Leeds Predictions.

[Plumpton eagle]

If we are sticking with a back 5 when defending, I would be tempted with:

Mingueza Richards Tomiyasu Lerma Mitchell

Mngueza over Khalaili for defensive ability. Lerma over Ahanor/Canvot for heading ability.

I would have a midfield 4:

Kamada Wharton Timber Pino

To be better equipped to battle their usual midfield 3 and help limit crosses into our box. If Sarr is available and “up for it”, I would put him in for Pino.

WTH JSL leading the line supported wide by Pino and Kamada when attacking.

This 11 is particularly aimed at trying to cope with a rampant physical Leeds team. I do not know if this would work but I am pretty sure our recent setups will not.

COYP

 

[NEILLO]

The key to a back 3 functioning is tight organisation and strong working as a unit.
Obviously having players like Guehi and Lacroix helps, but there were games where Clyne, Lerma, Chaloboah and Ward stepped into the back 3 and the transition was seamless.
This is a tribute to good coaching and strong organisation.

At the moment we don't have a strong foundation and the back 3 are playing like strangers.
The distances between them are too great, leaving big gaps for the opposition to exploit.
I don't see that changing in the near term as Disasi's absence for 3 games means more disruption, even if he presumably features in Europe.

All highly experienced players.

Clyne and Ward well versed in the ways of CPFC.

Tomiyasu is experienced but injury prone - how reliable he will be comes into question.

The one player with a track record gets sent off barely 30 minutes into his debut. Making a challenge that a rookie could maybe be forgiven for. You couldn't make it up.

We won't have a settled back four for weeks now as you point out.

I think the club has sold Sage a pup in that respect. Making an already tough job even tougher.

Sage calling individuals out is high risk and rarely ends well for the manager.

Gonna be a bumpy ride this season

 

[BromleyMonkey]

We’re bigger underdogs in this game than we were in 1976 🤣

 

[StandbyPalace]

I don't think parish will wait that long. If sage is alienating the players it could be a swift move. The 3 week international break we could see movement. With dyche first game in Forrest? 🫣

I hope none of this transpires. Far too early to sack Sage especially given the huge change in the playing squad over the summer and inherited issues (Sarr & JP). I trust SP to do whats right for the club. Various other clubs are having to deal with big changes over the summer (losing good managers and top players) eg Fulham, Newcastle and Villa. Even those clubs who have spent massively arent exactly firing either, especially Spurs. The only clubs doing well are Arsenal, Man City, Hull and Leeds.

Need for cool heads and patience. Remember the clamouring by the fans for the club to increase the depth of the squad to cope with the extra games in Europe. That has been answered. The players are still settling in, it will take more than 4 games for Sage to find his best starting 11. Timber and Khalaili have shown good promise so far and getting Chilwell back was a wise move. We are scoring more goals which is a positive over last season. I am hoping to see Doucoure's battling qualities in midfield. Sean Dyche is a pragmatist type manager in the mold of Roy Hodgson. Is that the type of manager we want? If Sage doesnt last, I would much prefer a more progressive style manager such as Eddie Howe.

As for Leeds this weekend, we lost there 4-1 last December with a back five of Mitchell, Clyne, Guehi, Lacroix and Richards so with our new defence and missing Disasi am expecting we will lose. A point would be a great result.

Leeds 3 Palace 1.

 

[Phil’s Barber]

Dominic Calvert Lewis has 8 career goals and assists against us, making us his second favourite opponents behind Newcastle.

I fear he will have his wicked way with us again this weekend.

I just hope we don’t assign Wharton to mark him for set pieces like we did at their place last season! 🥴

 

[OneStevePerrin]

Lech Poznan is our next match yet we are asking for predictions on the Leeds match. Shouldn’t we be concentrating on Thursday rather than Sunday. I hope our team / Sage are?

 

[Plumpton eagle]

We’re bigger underdogs in this game than we were in 1976 🤣

I went in 1976 - Dave Swindlehurst and what a player Peter Taylor was.

Getting back to Leeds station on public transport was a bit scary. They weren't very good losers - the Leeds fans.

We need to channel that 1976 spirit next Sunday!

 

[OneStevePerrin]

I went in 1976 - Dave Swindlehurst and what a player Peter Taylor was.

Getting back to Leeds station on public transport was a bit scary. They weren't very good losers - the Leeds fans.

We need to channel that 1976 spirit next Sunday!

I was also there, very scary as was the Sunderland game. Our train broke down and we didn’t get there until half time and we ended up in the Sunderland home end. I remember my friend and I smiling at each other when we (Whittle) scored as cheering would have been the end of us 🙂 Then we had that walk back to the station which was more scary than Leeds but both were bad. The good old 70’s which is my age now ;-)

 

[Jacey]

I hope none of this transpires. Far too early to sack Sage especially given the huge change in the playing squad over the summer and inherited issues (Sarr & JP). I trust SP to do whats right for the club. Various other clubs are having to deal with big changes over the summer (losing good managers and top players) eg Newcastle and Villa. Even those clubs who have spent massively arent exactly firing either, especially Spurs. The only clubs doing well are Arsenal, Man City, Hull and Leeds.

Need for cool heads and patience. Remember the clamouring by the fans for the club to increase the depth of the squad to cope with the extra games in Europe. That has been answered. The players are still settling in, it will take more than 4 games for Sage to find his best starting 11. Timber and Khalaili have shown good promise so far and getting Chilwell back was a wise move. We are scoring more goals which is a positive over last season. I am hoping to see Doucoure's battling qualities in midfield. Sean Dyche is a pragmatist type manager in the mold of Roy Hodgson. Is that the type of manager we want? If Sage doesnt last, I would much prefer a more progressive style manager such as Eddie Howe.

As for Leeds this weekend, we lost there 4-1 last December with a back five of Mitchell, Clyne, Guehi, Lacroix and Richards so with our new defence and missing Disasi am expecting we will lose. A point would be a great result.

Leeds 3 Palace 1.

This game could be very damaging to our goal difference,with many predicting a heavy defeat at an inform Leeds.

 

[kingdowieonthewall]

dont look good but it would be typical Palace to earn a tough fought draw, 2-2

 

[Plumpton eagle]

I was also there, very scary as was the Sunderland game. Our train broke down and we didn’t get there until half time and we ended up in the Sunderland home end. I remember my friend and I smiling at each other when we (Whittle) scored as cheering would have been the end of us 🙂 Then we had that walk back to the station which was more scary than Leeds but both were bad. The good old 70’s which is my age now ;-)

I also went to Sunderland and was on the train that broke down. I and others ran from the station to the ground and got there well into the first half. I traveled on my own and came out amidst hundreds of Sunderland supporters. I hid my colours (wimp I know) and tried to look inconspicuous.

I asked a local PC for directions back to the station and he told me. After about 10 minutes it became apparent that he had directed me to Sunderland mainline station rather than the local one (can't remember the name) where the Palace train was departing from. I made my way back towards the ground and then towards the right station. When I got there, there was a mass of Sunderland supporters on one side of the road trying to get at the Palace supporters on the other side outside the station, with police in the middle.

I made a crazy dash across the road and was madly cheered by the Sunderland mob who must have thought I was launching a lone wolf attack on the Palace side. The Palace side also thought I was in attack mode and ran towards me to knock 7 bells out of me and the Police also ran my way, probably to arrest me. Fortunately, screaming "No No, I'm Palace, I'm Palace" in my best southern accent convinced them all that I was legit.

Away days were a bit different in the 70's.

Sorry for the nostalgia, back on topic, I predict a 2-2 draw at Leeds this time.

 

[PatrickA]

Leeds 0 Palace 2 ( Guessand and McNeil)

 

[StandbyPalace]

dont look good but it would be typical Palace to earn a tough fought draw, 2-2

That's the spirit🙂
2024–25 = most recent significant winless start (8 games).
2017–18 = most recent truly disastrous start (7 straight defeats, 0 goals).
SP didnt sack OG during that winless start, and I'm sure everyone is pleased he didnt!

And we have already won one game and are scoring goals.

All is well that ends well.