Tenuous to say the least. Did Farke mention Tanaka’s appallingly weak tackles in the last 2 games that have led to goals ? Or did he mention Tanaka’s terrible control and back pass that led to the corner that resulted in the next corner from which Swansea scored their first goal against Swansea ? 

I've backed Farke all season, i like him, he deserves all the backing he's had, we were in a mess at the start of last season big time and he sorted it out and i thought he dealt with the last off season very well, but, i do tend to agree here and i now have reservations on him should we get promoted..  however, if we romp to promotion in these next 6 he most definitely deserves a shot. If we some how ending up going up via Wembley, of course we'd be massively celebrating but i'd almost certainly get shut, he should have had top 2 with this squad comfortably. 

It's also on him why we didn't replace Meslier earlier... which if we had, we would have been 6 to 9 points clear imo and almost home and hosed by now...    

Yeah Tanaka's form has dropped off hasn't it.. which is a worry given Rothwell is out for a week or two.. and it also looks like Ampadu will have to go to CB now Struijk is likley out for the rest of the season....  (what is it with him and the end of the season injuries).. 

To be honest I don`t think Struijk has been consistent enough this season and has either been out of position or has played silly balls putting the defence under pressure.
I agree Ampadu will probably move in to the back 4 and hopefully Wober will get more minutes to enable Ampadu to move into midfield later in the game.

Big downside to losing Strujik is a lack of threat on set pieces nobody comes close to his ability in the air in the team. Be interesting to see if Bamford plays Tuesday... i suspect we will see him from the bench. 

I’d prefer to see him start and see how long we get out of him. If I remember rightly, we were struggling at this stage last season when Bamford was called up, coincidentally against Boro. We scored 4 goals and looked a different team. Bamford got injured again and that was that. Bamford  at least tries running in behind teams, it stretches them and opens the game up. Piroe never runs in behind and always wants it to feet, so easy to defend against and it congests play. Would Farke be brave enough to start Bamford ? His track record would say no, but how desperate would he have to get before he changes tack ? I hope we get a slice of luck tonight or a few players perform better than of late, and then it’s a massive boost with a home game on Saturday. 

he might have scored but jesus. does james practice crossing?????

Had the linesmen done their job that was a clear 3 nil you are likely to see and with some better crosses and Piroe one on one we could have bagged 5 or 6 which would have made a real statement.
Sheffield and Burnley dropping points a real bonus but I was half expecting us to concede so well done Leeds.
Darlow again doing what he had to do Rodon Ampadu and Bogle good and Tanaka much better than the last 2 games.
Special mention to Lord Patrick of Bamford who I thought was very very good.
Aaronson again I don`t think won one duel and only recall one decent pass.
But as we know we don`t have another player who can run around like he does.

Agree mate. That Lino should never work a game again. Scandalous. Bamford was absolutely superb, when he’s fit and on it he’s a good 9, he really is. Thought Tanaka was poor again and Gruev not much better. They need to step up with Rothwell out for a bit. James was class, yes he misplaced odd cross but he set a fantastic tone, very very sharp.


Darlow good again and made some good saves. 

Agree with all that. There’s only one player in The Championship scores that goal last night, absolute class from James. To give a defender 10 yards start and have the desire and courage to get in front of him sums the lad up. Neil Warnock’s assertion that he’s Player Of The Year is one that I absolutely agree with. Nice to hear Farke praising his work ethic and effort in defence, it was noticeable how much trouble we had down the opposite flank from James, it’s no coincidence. Bamford put the centre forward debate well and truly to bed last night, he showed what we’ve been missing all season. Joseph will be gone whatever next year, as will Piroe if we go up. If we stay in The Championship Piroe better start looking for a comfy cushion and a good flask. Like you, I thought the midfield was porous, and despite some decent individual displays the defence lacked overall cohesion. Firpo and Byram both struggled down the left, just a good job Boro’s finishing was shambolic. Ultimately a great night for us though, despite the linesmen doing their best for Boro.

Yeah agree with much of that. But i would keep Piroe if we go up, but only as an impact sub, in this system at a higher level you need a real quality 9 who holds the ball up and presses like a demon, oh and who can score a goal or two also..  no easy task! and that's not Piroe, but he is a good finisher, and would be useful in a squad (plus we can't replace everyone first time should we go up)... 


The pace and physicality of the Championship looks to be taking its toll on Tanaka, but we have no other option there at the moment, he has been great for his first season in England, he just needs to give it every last drop of energy he has left. I expected more from Gruev tbh, i wanted him to win the ball a lot more than he did.. 


Boro look a very handy side and just lack a bit of quality up top 

Im fully convinced Bamford will send us to the Premier League and then sail off into the sunset