Michael Zetterer

Goalkeeper - Leeds United
12 Nov 2026
Thursday
Process

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The Leeds United Courier

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

A one-man rearguard from James Trafford

There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match

Leeds United taken apart

1‑4 to Manchester City, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.

Market

Anton Stach raises the bar for Leeds United

“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Leeds United heard it as anything else.

The dugout

No hiding place for Anton Stach

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Anton Stach, and the manager let it.

Squad

Appearance number 200 for Jayden Bogle

200 games in this shirt, through managers and relegations and everything else. Service like it is disappearing from the game and the crowd knows what it is watching.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Leeds United dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

The dugout

Oliver Hawkins: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑4, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout

Sean Longstaff is still paying for one afternoon at Leeds United

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Looking ahead

Harry Wilson faces his old club

Bournemouth next, and one man in the Leeds United dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

In brief