Whiteknight
Vital Reserves Team
The mismatched in quality between the two sides is so obvious even with rose tinted glass.
Not just Liverpool. The gulf with English elite is too wide and that leave Leeds United to scrap with the rest for positions.
It is so easy to blame Bielsa for a poor performance.
Blame Cooper, Struijk and Llorente for an inept shift. Knock Roberts and Rodrigo for miss chances, while wishing Kock and Forshaw were available.
Bielsa is already getting players punching above their weight, must also contend with squeezing juices dry of average players.
But who bought these players?
While engrossed with the playing side of things, we overlooked success is correlated to an astute transfer policy.
That is the purview of Orta and the buck stops with him.
Why did Leeds United pay then record fee for Rodrigo, a striker and wastefully play him out of position, when cleary it is a midfielder Leeds United needed?
While thankful to see the back of Costa on loan, this transfer as well as that of Augustin are still hefty overhang on Leeds United finances.
Several players brought in were out for long period and Augustin barely get to the starting line.
Its imperative for Leeds United to put its transfer strategies in order, show some ambition with qualification to Europe the target.
But on current form, it look more like avoiding a relegation dogfight, with the likes of Brighton, Crystal Palace, Everton, Wolves showing marked improvement.
Phillips, Raphina and Bamford could be gone by then and Leeds United would not be getting anywhere near the 100 million they command now.
Not just Liverpool. The gulf with English elite is too wide and that leave Leeds United to scrap with the rest for positions.
It is so easy to blame Bielsa for a poor performance.
Blame Cooper, Struijk and Llorente for an inept shift. Knock Roberts and Rodrigo for miss chances, while wishing Kock and Forshaw were available.
Bielsa is already getting players punching above their weight, must also contend with squeezing juices dry of average players.
But who bought these players?
While engrossed with the playing side of things, we overlooked success is correlated to an astute transfer policy.
That is the purview of Orta and the buck stops with him.
Why did Leeds United pay then record fee for Rodrigo, a striker and wastefully play him out of position, when cleary it is a midfielder Leeds United needed?
While thankful to see the back of Costa on loan, this transfer as well as that of Augustin are still hefty overhang on Leeds United finances.
Several players brought in were out for long period and Augustin barely get to the starting line.
Its imperative for Leeds United to put its transfer strategies in order, show some ambition with qualification to Europe the target.
But on current form, it look more like avoiding a relegation dogfight, with the likes of Brighton, Crystal Palace, Everton, Wolves showing marked improvement.
Phillips, Raphina and Bamford could be gone by then and Leeds United would not be getting anywhere near the 100 million they command now.
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