Leeds set to face Leicester: Yorkshire football roundup
The first Yorkshire football roundup sees discussion on Leeds taking on Leicester, and a look at the poor recent records of Bradford City and York City.
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00:00 So, Lee, looking at Leeds United, they travel to Leeds as Leicester. 14 points in between the two sides.
00:09 This is a huge, huge occasion for both teams even. What can you see coming out of this game?
00:15 I think it's a very hard game to call, to be honest, Charles. Leicester are favourites, obviously, hovering around the even money marker.
00:21 They're going to be out there with the run they've been on. It's staggering, 13 wins out of 14. You're talking record starts here now, very much so.
00:28 They've just done fantastically well. But obviously, there's a big gap between the two teams, 14 points.
00:33 You say the league table doesn't lie, and that is very, very true. But I'm not sure there's that big a gap between the two sides in terms of overall quality and what have you, where the two teams are at now.
00:43 You've got to remember that Leeds, it felt like they were playing… I know both teams got relegated, obviously, but it felt like it was particularly tumultuous at Leeds over the summer with the departures.
00:51 Daniel Farker said when he came in himself it would be a bumpy start. You only have to look at the start. They had two points out of nine before they finally got going at Ipswich.
00:59 It feels like they're a different team now to where they were at the start of the season. I think they've got to go there with every chance.
01:04 That said, obviously, you have to be hugely respectful of Leicester. There's threats all over the pitch.
01:08 Keirin Dewsbury-Hall with 11 goal involvements this season is absolutely staggering. Harry Winks, great player.
01:15 Just listened to a piece on Sky Reach just now and they were saying that Enzo Mareschi, when he came in, wanted him as his principal target, basically.
01:22 We all know about his quality. There's players all over the pitch, even people like Jamie Vardy and stuff. His threats are obviously there for all to see.
01:30 There's just talent everywhere all over the pitch. But there is at Leeds as well. You look at Christendom, some of the way he's going, Giorginio Routier.
01:38 Obviously, the defence has certainly improved. It'll obviously be a very different task to the Huddersfield game, no doubt about that whatsoever.
01:46 But, yes, I think they've got to go there with every chance. It'll just be fascinating to see how this one goes because obviously Leicester like to dominate.
01:52 Leeds, you think, would be very, very good in clinical on the counter. Daniel Farke was asked about that at his pre-match press conference and said,
01:58 "Could you sit back and not part of the bus but almost try and hit them on the break?"
02:02 He said, "We go to every game wanting to be the protagonists, really." So, fascinating to see how it will play out.
02:07 Obviously, Leicester are favourites, but it is one of those games I could just see going either way. I really could.
02:12 I wouldn't be at all surprised, even though it's a big thing to say, if Leeds did go there and win.
02:15 I feel like they need to. Certainly, as far as Leicester are concerned, they certainly don't need to get beat because that gap is big at the moment.
02:21 Obviously, fully aware how many games are left in the season and the stage we are at.
02:25 Bradford City have lost their last couple of League Two games in succession, losing 4-1 to MK Dons under their new management of Mike Williamson,
02:33 before travelling to Sutton United and being defeated by two goals to one.
02:37 They did, however, manage a 3-0 win in the EFL trophy, newly rebranded as the Bristol Street Roaders trophy, against Manchester City's under-21 side.
02:47 And despite a draw at home to FC Halifax Town on Saturday, York City have also lost twice away from home recently.
02:54 They were against Eastleigh and Chesterfield as they languish in the relegation zone of the National League.
03:01 That's all for this week in your Yorkshire football news.