Two points here; 1) Blackwell told the players to keep possession in the first half. They either ignored him or weren't able to. I think they were panicking and ignored him, is it a coincidence that at the start of the second half we were trying to play it around more? Ie after just receiving a bollocking to that effect?
2) Whenever we did play it through midfield we were fouled time and again. Which resulted mostly in free-kicks in not particularly threatening areas. Which resulted in free kicks into the box. Which resulted in them gaining possession and hoofing it down field again. The fact we had a team that looked dangerous when they did what the manager told them should say something to you. Its not always easy playing against teams like Watford, if it was they wouldn't have finished 3rd. Its almost impossible if half your players freeze/panic on the big day. > Watford are, essentially, a long > ball team and to counter that with a 5 man midfield, which they will punt > over the top of (And they did) AND basically bypass them ourselves (Which > we did), hoping one man can take on 4, was an act of gross stupidity. _______________________________________________ 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
