Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[SoccerHQ]

Be interesting to see what FA do with that.

Hourihane could certainly be done with a violent conduct charge but wasn't he booked after the melee?

FA rules would then state ref saw and dealt with things so nothing further could happen....unless mistaken identity card is then played.

[olaftab]

There 3 key things that happened yesterday and this is how I see it:
1. We kicked the ball out when their captain appeared injured and were in a good attacking position 30 yards from the goal. They didn't do that when our player was in a similar position in THEIR half.
2. Their player, Bamford, shamefully acted to have a fellow professional dismissed from field of play.
3. Bielsa only acted after Smith told him what to do and he was NOT happy about doing it but complied and you can see that from the anger on his face and his outburst at Terry afterwards. He is no upholder of Corinthian spirit.

[Des Little]

The simple solution to this debacle in future is to let the trainer onto the pitch whilst the game goes on, like they do in rugby.  That way, injured players get treated straight away, and it cuts out the dreadful timewasting when they aren't.  To me it's an absolute no brainer.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Whilst we are sorting video evidence to sort out El Ghazi , we may have another issue as reports starting to gather pace re HOURIHANE punching a player as he and jack approached him

Yup, seen the clip. not the cleverest moment of the game. Credit to the Leeds player for not rolling around on the ground. It could be what save Hourihane.

[aldridgeboy]

Totally agree. As you say it works perfectly in Rugby.

[in exile]

Then, when Kodija was clearly injured,

I don't think he was

He was, that's why he went off injured.

Sorry, but I don't agree

[danno]

Then, when Kodija was clearly injured,

I don't think he was

He was, that's why he went off injured.

Sorry, but I don't agree

Jedinak up front was tactical?

[in exile]

Then, when Kodija was clearly injured,

I don't think he was

He was, that's why he went off injured.

Sorry, but I don't agree

Jedinak up front was tactical?

Don't be silly

[danno]

Then, when Kodija was clearly injured,

I don't think he was

He was, that's why he went off injured.

Sorry, but I don't agree

Jedinak up front was tactical?

Don't be silly

Well? it's either one or the other, Kodja is injured and having no striker on the bench we were forced to use Jedinak.

Kodja wasn't injured but we decided the best thing to do was put Jedinak up front for the last ten minutes.

[in exile]

Just take a good look at the replay of the "foul" on Kodjia.
I have watched it maybe 6 times and saw no contact.
My thoughts are Kodjia was withdrawn to defuse the situation, Jedinak was put on the make a nuisance of himself up front and to help out defensively as we were going to be under pressure by having 10 men. 

[danno]

Just take a good look at the replay of the "foul" on Kodjia.
I have watched it maybe 6 times and saw no contact.
My thoughts are Kodjia was withdrawn to defuse the situation, Jedinak was put on the make a nuisance of himself up front and to help out defensively as we were going to be under pressure by having 10 men.

Tactical substitution then ?  . You may well be right. Down to ten men he's definitely useful defending hoofs into the box.

[AsTallAsLions]

Whether it was via contact or the way he turned, Kodjia picked up a knock in the incident. Smith has said as much since and I don't take him for a liar.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Just take a good look at the replay of the "foul" on Kodjia.
I have watched it maybe 6 times and saw no contact.
My thoughts are Kodjia was withdrawn to defuse the situation, Jedinak was put on the make a nuisance of himself up front and to help out defensively as we were going to be under pressure by having 10 men.

You seem to be confusing no contact with him not being injured.

If Kodjia wasn't injured then why we'd take him off and stick Jedinak up front i'll never know.

[Somniloquism]

Whilst we are sorting video evidence to sort out El Ghazi , we may have another issue as reports starting to gather pace re HOURIHANE punching a player as he and jack approached him

There is a twitter link posted here by probably PWS as he had nothing better to do then following thousands to Twitter accounts. 

There was  tap to the stomach. It was nothing and if the player had rolled around after that then El Ghazi deserves his red as the contact was about the same force as he did to Bamford. I know FA's will also punish intent as well and it was stupid in that affect but don't believe it was a Punch as you might think that sounds.

[XXVilla]

Of course he was injured. That’s why he lay in a heap for 5 mins and then went off straight down the tunnel. If Smith had wanted to make a tactical substitution he’d have done so without any pretence or subterfuge.