TornadoShaunUK
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3-2 Leicester
Pre Match Leeds v Leicester
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controller72
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Always so negative on here!!
FOX Franks
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You’re right, we’ve more than shown in the last few games that we should feel confident about this one!
Biffa Bacon
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I see you are new here
Blaarev
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No, he (or she (not likely)) isn’t. Joined 10 years ago.
Biffa Bacon
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That joke fell flat then, I'll get my coat
FOX Franks
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Payne74
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Is that you Yvonne
Brown Nose
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Could be significant in this game.
Miles Away
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Well that certainly supports the view that we look leggy and lethargic.
Speedy1
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This.
TornadoShaunUK
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It will be interesting to see if Soumare is dropped for this game. In general his performances have been good, but he has been the chief culprit in a few instances of poor tracking back that have resulted in goals conceded and points lost. The rest of the defence didn't exactly cover themselves in glory either with the Moscow goal as they all stood there ball watching..
It was good to hear Brendan moaning about some people maybe not working hard enough because IMO you can see that in the performances, we tend to press aggressively from the front and then after that the pressing from midfield is very half arsed/ stand off-ish. Offensively we don't make as many off the ball runs to try and drag defenders around, it's all very 'pass it sideways and wait for an opening' rather than put the effort in to try and create an opening.
We're also ripe for being counter attacked, we struggle to break teams down that sit back and continue to naively play a high line. I expect Leeds will look to keep things compact and break on us like most teams do.
It was good to hear Brendan moaning about some people maybe not working hard enough because IMO you can see that in the performances, we tend to press aggressively from the front and then after that the pressing from midfield is very half arsed/ stand off-ish. Offensively we don't make as many off the ball runs to try and drag defenders around, it's all very 'pass it sideways and wait for an opening' rather than put the effort in to try and create an opening.
We're also ripe for being counter attacked, we struggle to break teams down that sit back and continue to naively play a high line. I expect Leeds will look to keep things compact and break on us like most teams do.
Head-to-head
- Leeds are looking to win consecutive league games against Leicester for the first time since December 1999.
- Leicester have won four of their past five league visits to Leeds, as many as they had on their previous 16 trips to Elland Road.
- The Foxes could earn three league wins in a row at Leeds for the first time in their history.
- Leeds' tally of 10 points is their lowest after 10 matches of a league campaign since the 2006-07 Championship season in which they were relegated.
- Their three leading Premier League goalscorers last season have only contributed one goal between them so far in 2021-22.
- Four teenagers have appeared for Leeds in the Premier League this campaign, the most of any club. No teenager played for them in the top flight last season.
- Leicester are one short of 200 Premier League victories.
- They are vying to score in 13 consecutive top-flight away matches for the first time since April to December 1960.
- The Foxes have not recorded a clean sheet since the opening weekend of the season.
- They have conceded 18 set-piece goals (excluding penalties) since the start of last season; only Crystal Palace have let in more.
FOX Franks
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Not possible, Brendan says we don’t have a problem from set pieces.
pork pie fox
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I thought Soumare was better on Thursday before Ndidi came on. He seemed to look a bit lost as to what he was meant to be doing after that. Not saying he was great or anything daft like that, just that he seemed to suffer once Wilf came on.
Brown Nose
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He doesn't really deserve to start, but I'd go with Barnes for this match. He was the main threat against them last season. They are at their most vulnerable when teams break at pace against them.
pork pie fox
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I agree with all that.
Lako42
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Exactly what I expected to see.
We aren't trying and for that I can slag my own players off.
When it's down to lack of ability then fine, when it's down to a shit work rate then it's not ****ing good enough.
You only need to look at some of the shit we've failed against this year to know the current work ethic on the pitch isn't good enough.
You don't get beat by absolute shit like Warsaw when you put the appropriate effort in.
BR needs to start firing some shots because being a soft touch has stopped working.
Blaarev
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Liverpool aside, those who do a lot of sprints are doing so because they are headless chickens.
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Championship
| P | Pld | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester | 45 | 97 |
| 2 | Leeds Utd | 45 | 90 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 44 | 90 |
| 4 | Southampton | 45 | 84 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 45 | 73 |
| 6 | West Brom | 45 | 72 |
| 7 | Hull City | 45 | 70 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 45 | 66 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 44 | 64 |
| 10 | Preston | 45 | 63 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 45 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 45 | 62 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 45 | 57 |
| 14 | Watford | 45 | 56 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 45 | 56 |
| 16 | Millwall | 45 | 56 |
| 17 | QPR | 45 | 53 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 45 | 53 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 45 | 50 |
| 20 | Sheffield W | 45 | 50 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 45 | 48 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 45 | 47 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 45 | 45 |
| 24 | Rotherham Utd | 45 | 24 |
