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A switch to 4-4-2? Who starts for Leeds v Boro?

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Football is finally back! No matter how bad Leeds have been I’m still ridiculously bored over the international break. That’s England for you, I guess. A massive game ahead for us on Sunday as Garry Monk brings his Middlesbrough team to Elland Road. But who’s going to start for Leeds? Let’s get into it.

GK – Felix Wiedwald – I wasn’t exactly a fan of Felix but he’s got more potential than Lonergan that’s for sure, time to bring him back.

Into the defence…

RB – Luke Ayling – It’s time for Ayling to get back some kind of form, he’s been very poor recently.

CB – Pontus Jansson – Same goes for Jansson, he needs to play well to ensure he has a place on the plane to the World Cup, that starts now.

CB – Liam Cooper – It comes down to leadership really and Cooper has that in abundance, I’m sure he’ll want to get one over on Monk.

LB – Gaetano Berardi – In an ideal world, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson plays and is good, that seems unlikely though. Berardi needs to be on top form, like he was for much of Monk’s reign.

Into the midield…

RM – Stuart Dallas – I’ve decided to go for a 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1 clearly isn’t working for us and why not give Monk a surprise and go at them from the off on Sunday? Stuart Dallas has been playing extremely well this year and he carried that on for Northern Ireland this week.

CM – Ronaldo Vieira – One of the few players who has actually performed in our last few games and one of our best players in general.

CM – Kalvin Phillips – O’Kane needs dropping for me, he’s been off it for quite some time now. Kalvin and Vieira had a good partnership at times last year and for added incentive, KP strikes me as someone who holds a grudge.

LM – Ezgjan Alioski – Had a great assist for his country midweek,

we could use a bit of that on Sunday.

Into the attack…

ST – Pierre-Michel Lasogga – Lasogga has blown hot and cold so far this season, maybe a strike partner will help him? It definitely can’t hurt, he’s looked very isolated at times.

CF – Samu Saiz – Samu playing right behind Lasogga can’t be a bad thing surely? I’m imagining Samu running onto a Lasogga flick on right now actually.

It’s worth remembering we’ve got Ekuban to come off the bench, too.

A massive game for Leeds on Sunday, let us know what teams you would go with and whether you’d also go with a switch in formation?

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  • Henryv says:

    If Samu is upfront, who will create in midfield?
    O’Kane must start.
    Goalkeeper will be a problem whoever plays!

    MOT!!!

  • WILLIAM MISKELLY says:

    Why not 3-5-2.
    Gk Wiedwald, Dwr Alioski, Cb Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Wdl Dallas, Cm Verria, Anita,Hernandez cf Lasogga cf Saiz.

  • Phil says:

    Dallas must start don’t know what christianson has got against him.The rest of them need to stand in front of a mirror and look at themselves and get stuck in let’s have some norman hunters and Jack charltons and a Billy bremner out their play with passion.

  • LeedsLad says:

    Even if ignoring his frequent mistakes ( which unfortunately Lonergan also makes ) Wiedwald is a total liability ann consistently fails to collect easy crosses and shots. He causes a massive lack of confidence in his defence,, and is NOT suited to the English game ….. Send him back home !

  • FRED says:

    Lonergan may have made mistakes in the last game, but he’s braver and better than Wiedwald.
    Leeds can’t keep changing the goalkeeper every time a mistake is made, because otherwise Wiedwald will play one game and Lonergan the next and so-on and so-on.
    Either stick with Lonergan or just give Peacock-Farrell his chance until January, but Lonergan is the most experienced keeper left at Leeds.

  • Barry Harrison says:

    Peacock Farrell—Berdi—Pontus —Shawnessy— Cooper—Vieira—Saiz—Dallas—Ekuban—Lasogga—Alioski
    whoever bought the players left us in a right mess by not getting a good left back and another centre back

    Barry

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