aaronson may not be perfect but he's already scored more than rutter did all last season. I don't think we'll get a 10 as we can cope till the summer. hopefully we'll need a better quality player by then. possibly another no 9., maybe another full back

2 points dropped. tanaka totally switched off at the corner and bang. looked leggy, not surprisingly, and imo farke got the subs all wrong. bamford offered absolutely nothing and ramazani should have been on. still, 7 points from 9 over Christmas.

I think we’re all so used to winning at home that it feels like a real setback. In fairness to Blackburn, they did a job on us again. We really struggled to create anything that first half, and for me the two right footers (Byram and Solomon) going down the left hand side killed our shape in the final third. We’re coming back inside and congesting play up front far too often from that left hand side. No real presence in the box until Joseph came on as well it has to be said. Dan James had his worst game this season probably, and it maybe sums up just how over reliant we might be getting on him at times. I agree with Tad re Bamford, I’d have just brought Joseph on for Piroe and Gnonto for Rothwell and that would have kept a better shape on the field. Anyway, no panic stations, just a very good winning home run coming to an end. Bounce back at Hull hopefully.

i agree about byram. kills loads of breaks. solomon i thouhht was looking dangerous. i'd have dropped piroe to 10 to find a pocket of space. as it stands, and it will probably change, sheff utd on for 1 point from 9 so makes ours look superb. big game at hull.then it's a fortnight with only harrogate in there and surely resting players.

We said it earlier on here that Byram will struggle to play 3 games so for me that was a risk to select him. Solomon the only one showing a threat in the second half with James showing nothing and he brings Solomon off. What was the point in Bamford coming on again. Just keep him out please. Need to beat Hull and today we will forget about it. But we always seem to struggle against physical teams. Not sure if anyone heard Merson saying he feels for Leeds as they struggle to break down teams who sit back. I sort of get his point but we keep snagging the points.

[quote="chapylad" But we always seem to struggle against physical teams. Not sure if anyone heard Merson saying he feels for Leeds as they struggle to break down teams who sit back. I sort of get his point but we keep snagging the points.

some good points. as good as james has been his crossing was abysmal yesterday. we got into some great positions wide but apart from 1 supurb cross each by solomon and james. from which we could have scored twice, we created nothing. a tired display against a big, solid side who housed all the game. should have won, got a point, move on. as I said before sheff utds 1 point in 9 puts our christmas into perspective

Agree with a lot of the above. didn't see the game as was laid up badly but from what i have read and the extended highlights, we were well below par against a team who are a bit of a bogey side for us. I heard an interesting stat about Bamford that he hasn't scored a goal when coming on as a sub for a very long time.. he's very rarely an effective sub. The loss of Bogle and Byram i think probably cost us the win in the end, i suspect we would have defended better when we went 1 up. Strujik defending was poor for the goal also, he should have blocked the shot. Still results went for us and Sheff U have had a horrendous Christmas which is great. Nice 3 point gap now (plus excellent goal diff) will do. Hull on Saturday is an important one. We need to go hell for leather at them then rest everyone for the Cup. Use the Cup to get mins in Bamford and Joseph along with Ramazanni - then play the young lads. Debayo, Crew etc.

Agreed I have thought for a long time that they are practically running Aaronsen into the ground (even if it means burning him out) with the intention of bringing in a 10 in the January window. It will all sort itself out.

Be interesting to see what they do... i really think they should go for the jugular and beef up our attack.. lets make ourselves too good for the rest

for me a no 9. get shut of bamford thing is it would it be a loan as do we buy for the championship or premier league?? is a loan better and who's out there?

A 9 or a 10 that is the dilemma as I doubt we get both. If Aaronson gets injured we only have Piroe and Joseph isn`t good enough just yet to take the 9 spot. I would also look at a LB. Funny isn`t it that for at least 2 years we`ve been saying the same thing. Wasn`t Schmidt brought in as a LB?

I have no.idea what's happening with schmidt. Does farke not rate him or trust him? baffling

In a perfect world we would strengthen in the majority of positions, but it’s just not realistic. My preference would be a number 9. Ideally one that has more pace than the current bunch, capable of running in behind and stretching defences. Similar to Jermaine Beckford ?, yes please. If not a speedster, then one who is a real aerial threat and knocks defenders about, makes things happen for other players, a Lee Chapman?, yes please. Ideally we’d find someone with all the above attributes, but if not at least a couple because the current lot offer none of the above between the four of them. A loan would be ideal, because a centre forward capable of stepping up to the Premier League would cost big bucks and may not be available to buy at the moment. Also, buying someone just to get us over the line this season with the aim of upgrading him next season is not ideal. The problem may be we need to move at least one bigger earner out, we all know who he is, and whether he would be prepared to move on. As for Schmidt, just had a look at his history/stats and he’s classed as a right footer who prefers left back ?? Now call me old fashioned, but I prefer a left back to be left footed for very obvious reasons. We already have a surplus of right footers playing down the left hand side, and I think it causes us real problems to be honest. If there’s one criticism I have of us as a team it’s that we can look unbalanced a lot of the time. I think we’ve prospered despite it.

Don't worry, Jack Harrison is left footed.

no thankyou. never rated him first time around

[quote="tad rhino":3jbqd419]for me a no 9. get shut of bamford thing is it would it be a loan as do we buy for the championship or premier league?? is a loan better and who's out there?[/quote:3jbqd419] I'd suspect a loan from the Prem or Europe. Unless we can poach someone with promise from a low hanging fruit of a team in the EFL.. both are very tricky to do in Jan. Though Ipswich did it last year loaning Keifer Moore in Jan. Farke said Schimdt didn't come on v Blackburn as he went to a back 3... he certainly rates Wober in higher regard at LB and i think he's right on what we've seen so far. Be interesting to see what he does against Hull, suspect Wober LB, Byram RB (he only had a cold so not injured)..

[quote="Jack Burton":1w9qlbu4]Don't worry, Jack Harrison is left footed.[/quote:1w9qlbu4] We need to play a game naming all the cr*p left footers we've seen for Leeds

[quote="Jack Burton":857ez7pz]Don't worry, Jack Harrison is left footed.[/quote:857ez7pz] Did you mention that to upset me JB?

[quote="leeds owl":1puakixb] As for Schmidt, just had a look at his history/stats and he’s classed as a right footer who prefers left back ?? [/quote:1puakixb] So that was right he signed him to cover LB but never plays the lad. I see McBurnie is available and if memory serves me right he`s a Leeds lad and could do a job for us up front and won`t cost too much either. What`s others thoughts on McBurnie? There`s also a bloke called Greenwood who can play 10 and is doing well who could be available if we recall him.

greenwood no. makes me look quick and I've no.knees! mcburnie on a 6 month loan might not be a bad shout

Yet another slow start could cost us again away

What do I know lol cracking second half so far

Get Messlier out of this team.

the atmosphere in the ground was brutal towards him. let's not for get james missed 4 sitters too. absolute sitters