Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle United - 16/12/2020 - Postmatch reaction from page 18

[Lenny]

Only losing 1-1, not bad.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Pitch is a disgrace

 

Ruining our slick passing game.

[Infinitely Content]

Longstaff looks a wretched footballer these days. Such a shame.

[pungen]

It’s like were playing in a kids tournament and this is like our 8th game of the day. We look absolutley ragged.

[Scoot]

Same shit, different game. Sit back, defend and hope for the best.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

As ever, we're completely overran in centre mid.

 

An 80-year-old Yohan Cabaye with a peg leg would walk into our side.

[Ryan]

Every. Fucking. Game.

 

 

So bloody shite. If Leeds could finish we could easily be 3-1 down already.

[samptime29]

Longstaff has done nothing. Lewis turd again.

[GWN]

 

How to sum that up....

 

We really are pretty shit , they are just miles better and look the only ones going to win.

 

Every game goes to script

[The Bonk]

Longstaff looks a wretched footballer these days. Such a shame.

 

Don't recall him doing a single positive thing that half.

[St1pe]

Being out played every week is so tedious. I need this takeover ?

[Rod]

I would love to be the defender to mark Joelinton.  Any ball high ball (bruceball) up to him he just can't be bothered.  He doesn't even make a nuisance of himself.  The defenders have it so easy with him.

 

 

Relentless.

Please just watch him.  It's infuriating.  Then you have Wilson chasing everything and competing for every ball, making the defenders life a misery.  That's what a forward should be doing.  Joelinton can't be arsed with all that.

[GWN]

Longstaff has done nothing. Lewis turd again.

 

Agree, 2 I could single out

[TRon]

Defensive formation and general defensive approach to each game, the thing I find most annoying has to be the passive attitude once we win possession. The players take two or three touches every time and then get closed down and end up hoofing it clear in desperation, so what should be a stage of us putting them under pressure invariably ends up with them coming at us instead. It's  maddening.

[Keggy_Keagal]

Should be Wilson with Miggy behind just based on work rate alone. Midfield is being totally overran , Fraser's done ok but we simply don't have enough phases of play to get in .

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

I did notice when they showed the number of shots during the game they didn't show how many were on target. Only four of 14 for them, like. Most of them have gone into rows K-Z.

[HaydnNUFC]

Shite. Pitch looks like it's from the 90s too.

[joeyt]

Always surprised how strong Hasselbaink's accent is

[toon25]

Where is Shortstaff these days?

[Rod]

I would love to be the defender to mark Joelinton.  Any ball high ball (bruceball) up to him he just can't be bothered.  He doesn't even make a nuisance of himself.  The defenders have it so easy with him.

 

Weird you single him out, when that hasn’t actually really happened.

Only EVERY game it happens.  Perhaps you don't pay attention.  Not singling out at all.  Longstaff is shit, Lewis is awful and I'm bewildered at Murphy being right back/wingback.  Wilson and Clarke have been decent.  Oh and ....... Bruce hasn't got a fuckin clue!

[Shearergol]

442 is such a dead formation at this level man. It absolutely fries my brain that people still think 2 strikers means attacking football

 

We’re not playing that. We’re playing 4-5-1

 

Is that why Joelinton is just deeper than Wilson and we can’t get close to any of the Leeds players because of that flat line of midfielders across the pitch?

 

4-4-1-1 then. Joelinton’s nowhere near Wilson, who is completely isolated.

[Guest neesy111]

Comical how isolated Wilson is.

[Interpolic]

Wish this woman would stop telling me how thrilling the first half was.

[St1pe]

Wish this woman would stop telling me how thrilling the first half was.

 

Same

[TRon]

442 is such a dead formation at this level man. It absolutely fries my brain that people still think 2 strikers means attacking football

 

We’re not playing that. We’re playing 4-5-1

 

Is that why Joelinton is just deeper than Wilson and we can’t get close to any of the Leeds players because of that flat line of midfielders across the pitch?

 

4-4-1-1 then. Joelinton’s nowhere near Wilson, who is completely isolated.

 

 

Bruce has been getting away with it because we have picked up results. A good beating might be the only way to put an end to this park the bus philosophy. Although he'd soon revert back to it after a loss anyway, it's clearly his preferred way of setting up whatever he says in public.