#season ended after leeds tbf

[killa-trav]

im curious what did you make of today’s game? bc barring the fight obviously, i think it went well, especially the first half? im so happy for marcus, he really is the best player in the league right now and deserves all the praise, but it wasn’t just him who did a good job today. fred has been great in the last couple of games, its crazy how much hes improved, and licha and varane were perfect in defense. also while obviously the red card was completely unnecessary i think it showed an interesting thing bc the situation on the pitch changed drastically and it was a very stressful twenty or so minutes but they managed to withstand the pressure and still end the game with three points. and they kept the situation from the last game against palace from repeating itself even though it seemed very probable so that’s progress. overall i think it was a good game just not for our collective mental well-being lmao. and it will be exciting to see how sabitzer does in casemiro’s absence, it’s true he hasn’t played much with bayern this season but he was great back at leipzig and from what i personally saw of him in bayern’s ucl group stage matches a few months ago that bayern all won i think he was solid, too. anyway sorry this has gotten so long im really curious to see what you think! ❤️

omg anon u reminded me i didn’t do my post match analysis so i’ll do it here instead:

okay first of all i missed the first 30 minutes bc i was very disorganised n was making food n kinda forgot united was on 😭

anyways from what i saw, again solid performance all around. lisandro martinez wow he really went full butcher today and i truly think he will improve so much more and become a full vidic regen just without the height lmao but what he lacks in height he makes up for in superb defending

marcus rashford has a very unhealthy addiction to scoring and i’m encouraging this addiction because u can’t tell me with a straight face that he isn’t the best forward in the league rn, heck he has more goals than liverpool and chelsea combined

fred post world cup and even before tbf has been absolutely unreal and it will be interesting to see how he plays with sabitzer for the next few games. onto sabitzer, yes he didn’t a good job at bayern but if u look at him from when he was at leipzig the dude was fucking insane n he will fill the gap perfectly that has been left behind cos of eriksen being injured

now onto casemiro: boy oh boy is that a man an icon. should i be mad he was a little silly and got a red? yes. am i? no. only bc have an inform fred and sabitzer who looks very exciting and also mctomfoolery is injured so not like he’s going to be playing soon. i get why ten hag subbed garnacho off bc like we needed to be on the safe side and not lose this game but i feel like those 20 mins were by far the most stress i’ve had in a while watching united. we was so sloppy after casemiro got sent off which is expected when ur down to 10 men but we held it together n im glad we did

overall a solid 6.5/10 minus points bc the fans especially in the first half were so abysmal n im seeing on social media that tra hasn’t been as good recently which is a proper shame.

onto leeds on wednesday next up the reds

#h talks united

[england-nt]

So listen to my slightly (very) tipsy brain talk rubbish about West Brom-

When we appointed Bilic last July, he was bought in on a 2 year contract to get us up in those two years. At the end of those 2 years, our parachute payments would stop and we’d pretty much be stuck in the championship for an indeterminate amount of time. Instead, he’s done it in a year, and we’re back in the prem

Admittedly it’s been a mixed season- if you’d have told me the weekend I went to Bristol that a pandemic would stop the league and we’d return looking like we’d never played football before, I’d have laughed at you. I think when we appointed bilic, we were all ‘cautiously optimistic’. I always say the championship is the best league and I truly do mean it. Just because you’re a solid premier league manager, doesn’t mean you’ll cut it in the championship. It’s not just a difference in quality (we played Luton on a Tuesday night whilst wolves played Man City on a Sunday afternoon), but its relentless all the time. We went 9 games without winning over Christmas, and when you fall out of your rhythm it is so hard to get it back because you don’t have time to sit down and change things. The period where we didn’t drop any point did admittedly do us good and put of 15 points clear of third at best, but we inevitably ended the season like we always do- a fight on our hands on the final day. The season ended with a whimper more than a bang with a 2-2 deaw and we only finished 2 points clear of third (everyone say “thank you Barnsley” xo) without the title we’d hoped for. However we have finished the 19/20 season 2nd in the championship, which is exactly the same position we finished the 09/10 season which is pretty cool. We love consistency. Also a bit of cup run! To the fifth round! Which is a cup run for us considering our last major trophy was in 1968!

Low points of the season include the draw to Nottingham forest (2-2 and they had 1 shot on target), the draw against Barnsley (2-2 against bottom of the league at the time), the loss to Middlesbrough during a 9 game streak without winning (incredible second goal from them tbf) and the more recent 2-1 loss to Huddersfield (which we all assumed would cost us automatics). Also when blackburn scored against us in 25 seconds. That wasn’t fun. We won though.  

High points would be the previously mentioned Bristol city game (2-0 up, red card to one of our players with 20 minutes to go, only to make it 3-0 5 minutes later), millwall away (game nearly cancelled for weather, solid 2-0 win), and 4-2 against Huddersfield at home (“how shit must you be, we’re winning away” “oh fuck”). Honourable mentions to Brentford 0-1 stoke and Barnsley 2-1 brentford, both of which handed us the automatics, and to Charlie Austin against Birmingham in December. He might be a twat, but he scores some bangers. 

Goals of the season nominations should be matty phillips against nottingham forest away (definitely a cross), Livermore against Hull away (still convinced he just hit a pass wrong), Townsend against West Ham (in the cup but whatever), and Robinson against QPR (just cause thats the goal that sent us up). Player of the season will be given to matheus pereria, but should include Jake Livermore, Romaine Sawyers, and Grady Diangana- we’re a different team without them. And Brunt should be in the mix- he leaves us after 13 seasons, I sobbed over his goodbye interview earlier, and his importance cannot be understated. 

At the end of the day though, no ones looking at the results, they’re looking at the table. Last season no one cared that we beat qpr 7-1 or villa 2-0 or that embarrassing 4-0 loss at leeds, they cared that finished 4th and lost the playoffs. This season no one cares that we lost to Huddersfield or that we thrashed Cardiff and Bristol, they only care that we finished 2nd.

The point stands though- we’re back in the premier league. I was 9 the last time we go promoted (on the last day of the season like this time), and I don’t really remember it. I do know deep down that next season won’t be pretty (just look at Norwich). But god will it be worth it. Back in the premier league, back where I 100% believe we belong. I’m dead excited to see what we come up with next season. The last time people saw us in the prem we were neck deep in a tony pulis/Alan pardew style of football that makes you want to pull your hair out. This season we’ve been smooth, we’ve been creative, we’ve played some passes and scored some goals that would’ve been talked about for months if they’d come from Man City or Liverpool. Just look at pererias free kick against qpr, or our first against bristol at home (seriously, the diangana assist is sexy) , or the third against Bristol away. It might also be terrible, but I guess we’ll at least get to find out

Anyway- up the fucking baggies, sotv, sing about how bilic loves us, all that jazz. WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE. For one season at least

(promise ill shut up about them now for at least a few weeks. cheers x)

#west brom #what a fucking season lads #PREMIER LEAGUE #feel free to throw any questions/criticisms my way cheers #also seriously watch the goals #they're sexy

[tipsoctopus]

"Nowhere near the player we expected" - Loads of Leeds fans express concerns over "beaten man"

This summer, Leeds brought in six players on loan from various clubs. The trouble with that, however, is that only five of them can be included in the matchday squad.

Initially, Eddie Nketiah missed out against Nottingham Forest but after scoring against Salford, Jack Clarke was the unfortunate victim of the five loan ruling against Wigan.

He was left at home as the Whites travelled to the Latics in what was a 2-0 win.

On the face of it, his loan back from Tottenham after a move earlier this summer feels rather worthless, especially if he won’t get the game time and it seems as though Leeds supporters have similar sentiments, sharing their thoughts on the winger.

The 18-year-old was branded a broken man as his temporary switch to Elland Road was described as a pointless loan. Another word to describe the situation was wasted.

One fan expressed his concerns by suggesting that since he’d moved to a Premier League club he’d lost confidence.

Clarke started just four times in the Championship last term, scoring twice and assisting a further two strikes, per WhoScored. His end product has been somewhat unpredictable, completing just 0.4 crosses per 90 minutes throughout 2018/19.

An improvement on that this term seems unlikely if game time continues to be restricted.

Here’s the best of the debate.

Can’t see how he gets back in. Hasn’t been at his breakthrough level since the derby game.

— Tom Huffinley (@THuff1994) August 21, 2019

The reality is that Clarke has barely beaten a man since his illness. That includes pre-season against lower opposition.

— James (@JamesLUFC) August 21, 2019

Pointless loan. He’ll be the one that gets left out pretty much every week unless someone gets injured.

— Jase (@Jase0909) August 21, 2019

As it stands not good enough. When he has/does make the bench Costa & Nketiah will be brought on before him. That day at boro…

— Liam Moore (@LiamMoo19110227) August 21, 2019

Wasted & pointless loan atm. Maybe if injuries occur he may get a shot but injuries to the defence shows we should’ve loaned or bought another cb

— Mip (@mipsical) August 21, 2019

I can’t see him getting into the starting 11, probably go back to Spurs in January

— Chris Duhamel (@ChrisDuhamelJsy) August 21, 2019

Jack Clarke is nowhere near the player we expected. £10m is a bargain. Hes just taking up a loan space now

— Nineteen19 (@Leeds_Carajo) August 21, 2019

Strangely after being bought by big Prem club , he looks to have lost some confidence . Not taking on defenders at the moment , preferring to pass the ball . Maybe frightened of getting the bird from the crowd . The lad has talent and hope he can help us gain promotion . #LUFC

— chris (@LeedsLoudHaler) August 21, 2019

TBF he’s not playing well enough yet. Good game for U23s though. Need to bulk up a bit I think

— Just Jeffers #BacksCorbyn (@Jeffers0846) August 21, 2019

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