The pundits made a big song about how Klopp was complaining unnecessarily when for the last 2 games he's been warning that excessively heavy challenges are being ignored under the "let it flow" directive, and it was only a matter of time before someone was hurt. Now it's happened, they can't say that letting dirty stuff go results in injuries, so they double down on the idea that flying into a challenge with both feet off the floor and scissoring the player with the back leg is fine so long as you get the ball.
Especially ironic given that the comments he made after the Burnley game were largely in response to the deliberate roughhousing of Harvey Elliott - he was clearly targeted in that game, and again yesterday.
It was a rash, clumsy tackle from behind, deserving of a red card regardless of the injury - that's not an opinion, that's the letter of the law. It was an impetuous response to being made to look like a mug by an 18yo kid. And for the likes of Gary Neville and Dion Dublin to claim it was an innocuous challenge is pure gaslighting.
As for the fans, I didn't hear the booing or the songs on the TV coverage but read about them afterwards. Pretty unpalatable. Unfortunately, you're always going to get a section of idiots. There were a few among the Liverpool fans at the Norwich game a few weeks ago too, as widely reported, but they're not representative of the fanbase as a whole. Same probably applies to Leeds.
The majority view was expressed by those who applauded Elliott as he was carried off the field.
I don't believe Leeds are an especially dirty club these days, and their football is certainly not boring.
Also, I love the city. I went to Uni there and would happily have stayed if work hadn't dragged me back down south.
