Lots of differing views on our 1-1 draw with Newcastle. The old adage that one goal is never enough came back to haunt the barcodes, but we may face stronger and bigger threats should we by some miracle end up in the PL. We were made to look like a poor 2nd tier side who had found its home in that league, hung on for dear life and found a moment of magic at the end. Monk is right when he says the team plays with heart, unity and for the whole match and I applaud him, but we clearly couldn't handle the "machine" of Newcastle coming at us over and over. We defended forever and a day with true grit, but it was such a one sided affair. I think Newcastle will be a top third club in the PL, but others will inflict more pressure and damage on the likes of us with our current setup although that would surely change with promotion. Do we really wish a PL existence having to suffer like that for many games? No team should have to commit 80-90 per cent of their resources to keeping the opposition at bay unless it's the last few minutes of defending a lead. Our hand was forced though and we did hold out with heroics for the most part and I'm mildly proud of that and for the working of our equaliser. I've said it before, but we looked more comfortable without possession than with it and let's face it, we could barely string 2 passes together after the first few minutes such was the pressure and presence of NU.
I thought Rob G was a saviour again - our player of the season I'm beginning to think. Sacko and Doukara need to leave quickly, they regularly offer next to nothing and appear weak in attitude, stature and creativity - passengers ! Phillips also needs to get out - he's too volatile, untamed and picks up needless bookings and concedes free kicks. We might say Janson also picks up cautions, but there's normally good reason and value behind his - Phillips is a mad over muscled puppy - perhaps needs more time in the youth setup or off on loan somewhere for a while to calm down and learn the game not at the expense of LU. So, the final few games...I'm not sure we'll make the play offs with a healthy Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham becoming noticed by their form. Not that we can pick, but I'd prefer Reading or Fulham as play off opponents in the first instance. Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
