Daniel Farke is short on midfield alternatives at Leeds United with the injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev in the last week, and the need for a fresh acquisition is developing in that area. Farke has hinted at attracting a free agent to Leeds, but 2014 World Cup champion Christoph Kramer is unlikely to rejoin Farke. The German wishes to remain in his own country after leaving Gladbach. Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell are Leeds’ senior midfield options. Charlie Crew and Sam Chambers have been on the bench in Leeds’ previous two games, against Norwich and Sunderland. Pascal Struijk,…
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Iliman Meslier told Regis Le Bris the ball changed direction leading to the Sunderland equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Leeds United. The Frenchman produced an all-time howler at the Stadium of Light on Friday [4 October] as he misjudged a deflected ball off Junior Firpo as the hosts rescued a point seven minutes into stoppage time. BBC correspondent Adam Pope revealed on his X account [4 October] what Meslier said to Sunderland’s manager following his costly blunder. He composed the following sentence: “Le Bris says Meslier told him ‘ball changed direction when it hit the ground’. Illan Meslier makes…
Leeds United may have two weeks to reflect on their heartbreaking draw against Sunderland, but the extra time off could allow them to welcome some injured players back to full condition. Several Leeds players are scheduled to go to represent their various countries in the coming days, and Daniel Farke will be hoping that no one is hurt before the match against Sheffield United. Leeds were on the verge of a 2-1 victory over Championship leaders Sunderland on Friday night, despite having an incredibly thin team. Ethan Ampadu, Ilia Gruev, Manor Solomon, Dan James, and Max Wober were all missing…
Nuno Espirito Santo has implemented a number of positive adjustments since taking over at Nottingham Forest, one of which is particularly clever in training. Steve Cooper was despised by a number of Nottingham Forest fans when he departed the club following a disastrous run of results at the City Ground. Interestingly, Cooper is not well-liked at his current club, Leicester City, with some fans yelling ‘this is embarrassing’ at him following a Carabao Cup performance. He had plenty of good experiences in Nottingham, but things became stale, and his style of play put a number of fans to sleep. Nuno…
Don Goodman believes Daniel Farke could not have legislated for Illan Meslier’s blunder, which cost Leeds United two points at Sunderland. The Sky Sports pundit, the Whites manager, and the goalie himself couldn’t believe what transpired in the last stages of the game on October 4, when the Black Cats were granted a 97th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2. Goodman reacted live on the broadcaster’s match commentary, admitting he didn’t know what to say but pointing out that there was nothing the manager could have done after Alan Browne hooked a speculative ball forward off Junior Firpo, which Meslier allowed to…
Leeds United captain Pascal Struijk has attempted to explain Illan Meslier’s stoppage time error against Sunderland. Meslier inexplicably allowed the ball to bounce over his body and into the net in the seventh minute of stoppage time, securing Sunderland’s unexpected 2-2 draw. Leeds had put on a virtually flawless defensive performance after Junior Firpo put them ahead just after half-time, with Joe Rodon and Struijk simply huge in the back. With two away journeys in such close proximity, Leeds were clearly content to sit back and defend what they had after going 2-1 up, which they did. Unfortunately, Meslier committed…
Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips are without a doubt two of the Leeds United players who benefited the most from Marcelo Bielsa’s coaching. Despite splitting opinion at Elland Road previous to Bielsa’s arrival, Phillips was able to establish himself as one of England’s top holding midfielders while training under the Argentine. Phillips became a mainstay of Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions team and earned a move to Manchester City, where he will always be able to boast he won a treble despite not playing as often as he would have liked. The 28-year-old might have returned to Leeds in the summer…
Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu has been ruled out until the new year after suffering a knee injury against Coventry City last weekend, and Craig Bellamy has reacted to the news. Ampadu, 24, has been sidelined for 10 weeks after injuring his lateral knee ligament in the 3-0 victory over Mark Robins’ side. He was replaced after 41 minutes and did not play in the 1-1 tie with Norwich. The Leeds captain is one of seven players now out due to injury. Ilia Gruev was added to that list on Tuesday, leaving at Carrow Road after 20 minutes and being…
Liverpool improved to two wins from two in the UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Serie A club Bologna. Goals from Alexis MacAllister and Mohamed Salah sealed the three points for the Reds, with Alisson Becker the star of the show as Liverpool faced difficult opposition in Bologna, Merseyside. Ryan Gravenberch was another player who impressed on the night, as Arne Slot singled him out for praise after full time, with the Liverpool manager satisfied with what he witnessed from the Dutch international against Bologna. Steve McManaman was similarly caught away by what he witnessed from the 22-year-old…
Nottingham Forest ace Morgan Gibbs-White was controversially sent off during the Reds’ draw at Brighton and Hove Albion. Morgan Gibbs-White has spoken out about the red card he received during Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion last month. The Reds’ No.10 was sent off by referee Rob Jones in the 83rd minute of the Premier League clash at the Amex Stadium. He had already been shown a yellow card for a foul on Georginio Rutter and was dismissed for a second bookable offence when he tackled Joao Pedro. Pundits were divided over Jones’ choice to send Gibbs-White…