It would be fair to say there’s a significant contrast in styles between these two sides.
Leeds have scored 15 more goals than Wolves (having played a game less), but have also conceded 10 more.
Statistics can be misleading but these numbers are not. You only have to watch the games to see the difference.
We sit and wait for a moment, Leeds go all out to force the moment.
While they’re a more entertaining watch, there’s no right or wrong way to play football and the fact remains, we go above them with a victory.
I’m looking forward to seeing how it plays out.
Leeds
Much like Wolves in our first season back in the Premier League, Leeds are the fashionable newcomers.
I do enjoy watching their games and think Bielsa is onto something with his all or nothing approach. With more additions, they could develop into a very good side.
Nuno himself said at the start of this season, you need to have more of the ball to be a top team and Leeds invariably dominate possession.
That was never truer than the game at Elland Road in which Wolves barely got a kick for an hour but gradually ceased control and by the end were decent value for the win.
By contrast, they found themselves 4-0 down at The Emirates on Sunday, but came storming back and very nearly made it a grandstand finish.
Kalvin Phillips missed that game and it’s 50/50 whether he plays on Friday. It would be a boost for Wolves if he didn’t make it.
Mateusz Klich and Rodrigo are two others who may not feature having picked up injuries.
Wolves
I can’t see there being too many changes from the team that came back to beat Southampton.
It was a depressing first half at St. Mary’s and I was looking at the team and wondering how it was going to get any better.
The second half proved that we have the personnel to match these teams around us and just need to push up the pitch a bit and press the ball better.
Inverting the wingers also worked nicely so it will be interesting to see if Nuno does that from the start on Friday.
This should be a game where Neto and Traore are afforded space to get at the opposition, so we need them to produce the goods. The same applies to Willian Jose who hasn’t looked remotely like scoring in recent outings.
I’m not sure how close Boly and Podence are to a return but having them back without losing others would be great.
Last time out
As he so often does, Raul Jimenez made the difference at Elland Road, manufacturing a goal himself to give us all the points.
The last time we played at Molineux, Wolves emerged with a 4-1 victory to help propel us towards promotion, with two future Leeds players – Barry Douglas and Helder Costa – getting a couple of the goals.
Predictions
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Bedford Wolf and Mosman Wolf hit the front in the overall table at the end of Gameweek 24.
As always if you’d like to join in, simply leave your prediction for this game in the comment section below, which is where you’ll find my best guess.
Up The Wolves!
I haven’t predicted a win for a while, but I’m hoping we can overcome their intensity and exploit the spaces they leave for our wide players.
Traore didn’t start at Elland Road but he’s exactly the type of player who could really do them damage. They often go man-to-man and if they don’t abandon that tactic, you’d have to fancy Adama to open a lot of doors if we get him on the ball.
Although it’s easily conceivable we could lose both games, there’s an opportunity to get 4 or 6 points from the next two and put to bed any lingering fears about getting sucked towards the bottom.
Here’s hoping we at least keep the unbeaten league run going and Willian Jose gets off the mark.
positive approach required
would love to see us take the game to them but unlikely
a Draw would be ok , a win unlikely but sod it !!
COYW
There could well be goals all over the place, but this could be very winnable to continue are recent upward trend.
Just hope we come out all guns blazing as we will get space for Traore and Neto to exploit 3-1 to the Wolves. Hoping Jose Gets a bit more involved and maybe score do his confidence the world of good.
Could be a goalfest, but I’ll stick woth my usual sneaky win.
I like that team Thomas but unless nuno is planning a surprise by including podence, our bench won’t worry Leeds late on.
Hopefully an early goal but I’d take it being all square at halftime tbh .
This has a ‘Desmond’ written all over it and I may well hedge my bets a tad but I’ll go for a win .
I see wolves are getting big in the Middle East now ay they !
Come on you wolves
Was thinking of a 4-2 either way so decided to split the difference with a high scoring draw. Traore , Saiss and Jose with our 3
Should be an entertaining game , so wouldn’t be too surprised if it finished scoreless. That said l don’t think it will and I’ll go third time lucky, on my behalf, for Traore to assist and Jose to score. About time he put it in the back of the net;to date he has seemed to be out of position when we needed him around the 6 yard box.
Not for one moment do I think one good second half will revive our season. We’ll continue to blow hot and cold until our squad depth is improved.
I wouldn’t put my mortgage on it but much like our last meeting Nuno’s pragmatism might be the difference.
I don’t see us stopping them from scoring but our two mercurial wingers might just prove too hot for them to handle.
I agree with Prawny’s view but fear we might come out just the wrong side on this one as I think we will have to show a little more ambition than we did in the game at their place and they seem to have caught out a few teams away.
They’re always a good watch, but I don’t discount our chances of taking a clear victory in this. We tend to do well against teams that come onto us and they’ll do that in spades. Our return, for the time being at least, to a back three and the lessons learned from the second half against Saints will help us in our quest for maximum points. So, I have no hesitation in predicting a scoreline of……..:
Confidence is up will be interesting but we should win
3 – 2 to Wolves. Concede the usual first goal, make us all get concerned, all gloom and doom at half time, then decide to play decent football and get an entertaining second half.
Living over in the East Midlands I need to visit black country websites to get my fix of all matters black & gold. The e/star website is ok but I prefer the Birmingham Mail where the wolves correspondent for me is spot on with his analysis.
Two main points that without our best defender Boly we don`t keep clean sheets, and the two Portugese midfielders, apart from a few odd occasions, haven`t worked well together for two years. Problem is Dendocker can`t be a centre half, and at the same time operate as our box to box midfielder. So while Leeds are not a big side, they could overrun our midfield with their all action style.
On the basis we still may need another 4 wins to be sure of our status next season, I`ll be very interested in our team selection and formation. If we don`t conceed we get something out of the game at least. I` still play 3 at the back and wingbacks, with our wingers causing mayhem in the great open spaces behind the Leeds midfield, hope their main man is still injured.
Another 3 points I hope.
We might have to play like the away side to get a win here. Leeds are potent going forward but leave gaps between their defenders. I hope Nuno has practised fast counter attacking this week. Conceding first and sleep inducing first halves need to be addressed.
We’re definitely capable of winning this if we take our chances. Time for Jose to shine.
Think I have cracked it. Lately, when I predict a Wolves defeat we get a draw or a win, so the obvious thing for me to do is keep predicting a Wolves loss. It might not be doing my prediction league status much good, now third from first, but it is for the greater good !
Brilliant
This kind you for taking one “for the team”.
It has the hallmarks of a classic, not sure we can outscore them without Willy and Raul though. Time for Jose to impose himself, we won’t throw caution to the wind,that’s for sure. Can only forecast a narrow win- late goal for Fabio as Leeds chase the game.
Hey Thomas – your mention of the last time we played Leeds at Molineux, brought back memories of one of the most enjoyable weeks of my life, which I spent in Wolverhampton with the PMDG’er, watching us score nine goals in two games against Leeds and Bolton.
Not able to stay in our favourite hotel for the first couple of days, we booked in to The Premier Inn.
The night of the match, all tarted up in our Wolves gear we decided to have a quickie – DRINK Clive, calm down man! – prior to the stroll down to Molineux.
Imagine our horror when we walked in to the bar to find it absolutely rammed with half pissed Leeds supporters.
However, in true DOOGooder fashion, I refused to be cowed by those ruffians and pushed my way to the bar accompanied by Sue and a chorus of Northern expletives.
They turned out to be OK in the end and, after a few ribald exchanges, we had a decent chat with a few of them.
But they were all convinced we were going to get stuffed and the general consensus was ‘a Clive’ to them.
Oh happy days!
Another 4-1 would do nicely but I reckon it will be quite close this time.
I’ll settle for a decent 90 minute performance and a narrow win.
I know you love me, you mentioned me twice, and with no expletives involved!
Thank you, kind sir.
Someone has to say it, and you lot would expect nothing less…….
We all f…..g hate Leeds!!
As Brompton would know, when he buys cheap accomodation for this time of year, “Now is the Winter of our discount tent”
And our discontent is over, we shall not lose another game this season and we shall stuff someone very soon, as in Friday.
Not bothered by their “super style” or any other crap that is talked about their play, we are gonna marmelize them to the tune of 4-1, again.
See, new material, not Mr. Predictable.
Going to be a tight one.
They are a good attacking team, and are likely to do a lot of damage. Wins over 9 man Arsenal and the game of two halves win over Southampton do not give me great confidence, but we live in hope. For all the good Jose did on Sunday we might as well have played Fabio and I’m sure we’ll see him on the pitch at some point. Please not MGW though.
I consider myself an optimist but given our recent track record, unless Leeds get a few sent off I can’t see us scoring more than two.
One day maybe but probably not on Friday.
What is it with Marcello Bielsa ? Constantly crouching down on the edge of the technical area as if he is going to the lavatory. On occasion he has been known to sit on a bucket. Perhaps he is having a shit? There have been many great managers in the top flight down the years but I don’t recall someone like Bob Paisley or Kevin Keegan having a shit in a bucket whilst the sub is warming up. Perhaps habits die hard for Marcello and he is reliving a poverty stricken up bringing in down town Bounos Aries where most people had a shit in a bucket. Who knows. Luckily for us in Gornal we now have inside toilets so the days of having to have a shit in a bucket have long gone. Any way enough of sanitary conveniences. The sight of a crouching Bielsa will signal to the seagulls flying about behind the South Bank and subway that there is fallen prey. Thus swooping down on the stricken Marcello and carrying him off to the top of Mander House in the city centre. Without the direction of their head coach Leeds cave in . Their attacking strategy a sorry pitiful mess. Thus the counter attacks of the marauding Neto and Troare just too much. Resulting in a 3-1 victory to WWFC. After the game Nuno said ” it is not often you see the opposing manager having a shit in a bucket but if there is a medical need then it needs looking at. I have sympathy for Marcello. Hope he got back down from Mander House”. Bielsa said ” #$#%****@#### …. !!##@%%$$$ ” Through an interpreter translated to ‘Those bastard seagulls can f**k off’. WWFC 3 Leeds 1.
‘Perhaps habits die hard for Marcello and he is reliving a poverty stricken up bringing in down town Bounos Aries where most people had a shit in a bucket.’
Bielsa comes from a quite affluent family (father a lawyer, brother a government minister) from Rosario not Buenos Aires but, yeah, I understand that you’re right about the buckets…
Meant to be in jest mate .Not a factual appraisal. Take everything I say with a pinch of salt. It’s usually a load of non sensical garbage.
I know mate, (and I enjoy your posts very much – keep them coming).
As pleasing as the second half was against Southampton the first half was quite possibly as bad as it’s been all season. Will Nuno carry on with the more front foot approach we adopted in the second half? Against Leeds it could be very dangerous. So I expect us to revert to type and sit back looking to pick them off. I can are goals in this game
Always a spicy affair when Dirty LEEDS come to Molineux.
‘Those were the days my friend we thought they’d never end…’
I still, and always will welcome a karma win against Leeds in retrospect of their spawny 1-0 win at Maine Rd in the FA Cup.. when King John’s effort came back off the post and into Gary Sprake’s arms.
Considering they battered us up at Elland Rd for 60 mins and could score against our resolute defending and then we hit them with a sucker punch with a deflected goal…. and it will be … same again on this Friday evening.
Same team as yours Thomas with ‘Net Neto to score….
Couldn’t score…
Err…it was David Harvey but no less painful
Apologies for that ….. I’ll go to the naughty step….
You shouldn’t be off it in the first place.
Could be an open game, expecting goals.
Hum, like Leeds as entertainment (actually, I like Leeds as a city to visit), I think they will score though and I’m not sure we will. Neto can’t do it all on his own.
This is going to be a thriller!! Drown all the previous games of misery and boredom and be a goal fest.
If only
After Cheesy’s comments, I will be diplomatic as I have often thought the same thing about the bucket!
But it does remind me of an old joke about Leeds fans and buckets, but I will be diplomatic!
As always, the question is, which Wolves will turn up? Who knows! When assessing people there is the old adage that past performances are a good indicator of future performances. Where does that leave us in predicting the score for this game? Who knows!
If Neto and Adama are on form I think we will win this! But who knows!!
Lately we’ve been pretty dodgy defensively and against Leeds that could be a real problem.
We’re still not serving up a complete 90 minutes performance I’m afraid, so a narrow defeat for me.
We need to carry on where we left off at Southampton the 2nd half. We need to press and get tight my concerns is the defence we sat off Southampton far to much that first half.
Not a fan of Dendonker in defence he is far to casual when it comes to marking and closing down opponats he gave Armstrong far to much space to cross for zings goal far to much. I would either put Kilman or Marcel in there they are defenders first and fore most Dendocker well Jack of all trades and all that.
If we could score first that would help as would a clean sheet. The result all depends on what Wolves team turns up.
If we can get 3 points and a clean sheet this would help convince me and thousands of other Wolves fans we have turned a corner here’s hoping.
Trouble is Paul, Nuno favours a right footer in that position and the two you mention only really use that for standing on. The only way to accommodate one of them would be to move Coady over and play Saiss as sweeper. Unlikely but possible.
When watching the build up to that Ings goal,I noticed that Armstrong drifted past and between Traore and Semeda who looked like confused.com. ,
taking two men out of the game. This meant Dendonker had to move out to intercept , but too late. When the Cross came over , Coady was cleverly blocked out and Ings was left completely unmarked.
My point is that this was a team effort on the part of Wolves to concede a goal.
He stood off Armstrong with his arms at his side about 5 foot away didn’t close him down should of got tighter to him and yes your right about the other two same wth them didn’t put a challenge in.
Dendonker was las line of defence against the cross but didn’t make an attempt to challenge Armstrong he is a liability in defence.
What is is natural position God knows but it isn’t a defender that’s for sure.
I’m in the camp that remembers the Leeds fans of the 70’s and running the gauntlet across the car park back to the buses at their place, so don’t have much time for Leeds, Leeds, Leeds, they can march right off as far as I’m concerned.
We can’t afford to be as bad as the 1st half against SoT, or else it could be a long way back. But, the tactic of the 2nd half, Pedro and Adama cutting inside, I’m backing Jose to break is duck. Could be a very exciting game and I feel we will edge this one.
Just a word on Jose he’s had no service we need to get him in the games.
Reasons we have to beat Leeds;
1 They are – and always will be – dirty Leeds
2 We can go above them in the league
3 As pay back for trying to bribe our boys in 1972
4 Their fans are horrible
5 Revenge for the 1973 FA Cup semi-final
6 Don Revie
7 To shut up all the TV pundits who seem hell bent on eulogising about them this season
8 Their manager can’t even speak the Queen’s English
9 They are Leeds
10 We are Wolves
OODCL
This time we must start playing in the 1st 45 mins or this lot will over run us in all areas with the likelihood of more than the one goal usually scored against us …..there are weaknesses to me in Leeds individually(namely Dallas, Harrison and Cooper) but they seem to collectively tick for Bielsa when on the front foot……the 4-1 thrashing in the Championship was in part to playing 10 men in the majority of the 2nd half if memory serves right and our departed Portuguese was having a good evening too……the stuffing by the Gunners may help us on Friday if we start well ,and I trust their confident swagger will be bolluxed if we can score early ….
greyhounds from the traps…..3-1
If memory serves me right, we didn’t play much in the opening half at Elland Road and that turned out alright. I agree that it’s something that we should try and avoid, though. It’s just that we may be forced to sit back until they tire or run out of ideas.
Score early? This is Wolves you’re talking about.
Congratulations on being top of the league bedders
Has he cheated.
Hopefully no more formation experiments and just stick to what we know. Maybe we can try to switch on at the beginning of the game. Other than that we should be OK. (Try Otasowie instead of Vitinha in the last 15 mins or so).
2-1 to us
The swapping wings experiment worked rather well, though.
Same again from Wolves. Hit them on the break, shut them out and come away with 3 points (hopefully)
If our second-half team turns up for the first half we could have a chance in this one.
Wolves 2 – 0
This one’s virtually impossible to predict so I’ll not be having a bet and will sit just to one side of the fence.
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Interesting article by John Richards about our wonder striker ! John please don’t treat
the fans like idiots !
Agree- to be fair to JR this is merely a column filler from the Express&Star. This article could easily qualify for the ‘Stating the bleedin obvious’ school of journalism. We are spoilt by the quality of analysis by our 3 Blog authors, Paddy, Tim Spiers and of course Johnny Phillips.
Agreed. Since Spiers left the E&S their Wolves coverage has been dreadful.
Two very similar teams. Both teams play with a System and both teams have seen success rates way over the expectation levels.
Leeds however, are very beatable with the style they play. They over commit and overload the box, this should play In perfectly for our counter-attack style of football. However we wont put this to maximum use in the first half because Nuno will be worried about conceding. The only problem with this tactic is that if Leeds start scoring early we could be in big trouble.
I don’t like this style, its too on the edge for me, but with Personal and the transition with us I can see why that will be a needed system.
If Leeds are missing a few Key players, Adama and Neto should be able to maximise there ability against an over committing Leeds team.
That being said, I am a Wolves fan, and can see us being 3 0 down at Half time against a Hungry leads looking to bounce back after Arsenal.
Either way, Ill be watching from behind a pillow as usual.
This year is already proving a rollercoaster. After Sunday’s win I was definitely up, but then I watched a penguin being put to sleep on Inside the Zoo and I came right down. Doesn’t the BBC realise that there’s some fragile people out here? Any road. If we play like we did in the first half against Southampton we’ll lose. If we play like we did in the second, we’ll win. So it’s got to be…
Wolves v Leeds
I reckon its quite possible to write a whole book on past Wolves and Leeds fixtures. Following the “bribery” fixture in May 1972 when Wolves’ 2-1 victory prevented Revie winning the double, Leeds extracted ample revenge knocking Wolves out of the FA cup in seasons 1972-73 (semi-final), 1973-74, 1976-77 and 1981-82. Talk about the sword of Damocles! But we did beat them in 1998!
For this nostalgic review, its back in time over 47 years and third-round day in January 1974. Following our dreadfully unlucky defeat in the Maine Road FA cup semi-final the previous April, Wolves now had an immediate chance for “revenge” as Leeds came out of the hat to visit Molineux.
47 years ago, the UK was in a grip of a pandemic (no change there then) but not a viral pandemic, a power-shortage pandemic as the global oil crisis compounded by the NUM banning overtime working at the pits meant that the UK power stations could not produce sufficient electricity to “keep all the lights on” especially in the middle of winter. Mick McGahey, militant vice president of the NUM, knew this of course and eventually held a strike ballot after the union conference demanded a 35% wage increase. The strike was rejected by members but an overtime ban was implemented at the pit-heads to effectively halve production. (Eventually the NUM did come out on a national strike and it took 5 years before Mrs Thatcher had the guts to take on the union and prevent them from holding the country to ransom ever again).
Power stations principally ran on coal, so to preserve stocks the weak Conservative PM Edward Heath introduced the three-day week from 1st January 1974, restricting all non-essential work to using power for a specified period of 3 days only whilst trying to ensure hospitals and schools etc continued to operate uninterrupted. BBC and ITV shut down early as did pubs and cinemas etc. We all ate at home by candle or torch light as huge swathes of the country went “black”. Nine months later there was a baby boom!
Floodlights at football matches were naturally considered non-essential (not in my eyes of course), but matches continued with early kick offs bearing in mind that come 4 o’clock in January it is virtually pitch black.
So, it was against this backdrop of industrial unrest that Wolves faced Leeds in front of a packed Molineux. Bearing in mind the mindless violence before, during and after the semi-final at Maine Road the atmosphere on the terraces was highly charged. The match ebbed back and forth with little to choose between the sides and so it proved with John Richards netting for Wolves and Peter Lorimer scoring from the penalty spot for Leeds.
The replay at Elland Road was arranged for the following Wednesday with a 1.30 pm kick off due to the aforementioned power restrictions. Accompanied by a work mate Phillip Walker, (now residing in Gnosall – not far from Lord Twix) we bunked off work and travelled as per usual with Don Everall Coaches to the replay. In 1974 Leeds erected the tallest floodlights in the Europe at that time with each pylon over 79 meters (259 feet tall) – a full 20 metres higher than the Nelson Column. However, on this grey cold afternoon in West Yorkshire the “old” set of lights remained in situ and switched off – sulking in the cloud and mist that engulfed them.
Wolves gave one of their best performances of the season against the league leaders and should really have been through to the 4th round. Led up front by the normally reliable John Richards, Wolves missed opportunities galore including one from Kenny Hibbit which grazed the post as we came tumbling down the shallow terrace at the Scratching Shed end.
Towards the end, the Yorkshire side broke our FA cup hearts yet again as Mick Jones converted a Lorimer cross to give Leeds a totally underserved passage into the 4th round. The hardy travelling souls from Wolverhampton were understandably bitterly disappointed.
Over 42,000 attended the replay which considering the circumstances (or maybe because of the circumstances) was quite remarkable.
(Amazingly Bristol City knocked out them out in the 5th round with a 1-0 win at Elland Road).
Of course, it’s impossible to mention Leeds without a brief nod in the direction of their cretin like supporters. As we walked back to the coaches just beyond the railway bridge on the A463 near the police headquarters (fat lot of good they were as usual), the Gelderd End came swarming round looking for a punch up. Nowt changes in reality at Leeds Utd FC as they also swarmed round in 1998 as well after we beat them in the quarter finals! I am sure I spotted the same fans in the same garb, shell suits, Doc Martens, turned up Levies, scarves tied to the belt hoops. Yes, a quarter of a century older but still utterly moronic. Leeds fans have simply refused to grow up. (Sorry to bring football related trouble into this but it cannot be denied or ignored as it was a major issue at football games in the 1970’s and into the 1980’s or as in the case of Leeds United, now and forever).
Bedfordshire Old Gold
BOG
Always love your posts BOG evocative memories, I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast! Lol.
I was born in Gnosall and my parents and sister still live there. Small world.
Cheers Marnhull – yes that is quite a coincidence.
My old mate still lives in Geneshall Close which is situated on the new (at the time) 1970’s housing estate that was built around 1976 I think.
I lived in Shelmore Way for about 18 months (78-79) and we used to drink in the Navigation pub adjacent to the canal system. You may well remember that boozer!
Mixture of Stoke and Wolves fans in the village as I recall.
Can’t remember any baggies!
BOG
Incredible, my sister lives at No 9 Geneshall close!!! What are the chances. Must put them intouch 2 Wolves fans in a pod!!!
Just spoken to my sis, Dave and Elaine, live just over the road… What are the chances BOG!!!
That is amazing Marnhull
Unbelievable really – what a coincidence
Talk about a small world
Blimey
Seem to remember Subway Army turned them over at there place early eighties. Evening game….!
You are correct Paul even gets a mention on Wikapedia subway army, including the stabbing of the young lad outside of the George Hotel when rival gangs got back to Wolverhampton he later died. How tragic and stupid.
One of the Wolves guys here in Bedford originally lived in the BC and ran with the Subway.
He was with the mob that took the Leeds pub adjacent to Elland Road – I think it is the Peacock.
“Absolute bedlam” as he described it.
Happy days? Mmmmm maybe not.
Funny story from about 10 years back. After a home game back up in The Goose Wolvo City centre having post match beer. A huge black chap dressed in all the expensive hooligan gear comes over slaps me on the back shakes my hand and gets me a beer in. Then starts going on about how ‘we’ took the pub at Leeds away. Obviously a case of mistaken identity, I must have been a spitting image of one of the ex Subway Army blokes. Any way I just played along with it grinning and just saying yeah great wor it and general stuff like that. Luckily after 10 minutes one of his mates comes in and he shook my hand again and went over the other side of the pub! True story.
Sounds like the guy from Bedford Cheese!
Great story – wonder they didn’t rope you in for a scrap!
BOG
Had a few scrapes over the years mate. Some hairy moments at Crewe, Forest and Watford spring to mind believe it or not. All in their local pubs of course. I remember my mate had got one bloke round the throat outside Lloyd’s Bar ,Watford and actually asked him if he liked hospital food. You dont get that sort of saftness these days unless we play Birmingham City or Sandwell.
Oh and bloody Port Vale and Stoke. Bloody nutters!
Ha ha ha – like it! Crewe – bloody hell its amazing that the less likely venue for trouble, the more it seems to crop up! (Birmingham and Leeds excepted of course).
Yes thankfully as you intimate, it is generally nowhere near as bad as it used to be.
Lets hope that spectators will be allowed in sooner rather than later although I suspect it will probably be next season before turnstiles will be going round again across the land.
All the best
BOG
Tranmere Rovers away springs to mind, when them and Everton teamed up to come and say hello!
Great aint it .
i talk about the hooligan days a few sections back and get called a
scumbag !!!!!
Wolves win ,l remember the 77-78 season FA cup at Molineux we lost, an incident which has remained with me ever since some Leeds fans were ambushed at a petrol station in Willenhall by Wolves supporters there mini buses and the occupants were beaten badly up perhaps it was revenge on treatment received at Elland Road which i witnessed in 75, but never the less it was awful.
Long my those days never return.
Was there in 75 saw a transit being rolled with Wolves inside was a war
I saw the Express & Star article by John Richards about Fab Silva. It’s telling that comments are nor allowed on this article! I wonder why.
I can see the logic in comparing Leeds with us during our first season back in the PL. However we are more like alter egos than identical twins, because Leeds attack with abandon and score goals! The success we’ve had is with counter attacking. We’re not noted for winning matches with goals to spare.
I’m bored with our strategy from corners. Nine times out of ten we seem to have two players out of contention. One to take the corner, and to pass it straight to his mate a few yards away! Why? After that few yards it is then drilled in like a normal corner. The second player would be better employed lurking in the box for a half chance from that corner. Against Southampton, I think Moutinho was taking a corner and simply passed it to Traore a few feet away, who then had to beat his man in order to deliver a cross into the box, a cross which looked very much like a corner! Why go this roundabout route?
The big question against Leeds is, will we be Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? Chalk and cheese. We must keep that second half performance against Southampton revved up, locked and loaded, ready to go. Traore and Neto were highly effective once they took the direct route, and this led to both goals against the Saints. There’s little point in the wingmen beating defender after defender only to put a cross in that comes to nothing. This strategy worked wonderfully when we had Jimenez to convert, but has been a waste of time since then. I want to see Traore and Neto bearing down directly on goal and creating panic in the Leeds defence. These guys should be getting more penalties and more goals between them.
Given Leeds buoyant attacking style I can’t see a bore draw. This will leave them open at the back. We have to be up for the challenge of outscoring them. 3-2 Wolves.
You’re obviously not a football coach, Dances.
It’s all about angles.
The short corner is to get a better angle for crossing the ball into the area, so it can bend away from the ‘keeper.
We demonstrate this very successfully most of the time.
The ball bends so far away from the goalie that it usually ends up back in our own half at the feet of one of the opposition.
Good to get that explanation DooGooder. I must Google what corners are all about.
There’s method in the madness then. Or is it madness in the method?
Onwards and upwards to a victory tonight.
This game has goals all over it…a rampant Leeds or a scavenging counter-attacking Wolves….lets hope for 95 minutes of the second half southampton Wanderers….and a striker to score a goal…and some good corners and throw ins and a free kick that beats the first man…its the little things that will win it for the Wolves…
Don’t see this game being goalless. If we start like we did against S’ton we will be in big trouble but, hopefully, we will be better than that. Their defence is worse than ours so I take Neto and Traore to cut them apart and secure another win.
Not an easy one on any level so I’ll stick with the tried and sometimes true.
Let’s Go Wolves!
and we all hate Leeds and we all hate Leeds and….
still feeling like the season is slowly turning around and 4 points from next two games will reinforce our team confidence and leave Geordies looking over their shoulders. hah.
Loved BOG’s trip down memory lane but also brought back the shudder when recalling the scary sight of skinheads and doc martens…thank dog those days are gone
Meantime new Willian breaks his duck and late Silva goal makes him a hero too
…..but spoils will be shared
OODCL
Don’t thinking those days are gone Marin, just the clothes and boots have changed. Stay safe, W AW.
Im surprised they want a punch up when they wear 2 grands worth of new gear every game !!
At least your levis didnt rip and your doccas lasted forever … did get through a few harrington jackets though HA!
I understand Kalvin Phillips won’t make it. The loss of their quarter-back will be a plus for Wolves. On that basis I am going for a Wolves win though TBH I don’t have a clue which way it will go.
Its one we ought to win if we can start like we finished against the Saints. Probably go with team above but wondering if Willian is any better than Fabio. He’s certainly far less mobile but a goal could make all the difference.
Given that everyone knows there will be a lot of goals in this one and that. Haven’t got close to getting a prediction right in ages, I will have to go the obvious route
Bound to be goals, just hoping we score at least 1 more than them
Promising signs of late but we’ve also had a fair share of luck recently, even managing to get helping hand from VAR for a change. Hopefully recent results will have improved confidence in the players and they will kick on from here on.
From a prediction point of view though we got a way with it in the first half against Southampton and Leeds are much the deadlier. I think they might nick it.
Leeds system is based on Bielsa’s famous ‘verticality’ – i.e players moving up and down the pitch as fast and frequently as possible. It has served them well, to date. Up against them they will find our system which is all about ‘shape’ and ‘structure’. So an interesting clash of styles. In our favour is that they are absolutely awful at defending set-pieces. This is something we almost profited from against Leicester (who are similarly dire) and I noticed that v Saints we were targetting WJ a lot more from corners and free-kicks. I’m hoping that after another week on the training ground WJ is now getting onto the same wavelength as the rest of the squad and could make the difference.
Wolf man do you have this weeks lottery numbers?
Have you seen where I am in the prediction league ? Even a stopped clock etc…
Just hope we keep the positivity of the 2nd half against Southampton
Hope Neto listens to his mother and shoots more
Hope Traore listens to Neto’s mother
What do we think of Jose Enrique’ a comment that Traore is too big and bulked up and that is why he tires quickly ?
I’ve not seen any evidence of Traore tiring.
If anything he generally gets stronger as the game goes on.
Thoughts are with Clive atm- powerful tv footage from Texas shows just how fortunate we are here. Hope you and the family are all safe.
Sitting on the fence for this one
Not a clean sheet but hopefully we can take advantage of their open style on the counter.
Looking for Jose to break his goal duck.
Play with the same intensity as we did against Southampton in the second half , this should be our night . Please Dr Nuno unleash Adama and Neto from the get go….don’t wait until we have conceded a goal !
COYW
If I was a neutral I’d probably back Leeds given how they play but hopefully Sunday’s win will give us the kick we need.
Was leaning towards a draw for this one – not sure whether weshall see our first half or second half team and Leeds look useful in attack. Decided in the end that we’ll manage a win in a match with a few goals. Hoping some of our non-scorers will finally manage a goal.
COYW
Like others I’m bemused by the bucket sitting on the Leeds front.
Also like others I’ve seen the reports from Houston so hope that Clive & family are all safe & well. Does not sound like fun over there at all.
Wolves win.
COYW
When you have an electrical grid which holds back supply to drive up spot prices, and you have state wide water authorities who, despite warning signs from several years ago, failed to prepare for cold weather, and a system of wind turbines which freeze, then you get huge blackouts and no water, which leads to over 4 million very pissed off Texans, yours truly being one of them!
It is one thing dealing with floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wind storms, which cause tremendous damage all over the place indescriminately, but quite another when there has been no wind, relatively little rain, and blue skies most of this past week.
Bitter cold, for us Southern wimps, but nothing else.
We have been relatively lucky so far, only losing power for one day and water for four days, so we coped.
Melting snow to flush the toilets is a fun game!!
And the first bloke to complain about the heat in the summer is going to get and punch on the kisser!
Our tv/internet has been down all week, so I might not get to see the match, but the lads dont need me to win.
Thanks to everyone for your well wishes, we is good and life is good.
And not a hint of a swear word, that’s gotta be a record.
Hasta La Pasta
Horrendous stories from Texas. All over the news here. Not just the power down but also water cut off in some areas. I heard that one bloke fills his bath with snow to get water that way. Was that you? Some well-known folks dealt with it in their own way, like flying off to Mexico. With Elon Musk moving Tesla to Texas, maybe he can sort it all out. He wants to land people on Mars, Maybe for his next trick he can fix Texas power and water. And send politicians to Mars.
Hope you’re as warm as toast by now with plenty to drink. Save water, drink beer!
Ya home gotta be warm wit all dat hot air coming outta ya mouth.
Pleased to hear that you are ok Clive. Can’t be much fun. Hope things get back to normal for you soon.
Glad you’re all ok Cloive. Hope the internet is up and running by kick off.
Take care and stay safe.
COMBs!
Remember on toilet flushing
If its yellow let it mellow and if its brown flush it down
Which Wolves will turn up? I can’t even begin to forecast a score with any certainty. I will go for a Wolves win, but…
Poor Jose; absolutely no service whatsoever as yet; it could be a case of getting used to each others’ play and strengths. I would tend to want to play three in central midfield for this game, especially if Phillips plays, At least we have a much better balance to the side with Marcal and Jonny available.
We have been fortunate with a couple of games recently, so let’s hope the trend continues…
Flip a coin time.
Old habits don’t die – I cannot like Leeds. (Police escort to and from the ground; OH’s team’s fans having to pick up their tickets from a motorway service station).
The semi-orgasmic chunterings of the various pundits make me reach for the mute button.
So it’s BT for the pictures and Wolves TV for the commentary – again. (BTW I’m getting quite adept at sychronising the two although it makes me half a minute or so behind my WhatsApp mates.)
I’ll keep hoping we’ve turned the corner. I keep hoping we will score a “Clive” or, if not, more than 2 goals AND keep them out.
2-1 has served me well in the prediction league but I’m going to risk a 3-1 with Willian, Adama and Pedro to score. (If we get a 4th, that’ll be Fabio’s .)
That’s more like it Clive, good read and no swearing. !
Tricky one to predict, let’s not get carried away with second half at Southampton, we
have been poor all season.As stated ,so much better with Marcel and Jonny. Jose needs
more movement, play on the shoulder and attack crosses !
Well, if you believe the media, this will be our toughest game of the season.
No doubt, 5000 Leeds fans will be there tonight!
Let’s go at em straight from the off. Same team, please but let’s give Traore the roaming central role behind Jose. A bit of service to Jose could pay dividends.
Here goes..
An emphatic victory tonight ?
This football match tonight goes out to Paul Floss Nightingale ,Senior Steward in the North Bank?
Paul passed away in January from Covid.Today was his passing at Bushbury crematorium. I’m sure everyone who attended matches for the last 30 years or so would’ve remembered Paul, Great bloke Top man in every sense.
So I’m dedicating this match in the memory of Paul Floss Nightingale.Hopefully a win of course, that’s what he would’ve predicted.
Come on me babbies.???.2-1 to wolves.
.Nice one Johnok l just found out about Paul,’s passing we as a family as so upset lovely guy.
RIP
We are going to perform tonight…..
But exactly how is anyone’s guess though Liz..
Hope you are right
The Southampton loss in the Cup meant a case of angina for me. I’m hoping to keep my excitement levels down but still see an entertaining game.
Expecting an open game with a few goals.
Can see this being a high scoring draw, both defenses are currently very loose
Come on boys. Don’t ruin my weekend.
Niño trying to defend a 1.0 lead…….should be going for another goal to kill them off……if they score now we have little time to get a winner.
11 behind the ball just inviting pressure.
Fuckin ell got no nerves left after that that God Patrico was on form.
They were better than us. Better in defence, better at passing in midfield , better up front BUT, they had 7-8 good chances to score and failed to take any of them. We were very lucky but: there is feck all wrong with being lucky occasionally!!
OODCL
Fine margins. Fine margins. I’ve noticed the last few weeks a bit of luck going for us instead of against us. Arsenal pen and red card. Southampton harsh pen for us. Tonight Adama pile driver off the bar hits keeper on head trickles in the net. Great 3 points. Another win. Couple of draws. Put this season to bed and come back in August to a packed Mol.
Put this season to bed, my arse (that’s the next team to go above after Man City do the job on them) Cheese. There’s Europe to qualify for first. Otherwise, what’s the point ? Got to be optimistic!
Honestly I never thought we’d lose. Tactically we had it sorted.They had chances but Wolves had a defence and a great goalie. COYW!
We could do with learning how to defend inswinging free kicks though! Had my heart in my mouth every time.
It says a lot about the game that I thought Pedro and Rui were our joint MOTM’s.
A thoroughly entertaining and rewarding match.
Was like the Alamo at times without Boly.. Adama should shoot more if he can keep it down.. bit like Kindon in the old days if he hits it..it’s an excocet
Brilliant 3 points against an old enemy