MATCHWATCH : Leeds United (a) sponsored by Eric Nixon in goal

[Snowflake Royal]

The heat map, I believe, is constructed from where the players touch the ball meaning that the generally wide positioning you see with Aluko and McCleary from the last game tells a false story. They were playing central without a doubt but moved out to the flanks to receive passes when we were bringing the ball out of defence. During our periods of sustained possession they were nowhere to be seen on the wings.

Have you looked at the heat map?

Yes? Why do you ask?

And you thought it made them look like had generally wide positioning!?

[NewCorkSeth]

Jaakkola, Yiadom, Moore, Ilori, Gunter, Bacuna, Rinomhota, Kelly, Swift, Meite, Loader.

Like the look of that a lot

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

-------------Jaakkola
Yiadom--Moore--Ilori--Gunter
-------------Bacuna
----------Kelly-----Rinomhota
----------------Swift
---------Meite-----Loader
4-1-2-1-2 a football manager favorite.

[NewCorkSeth]

Have you looked at the heat map?

Yes? Why do you ask?

And you thought it made them look like had generally wide positioning!?

Um. Your reading comprehension needs work there Ian. I said it paints a false story. The highest concentration of "heat" for both of them was on the wings in our own half.

Ask me what I mean next time if I haven't made it clear instead of being a smarmy prick.

[Snowflake Royal]

Yes? Why do you ask?

And you thought it made them look like had generally wide positioning!?

Um. Your reading comprehension needs work there Ian. I said it paints a false story. The highest concentration of "heat" for both of them was on the wings in our own half.

Ask me what I mean next time if I haven't made it clear instead of being a smarmy prick.

Personally, I think you're the one who's failing to understand. I took one look at that heat map and thought... "wow, they didn't play very wide, did they"

You've not used Smarmy correctly btw.

[Kulshaw72RFC]

Put a bet on loader fgs. Come on you arse!!!!!

[NewCorkSeth]

And you thought it made them look like had generally wide positioning!?

Um. Your reading comprehension needs work there Ian. I said it paints a false story. The highest concentration of "heat" for both of them was on the wings in our own half.

Ask me what I mean next time if I haven't made it clear instead of being a smarmy prick.

Personally, I think you're the one who's failing to understand. I took one look at that heat map and thought... "wow, they didn't play very wide, did they"

You've not used Smarmy correctly btw.

Of Alukos 37 touches 17 were on the wing. Of McClearys 45 touches 22 were on the wing. That's almost half their touches for the entire game on the wing. So I stand by my "generally wide positioning" comment.

You've not used capitalisation correctly btw.

[Hound]

Jaakkola, Yiadom, Moore, Ilori, Gunter, Bacuna, Rinomhota, Kelly, Swift, Meite, Loader.

Like the look of that a lot

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

-------------Jaakkola
Yiadom--Moore--Ilori--Gunter
-------------Bacuna
----------Kelly-----Rinomhota
----------------Swift
---------Meite-----Loader
4-1-2-1-2 a football manager favorite.

Quite like it. Gives the option to bring on the wide men later in the game

Main thing is Aluko isn’t playing which is sadly the first thing I looked for

[NewCorkSeth]

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

-------------Jaakkola
Yiadom--Moore--Ilori--Gunter
-------------Bacuna
----------Kelly-----Rinomhota
----------------Swift
---------Meite-----Loader
4-1-2-1-2 a football manager favorite.

Quite like it. Gives the option to bring on the wide men later in the game

Main thing is Aluko isn’t playing which is sadly the first thing I looked for

I got an erection seeing a team sheet for the first time in a long time. Doomed to fail because I love it too much.

[genome]

Jaakkola, Yiadom, Moore, Ilori, Gunter, Bacuna, Rinomhota, Kelly, Swift, Meite, Loader.

Like the look of that a lot

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

It's called a diamond formation, Ian

[Hound]

Almost forgot - brilliant to see Loader get a start

Really looking forward to seeing him

[Zip]

Interesting line up. We’ve gone narrow. Fingers crossed.

[AthleticoSpizz]

That’s both Loader brothers sarting Championship games these days

[leon]

Sky seem to be writing us off already.

Dave Edwards sounding desperately optimistic.

[windermereROYAL]

Leeds united tv seem to be writing us off already.

Dave Edwards sounding desperately optimistic.

Corrected for you.

[Snowflake Royal]

Jaakkola, Yiadom, Moore, Ilori, Gunter, Bacuna, Rinomhota, Kelly, Swift, Meite, Loader.

Like the look of that a lot

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

It's called a diamond formation, Ian

Thanks. Something I don't think we've played since McDermott last left? It's not exactly consistent with what we've been doing under Clement (so much the better you may say). Just feels like it's rather out of left field to me.

Sky's commentators do talk shit don't think. Leeds v Reading is a very handy warm up for the Spurs v Arsenal derby.

[SWLR]

Jaakkola, Yiadom, Moore, Ilori, Gunter, Bacuna, Rinomhota, Kelly, Swift, Meite, Loader.

Like the look of that a lot

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

It's called a diamond formation, Ian

more Christmas Tree

[Snowflake Royal]

Er... WTAF is that? 4 central midfielders...

I like Clement, but that XI looks like he's having a mental breakdown when looking at shape and changes.

It's called a diamond formation, Ian

more Christmas Tree

SKY (LOL) have it as the usual 4-3-3 with Swift left.

And Sky look to have it right.

[Brain Traysers]

It's called a diamond formation, Ian

more Christmas Tree

SKY (LOL) have it as the usual 4-3-3 with Swift left.

And Sky look to have it right.

It could indeed end up more as a 4-5-1 (which is really just a more defensive 4-3-3), with loader and one of swift/bacuna out wide.

The diamond with no real wide midfield players leaves the full backs exposed against a team which attack from wide positions (Leeds are 6th for attacks from the wings vs the centre)

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Cheeky shot from the deep fk

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Sky commentary is so biased its like listening to Yorkshire TV from the 1980's