Leeds United 2-1 Bristol City: Here for a good time
The concern is that, if Piroe is at no.10, Pablo Hernandez isn’t. The reassurance here is that Crysencio Summerville, on the teamsheet as a left winger, rarely went near the touchline.
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A collection of 77 posts
Through the inhuman eye of VAR
We've gone from trying to judge whether a ball is over a white line to analysing the molecular composition of the paint. Just because we can doesn't mean that we should.
Leeds United 1-0 QPR: Enough, plus other bits
Although he took the red card, Begovic was really just a bystander to Pat Bamford’s drama, and in a way, aren’t we all really just bystanders to Pat Bamford’s drama?
Southampton 3-1 Leeds United: Before it starts, before it stops
Leeds gave as much to the idea of a second half fightback as they did to the idea of turning up in the first half. Go guys, give us nothing.
Daniel Farke's aura
Maybe this is the formula. Coaching is less than we think: it's just saying things quietly to footballers. It's also more: it's knowing what to say
Leeds United 3-0 Watford: The magic touch
Graft has its value, but like an old map, it shouldn’t be followed without thinking twice. Graft gave us Kevin Blackwell with Danny Pugh on the wing. It took us to Neil Warnock with Danny Pugh in midfield.
Hull City 0-0 Leeds United: Fun, interrupted
Does a 0-0 draw in Hull have to mean we’re going up and Leeds is good, or we’re not and Leeds is bad?
Millwall 0-3 Leeds United: It’s just right
There’s a risk, and I’ll just whisper it, that Farke’s Leeds might be shaping up to be, at times, in a tiny voice, a bit boring. But that’s okay. Because now we go back to the opening goal, because I want to explain it as the goal that made everything else in the game worthwhile.
How to remember the players we don't remember
All the signs are that Gruev is a good footballer. And, in a way, that's what I'm thinking about. Because what more does Ilia Gruev have to be?
Marcelo Bielsa is making it easy again in Uruguay
The interesting stuff at this press conference was about how Bielsa was going to transform Uruguay into a Bielsa team, given he has almost no time with the players, and such a particular style of play to teach them. I think his answer is also relevant to how he did it in six weeks at Leeds.