Listen, I am not particularly interested in the competition formerly known as the League Cup. No-one else has stepped up so I am going to do the MDT. Cannot have this board fail to do one since we first started this tradition many, many years ago.
It is unlikely we can win this Mickey Mouse cup. Teams like Man City, Man Poo, Liverpool, Chelsea and even those like Arsenal have such big squads that they can put out their first team players needing game time that have costs tens of millions and mix them, if wanted, with a handful of their best kids.
If any get into the quarter finals or progress further then a far stronger team will be played. We have only been in the Prem for 1 season and have missed 16 seasons of big TV money so our squad has to be small, which fits MBs philosophy, so there is no chance we can rotate effectively to match.
My ambition is just to get through this tie so some of our kids get another game v a proper men's side.
Watching the U23 game today, there are kids with potential to move up, but none are really ready to step into the first team in Prem games right now - not even Cresswell. Another few months in PL1 U23 football would be beneficial to them as players at this level only need one chance to score as proven by the Spurs No9 in a game we dominated for ages - we just did not take our many chances.
Crewe now are now more renowned for the child sex scandal of the 80s/90s than for their previously famed academy that brought through major star players like Seth Johnson and Luke Murphy. (said tongue in cheek). Luke is their captain and I am sure he is relishing a return to playing on the hallowed turf of Elland Road.
They also have one current international Donervon Daniels who represents that feared international team of Montserrat. He is a RB/CB
Surprised so many I thought would start tomorrow, played the U23 game today but a few clues given as ones that may play v Crewe only got a few minutes.
If I were MB I would pick:
Meslier
Shackleton Cresswell Cooper(Koch if fully fit) Firpo
Phillips
Summerville Forshaw Costa
Roberts
Rodrigo
Subs: From the U23s
No prediction as when I do we always lose.
We were going but the boy got a game that night.... sod's law and would have been perfect if either team could have played on the Wednesday! 🤬
I find your comments surprising Mouseman....
5000+ tickets for the Fulham game
for some reason Fulham have trouble selling out their ground even when half shut for remodelling
my Fulham mate had already got me mine in Fulham end
I really hope Adam returns and does not suffer relapses.
Looked total class and a great option for KP and as a No.8.
At least we got to the 4th round this year then!
Fulham away
The full game is now on lutv
Doe not matter to me really. Next Round in September will be in between a packed schedule. Cannot see MB wanting to field such a strong side as by then, players should be upto speed but it gives our U23s a chance to gain real experience, coupled with the EFL trophy.
Just a home tie would do me, dont care who it is against.
next Round draw on tonight thoughts ?
home v some lower league would be nice
Thought Shackleton had a great game. His quick touch, pass and movement is great to watch.
Think a Phillips, Dallas, Forshaw trio in the midfield will be our best line up going forward with Forshaw making way for klich around the 60 minute mark.
Cost is lacking confidence and think a short loan where he plays 10 games straight is in order.
I think the big plus from tonight was the shift put in by Adam Forshaw, it's almost like a new signing. Biesla really rates him and he's so versatile and a complete team player.
Guys just enjoy
We are through to the next round,
I do not care about this Mickey Mouse Cup, unless we get to the quarter finals.
Right now it is for game time for players needing minutes,
We dominated, we missed chances and clearly missed invention too.
VO take note, dont get a young guy from Huddersfield cos he is cheap!!!
We need someone who can be that No.10/playmaker and they cost money.
A Pablo in his heyday PLEASE
I absolutely loved being on the corporate ticket for the week - great atmosphere. Loads of beer too 😍
We seem to have dominated possession all game again with a real lack of end product, but the introduction of Bamford broke them - he may not have scored but he made the spaces and the passes.
Doesn't matter how drunk I was, I could still see Costa is S***
Still up Soopa pllssed up on last day of hols.... penned a long review on Roberts and Costa and ir turned off as soon as I was posting.
Basically said that we were playing with 9 yet again.... against the mighty Crewe!!
Think what we'd do in the Prem with 11 players on the pitch....
They've probably played 100 games between them over the last few seasons and people STILL think they have potential.... they'll be saying that during their testimonials for us!!
I want them to be legends for us but not gonna happen and this isn't park's football .... get rid of our fkn u23s if they're not better than those 2!!
Will do Mike ❤️
Welcome Gary..... keep posting 👍⚽I
I have returned
I am drunk
Does anybody know the score? 😵
at last cup win
Good Night Crewe
Jack now makes it 3!!!
Get in Jack!!! Quick counter and a deserved second. Meslier important for his quick distribution! Now it looks like a good run out for players that needed game time.
34,104 inside today. AMAZING CROWD!!
AR, AK and PM will be happy. Shows just how big LUFC are.
Great to see Luke getting a good send off after he was subbed.
Harrison with the second😍
Still like we're still missing them left right & center.
Kalvin!!! Get the feck in!! 1-0 LUFC. At least we have taken 1 out of 100 chances!!
way can clubs not sell streem when it is not on tv?
The wife has just shouted down " are they winning"
My reply " no love, its a cup game".
Come on Leeds,
Certainly a fair number of misplaced passes. But Dorigo saying we should be 2 or 3 up, Rodrigo & Roberts missing good chances, Firpo hit the outside of the post, PS headed over, Philips missed a close range header too.
Sounds like in contrast Llorente is spraying some great balls😋.
Agree Norwich, hope Summerville gets more than 15 mins.
Summerville for Costa
Sounds like a lot of rusty players needing game time
Sounds like a lot of huffing and puffing with no end result
not any
Bloody SKY!! I was enjoying watching the game on LUTV now have to do with audio can cannot find a stream anywhere
After 16 mins and a succesion of misplaced passes they've indeed decided to stop the live feed.
Now it has
Now it
odd picture not gone off yet on lutv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDKrakrWlg
WTF does Summerville have to do to get a game before Costa in the League Cup!?
If Costa can't roast Crewe....!!?
Come on Leeds
Not messing around for a change
Obviously, MB does not want to get knocked out at the first stage again!!!
Starting line-up:
Meslier;
Shackleton, Llorente, Struijk, Firpo;
Phillips;
Costa, Forshaw, Roberts, Harrison;
Rodrigo.
Substitutes: Klaesson, Ayling, Cresswell, Dallas, Klich, Summerville, Bamford.
only on audio I believe via lutv
Is the game on tv? LUTV? or can i find link somewhere
Wasn’t Koch spotted flying to Germany yesterday. Now, that doesn’t mean he can’t have flown back but suggests he’s not in training.
I imagine Ayling will play in central defence with Struijk, and give rests to the majority of the XI who played last weekend, so the team could look something like this:
Meslier
Firpo Struijk Ayling Drameh
Forshaw, Roberts, Shackleton
Costa, Rodrigo, Summerville
Klassen
Dremah Llorente Creswell Firpo
Forshaw
Shacks Dallas
Costa Summerville
Rodders
Well stepped up BB and good luck on your run to Wembley....
Surely we can't lose yet another tie in recent years to opposition far lower than us!?
3-1 us with a Rodrigo hat trick....
Well done for steeping up BB
2-1 Leeds
Well done BB. Good MDT and all very true. We haven't won a cup tie yet under Bielsa? , if so no reason to think that'll change tonight!!
Koch is in Germany so he won't be playing either.
Picking the team is a lottery for this but here goes:
Klaesson
Shackleton Struijk (half) Cooper (half) Firpo
Forshaw
Summerville Klich/Dallas Roberts Costa
Rodrigo
Phillips, Cresswell and Klich/Dallas get a half each
Daniel, Poveda has gone out on loan (season long) to Blackburn.
Think Gotts, Stevens and Hossanah probably will also leave us (either on loan of on a free transfer).
Nothing wrong with BB's selection & that should be enough to deal with Crewe. But we're Leeds & usually pretty shxte against lower league opposition, however a full house could well change the way we go about it.
BB → Excellent MDT! Cheers
BB, I would love to see Pavada, Shackleton, Gotts (i know he is out the current picture), Forshaw, Rodrigo, Costa, Crestwell and Roberts get full games... with how close the U23's was to this start we may not see some young players that I wanted to see...