Back at Elland Road
I'll be around on the blog for this one in case anyone wants to join in. Come on, you Whites! MOT!
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Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Both of these sides suffered losses in their last outings before the WC, Citeh suffering a shock loss to Brentford and Leeds losing in a seven-goal thriller at White Hart Lane.
The teams news out of Elland Road:
Leeds United: Meslier, Kristensen, Struijk, Cooper, Koch, Roca, Forshaw, Aaronson, Gnonto, Greenwood, Rodrigo.
Subs: Robles, Ayling, Firpo, Summerville, Harrison, Llorente, Gyabi, Gelhardt, Klich.
Manchester City: Ederson, Lewis, Ake, Stones, Akanji, Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne, Grealish, Mahrez, Haaland.
Subs: Moreno, Walker, Phillips, Cancelo, Laporte, Silva, Gomez, Foden, Palmer.
We're underway and already under the cosh. Doesn't look good for us right away.
Big Erling Haaland looks right up for it tonight.
First chance to get going there through Struijk but the flick on by Rodders didn't quite come off.
Oh - KDB with a big chance there. Real alarm bells ringing.
We just don't have any time on the ball when we happen to get it.
It's clear that JM is not having the boys overextend themselves.
Good spell of pressure from us now.
Forshaw coughs up a foul now. KDB will swing it in.
Halfway through the first half and I'm quite pleased with proceedings so far.
Good Afternoon, Bob. Here for a few minutes after being on a walking trail on a lovely day. Glad to see Leeds holding Citeh.
Marc Roca is just giving up the ball too easily every time.
Will be leaving for a basketball game in a few minutes , but here till halftime.
Afternoon, David - thanks for dropping by. If things were to stay the same, I'd be happy with that.
Roca wins a free kick and we'll bring the big boys up for this. Wasted.
More danger but Rasmus blocks off a cross by Grealish.
Dangerous corner by KDB but Meslier hangs on.
Oh - Haaland was in there but Meslier did well to close him down. Excellent save!
PHEW! Haaland was through off a pass from KDB. Nice reflex block by Meslier
You're welcome . Here to support you while I'm around.
PHEW! Jack Grealish with a volley halfway tho Manchester from three yards out off a pass from Mahrez
Grealish nearly in there on one. We're riding our luck for sure.
Nice stuff from Willy Gnonto.
And another chance for Gnonto - blazes it over.
Gnoto withy a half volley well over from a few yards out
another close range reflex block by Meslier, this time by Gundogan
Another wonderful save by Meslier from Gundogan this time.
You must be thinking that Meslier is the heir aspparent to Lloris in the French National Team
I appreciate the support, mate - we need it. We've been under the cosh most of the match.
Great block by Christensen from Grealish.
The announcer mentioned Jesse going to a family wedding Machu Pichu during the WC. Do you know anything about that. That's on his bucket list. How about you, Kate, and M&M?
To be honest , I was expecting the massive Citeh pressure, but Leeds doing well to hold Citeh this long . Proud of Leeds for that
Mini Cooper called for failing to yield the right of way on Mahrez. Bob thinks the ref should go to traffic school
Mahrez has a chance to whip a free kick in now.
Training ground routine gone wrong. KDB side foots the free kick to Jack Grealish and he side foots it in to Row L
Lee says that Jack Grealish was in the dressing room when thats as practiced on the training ground. Nice one , Lee.
Finger crossing time for Gooners?
Oh - Grealish nearly found Mahrez there but he didn't get the connection.
PHEW! Mahrez miss hits a volley and it's wide from a few yards out off a nice cross from Jack Grealish
Definitely - we could really do them a favor by nicking some points today.
A minute of stoppage time as Jack Grealish misses another sitter.
Again Roca had a chance to spring an attack and instead his poor ball set up an attack for Citeh. Fortunately, Grealish squandered it.
BUGGER! RODRI GIVES CITEH THE L;EAD AT THE STROKE OF HALFTIME AFTER MESLIER MADE A GREAT SAVE BY MAHREZ. SORRY,MATE! THE MOVE STARTED AT THE CITEH BOX AND A LONG RUN BY KDB
Bugger! Rodri mops up a chance after Mahrez had pulled a save out of Meslier.
0-1.
Citeh one up at the half. sorry, Bob. I thought Leeds would taker a 0-0 draw into the dressing room. Wishing Leeds well as I'm off to the basketball game. Cheers, mate. Great chatting with you.
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