Football for the month of February, 2022

[Gray Fox]

He was decent in the one against Leicester(?) earlier. But tonight if Kepa didn't miss we were going on for a good while longer.

[Don]

The quadruple begins with top trolling, Milner sub and favela cunt getting over 90 mins ahead of Mane :happycry:

[SincereTheRebel]

Kepa came on after 119 minutes. Let in all the Liverpool penalties and kicked his penalty out the stadium.

[Waffdon]

The Lukaku offside really is properly mental. He looks about 2 yards onside.

The Keita challenge as well. Christ

[Alex]

Binned off Marcelo, brought in Ted Lasso. Great. Well done Leeds. I mean I'll get behind him as best I can, it's not his fault. I'm just being a cunt really. But I honestly feel like I don't even want to watch anymore. I'm sure the feeling will pass.

There's some eye witness accounts doing the rounds about him saying goodbye to everyone at the training ground this morning though, and being in tears. There were some videos of him just humbling shaking fans hands who came out to see him there last night as well, signing things and hugging people and looking pretty upset.

It will sound like I'm being very over the top but the prevailing feeling is almost like we're a fanbase in mourning. It's awful. It's hard to really explain how loved he is by the people in Leeds. We (or more specifically the people who run the club) actually deserve relegation.

[Magic]

I bought an auto-biography on Bielsa and adored every word of it. Can't see me ever doing that for the likes of Steve Evans, Paul Heckingbottom or Dave Hockaday...oh well. :(

[Alex]

I bought an auto-biography on Bielsa and adored every word of it. Can't see me ever doing that for the likes of Steve Evans, Paul Heckingbottom or Dave Hockaday...oh well. :(

Exactly. Was it that Phil Hay one that came out around Christmas about his time at Leeds? Or more of an overall biography of him?

Although to be fair, I would definitely read a book about "The Hock's" brief spell in charge. What a time to be alive that was. For all the wrong reasons, of course. But it was undeniably funny. :D

I forgot all about Steve Evans. I don't think a football manager has ever given off "fat gobshite you find watching football on his own in the pub and annoying everyone" vibes more strongly than that bloke.

[Magic]

It was called The Quality of Madness.

[Spoonsky]

Binned off Marcelo, brought in Ted Lasso. Great. Well done Leeds. I mean I'll get behind him as best I can, it's not his fault. I'm just being a cunt really. But I honestly feel like I don't even want to watch anymore. I'm sure the feeling will pass.

There's some eye witness accounts doing the rounds about him saying goodbye to everyone at the training ground this morning though, and being in tears. There were some videos of him just humbling shaking fans hands who came out to see him there last night as well, signing things and hugging people and looking pretty upset.

It will sound like I'm being very over the top but the prevailing feeling is almost like we're a fanbase in mourning. It's awful. It's hard to really explain how loved he is by the people in Leeds. We (or more specifically the people who run the club) actually deserve relegation.

I like Jesse Marsch a lot but I think it's mad to take this job. Absolute poisoned chalice, for all the very valid reasons you said.

[Alex]

I like Jesse Marsch a lot but I think it's mad to take this job. Absolute poisoned chalice, for all the very valid reasons you said.

It's a hell of a time to take over, for sure. He is kind of in a weird position where even if he keeps us up he will need to do something next season to begin to win the fans over. The side, on paper, has achieved a lot more than it should have too, and has been drilled very rigorously to play a certain way. I'm not sure you can imprint something new on them at this stage without them just reverting back to looking like an average Championship side. Or even more of one than we have already looked lately!

I don't actually know a lot about the man, but the little I have read seems to imply he has quite similar principles to Bielsa (very energetic, pressing football with an impetus on fitness?) albeit with a different preference in formation. Hopefully it gels enough that it's more minor tweaks for the time being that can put things back on the rails, and then time to imprint his own thing over the summer.

I do think we'll need a lot of investment in the summer if we stay up though. I would be absolutely amazed if our two best players (Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips) don't leave at the end of this season regardless. There seems to be a general sentiment throughout the fanbase that if we don't go down the 49ers will ramp up their buyout of the club, and that at least some of what is going on at the moment is to try and ensure that happens. I don't know what kind of money that would see be made available to us though.

The Ted Lasso dig comes off as very dismissive of Jesse Marsch and was out of order, by the way. I don't feel that way about American coaches or players. I do apologise for that. :facepalm: / :D

[Danny]

I forgot all about Steve Evans. I don't think a football manager has ever given off "fat gobshite you find watching football on his own in the pub and annoying everyone" vibes more strongly than that bloke.

I think it was him that was referenced on an Undr the Cosh pod with Ben Pringle recently. Apparently, all he would ever talk about was "Crawley did this" and "Matt Tubbs does that" until one of the players told him to "Shut the fuck up about Crawley" :D

One of my fav podcasts right now.

[Spoonsky]

The Ted Lasso dig comes off as very dismissive of Jesse Marsch and was out of order, by the way. I don't feel that way about American coaches or players. I do apologise for that. :facepalm: / :D

Well, actually... (https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/jesse-marsch-is-the-closest-thing?utm_source=url)

[Ben]

I think it was him that was referenced on an Undr the Cosh pod with Ben Pringle recently. Apparently, all he would ever talk about was "Crawley did this" and "Matt Tubbs does that" until one of the players told him to "Shut the fuck up about Crawley" :D

One of my fav podcasts right now.

Yeah that was funny.

It’s a great podcast. I only found it about six months ago and I’ve ploughed through the entire back catalogue already.

[Shindig]

One thing Jesse Marsch has is the ability to conduct team talks without an interpreter.

[Danny]

Shamelessly stolen from reddit but they should have held off until tomorrow so they could make a “first day of Marsch” pun

[Baz]

One thing Jesse Marsch has is the ability to conduct team talks without an interpreter.

I imagine Bielsa could, and just saved the interpreter for press stuff.

[Shindig]

Yeah, probably. He did seem to exchange pleasantries with the townspeople. Unless 'Thank you, bye' was the extent of it. :D

[SvN]

Yeah that was funny.

It’s a great podcast. I only found it about six months ago and I’ve ploughed through the entire back catalogue already.

I saw a live show a few months ago. I do enjoy the podcast, but it's a bit "Weeey, get the beers in lads, check out that piece of skirt" at times.

[Ian]

The word you're looking for is "Phwoar."

[Baz]

The word you're looking for is "Phwoar."

The word you’re looking for is March.

[niko_cee]

The March of Phwoar.

[Ian]

The word you’re looking for is March.

Nearly. (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?2993-Marsch-football)

[Danny]

I saw a live show a few months ago. I do enjoy the podcast, but it's a bit "Weeey, get the beers in lads, check out that piece of skirt" at times.

Agreed. I imagine live is that turned up to the max.