At the start of the season I was hoping for a top 6 finish, but could have done without the playoffs to be honest. It's a cup competition and given LUFC's appalling cup pedigree never ever expected us to win it, regardless of who was in the final. Just about sums it up that we lose to a team we got 4 points from during the season.
As I said before, I hope the players use this experience as a kick on for next season, both to do better and to go for automatic promotion and not risk that kind of experience again. I have a feeling we will have a bit of a hangover and that could prove critical. I have to take issue with your assertion that we played 'hoof it' and Watford didn't! Right from the kick off they sent it back to their GK and hoofed it to the corner flags. That's all they did the first half. It clearly worked, but to attribute some kind of 'playing good football' to their tactics is simple bollox. Second half they did pretty much the same, apart from the fact they had a few breaks as we were pushing forward. I do think we could have played it a bit more clever in the first half against the aerial bombardment, time after time we hoofed it clear, into touch, which meant it was coming straight back again. To dispel any suggestion this was under instruction from Blackwell he could quite clearly be seen telling the players, midway through the first half, to hold the ball and keep possession for 5 mins. They by and large ignored him. As for the bookies not separating the teams - the first goal was massive in this match. Had Derry's shot in the first half not squirmed wide from Young's deflection then it would have been a totally different game. Firstly the huge Leeds crowd would have been in full voice and shit the life out of Watford players, and secondly Leeds would have been comfortable knowing they were dealing with the aerial bombardment and actually listened to KB and kept a bit of possession. During a brief bit of normal play/Leeds possession in the first half their defenders were all over the place, miskicking and stuff. Their nerves would have been shot if we had scored first. But we didn't. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:leedslist- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sutton / Smail > Sent: 21 May 2006 20:48 > To: Leeds List (Post to list) > Subject: [LU] Our sins have found us out...any complaints? > > At the start of the season my hopes and wishes for the club were that we > reach the play off final...and lose! Got it just right in the end. We were > no match for Watford who (let's face it) outplayed us in all areas. I > thought we'd lose this about 0-2 but hoped we'd put up half a decent > display. The match personified the two clubs respective seasons I thought. > We played our usual hoof it and hope and Watford played a much more > concisive and thinking game. We are not ready for the Premiership yet and > don't deserve to be there. I found it hard to believe how comprehensively > we > were beaten - even in the final 10 mins I thought we could pressure them, > but no, they still looked like scoring again. The second goal was odd and > if > Sully had left it, it would have gone wide or hit the post, but how could > he > have known that....his touch caused the backspin which carried the ball > over > the line....no matter, it was only one of the 3 goals. We looked more > comfortable when we didn't have the ball than when we did and that's > saying > something, Funny how the bookies got this so wrong - they couldn't > separate > the teams...ahem!"! > So there it is - season over and I beleive we are where we should be, in > the > top bundle of the Championship. We're kidding ourselves if we believe we > could have survived for more than 10 minutes in the top flight. Just > imagine > turning out at Anfield, Stamford Bridge or Old T and performing like > that...we'd be 0-6 0-7 losers. > So, in real terms. the perfect end to a not bad season but still more work > to do. Wouldn't you prefer promotion under the guise of a Readingesque > type > promotion?? > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist
