Beren Cross
Writer at The Athletic
Leeds United club writer with LeedsLive. Own views. [email protected] Facebook: https://t.co/KFoSRNk1g0
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Beren Cross
There comes a point in every season when many supporters' minds wander to matches elsewhere in the country. The relevance of what is happening in front of them falls subservient to rival scorelines. By the 70th minute at Elland Road, one home fan turned around and asked the watching media what the score was at Home Park: "1-0 to Sheffield United" came the reply. Eyes rolled. That is the price of being a football fan during a run-in.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Beren Cross
We have been here before. Patrick Bamford's Leeds United story has ebbed and flowed for the best part of seven years. We are at a familiar part of the cycle: the club's one-time England international is fit again, showing promise and they need something new up top. The 31-year-old knows the routine well. In July 2020, two days before lifting the Championship title, national radio station Talksport asked if Bamford was good enough to start in the Premier League for Leeds.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Beren Cross
Leeds United are the EFL's biggest attraction, make no mistake. They drive the biggest television audiences. You only have to listen to the messages Sky Sports is sent by fans at any Leeds game to verify that fact. Leeds also drive some of the sternest vitriol along opponents' terraces. They are the big fish in the small pond, the target to be shot at, everyone's cup final and nobody wants to see them leave. How else will they all get their Joy Division fix?
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Beren Cross
There was something a little less surprising about Daniel James's latest goal-of-the-month contender. It was another beauty amid the Leeds United winger's 11-goal season, but the lack of surprise emerged after being briefed by the man himself. James sat down with The Athletic at Leeds' Thorp Arch training ground two days ahead of the lunchtime kick-off at Luton Town. There's a laptop in front of us, which has videos of James's goals and assists from this season cued up.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Beren Cross
The walls kept closing in on Leeds United at Luton Town on Saturday. Daniel Farke's side are two points behind Championship leaders Burnley. Thirty-three days ago, they were eight points clear of the Turf Moor outfit. One year ago, Leeds were four points better off after 40 games than they are now. At that point, the collapse was still to come. A 15-match unbeaten run gave way to one win in the final six games of 2023-24. In 2024-25, a 17-match unbeaten streak preceded one win in the last six outings.
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