r00fie1
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Rubbish.
* The Unofficial "Official" Boro v Leeds United [04/24] Match Day Thread *
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changingman
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Not just Leeds, this has been happening for years under various managers. Our positioning in midfield isn't great - they struggle to regain shape when they lose the ball. Playing a relatively high line also puts additional pressure on the back four, particularly against teams who attack with pace.
That said, I don't think we'll change the way we play. At times we'd benefit from a third body in midfield but we haven't quite cracked the fluency with which the cities of this world can adapt from a four to a three in defence!
Only other option would be to tuck the full backs into MF but that creates loads of room down the flanks and we'd need better tracking from the wide attackers. Might be worth a shot though.
r00fie1
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When we are in a particular league, we gauge the "quality" of our players in terms of what we want to [can] achieve [Generally speaking].
That sets the standard for the players we need or want, in terms of recruitment, ability and cost.
We become used to those standards and expectations, which includes expecting mistakes and inconsistencies which, for instance, we might not be as prepared to accept in the Premiership, for example. The situation, of course, means that some players evolve and improve; they're more "capable" than at first - when we bought them or promoted them up through the Academy. The limitations of some players becomes obvious, but in the Championship we might accept they have a role to play at Boro. They might be "dependable" "reliable" "workmanlike", but possess little flare or creativity.
What I'm getting at is that we can't expect the current squad [as a whole] to perform much better than it has done this season [injuries aside].
With better quality, more consistent, skilful players we can get promotion, or at least be in with a chance, but we couldnt perform to Premiership standard to be safe and avoid a season-long battle against relegation.
That's a massive risk, because it leads us to where we are now:
We can't afford to have a relatively large financial outlay for players, who might get us into a position of promotion. Because, if we fail, we have a financial noose round our necks.
We are in competition with clubs whose financial capabilities make ours look miniscule by comparison.
So, we are going to have to expect inconsistencies, journeymen, developing youngsters "on the job" and looking for "hidden gems", just like dozens of other clubs.
No Head Coach at our club, in our present position, can call down a mine-shaft and summon up a Premiership football team.
There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, which is nothing to do with our dedicated Chairman, but a fact of football life today.
The day English [British?] football began to change [for the worse], was the day the Premier League was created, just like a private company, or a "Cuckoo in the nest".
So, for now, we have our "band of brothers" and trust our club can become a contortionist and find a team we can rely on next season to get us where we hope to be.
It's easy to start not thinking and chucking out exceptions [like Ipswich], but it's those rare exceptions which prove the rule. The question is will they survive, or make a complete mockery of the whole financial and power relationship in football (?) and come straight back down again? [See Sheffield United and Burnley].
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That sets the standard for the players we need or want, in terms of recruitment, ability and cost.
We become used to those standards and expectations, which includes expecting mistakes and inconsistencies which, for instance, we might not be as prepared to accept in the Premiership, for example. The situation, of course, means that some players evolve and improve; they're more "capable" than at first - when we bought them or promoted them up through the Academy. The limitations of some players becomes obvious, but in the Championship we might accept they have a role to play at Boro. They might be "dependable" "reliable" "workmanlike", but possess little flare or creativity.
What I'm getting at is that we can't expect the current squad [as a whole] to perform much better than it has done this season [injuries aside].
With better quality, more consistent, skilful players we can get promotion, or at least be in with a chance, but we couldnt perform to Premiership standard to be safe and avoid a season-long battle against relegation.
That's a massive risk, because it leads us to where we are now:
We can't afford to have a relatively large financial outlay for players, who might get us into a position of promotion. Because, if we fail, we have a financial noose round our necks.
We are in competition with clubs whose financial capabilities make ours look miniscule by comparison.
So, we are going to have to expect inconsistencies, journeymen, developing youngsters "on the job" and looking for "hidden gems", just like dozens of other clubs.
No Head Coach at our club, in our present position, can call down a mine-shaft and summon up a Premiership football team.
There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, which is nothing to do with our dedicated Chairman, but a fact of football life today.
The day English [British?] football began to change [for the worse], was the day the Premier League was created, just like a private company, or a "Cuckoo in the nest".
So, for now, we have our "band of brothers" and trust our club can become a contortionist and find a team we can rely on next season to get us where we hope to be.
It's easy to start not thinking and chucking out exceptions [like Ipswich], but it's those rare exceptions which prove the rule. The question is will they survive, or make a complete mockery of the whole financial and power relationship in football (?) and come straight back down again? [See Sheffield United and Burnley].
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It would have been interesting to see what the pr!ck would have given,if Jones hadn’t followed up and put the ball in the net.I thought the ref kicked Latte when he was on the floor but he kicks his toes into the ground. I had to rewind it to have another look.
It was a clear foul on Latte by both defender and keeper, the defender would have been facing a red but I suspect the ref would have just played on.
Lottowyn
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Won’t Lenihan be back for the start of next season ?
Glover_elbow
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i am not convinced by him either.