Birmingham City v Leeds United Match Thread

[White Riot]

Away for a lie down after reading it.

Aye, I went into a coma after writing that Cussie

[1964white]

Why are our crosses all hit & hope?

And why do we allow so many crosses into our box?

It's no coincidence our CBs are overworked.

[1964white]

3 of the games he's scored in we've lost including a literal tap in from the line vs Villa

He scored a pen vs Everton to win.

A pen vs Chelsea to draw.

Fulham probably his biggest contribution.

I'd have backed Piroe to do as well if not better tbf.

But we will never know.

Still say he's a wide forward not a 9

So, you are dissing Nmecha's six goals now & still rattling on about Piroe whose turn was so slow, his shot was blocked & easily defended near the end of the game.

[Barlow Boy]

Very important, then, to get a home draw. I'd hate to have to travel between those two games.

The cup game is the last of those three games John, but either way a home draw would make things easier.

[whiteswan]

I missed the entire ET and penalties, a friend unexpectedly popped by, he has serious health issues and not expected to live much too longer. Some things take precedence over football, even Leeds United. Great to see him in decent form.

Sorry to hear about your friend OB
Match of the Day will show the highlights tonight.

[1964white]

Our game was littered with errors today, 52 in all.

Our top six offenders.
10 Longstaff
6 Buonanotte
5 Justin
4 Bijol
4 Okafor
4 Aaronson

[CHAPELALLMAN]

Our game was littered with errors today, 52 in all.

Our top six offenders.
10 Longstaff
6 Buonanotte
5 Justin
4 Bijol
4 Okafor
4 Aaronson

So happens that with the exception of Aaronson, and our recent loan signing, every one on that list a 2025 summer signing....

[Cjay]

So, you are dissing Nmecha's six goals now & still rattling on about Piroe whose turn was so slow, his shot was blocked & easily defended near the end of the game.

Piroe is nowhere near match sharp, same as Tanaka, Gnonto, Buonanotte.

Can't be judged on stone cold 90 minutes after barely playing for months.

It's not dissing, it's an opinion.

[whiteswan]

They showed a clip of Perri’s water bottle with a list of Birmingham players and which direction to dive before the pens, someone doing their homework.

He had the bottle in his hand at the end and I heard him with the coach saying that the Brum players didnt have their names on the back of their shirts only numbers so he didnt know which player was which. So he probably does deserve some credit for the saves......

[1964white]

Excellent/very good pieces of play
23 Bijol
20 Justin
16 Ampadu
15 Bornauw
15 Gudmundsson
10 Calvert-Lewin
10 Aaronson
10 Longstaff

[1964white]

Piroe is nowhere near match sharp.

It's not dissing, it's an opinion.

An opinion that implies Piroe is more effective than Nmecha, a player who has seven German caps.

Remind me how many caps has Piroe to his name?

[CUSSIE01]

He had the bottle in his hand at the end and I heard him with the coach saying that the Brum players didnt have their names on the back of their shirts only numbers so he didnt know which player was which. So he probably does deserve some credit for the saves......

I hadn’t even noticed they had no names on their shirts, sneaky bug***s. Any keeper that saves a penalty deserves credit, we’ve hardly been blessed with many lately. Our pens were excellent though.

[1964white]

So happens that with the exception of Aaronson, and our recent loan signing, every one on that list a 2025 summer signing....

However looking at the full picture...

Bijol & Justin had 23 & 20 respectively excellent/very good pieces of play as shown in my other post.

[CHAPELALLMAN]

However looking at the full picture...

Bijol & Justin had 23 & 20 respectively excellent/very good pieces of play as shown in my other post.

And Bijol and Justin have been the best signing of the newbies mentioned on that list.

[1964white]

I hadn’t even noticed they had no names on their shirts, sneaky bug***s. Any keeper that saves a penalty deserves credit, we’ve hardly been blessed with many lately. Our pens were excellent though.

They were excellent, to be honest, I expected us to fluff one or two of them, after our lukewarm performance

[1964white]

And Bijol and Justin have been the best signing of the newbies mentioned on that list.

Along with Calvert-Lewin, I agree!

[Chilli D]

Excellent/very good pieces of play
23 Bijol
20 Justin
16 Ampadu
15 Bornauw
15 Gudmundsson
10 Calvert-Lewin
10 Aaronson
10 Longstaff

So Longstaff had 10 errors and 10 excellent/good pieces of play. Not as bad as some are making out then.
I thought he did okay, made some good tackles and covered a lot of ground

[1964white]

So Longstaff had 10 errors and 10 excellent/good pieces of play. Not as bad as some are making out then.
I thought he did okay, made some good tackles and covered a lot of ground

He improved once Ampadu came on.

[1964white]

Our least involved players were

Gnonto
Tanaka
Piroe
Rodon

[1964white]

Piroe is nowhere near match sharp, same as Tanaka, Gnonto, Buonanotte.

Can't be judged on stone cold 90 minutes after barely playing for months.

Football authorities need to introduce Reserve Leagues into the modern game, as was the case many moons ago.