Leeds United vs Brentford - Match Thread

[airedale]

Battered at home ,they work really hard to win the ball but unlike us they can play football when they get it.
I can't see any solutions on the bench either.

[Victor_OTT_17]

From BBC: HT: Leeds 0-1 Brentford

Brentford have never lost a Premier League game when Kevin Schade has found the back of the net - winning 13 and drawing three.

[Cjay]

Best away performance I've seen for ages, absolutely fair play Brentford.

They look organised, slick, confident, well set up.

We are basically the opposite.

Unbelievably open at times, attack hasn't worked, midfield hasn't worked, defence is stretched.

Aaronson off Tanaka on perhaps, extra body in midfield

You could take off most of the team tbf based on that.

And stop this overlapping cb thing, worked sort of with Rodon, don't think Elvedi has the pace and will just get caught out.

[The Subhuman]

Okafor and Aaronson off.

Longstaff and Wilson on.

Okafor into the middle as the 10
Aaronson off for Tanaka...

I'd imagine Gnonto is making up numbers as he's been injured and we won't want to risk him ahead of the deadline

[Victor_OTT_17]

From BBC: HT: Leeds 0-1 Brentford

Brentford had 11 shots in the first half, only having more in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League away game at West Ham in October 2025 (15).

[The Subhuman]

Best away performance I've seen for ages, absolutely fair play Brentford.

They look organised, slick, confident, well set up.

We are basically the opposite.

Unbelievably open at times, attack hasn't worked, midfield hasn't worked, defence is stretched.

Aaronson off Tanaka on perhaps, extra body in midfield

You could take off most of the team tbf based on that.

And stop this overlapping cb thing, worked sort of with Rodon, don't think Elvedi has the pace and will just get caught out.

Yep, except I think we're doing a lot to make Brentford look this good

[The Subhuman]

A bit of a reality check today. Two good results against Forest but they did finish below us last season and they've lost Anderson.
Brentford are a far better side.

Anderson was brilliant on Friday so huge loss for Forest who also had a new manager

[Victor_OTT_17]

If any team can turn this round: it's us! We are a great game-of-two-halves team but we need the half-time team talk of all team talks. Something has to drastically change too! We are one injury away from having 2 CB's for the next 2 months btw. Rodon ain't coming back soon...

[Cjay]

Tempted to get Nmecha on?

If DCL can't hold the ball up which he's struggling to do he offers nothing else.

Atleast Nmecha has a bit of pace and skill

[Madron]

We surely can't be that bad for another 45 mins.

Wilson for Aaaronson @HT -has to be

[The Subhuman]

If any team can turn this round: it's us! We are a great game-of-two-halves team but we need the half-time team talk of all team talks. Something has to drastically change too! We are one injury away from having 2 CB's for the next 2 months btw. Rodon ain't coming back soon...

Justin is a very decent CB

[The Subhuman]

We surely can't be that bad for another 45 mins.

Wilson for Aaaronson @HT -has to be

Still leaves us with two in midfield..

[Clitheroe White]

We need to attack and hold it up there.

Change to 4 3 3

Aaronson off Wilson on to make front 3

Bogle off and Longstaff on to move into midfield.

[WhiteRose]

Perhaps a beating today will be a blessing - if we won the board might close the window early, this way at least they should see we are still short.

[White Riot]

If any team can turn this round: it's us! We are a great game-of-two-halves team but we need the half-time team talk of all team talks. Something has to drastically change too! We are one injury away from having 2 CB's for the next 2 months btw. Rodon ain't coming back soon...

Bijol was also caught fast asleep twice when they scored. Which is equally concerning.

[Madron]

All the money was for Brentford pre Ko.
They were favourites fort this

[Victor_OTT_17]

Justin is a very decent CB

Square peg, round hole (and only a 6 foot tall square peg at that). I don't believe in playing players out of position for any great length of time. Will help in-a-pinch ie: Ayling at CB in the past but long-term? Nope...

[SG90]

Justin is a very decent CB

There's also Alfie Cresswell, but Farke is allergic to giving academy players a chance.

[Tyzy]

Any new found optimism I had for this season is quickly evaporating

[CUSSIE01]

We surely can't be that bad for another 45 mins.

Wilson for Aaaronson @HT -has to be

Danny Boy not keen on early subs but surely he has to change something here at HT.