He may have spoken about a bad time, but I think this one constitutes more of a ‘weird time’ to bring up something like this.
Speaking ahead of his side’s game with Fulham, Bristol City boss Lee Johnson, was talking about his side’s record against the big hitters in the division, and pointed out that although his side were thoroughly dispatched on the opening day of the season, and suffered similar against West Brom a few weeks ago, that his side would be able to do a much better job if they were to play again:
“I think West Brom blew us apart in patches and Leeds caught us at a bad time, but if we played Leeds and West Brom again tomorrow I don’t feel that we wouldn’t be competitive.”
Leeds fans on social media had great fun with that comment, as a lot of them accused him of being ‘obsessed’ with Leeds United, whilst some others decided that his comment was just simply absurd.
So leeds catch Bristol city at a bad time every game under his watch😳
— bielsa’s lucky blue bucket 💙💛💙💛 (@delwright21) December 4, 2019
They got beat 4-1 by West Brom the other week 🤷♂️ real competitive that.
— Joe Thorpe (@thorpe_joe) December 4, 2019
How can you say the first game of the season is a bad time ? Isn’t it what you work hard for all summer 🤡😂🤨
— Ashley Brookes (@ashleyjbrookes) December 4, 2019
Why does he persist on being so salty about Leeds… every season 🤣🤣
— Tomo (@TomLufc94) December 4, 2019
has to be the biggest clown in the championship surely
— q (@AIILeedsArentWe) December 4, 2019
Also played Luton at a bad time. And those draws with Forest and Barnsley. Bad time. And those other games we didn't win, bad time. Just bad times in general really.
— *KCPFUWPH (@Bollakzoid) December 4, 2019
Never stops chirping on about us does he
— Mark Dignum 💙💛 (@bianchidigs) December 4, 2019
We played them the first game of the season fixtures out in July, yep didn’t have long to prepare did he 🤔😢
— john west (@JohnWest682) December 4, 2019
What did you make of Johnson's comments?
Stupid
Sensible
All this should add a little bit of fuel onto the fire ahead of the meeting between Leeds and Bristol City in February.