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Take Us Home : Leeds United (2020) - Season 2 Review

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

[Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen the first season]

Leeds United - a footballing side that last played in the Premier League in the 2003-04 season. They were relegated to the Championship (second tier of English Football) that season. In 2006-07 they were again relegated to League One (third tier in English Football). After two years of narrowly missing qualification back to the second tier, Leeds finally secured automatic promotion in 2009-10 where they finished as Runners-Up. Since 2010-11 Leeds have stayed in the second tier, neither getting promoted nor relegated.

The first season of this documentary series covered the 2018-19 season of Leeds United under new Coach Marcelo Bielsa. It was a six-episode documentary with the last three episodes focussing on their promotion push. Leeds come agonizingly close to the automatic promotion spots but finish third. This meant they had to play the dreaded "play-offs". They lost 3-4 to Derby County on aggregate and failed to get promoted.

The second season takes off where the first season got over. This time they have made a two-episode series. The initial part of the first episode focuses on player transfers. The episode then shifts focus to the current season covering a few of their first 37 games in the Championship. They mostly show glimpses of the matches while mentioning the final scoreline. The first episode ends with the Coronavirus halting the season.

With 9 games left, there is a sense of ambiguity and disbelief surrounding the season's future. There is also a mention of financial troubles and what if Leeds are unable to make it this time even though they seemed well on course to do so. The season finally restarts after a 3-month hiatus and covers the remaining 9 games.

Even though this season had two episodes compared to the first season's six, it was still engaging and was able to follow the club's loyal fans even after the pandemic. It is better than All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur other football documentaries that were released recently and I highly recommend the new season.

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