Leeds Utd v Aston Villa Match Thread

[SG90]

Did make me laugh when Bielsa said English football is built on sportsmanship, is it fck Think he was just taking the piss because of all the crying earlier this season.

[The Subhuman]

Casilla - 8, couple of good saves ..Could do nothing about the goal...LITERALLY
Ayling - 7 - Good game maybe should have bettered his end product
Dallas - 4 - Wrong position for me
PJ - 7 - Defended well but I'm really not sure about trying to stop them score. Part of me thinks good for him for sticking up for his PoV
Cooper - 8 - Good game from the captain

Hernandez - 7 - Busy but profligate, hopefully he rediscovers the form lost recently
Klich - 9 - Outstanding again all game, some sublime passing that got squandered and lovely finish and for me he was right to play on. Always play to the whistle
Forshaw - 8 - Adds steel, movement and a bit of box to box pace
Phillips - 7 - Good game from him too
Harrison - 3 - Confidence gone, too much wasted possession and need to find himself in time for the PO's

Bamford - 4 - Shameful reaction to get the player SO, Half-hearted efforts to get to crosses and passes, offered zero goal threat for me today

Beradi - 7 - Defended well and got forward too which is a bonus for Gaetano
Roberts - 9 - The danger man once he got on, very unlucky not to have had a couple ...he's well overdue a goal or two and it's coming

[HarryofOz]

Haven't seen the game yet. Recorded it so I'll take a look later....maybe

It's a game that you could enjoy watching live and not knowing the score, not a game I'd watch a recording of.

[The Subhuman]

Bielsa what a man... Shouting give them the goal.
On the replay I saw nothing wrong with the coming together of Kodja and Cooper
just a hooking of legs and there was nothing wrong with the Klitch goal although
for some obscure reason the Villa players were aggrieved... and the melee that
ensured was completely out of control with the official standing around impotent,
whilst in the technical area it was seething in a fit of blind rage. Blitzkrieg Bop.

If one were to believe in spiritual power then all the angels watching that game
would have conclude that Bielsa has just made a big deposit into the
heavenly bank of moral superiority.

And at Wembley in the final it will be remembered and to Bielsa's credit
all will be be paid back in full. Believe it.

Villa stopped playing as they believed it should have been a foul. other way round and I'd be moaning at our players and not berating the opposition. It was a good and just goal. Kodija (was it) went down specifically to stop play and maybe draw the foul. That should not be rewarded

[SG90]

Surely Harrison can't be picked again?

[HarryofOz]

Casilla - Could do nothing about the goal...LITERALLY

Probably the first time ever that a statement absolving the keeper of any blame for a goal really cannot be disputed.

[paddy parrott]

You are so correct ran, we Love those man Beisla .
As for the Villa lot from whrtr I sat they spent the time lying around, fallen down & pulling shirts around about here & everywhere

[paddy parrott]

You are so correct ran, we Love those man Beisla .
As for the Villa lot from whrtr I sat they spent the time lying around, fallen down & pulling shirts around about here & everywhere

[HarryofOz]

Bielsa what a man... Shouting give them the goal.
On the replay I saw nothing wrong with the coming together of Kodja and Cooper
just a hooking of legs and there was nothing wrong with the Klitch goal although
for some obscure reason the Villa players were aggrieved... and the melee that
ensured was completely out of control with the official standing around impotent,
whilst in the technical area it was seething in a fit of blind rage. Blitzkrieg Bop.

If one were to believe in spiritual power then all the angels watching that game
would have conclude that Bielsa has just made a big deposit into the
heavenly bank of moral superiority.

And at Wembley in the final it will be remembered and to Bielsa's credit
all will be be paid back in full. Believe it.

I don't think the issue is that we didn't put the ball out of play, but that it looked like we were about to and then changed our minds. I think that is why MB decided to let them score, otherwise there is no way he would have done that just because we played on.

[SG90]

Dean Smith taking credit for the goal That was always going to happen.

Just glad the Bielsa haters will go quiet now, Moose, Dean Saunders etc.

[leedsmad]

Surely Harrison can't be picked again?

Yeah was very poor looks lost at times.

Kodjia just fell on the floor Cooper didn't touch him and should of been play on, don't think Klich would of really scored as the Villa defence pretty much stopped.

When they get Abraham back I can't see them loosing the play off Final, I don't know where our goals will come from to earn Promotion.

[whiteswan]

It's a game that you could enjoy watching live and not knowing the score, not a game I'd watch a recording of.

Certainly won't bother with the whole game Harry....just the bit from when we scored to see what went on.

[HarryofOz]

Certainly won't bother with the whole game Harry....just the bit from when we scored to see what went on.

Fair enough

[HarryofOz]

Surely Harrison can't be picked again?

So frustrating, He was getting better and then he scored which you would assume would have given him even more of a confidence boost. But he has been poor since then.

But will Bielsa pick him again or play a four-man midfield of Hernandez, Klich, Forshaw and Roberts? Who knows.

[Cjay]

Been a bit lost with all the drama but we played well and (strory of our season) with a bit more clinical play and better decision making we'd have deservedly won.

Also Villa players went down so easily so many times, the ref was so shite.

[The Subhuman]

If Harrison starts v Ipswich then he'll start the playoffs..going to be very interesting to see who starts that. We do need a draw don't want to play Villa over two legs. If it was spicy today with nothing to play for it'll be all out war in the playoffs..especially if Villa try the fall over tactic again

[The Subhuman]

Ipswich should give us a chance to see some of the talent we have just behind the first team..I'd like to see a couple of kids in that team at least

[HarryofOz]

Ipswich should give us a chance to see some of the talent we have just behind the first team..I'd like to see a couple of kids in that team at least

I can't see it happening. Firstly we want a point to secure third spot and secondly MB will want to keep the team that is going to play in the play-offs playing.

[SG90]

If Brown doesn't start v Ipswich, then it's fair to say he never will feature! At least he has play off know how from Town.

[SG90]

I would like to see a few changes, not the entire line up. Brown, Shack, Clarke and Edmondson in for Harrison, Klich, Pablo and Bamford. Would like to see Bogusz get a run out too.