Leeds United: An emphatic win against Oxford
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00:00Hello and welcome back to the Marching On Together Leeds United podcast. Well, Merry Christmas one and all
00:06it is the season of goodwill and
00:10To give presents and Leeds gave the present of three points didn't they in their home match
00:17Against Oxford at the weekend a 4-0 win quite comprehensive. Obviously Oxford
00:23Struggling a little bit in the championship having only come up from League One
00:27In the summer, so I mean it was a game we expected them to win
00:31But we also said it could be a potential bananas game given that they just sacked the manager
00:34And you never know how teams will react after that
00:36So it was one where Leeds still had to be a bit cautious, but they blew them away really didn't they?
00:41It never looked in doubt. No, they delivered on Christmas and the Christmas gift arrived
00:47But it was kind of like the Christmas gift that you expected, you know
00:50And you sort of like know what you're getting for Christmas and sort of like, you know
00:53You're happy when you get it
00:54But then obviously if you know, if you get something if you get something else and he disappointed
00:57It was it felt a bit like that because almost like they're on a sort of hide-and-seek
01:00Nothing because anything but a convincing victory, not just a victory, but anything but a convincing victory
01:05You know, and there would have been moans and groans
01:07Even if they'd have won 1-0 I imagine or 2-0 or something like that
01:09But you know, fair play to them and you know, this was a bit of topic
01:14A bit of conversation about this before the game amongst various people at the moment
01:17Which is like it feels like Leeds are getting quite a bit not about stick but criticism and stuff, you know
01:22And the bottom line is they are in the automatic promotion places
01:26Which end of the day, if the season finishes now, it's happy days, you know
01:29Albeit it's a very, very slight advantage they've got
01:31But yeah, that kept them on track and you know, it's amazing
01:34Nine home wins in succession
01:35I mean, that's a fantastic record
01:37Obviously, you know, that's not the record far from it
01:40Especially when you go back to the League One days
01:42But obviously talking inferior opposition there
01:43But, you know, no disrespect to Oxford, but that's what this was really
01:47It was inferior opposition
01:48It was a complete mismatch basically
01:50And I think we said before and this could be like a team that's going up to the Premier League
01:54Against a team that's sort of fighting to stay in the championship
01:56Whether they go back to League One or not, we'll wait and see
01:59Obviously, they only came up last season
02:00But I mean, it did look like that really
02:03And you know, the good thing was that Leeds not only got the victory
02:05But also got a few goals
02:07And that's good, obviously, not just from an entertainment point of view
02:09And the fans want to see that
02:10But basically, that's good for the goal difference, you know
02:12And it might well come down to that
02:15And Leeds' goal difference is looking pretty good at the moment
02:17So, look, it were 4-0, but the stats say it all
02:2023 shots compared to six from Oxford
02:22Nine on target, Oxford didn't have one
02:25So, I mean, you know, like you say in black and white
02:28And to be honest, 4-0, it probably could and should have been five, six or seven really
02:32Ramazani came on and squandered two very, very good chances
02:36But, you know, basically that's much more like it
02:38And they got the job done, I say much more like it
02:39It's sort of like normal service continuing at Ellen Road
02:42As I say, nine wins on the spin
02:44So, you know, a good day all around
02:45Obviously, Ethan Ampadu made his full return
02:49Slotted in seamlessly, you know, obviously coming in for Pascal Stroik
02:51Who did make the bench, so I don't think Pascal's too bad
02:55I think Daniel Farke just said it would be a bit of a risk to sort of play him
02:57After having a tight hamstring
02:59But Ampadu's obviously one of Leeds' best players
03:01And most important players
03:02He's a club captain, he slotted in seamlessly
03:04He'll obviously get better because he's been out for a while, you know
03:07As each game goes by, he'll get better
03:09But didn't look particularly rusty to me
03:12And, you know, lots of good performances really
03:14And, I mean, man of the match, I think generally speaking
03:16Was probably shared between sort of in the vote
03:18Man of Solomon and Dan James
03:19But probably Solomon more for his second half display
03:22And Dan James first half
03:23But Dan James, we've talked about him loads on here
03:26He's just, when he's on song and he's in the groove
03:29He's just a fantastic player, so quick and pacey and stuff
03:31And he was amazing in the first half, just caused all sorts of bother
03:34So, yeah, good day all around, really
03:36The only sour point, I suppose, was the fact that you looked at the results
03:39As they were coming in and everybody else won
03:42So, obviously, you get a bit disappointed when you sort of probably win
03:45And then you look at the table and it looks exactly the same
03:47As it did before you kicked off
03:49But all that means is like it would have looked even worse
03:51Had they not won, you know
03:52So they had to get it done
03:54Like I say, they were expected to win
03:55They did get the business done
03:57And, you know, one thing is for sure
03:59Although everybody won that weekend, you know
04:02In terms of everybody in top four
04:03That definitely won't be the case on Boxing Day
04:06Because there's some rather juicy fixtures
04:08Where it's one way the other teams are going to drop points
04:10So all they can do at the moment is, you know
04:13Keep looking after their own business at home, which they're doing
04:15And then it comes down to the away form
04:17Which we'll come on to in a separate topic
04:19But, yeah, that's what you call a job done, really
04:22And you can't ask for any more than that
04:25Home win, clean sheet, four goals
04:28Happy Christmas
04:29Well, very much so, yeah