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Manager Ryan Mason
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Really disappointed with some of the comments on here re Mason. He's a young guy with zero experience who had been thrown in there trying to get a team into the top 4. What hope did he have.
Give the lad a break, this could ruin him and he's worth better.
Blame Levy.
Give the lad a break, this could ruin him and he's worth better.
Blame Levy.
Don’t think most are personally having a go at mason although we don’t know if his any good to ruin in the first place. Was he doing well with the U23s? It’s not like we have someone who has shown potential ready. However not his fault his been dumped on from a big height by levy. Should have just got Harry in!
He came on. Just no one noticed as he did jack shit again. Although he looked injured just jogging on and frankly the gloves in May when he is running about are a little concerning. Hope he does well at PSG next year or Norwich on loan.
A bit of a clear out?
Are you mad 75% of the squad have got the last 2 managers the sack and will do the same to the next manager unless he is allowed to get rid of the shit
People try to downplay Leeds lower profile players but our current squad is definitely not capable of playing football like they do if that's what you're asking.
We are full of technically incompetent players who could only dream of playing high octane one touch football - see Dele, Lucas, Son etc
Couple that with a much weaker engine across the team. Ndombele blowing out his arse after 10 mins, Lo Celso always fades too. Kane ambling about on broken ankles, Bale with one foot in the retirement home.
We have no playstyle and no identity as a squad. So much of the modern game is about the high press and fitness and I think we have been left behind in this respect.
Mason picked the same team as last week clearly thinking he struck gold. This team are good enough to win games but have been so poorly coached. That's not on mason but he isn't the guy that can come in and change the style, methods and mentality. He's only 29, he probably can't even cook a meal yet
No negative feeling toward Mason for me. Serious issues to be sorted out in the club and in that squad
The defence is a disgrace, the quality of player, the temperment, coaching over the last few years. A mess, our midfield issues both stem from and exacerbate this. Very unfair to expect Mason to come in and fix it when any coach would struggle.
Serious work to be done this summer. Hopefully they can put together some semblance of a forward-thinking plan. A minimum of two very good defensive starters required.
The defence is a disgrace, the quality of player, the temperment, coaching over the last few years. A mess, our midfield issues both stem from and exacerbate this. Very unfair to expect Mason to come in and fix it when any coach would struggle.
Serious work to be done this summer. Hopefully they can put together some semblance of a forward-thinking plan. A minimum of two very good defensive starters required.
Because he loves the club, and there is nothing to lose for him. I don't blame him at all, it'll be interesting to see if he chooses to go into management after this with a lower league club or go back to coaching the youth squad.
As harsh as it sounds, I've wanted to see the back of him since the moment he brought Sissoko on in the final.
I get that: but I was responding to another poster claiming the squad was really poor. Player-for-player we are as good or better than Leeds in most - if not all - positions. However, Mason and Jose rely on allowing the outstanding players to do the heavy lifting, not the whole squad working as a unit. For me, that’s where it falls apart.
I agree entirely about the ‘engine’ - it’s been the case since Dembele / Dier / Wanyama (but mainly Dembele) vacated the middle of the park. We don’t have the legs to cover it, or a player with enough technical skill to control that space.
A better system, smooth out some of the peaks and troughs in the squad and we’ll be fine.
I’m not putting down Leeds, but that was one game where a better manager would out-think them, making better use of the quality players we do have and reducing the impact of their tactics. They clearly tired second half, and - had we covered the wings with any actual effort - most of their threat would have been nullified. It’s no surprise that we beat them comfortably earlier in the season but lost yesterday.
He's won 2 out of his 3 league matches, he is only here while we look for a permanent manager.
He has exactly 0% chance of getting the job so no point getting upset about him. No manager could come in do much better in 2 weeks. It will take months of work on the training pitch and several signings for us to start moving forward.
The team being unfit isn't Masons fault. Its going to take more than 3 weeks to sort that out. The shite players we've bought in the last 5 years isn't Masons fault.
Clearly its way too soon for him and he's making mistakes but he obviously thought he was helping out when the club was in need. Blame Levy for the overall mess. Blame Mourinho for having supposed top level athletes looking as fit as a pub side.
Clearly its way too soon for him and he's making mistakes but he obviously thought he was helping out when the club was in need. Blame Levy for the overall mess. Blame Mourinho for having supposed top level athletes looking as fit as a pub side.
Whatever your doctor is giving you, take double the dose this week
If he wants to manage a team, maybe he could do the ladies team and leave the big boys team to a proper MANAGER