The simplicity of the laws was one of the things that drew me to soccer and eventually becoming a referee for over 25 years. I was fortunate to have a friend who’s brother was one of the few US “FIFA International” level referees in the eighties and this referee emphasized to me it was the “intent”, not the “result”, that mattered. For the most part, each law began with, “In the opinion of the referee…”. Handling was the best use of this. Over the years the belief to need to codify judgement/opinion is what has made it become ridiculous. The sight of defenders running around with their hands held behind their backs is comical to me.
I mean they are former European Cup runners-up and 2x UEFA Cup champions and won the English title the year the Premier League was formed, so any Leeds fan will argue that they're fulfilling their destiny. It's currently an awfully depressing stadium in an awfully depressing location that the government built a motorway around. Its not in anyone's back yard. I'm surprised it's taken so long.
Aaronson is on the bench, Leeds visiting Derby County (Agyemang also on the bench) in an FA Cup match. Edit: Derby up 1-0 after Piroe missed a PK for Leeds, now at HT.
Leeds winning 2-1 after 65' I'm a sparsely populated Pride Park. No sign of BA. Gnoto and Tanaka scored in the space of 4 minutes.
Aaronson on in 89'. 22,000 there, buoyed by 5,000+ Leeds fans. And their bit players wrap it up. 3-1 FT.
And don't forget 2-times European Cup semi-finalists. They are absolutely a major club in terms of scale and if their owners in the early 70s and again in the early 00s hadn't screwed up, massively, they'd be a proper big club
Indeed the changes were an attempt to get less subjective by getting out of the player's head. It didn't really work out, but I agree with that general idea. Players can get away with a lot of shit off the refs not wanting to believe they would intentionally leave their arms out to increase the chances of a deflection.
What do we know about Facundo Buonanotte, just loaned from Brighton to Leeds? "Buonanotte is a left-footed attacker who likes to cut in from the right flank, which is a profile Leeds felt they ended the summer window without. Farke declined to address Buonanotte’s situation specifically in his pre-Fulham press conference on Thursday. He did, however, acknowledge the fact the club missed out on the No 10-winger type they wanted in the summer window. Buonanotte’s Brighton contract expires in June 2028, and the deal with Leeds is a loan until the end of this season."
When you see him play against Buendia it's like night and day. He was decent for Leicester when I watched him play last season - he's a creative player which lots of teams can use, especially those that struggle for ideas on how to score. Wasn't good enough to get any meaningful minutes at Chelsea I don't think.
Aaronson starts! Leeds hosting Fulham (Robinson starting).It looks as though Okafor and Calvert-Lewin are the forwards, with BA (behind them) in midfield, but we'll need to confirm.
did I hear correctly and the commentator just criticize Aaronson for not making that pass to Calvert- Lewin absolutely perfect?
Calvert-Lewin must like his service the way I always liked mine ... 'on a platter.' Leeds won 1-0 on a very late goal, Aaronson departing just after the goal (but before any disaster could befall him). Brenden Aaronson - Really positive and productive, full of confidence but missed a glorious chance he ought to have buried when put through. Put it behind him well and continued to win duels and look forward. 8 8 - Battled throughout to try and win the ball or keep it. Had he tucked away the golden chance he was on a 9. Deserved his ovation as he came off.
This win leaves Leeds 8 points clear of relegation and with a double-digit GD advantage. They're staying up
“Brenden Aaronson has gone from jeers to cheers at Leeds. This is how he’s done it” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/69...ew-usmnt-analysis/?source=user_shared_article
Brenden Aaronson 8 - Emptied the tank completely. Popped up everywhere in the first half. Was composed to let Justin score. The finish was missing a few times but created danger. Started to run out of steam and lose the ball late on. Brenden Aaronson - Brilliant first-half display. Some lovely, neat touches in the final third, and got out of Justin's path in time. Confidence is sky high, although that does nothing for you when you run out of energy, as he did in the second half. 8
I watched most of the match, and Brenden was excellent. Was running rampant on the left especially in the first half. He created so many opportunities from the left and nearly everything good came from Leeds' left side. In the first half Everton could not stop him and I'm not really being hyperbolic. Leeds should have put 2 or 3 past Everton in the first half.