Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[KRS]

I missed the game so trying to work out WTF has actually happened today...

Fair play to Bielsa for agreeing with Smith to allow us to score after those unbelievable scenes.
Klich has apparently apologised for scoring the goal, but Bamford and Jansson are a fuckin disgrace for their conduct.

Still trying to work out what injuries we've picked up...how come Davis wasn't in the squad? Any news on Kodjia inury?
Also what happened with Steer as read a few comments on here saying he was struggling to stand up at the end?

SJM picked up his 14th booking and Dean has already said he'll sit out the Norwich game.

Anything else I've missed?! 

[hilts_coolerking]

Also what happened with Steer as read a few comments on here saying he was struggling to stand up at the end?

Dunno what happened but yes he was struggling but even then pulled off a cracking save towards the end.

[Toronto Villa]

While yes fair play to Bielsa for agreeing to let us score he also sent his team out to kick the shit out of us. While without hesitation kicked the ball out for their injury his team didn’t. So while thank you for doing the decent thing initially his team didn’t. And part of me wonders would he have done so if the stakes were higher or if Dean hadn’t asked him?

[PeterWithesShin]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

[taylorsworkrate]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

He was booked for his involvement though, so the ref has dealt with that at the time.

[PeterWithesShin]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

He was booked for his involvement though, so the ref has dealt with that at the time.

I'm on about this

https://twitter.com/ellandread/status/1122500282783600640

[SoccerHQ]

We played very well today on the whole.

Was really fearing Leeds clicking today and giving us a 3 or 4 goal drubbing which would've impacted on the play offs mentallty for us.

If we can get through they'd hold no fear for me on a neutral ground, not near the standard of Fulham this time last year.

Crazy last 15 minutes will just add a bit more spice to any future meeting. Have to say in the 7 minute injury time onslaught Mings was a monster at the back for us, such a brilliant loan signing.

I would say though to be fully confident of going up we need Tammy back. So many good breaks today were let down by hestitation or indecision in the final third.

I worry in either the semi final or final we'd miss a gilt edged chance that Tammy would put away with his eyes closed. He just gives us that finishing touch in the final third.

[taylorsworkrate]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

He was booked for his involvement though, so the ref has dealt with that at the time.

I'm on about this

https://twitter.com/ellandread/status/1122500282783600640

It doesn't look great, but as Grealish is sort of blocking it from the camera it would be pretty difficult to be 100% sure what happened

[Risso]

Didn't enjoy watching that one bit today.

Forgetting all the drama around the 'incident', i thought we looked very disjointed and were largely awful with the ball from the off.

Worst game Jack's had for ages, he did the square root of fuck all today. Hopefully he's got that out his system now before the real work starts.

El Ghazi and Green still drive me mental as well. So little composure with the ball when it matters.

I'll take a point though.

Agreed, wasn't a very fluid display from us at all.

Green was hopeless today, hope he doesn't play in the play offs, he offers no support and his final balls are invariably terrible.

[olaftab]

I don't buy this about Bielsa doing the honourable thing, I think he had little choice.

He did though.  Leeds hadn't broke any official rules so he could have just shrugged.  He chose to do the decent thing.

Call me an old cynic but he realised it was a pointless game and seized the chance to restore his reputation. At a stroke he wiped ‘spygate’ off the slate and gained a good sportsman image

And of course he remembered "sportsmanship" after Dean  told him what he could do.

[olaftab]

Green was hopeless today, hope he doesn't play in the play offs, he offers no support and his final balls are invariably terrible.

Green will learn but as of now he is a liability. He has poor anticipation, invariably loses tackles, is not good with the second ball and lacks judgement on final ball. Other than that he is fine

[themossman]

Yeah would he have done the decent thing if a win gave them a chance of second? His big gesture didn’t amount to much other than distancing him from the disgraceful behaviour of his players (who presumably took the cue from him when they played like cynical fouling, cheating arseholes all game).

[olaftab]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

He was booked for his involvement though, so the ref has dealt with that at the time.

I'm on about this

https://twitter.com/ellandread/status/1122500282783600640

Leeds number 3 had a proper reason for going down unlike Bambi.

[cdbearsfan]

 I'd say fair play Bielsa. We can only speculate what he might have done in other circumstances, but we don't know. What we do know is that he did the decent thing today, and deserves credit for doing so.

Bamford is a wanker and he better be banned for the next three games, mind.

[john2710]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hotlips pick up a ban.

He was booked for his involvement though, so the ref has dealt with that at the time.

I'm on about this

https://twitter.com/ellandread/status/1122500282783600640

They're claiming this is a punch, FFS. There's more chance of the EFL upholding El Ghazi's red card than giving a ban for that.