So this is my first attempt at a match day thread. As all know I have my own opinions on our club which tend to cause some debates as they are not in line with the many but since this the case I think I will style it my own way to match my thinking.
This will be the first game after a midweek person where we as a club failed to play to our squads strength, which in-turn caused us to be impudent in front of goals and frankly looked like a bottom championship side attacking wise. Let's hope that Farke has seen the light and tweaked the side a little.
We are coming up against a side who are struggling to find their identity this season since the loss of the 2 players who have carried them attacking wise for 30 month. On their day they can be dangerous as they have that old school hit and hope style which suddenly switches to a nice fast ball movement style and then back again at the drop of a hat.
Our record against Coventry over the past 4 matches. Leeds 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss. Total of 11 goals scored: 6 goal by Leeds and 5 by Coventry
We are averaging 2.1 goal per home game and conceding 0.90 goals per home game. Meanwhile Coventry scored 1.40 away goal per average and are conceding 1.6 away.
Coventry normally score 80% of their goal in first 20 minutes and 20% in the last 15 minutes.
Farkes side most likely.
Meslier
ArchieG, Rondon, Struijk, Spence
Ampadu, Kamara
James, Piroe, Summerville
Rutter
My preferred side.
Klaesson
Cresswell, Rondon, Struijk
Gnonto , Ampadu, ArchieG, Kamara, Summerville
Rutter, Pireo
For us to truly be successful we need to stop pressing the goal keeper and start our press only once Coventry get the ball to the halfway mark allow us to have smaller area to press and more time to truly organise our defensive structure. Both Rutter and Pireo need to occupy the convetry 2 CB's thus allowing Gnonto and Summerville plenty of 1 on 1 chances against the 2 FB. Also attack early from the touchline allowing space for ArchieG to operate in the middle of the park.
Well I am going for a 3 goals to 1 win as long as we play in White.
2 points dropped.we attacked way too narrow,Coventry were content to sit back and hit us on the break,in games like this I think we needed to play our wingers as wide as possible and the full backs have to overlap to try and stretch the defense,we didn't do that enough or the quick ball to switch flanks,we made ourselves easy to defend against.
Sunderland played a similar tactic & beat us,I think more teams will park the bus when they play us especially at ER.DF needs to come up with a plan to break down these teams besides playing all our attackers because it was way too congested in the middle