Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:25 pm
chapylad wrote:
Unless he wanted to play CL football mate which he isn`t going to get at Leeds anytime soon.
The thing that gets me is Bielsa is hell bent on playing the same core players even if it means playing them out of position.
Dallas is a good example playing RB,LB, holding midfield, attacking midfield and wing.
We now have Shackleton covering RB when we have Drameh who has played in the Championship and is playing well in the U23`s as a RB.
Rodrigo an out and out striker for Spain playing as a 10 and now he can`t score.
Same for Roberts playing 10 but is a better striker no wonder he`s dropped to Championship standard.
We now are playing Greenwood as a 10 when he`s better upfront.
2 other wingers Bielsa wanted Costa and Poveda now out on loan.
And for me the jury is still out with James.
The thing that gets me is Bielsa is hell bent on playing the same core players even if it means playing them out of position.
Dallas is a good example playing RB,LB, holding midfield, attacking midfield and wing.
We now have Shackleton covering RB when we have Drameh who has played in the Championship and is playing well in the U23`s as a RB.
Rodrigo an out and out striker for Spain playing as a 10 and now he can`t score.
Same for Roberts playing 10 but is a better striker no wonder he`s dropped to Championship standard.
We now are playing Greenwood as a 10 when he`s better upfront.
2 other wingers Bielsa wanted Costa and Poveda now out on loan.
And for me the jury is still out with James.
He wanted to come to us last year, he confirmed that on social media. Agree with all your points re Bielsa selection, there's a great article that Phil Hay has written on The Athletic recently that talks about Bielsa and his insistence on a small squad and how it relies on keeping players in form throughout the squad so they can cope with injuries (like Leeds did last year), however Leeds have now got a perfect storm of Bielsa's small squad and loads of players out of form. Apparently Leeds were concerned about the risks of a small squad but they trust Bielsa to keep getting it right... lets hope that continues.