In many ways a reflection of the Palace game - we played (or tried to play)
good football with no hoofing and plenty of short passes and movement.
We created chances, but didn't take them and lost because of an individual
error from Kilgallon.
Cagey first half - they should have scored from a free header that went
wide. Butler missed his clearing header and the ball came through to the
right side of our central defence. Kelly came inside to cover, but didn't
get the ball so Killa went out to RB to close the cross down - but didn't.
meanwhile butler had recovered to the centre but had two men to mark and in
the end marked space. He gave Derry a bollocking after for tracking back to
cover the space Killa had left.
At the end of the half they made two good goalline clearances. Either side
could have been 1 up at half time.
Second half we had much more possession, but struggled to create a really
good chance - although you felt we could get a goal... and then Kilgallon
got the ball in time and space on the edhe of their D. There was an easy
pass to Lewis who was unmarked... but he dithered and was tackled. Crainey
was covering two men on the half way line on his own - no surprise then that
Cardiff broke away and scored. They could have scored earlier but for a
superb goalline clearance by Butler.
So Liverpool are buying Kilgallon for £4m? haha, I haven't laughed so much
since ma.... well you know the rest. If Kilgallon had been bought by
Blackwell and not come out of Thorpe Arch then on current form he'd be cited
as one of the main pieces of evidence for KB's lack of clue.
Ah yes, Kevin Blackwell. A "lucky manager". Last season, maybe. Not this
season. I thought he did well in the transfer market over the summer -
Westlake looked very good today and so did Warner. All last year this list
and WACCOE were full of posts crying out for him to play 4-4-2 with
Kilgallon in the starting lineup and for us to play passing football and
stop hitting it long. Well, we've done that and although our football is
easier on the eye (no head tennis, one touch passes, off the ball movement)
we're not getting the results. His main midfield signing, received well by
fans and costing £700k gets injured in his first season. His loan signing -
a big centre forward that even Rich Walker likes - gets himself stupidly
sent off and suspended for 3 games in his third match (I thought they called
him "the Horse" because of his surname, not his IQ). I think Blkackwell's
on his way: unless he gets 15 points out of the next 21 and the way things
are going I don't see that happening.
And wither Kilgallon? Two 1-0 defeats when both goals have been down to
him. Should Blackwell drop him? I think not - his basic skills are OK -
he's pretty comfortable on the ball and he has pace. Sometimes he seems to
fall asleep and he lacks some of the physical presence that the best centre
halves have, but the former problem should improve as he gains experience.
Don't believe the hype though folks - he's definitely not the next Woodgate.
After all - when we'd sold everything but Kelly KB's desk Killa was still at
ER (Carson, Lennon and Milner had gone, even though they'd hardly played a
game between them), so other managers must see something lacking in his
game - just as I assume KB did last season.
I don't necessarily see us getting promoted this year - although it's early
days. Having said that - we're better to watch and when we get Nicholls,
Horsefield and Cresswell back we'll be even better.
I'm even more depressed than the result suggests - down to the crowd:
18,000? Shameful. The fuckers won't get rid of me though. I'll be there
to the end - and I'll be singing for them: and I don't care who the manager
or chairman is - it's _my_ Leeds, and I love Leeds like I love my missus and
little lad - unconditionally; so if I don't get behind Leeds, who will?.
That's what a real fan is - whether they go to one game a season, one game a
decade or just get up at 5am to check scores on the internet because you're
half a world away and you can't sleep until you know the score. Feel the
pain lads. Ride it, revel in it - because deep down, you know you can't do
without it. not like the cnut behind me today - but read the next thread
for that.
MOT.
Sean
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