Leeds United 3-2 Middlesbrough: Overdriven
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If Pascal Struijk upfield is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Leeds United 3-1 Swansea City: Let them play
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It’s not so long ago that every team was coming to Elland Road filled with optimism, but it’s only recently that they’ve been made to pay for it like this.
Terry Venables at Leeds
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‘I never knew things were so bad at Leeds until I got there,’ Terry Venables might say. ‘We never knew things were so bad until you got here,’ we might reply.
Rotherham United 1-1 Leeds United: Standstill
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As Leeds discovered in 2012 and again on Friday night, once you’re used to playing at Pelts’ pace, it’s hard to change gears.
Leeds United 2-1 Plymouth Argyle: The right to worry
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After another good win Daniel Farke was joking about still going down. And if there’s one thing Leeds fans love, it’s joking away our fears.
Leicester City 0-1 Leeds United: All the rest
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Why are Leeds beating Ipswich and Leicester? Because they’re a brilliant team. They’re only 3rd in the table? That’s just propaganda.
Happiness is not a cheat code
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Why don’t more players just do what Rutter is doing this season, and Summerville and James, and play at a level where they can frolic?
Leeds United 4-1 Huddersfield Town: Sport for all
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If I’ve ever seen a full-back being so deliberately dismantled they were probably playing for Leeds between 2003 and 2018 and I’d rather not think about it.
Stoke City 1-0 Leeds United: Pat down
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Asking a little less of himself might help Pat Bamford deliver on what Leeds actually need from him.
Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United: Wanting the risk
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Gut feelings, off the cuff tactics, lies, ballers, warm hearts and danger. Is all this only possible in the Championship?