach
❌ Dan James - Back in team training, will likely need more time
✅ Joe Rodon

#LUFC
https://x.com/LeedsAllOver/status/2046544110312456316?s=20

[auren]

Blir nok samme lag som startet de siste to kampene tenker jeg.

auren

[HåvardK]

Farke uttaler "the best possible line up", men det er med forbehold om skader - og sikkert de som er
litt i "sonen" vedr slitasje nå.  Aaronsen og Bogle ser litt reduserte ut syns jeg, mens DCL jo utrolig nok har holdt HELE sesongen hittil..det er bonus for oss det!

Mer håper enn tipper:
Darlow
Justin- Bijol-Strujic
Gnonto-Ampadu-Tanaka-Longstaff-Gumundsson
DCL-Okafor

Da har vi en meget bra benk også: Perri- Rodon- Gruev-Aaronson-Nmecha- Piroe- Bournow...Stach!??

Bogle ikke en gang i troppen?

[Cherry]

Farke uttaler "the best possible line up", men det er med forbehold om skader - og sikkert de som er
litt i "sonen" vedr slitasje nå.  Aaronsen og Bogle ser litt reduserte ut syns jeg, mens DCL jo utrolig nok har holdt HELE sesongen hittil..det er bonus for oss det!

Mer håper enn tipper:
Darlow
Justin- Bijol-Strujic
Gnonto-Ampadu-Tanaka-Longstaff-Gumundsson
DCL-Okafor

Da har vi en meget bra benk også: Perri- Rodon- Gruev-Aaronson-Nmecha- Piroe- Bournow...Stach!??

Bogle ikke en gang i troppen?

Nei, han er sliten`vettdu`....

[Asbjørn]

Igjen, Adonis serverer presseren på en solid måte.

...det mest overraskende for meg var hvordan han karakteriserte tilstanden på Thorpe Arch ved ankomst - dette var jo i perioden etter at Bielsa hadde justert både det ene og det andre der inne...

Bournemouth v #LUFC - Daniel Farke pre-match press conference

❌ OUT: Anton Stach

❔ DOUBT: Dan James

MENTALITY FOR WEDNESDAY

• "We have achieved a lot but nothing is done. We need more points and we will stay with the foot on the gas. We  have 5 opportunities in the league to win more points and we are highly motivated to win as many points as possible."

• On the Cup being a potential distraction: "Until early Thursday morning when we are back here at Thorp Arch we will only be thinking about Bournemouth."

BOURNEMOUTH

• On Bournemouth: "Andoni is doing a fantastic job, fighting for Europe, the players they have, they are an established Premier League side who have improved every year. It's no coincidence that they are 13 games unbeaten. It is a very tough trip and we need be there with 100%. But we know we can beat anyone when we are at 100%, so we go there very respectful but also in a good mood."

• "Bournemouth are one of the most intense sides in the Premier League in pressing and counter-pressing and being direct and they have a top fitness level and high intensity so both teams are very similar. So we need find solutions in how to bypass the pressing. There will be more space higher up, but less time in the build-up. It's just a different challenge. We need to find good solutions: how not to lose the ball and how to counter-attack and it will be similar for them."

INJURIES

• On Stach: "It's day-to-day. I hope that he comes back asap. It's normally May for this but we hope asap. It's days not weeks, but I don't want to put unnecessary pressure on the medical department. And of course he has to be fit."

• "Dan James has been out for a long time so he needs session after session. For Joe he played a lot recently so he doesn't need such time to get back to fitness. We love Dan and we need him and he's so important and a key player for us, but we have to adapt to the reality."

• On players stepping up in Rodon and Stach's absence: "The players who have come in have done really well. If you analyse this squad every player has had the opportunity to start. Anton has been fantastic but Sean Longstaff has had periods where he was irreplaceable. The same with Illia Gruev when I think about Nottingham Forest for example, or Lukas Nmecha. I am pleased with my group, but we have to keep going and then we can have a look back in the summer at this remarkable season."

NOAH OKAFOR

• On Noah Okafor's form: "Fitness is important and also the mindset for offensive players to not just think about attacking but also think about pressing and to help the wingbacks. All credit to him, he has brought himself to a fantastic shape, but he must stay hungry and ride the wave as long as possible."

MARCO ROSE

• On Marco Rose (Bournemouth's manager for next season): "I know him very well. He's a really good coach and a top class human being. "

• On moving from Germany: "I came as a relatively unknown young manager, appointed to Norwich as the first non-British manager there. The group was too old and expensive, no one knew me and its difficult if you don't have a long CV. It's always difficult to adapt the first time abroad, being not a native speaker and even for the players it's the same. To adapt to British football to the quality and intensity, the way the referees are.. it's never easy and you have to show that you are capable to adapt."

GEORGINIO'S GOAL

• On Rutter's goal: "I'm happy for him. He has helped our position a little bit, but I don't pay too much attention to other fixtures. I don't celebrate other goals for other teams. I just celebrate Leeds United goals. But I'm always happy for Georgi if he scores a goal as long as its not against Leeds United."

IMPROVED GAME MANAGEMENT

• "The run we are on: six game sunbeaten and just conceded one goal in the last four Premier League fixtures (shows that we have got better at game management). This was a bit behind the thinking in the summer: we wanted mature players who have played on the top level. But still, as a newly promoted team, you have to grow into this league and we've worked on game management very intensely and it's good to see the players listening and learning and that now we can defend under pressure and win wherever we go like Old Traffford: against a team who won all their home games before us under Michael Carrick. But you have to earn this right every game and you can't get carried away and give 1 or 2 % less otherwise you get punished so we have to stay humble."

ON TRAINING FACILITIES

• "Quality is not defined by one good season, one good game or one week. We are happy to make big steps but it is always important to make steps and to be consistent. Like what Bournemouth have done: they are established on this level. We must think about, as a club, how can we invest. I'm greedy to develop the club so we have sustainability."

• "When I came here I was shocked with all respect. The level of the training ground was more or less League One level with all respect. We have lots of talent: talented players and talented coaches. But the facilities were League One. So from the first day it was important to improve the training ground. And if you look now you can see: 'come on we have arrived on Premier League level'. So it's quite crucial and important and I always push that we develop on the top level and I always want to get better."

ENJOYING SUCCESS

• On if you can enjoy these moments: "You have to enjoy these times. Achieving the semi-final and the first win in decades at Old Trafford and now back-to-back wins. But we will stay humble and so we're not carried away by emotions. We can use the momentum but we need to stay focused and concentrated. A lot is achieved but nothing is done yet."

• On reflecting on the season so far: "I can't really remember one game where we won lucky maybe Chelsea. And apart from Arsenal games that we didn't have the chance to win points. So since Everton to right now I don't think we've differed too much. Of course there have been ups and downs and we have had to adapt to win points on this level. We had a clear plan to deal with the Premier League and the success is just down to how the payers and staff have worked and developed over the season."
https://x.com/theadelites/status/2046554257176842616?s=20

[auren]

Matchday! 

auren

[leedslife]

Kom over denne fra SkySports.

Distance Per Game this season:

1. Man City 115.5km
2. Leeds  114.8km
3. Arsenal 114.3km
4. Brighton 113.9km

Nederst Chelsea på 108.4k

[auren]

Overraskende at City løper mest ettersom de antagelig er det laget med mest possession...?

Hvor ligger Bmouth på lista?

auren

[GaryMac]

Matchday! 

auren

Hell, yeah!

[leedslife]

Overraskende at City løper mest ettersom de antagelig er det laget med mest possession...?

Hvor ligger Bmouth på lista?

auren

Usikker. Var et screenshot fra sendingen til SkySport.
Men minnes og huske fra vinteren at Bmouth lå rundt 6-8 plass i en graf Opta hadde.
De ligger vel også ganske høyt på høy intensitets løp/spurter etc.

Du har helt rett vedr City. De har langt høyere tall her enn tidligere sesonger - samtidig som andel posession har gått ned til ca rundt 60-61 siste to sesonger fra opp mot 68-71 sett på de resterende sesongene under Pep.

Og Rosenior har jo blitt utfordret kraftig på de tallene senest i går vedr Chelsea. Det er jo ikke en situasjon du ønsker og komme i. Du blir jo på et vis fullstendig avkledd, så vet man jo at det trengs langt flere nyanser for og kunne hente ut noe av de tallene.
Men det er jo en moderne treneres død.

[asLeeds]

1-2  Tanaka & Gnonto     MOT 

[auren]

Stiller uforandret akkurat som forventet...

auren

[Asbjørn]

Stiller uforandret akkurat som forventet...

auren

[asbfjell]

Er Gruev syk eller skadet..?
Positivt med James tilbake. 

[Asbjørn]

Er Gruev syk eller skadet..?
Positivt med James tilbake. 

Cross:
Leeds say Gruev has suffered a meniscus knee injury in training. Needs to be further assessed before they have a timeframe. #lufc
(som flere i feeden skriver: Er vel ute for sesongen da)

[Cannavaro]

Herlig med kamp igjen, men ; dette er 3.kamp på 8 dager, og det er ikke mye rullering fra hjemmekampen mot Wolves. Håper det er nok giv i gutta for å gi Bournemouth skikkelig kamp. Hjemmelaget har 6-8-2 hjemme, og Leeds 2-7-7 borte. Jeg er fullt fornøyd med 1 poeng her med tanke på kampbelastning. Bournemouth spiller direkte og er aggressive i press spillet. Vi blir utfordret i det oppbyggende spillet og må nok variere med litt langt mot DCL, viktig at han har folk rundt seg i den oppspills fasen. Håper Okafor og Aaronsson bidrar godt offensivt idag og at Gabbi skrur på turboen på venstresiden.
Bournemouth er et av formlagene akkurat nå, de har ihvertfall ikke tapt på 10 kamper ser jeg, så det kan bli en tøff nøtt det her.  Håper gutta våre orker og har fortsatt overskudd til kamper. Lykke til folkens !

[Asbjørn]

Er Gruev syk eller skadet..?
Positivt med James tilbake. 

Cross:
Leeds say Gruev has suffered a meniscus knee injury in training. Needs to be further assessed before they have a timeframe. #lufc
(som flere i feeden skriver: Er vel ute for sesongen da)

Fortsatt Beren Cross:
Old Thorp Arch academy mates Lewis Cook and Alex Cairns catching up pitchside here tonight. #lufc

[Asbjørn]

Isaac Johnson tenker konsekvenser:
A blow for Ilia Gruev - he has suffered a meniscus knee injury in training. No time frame given currently

Meanwhile, a bit surprised Joe Rodon has not made tonight's XI - slims his chances of starting FA Cup semi final on Sunday, you'd think #lufc

[Asbjørn]

Cross:
Leeds say Gruev has suffered a meniscus knee injury in training. Needs to be further assessed before they have a timeframe. #lufc
(som flere i feeden skriver: Er vel ute for sesongen da)

Fra feeden:
I've just had surgery on a torn meniscus. Recovery is normally 2-6 weeks.
Even a seriously fit professional footballer would do well to be quicker than that