re: 2021/22 Leeds United szn long thread: Gracias Marcelo

We really, really rely on Kalvin Philips. When he doesn't play, we are a different team, and not a good one. He's able to make so much of Bielsa's system work.

Koch is not my favoite player, but he was set up to fail. I'd rather play Struijk or Dallas in the CDM role if Kalvin can't go. Struijk has the legs for it and I'm convinced there's nothing Stuart can't do.

Also, it's been roughly 15 years without fans in an EPL Leeds-Man U game so I'll spot them this one but... stop with the Munich shite. It's not funny and I know its a throwback to a more... colorful era of fandom before EPL got all family friendly and dull, but we can still be rowdy and even mean without mocking a legitimate tragedy.

I'm honestly not too concerned. We lost big to Man U last year, too. And the game was close until we sort of caved late, but... man, it doesn't get much easier. Everton is a must have result. At least a point. I'm willing to let the first one slide, but that showed just how far we have to go.

Sign another defender. Cooper is showing his age. Koch is meh. Llorente is always hurt. Struijk is a kid. I can't beleive our best regular defender is STILL Ayling. and he scored a goal! Way to go! Dallas is our next best defender and he's not even a defender (ok Llorente is our best backliner, but I need him on the field as he played just 15 games last year).