Leeds Utd 0 Watford 3
Goal 1 - Definitely our fault - Hulse lost his man at a free kick, free
header.
Goal 2 - Bizarre - wrongly awarded throw in results in shot blocked by
Lewis, loops up spins against the post and in off Sullivans arm
Goal 3 - Penalty awarded after a clearly offside King gets clattered by
Gregan
1 cast iron penalty denied Leeds about five minutes after their first goal -
Watford goalkeeper pushes Hulse in the back, consequently drops ball and
rugby tackles Hulse who is about to score - referees verdict - free kick to
Watford
1 Derry header cleared off the line, couple of good saves by their
goalkeeper - shots tally just about equal.
All in all can't really complain - we didn't play well enough to win it,
referee was blowing in favour of Watford for any physical contact - example,
King backing into Butler who tries to stand his ground, both hands held wide
too demonstrate 'no foul' - King collapses in a heap - referee awards free
kick to Watford. Hulse elbowed in face by Mackay - freekick to Watford.
Repeated Man utd style 'professional fouling' around the half way line by
Watford goes unpunished.
Tactics were working fine until we went a goal down - we sat deep, not
giving King any space to run into and although we were conceding territory,
we dealt comfortably with anything Watford tried - which frankly was not
much. Next year we need to invest heavily in midfield - Miller has looked
promising, but in a midfield with numerical advantage, failed to make his
presence felt.
The refereeing reminded me of days gone by - referees overcompensating for
Leeds perceived physicality. I imagine the press for the Preston semi did us
no favours in that repect.
Most bizarre decision of match, Lewis (I think) gets ball on touchline -
keeps the ball in play, just, linesman about 25 yards off the pace flags
frantically - referee bemused, consults third official, then approaches
linesman who is now pointing at his own thigh - linesman then advances about
ten yards onto the pitch and lies down to get his leg massaged - probably
five minutes of time wasted, referee predictably awards throw in to Watford.
Actions for next year - send Miller back to Man Utd - he didn't turn up
role of honour
Sullivan 4 - should have saved goal 2
Kelly 6
Butler 5
Gregan 7
Killgalllon 7
Richardson 4
Douglas 5
Derry 7
Miller 2
Lewis 6
Hulse 5
subs - Healy 4, Blake 5
Chris Wright
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