Thanks Dave. Your reports are much appreciated.
Jonathan (Dartford White)
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Sent: Mar 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Subject: [LU] Man City
Another game where we could and should have had got something, we
definitely deserved a point.
Unfortunately Calvert - Lewin despite good all round play turned into
the " can't hit a barn door" DCL that he was at Everton. Probably a bit
( lot?) harsh on him but he really should have buried two chances.
We really went at them from the start and gave them a real scare - 2of
theirs being booked for time wasting says it all really. This was not
the comprehensive battering we suffered on their last two visits ( note
to Jesse marsch - a 4 nightmare defeat does not merit a lap of honour )
this was team giving everything to try and compete with the very best,
and for the most part we did. We gave them a real game
If we play like this in our remaining games we are staying up.
Fair play to DF who seems to be learning every week, making changes to
try and change things and really going for it. His righteous anger at
the ref was echoed by 35,000 leeds fans singing "cheat cheat "
It is hard to be happy at a defeat but given I told my wife beforehand
that I would be OK as long as they did not get more than four, a one
nil defeat seems OK, especially since we are actually better off than we
were pre game, same gap on Burnley with one more game gone, and same gap
but a two goal better goal difference than pre game on West ham , so all
in all not to bad.
A special mention to Darlow ,like most fans ( and indeed the manager) I
have my doubts and concerns about him but he pulled off 2 great saves
today , albeit Ampadu nearly got him in trouble after the first with a
strange and mad header back to darlow who was still on the floor!
Their goal was the only time when they really cut us open credit to our
midfield and defence in largely keeping them quiet despite them having
the majority of possession
This was a game when we were unlikely to get any points but we acquitted
ourselves really well and hope it's a case of onwards and upwards with a
winnable game coming up on Tuesday, let's hope there is enough left in
the tank
Great trip home on a train full of Everton fans on their way back from
Newcastle, they gave me and my lad beers and plenty of banter , I even
got a small bottle of prosecco to take home to my wife ( and no the
scousers had not stolen them)
So all in all a decent day and a result that could have been much worse
but equally given the actual state of play could have been so much
better.
All we need to do now is keep up these standards and make sure we win
the games we should win starting with Sunderland,. Now Man City is out
of the way each of our home games is winnable albeit I doubt we will
actually win them all
Dave
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