Portsmouth v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[whiteswan]

You did, Swannie.

Referees are doing a decent job to disrupt us too!

I mentioned inept referees at the beginning of the season as well....plus injuries and internationals.

[Trigger]

We had so many players off their game yesterday but we still should've won at a canter if we'd put the chances away.

But the biggest problem affecting the whole teams performance was a number of issues that Farke could quite easily deal with because they are affecting the whole display, and the team performance throughout.

Brendan needs resting to recharge, this has been evident now for 2 weeks.

But the biggest thing is Gruev. Yesterday was when it was blatantly obvious that he alone was effecting the whole team display and he just does not connect with Tanaka at all, and that 2 if you're going to play 4-2-3-1 must click, quite simply, they don't.
I don't understand why the hell he's going with this when Rothwell/Tanaka were tearing it up together, which made the 4 in front rip it up as well.
Sidenote - Meslier was way way too slow decision making for the goal, I feel if we don't relieve pressure on Meslier it will f**k up promotion because he's pretty s**t at a lot of things, and if he sticks with Gruev there, we're up the creek without a paddle.

Those2 things will cost us and need addressing.

Mindblowing

[Chilli D]

Mindless comment imo. Todays defeat down to lack of recruitment in January. Complete nonsense of course.
You’d expect Piroe to take 1 of his chances. The first definitely. You’d expect any competent ref to give the pen. Maybe Firpo should score. Then their goal is a gift.
Portsmouth the better side. No they weren’t.
We were pretty average but definitely deserved a point. Fortunate win for them.

Spot on Jaydog.
Add to the fact that neither Sheff Utd or Burnley won down there.
Their home record is good but we missed enough chances to win it. Just one of those days.
First defeat in 18 games.

[Jammy 07]

We'd have won that game if Farke hadn't picked Patrick Piroe up front.

[Jammy 07]

Spot on Jaydog.
Add to the fact that neither Sheff Utd or Burnley won down there.
Their home record is good but we missed enough chances to win it. Just one of those days.
First defeat in 18 games.

Not sure why virtually everyone is over reacting to a defeat that was bound to happen one day.

[Tom the Cat]

Very likely. The ref was abysmal. The challenge on Mes was nasty & intentional for me. But no card. Unbelievable

That challenge was bordering on red card let alone yellow !!

[DDB220]

We'd have won that game if Farke hadn't picked Patrick Piroe up front.

I see what you did there. Forwards miss good chances, rather unfortunate that he chooses this game to invoke conversion technique.
It is how the team reacts in the next game. I expected we would lose a game at some point so not particularly concerned by the result.
Need to beat Millwall to alleviate pressure and anxiety.

[DDB220]

That challenge was bordering on red card let alone yellow !!

Nah ! There was nothing in it. He was entitled to go for the ball. Contact was minimal.

Their goal was a lesson to Mes. He needs to take better command of situations. He should have been more decisive. That initial hesitation cost him in terms of having the opportunity to get to the ball first.
But other than that he gave a solid display. It is ironic we always seem to get punished on just about every occasion we have a defensive misstep.

[pjm2019]

Mindless comment imo. Todays defeat down to lack of recruitment in January. Complete nonsense of course.
You’d expect Piroe to take 1 of his chances. The first definitely. You’d expect any competent ref to give the pen. Maybe Firpo should score. Then their goal is a gift.
Portsmouth the better side. No they weren’t.
We were pretty average but definitely deserved a point. Fortunate win for them.

you do talk a lot of rubbish.

Portsmouth won. Portsmouth have more real chances than us. They looked dangerous every time they entered our half. If Piroe has an off day which he did we have NO ONE to replace him to change the game- it comes back to Jan transfer window

[Jaydog]

you do talk a lot of rubbish.

Portsmouth won. Portsmouth have more real chances than us. They looked dangerous every time they entered our half. If Piroe has an off day which he did we have NO ONE to replace him to change the game- it comes back to Jan transfer window

I agree.
New thread title imminent.
“Please talk your rubbish here”.

[mentalcase]

I agree.
New thread title imminent.
“Please talk your rubbish here”.

See trump thread Jay

[Barlow Boy]

See trump thread Jay

[1964white]

128 decent pieces of play

88 Errors

Good moments of play
22 Rodon
17 Firpo
14 Struijk
13 James
12 Bogle
11 Piroe
10 Gruev

Most errors
16 Bogle
09 Tanaka
08 Firpo
07 Gruev
06 Ramazani
05 Piroe

[1964white]

MOST DECENT

Defensive headers - Rodon = 11
Runs/dribbles - James = 7
Passes - Piroe = 7
Interceptions - Gruev = 5
Tackles - Rodon/Struijk = 2
Defensive clearances - Rodon/Gruev = 2
Blocks - Struijk/Firpo = 2