Marcelo Bielsa has announced his starting XI for the Championship game against Swansea on Tuesday night at the Liberty Stadium and it’s an unchanged line-up for the fourth league game in a row.
Most fans are delighted with this, especially given their side’s fast start to the season, although a few think Bielsa needs to switch it around to keep everyone happy and to avoid injuries.
The team was announced on the official Leeds Twitter page ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off:
? | #LUFC Starting XI presented by @Ladbrokes:
Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Douglas, Cooper, Berardi, Phillips, Klich, Alioski, Hernandez, Saiz, Roofe pic.twitter.com/jYOAvXl0Zb
— Leeds United (@LUFC) August 21, 2018
Bielsa arrived with a reputation for sticking with the same group of players and he’s been good to his word so far. One fan asked if people could remember the last time they played an unchanged team four games in a row, while another just said it was “unreal”.
However, one fan said that Bielsa would be in danger of burning his team out if he played the same players all the time.
Here are the best reactions from expectant Leeds fans:
https://twitter.com/fslufc/status/1031960542729199616
When was the last time we played the same team 4 league games in a row..
— SALSUK (@sallison1502) August 21, 2018
— Cam ?? (@lufcam__) August 21, 2018
dont fix what isnt broken
— Alistair (@nutty11222) August 21, 2018
Gonna burn em out if we keep the same squad week in week out
— Abe Froman (@greenstein007) August 21, 2018
Think he need to change the team a little i get there playing great but needs to let other players have a chance keep every 1 happy
— Christopher Taylor (@Taylorvear88) August 21, 2018
— Ben Vickers (@BenBenvickers10) August 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/ffsSeb/status/1031961456940597248
OPINION
Three wins from three and the bookies favourites to win again tonight at the Liberty Stadium. Leeds might have enjoyed a fast start to the season this time last year, but this feels different. Far from “everyone hating us” the Bielsa bandwagon is picking up a load of neutral fans all eager to watch the sort of football that inspired managers like Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino. What we’d really like to see next season is Bielsa taking his Leeds side up against Man City and Tottenham. That might be a bit premature, but we’re locked in for the Leeds ride and we’re expecting them to come away with all three points tonight in a thrilling at the Liberty Stadium. One player who might not be so happy about what’s going on at Elland Road is Patrick Bamford. Leeds’ big-money summer signing isn’t getting a chance with Kemar Roofe scoring three goals in three games and keeping the former Chelsea man on the bench. He’ll be hoping to make a big impact as a substitute tonight.