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Post by jimexotic on Jan 25, 2024 10:34:04 GMT
Let's hope it's nothing serious. I noticed that Rodon and Ampadu played together at the back again, as much as I like this I want Ethan in the middle of the park where we currently really need him for Wales. How can they change a winning team? With Ampadu as captain playing at CB, they have won 4 games in a row with 9 goals for, and 1 goal against, and him & Rodon have hardly broken into a sweat. If Struijk was back from injury, they could use Saturdays FA Cup game to switch to their original back 4, but he wasn't even on the bench today. Chill, Winston. I just said that I'd prefer Ampadu to play in midfield as that's where we need him for Wales right now. |
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Post by manulike on Jan 25, 2024 11:05:10 GMT
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Post by athenempadu on Jan 25, 2024 16:03:26 GMT
How can they change a winning team? With Ampadu as captain playing at CB, they have won 4 games in a row with 9 goals for, and 1 goal against, and him & Rodon have hardly broken into a sweat. If Struijk was back from injury, they could use Saturdays FA Cup game to switch to their original back 4, but he wasn't even on the bench today. Chill, Winston. I just said that I'd prefer Ampadu to play in midfield as that's where we need him for Wales right now. I wouldn't worry about it, he can easily slot into the midfield, just like he switched to CB at Leeds and was MOTM in his first game. |
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Post by marsvolta on Jan 26, 2024 17:53:47 GMT
James out ‘for a couple of weeks’ with injury
I know the playoffs are ages away but I’m paranoid
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Post by manulike on Mar 5, 2024 20:33:32 GMT
Scored one (brilliant goal with almost no uplift on the shot), should have had a pen and makes me dizzy with his constant movement!
#GetInThere
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Post by welshrover on Mar 5, 2024 20:52:15 GMT
Scored one (brilliant goal with almost no uplift on the shot), should have had a pen and makes me dizzy with his constant movement! #GetInThere James Chester has also scored tonight!! |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 6, 2024 9:20:06 GMT
11 goals and 7 assists in the league. Will likely finish the season on 20-25 goal contributions
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Post by CrackityJones on Mar 17, 2024 16:44:40 GMT
Off the bench to score. Same again Thursday please Daniel
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Post by manulike on Mar 17, 2024 16:45:05 GMT
A baby and a goal.
Congrats, Daniel!
#TopOfTheLeague
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Post by athenempadu on Mar 17, 2024 18:56:14 GMT
A baby and a goal. Congrats, Daniel! #TopOfTheLeague And he hit the post! |
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Post by Tyler75 on Mar 19, 2024 13:46:34 GMT
DJ is in the form of his life. His end product has been there all season either starting or coming off the bench - something like 20 goals and assists so far. I’d absolutely start him on Thursday.
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Post by athenempadu on Mar 19, 2024 19:32:55 GMT
DJ is in the form of his life. His end product has been there all season either starting or coming off the bench - something like 20 goals and assists so far. I’d absolutely start him on Thursday. Daniel Farke is a very good manager, and he's got all the Welsh lads playing well. It would be interesting to see what he could do in the PL with a decent budget, as he was always hamstrung at Norwich when they got promoted. |
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Post by underwood on Mar 19, 2024 21:43:12 GMT
DJ is in the form of his life. His end product has been there all season either starting or coming off the bench - something like 20 goals and assists so far. I’d absolutely start him on Thursday. Add to that the fact that the bulk of Kieffer’s goals seem to come from DJ’s crosses. |
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Post by morg on Mar 21, 2024 21:48:12 GMT
What a Dan James goal that was. Never gives up and always gives 100%. Delighted for him.
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Post by dai on Mar 21, 2024 21:59:05 GMT
What a Dan James goal that was. Never gives up and always gives 100%. Delighted for him. Would start him over Johnson tbh. |
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Post by morg on Mar 21, 2024 22:08:22 GMT
What a Dan James goal that was. Never gives up and always gives 100%. Delighted for him. Would start him over Johnson tbh. Yeah Brennan's a funny one. Not exactly blessed with Top 6 PL players but I'd swap him for a Welsh qualified PL goalkeeper in a heartbeat. |
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Post by barryscorcher on Mar 21, 2024 22:33:41 GMT
He’s panicked and squandered so many of those one on ones in the past. Reflects how much his confidence has grown since going to Leeds. That was the Dan James we thought we were getting pre-Man United move/passing of his father. Love the man, starts Tuesday for me
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Post by hooky on Mar 21, 2024 22:37:16 GMT
He’s panicked and squandered so many of those one on ones in the past. Reflects how much his confidence has grown since going to Leeds. That was the Dan James we thought we were getting pre-Man United move/passing of his father. Love the man, starts Tuesday for me Exactly! I thought that - go around him with your pace and be blooming well did! Class - its about being backed and having a regular run of games! |
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Post by winsumluzsum on Mar 21, 2024 23:27:06 GMT
Yes, a magnificent opportunistic goal, shades of his debut goal against Slovakia. I would start him, as much for his effective pressing as anything.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 22, 2024 0:30:33 GMT
His goal was very similar to the Brennan 1v1 in the first half and it was interesting to see James finish better out of the two. Years gone by James does what Brennan does and panics the finish, taking a bad touch. James seems to have matured and Brennan isn't quite there yet I don't think
Would start James purely for his work rate in such a big game, and given we will be counter attacking a lot against Poland
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Post by iot on Mar 22, 2024 0:47:37 GMT
James has largely had an impact sub role for Leeds since coming back from injury a month ago, and done it extremely well. The same was true tonight, I thought he was brilliant. I’d be very tempted to ask him to play a similar role on Tuesday - that we start off with the more technically gifted forwards before bringing him on when legs start to tire - that could win the game for us. And if it goes to extra time, James would be absolutely lethal
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Post by chief on Mar 22, 2024 0:57:14 GMT
James has largely had an impact sub role for Leeds since coming back from injury a month ago, and done it extremely well. The same was true tonight, I thought he was brilliant. I’d be very tempted to ask him to play a similar role on Tuesday - that we start off with the more technically gifted forwards before bringing him on when legs start to tire - that could win the game for us. And if it goes to extra time, James would be absolutely lethal He was superb as he has been for a while. Two oddballs behind me in the Canton could not bring themselves to sing his name. Sad in 2024. |
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Post by cogancoronation31 on Mar 22, 2024 9:56:35 GMT
(RE: the oddballs, there are still a few twits at Wales games - thankfully only a small minority - who don't get fully behind the team, and fall back on missplaced club allegiences).
Anyway, back to the thread... Dan James was great when he came on - an excellent finish for his goal - and I agree that he should again be our super-sub on the hour on Tuesday night (with the possibility of the game ending up being 120 mins long).
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 22, 2024 10:04:56 GMT
Really put himself in contention to start on Tuesday, might well need his pressing from the off, although there's also an advantage to using him as an impact sub too
A side note, seems Toshack's old mantra of getting players to 50 caps then reaping the benefit seems to be coming true again. First wave we saw it with Bale, Ramsey, Gunter, Allen, Hennessey etc...now we're seeing coming of age performances from Wilson, Ampadu & James
I think there's a few more I'd like to see reach that mark to get us back to being competitive against very good teams: Neco, Mepham, Rodon, Brooks, Brennan
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Post by erasedcitizen on Mar 27, 2024 7:44:51 GMT
Hope he doesn't take last night too hard. Takes an incredible amount of bravery to step up and take a penalty there. He was pretty much robbed of a game too by playing at RWB.
Still gave his everything when called upon, chin up DJ.
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Post by morg on Mar 27, 2024 8:19:01 GMT
Hope he doesn't take last night too hard. Takes an incredible amount of bravery to step up and take a penalty there. He was pretty much robbed of a game too by playing at RWB. Still gave his everything when called upon, chin up DJ. I doubt it will. He's taken a few knocks to his professional ego during his playing career but always seems to come back for more. He's been one our best players since his debut. |
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Post by surge on Mar 27, 2024 8:24:07 GMT
He's one our less intelligent fans are more quick to criticise.
We wouldn't have made the World Cup without him doing the running for him and Bale, he's one of our leading goal-contributors now and was solid when playing RWB as an emergency (his first time in that position?) despite having in initially come on for Brennan Johnson ready to attack their slower defenders.
I agree that he's had a series of knocks in his life and come back each time. Seems to be a strong character with good support around him.
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Post by ddirpytnop on Mar 27, 2024 8:39:41 GMT
He's one our less intelligent fans are more quick to criticise. We wouldn't have made the World Cup without him doing the running for him and Bale, he's one of our leading goal-contributors now and was solid when playing RWB as an emergency (his first time in that position?) despite having in initially come on for Brennan Johnson ready to attack their slower defenders. I agree that he's had a series of knocks in his life and come back each time. Seems to be a strong character with good support around him. He has come in for some fan criticism in the past but I think the tide has turned in that respect and he's now a firm favourite amongst supporters. Don't want to see him at RWB again though - we need his energy and pace up front. |
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Post by 1gwaunview on Mar 27, 2024 9:29:14 GMT
No blame on him, had the guts to take one of the first 5. Penalty shootouts are a lottery. Just a shame!!
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Post by erasedcitizen on Mar 27, 2024 10:07:12 GMT
No blame on him, had the guts to take one of the first 5. Penalty shootouts are a lottery. Just a shame!! Don't buy that they're always a lottery, Poland were always going to be favourites in a shootout due to having players with more experience at a higher level and a world class goalkeeper. Stuff like that counts. I'm shocked Ampadu didn't take one to be honest, he strikes me as a very calm player and nerves are more important during a shootout than being a natural finisher. Look at England's penalties at the last Euros. James didn't look confident but still went up there, and all credit to him. |
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