After the euphoria of last weekend ( which largely passed me by -thank you
'holiday of a lifetime' though I am still annoyed with myself that I did not
make the effort to get to the pub in Sydney) this was a real case of after the
Lords Mayor Show , or whatever the expression is.
Make no mistake we were woeful from start to finish and did not deserve
anything from this game, so it was a point gained even if it was against the
next to bottom team.
Perhaps we scored too soon - a speculative shot from Howson somehow eluding the
keeper on 4 mins led us all, players included, to think that this was one of
those games that all you had to do was turn up (in fairness givent he weather
etc with over 24k the fans certainly did turn up - shame we were so very very
quiet)
We were totally overrun and overshadowed in midfield and looked shaky at the
back - they hit the post, had a few close efforts plus the goal and a most
bizzare corner that we all left thinking it was going out to see it roll right
across the goal and hit the far post before being cleared - very strange.
I see Rich gave them all 10 last week (bar Becchio with 9) - well yesterday, 5s
across the board would be more like it - under par all over the place.
As for Beckford if that was to be his last game in a Leeds shirt it was one
that will not linger long in the memory, despite the backing of the crowd (no
boos that I heard nor chants agaisnt him) he was largely annonymous and fluffed
his one chance being crowded out by 2 defenders. Personally I still want him to
stay but wish him well and 'thanks for the memories' if he does go (though he
will be very hard indeed to replace)
For once even Grayson failed to get it right and his usually inspried
substitutions made no difference - White and Grella never touched it and Gradel
seemed to believe his own hype and acted like he was a one man team and never
passing the ball.
In the past we have lost games when we played so badly so one point is not to
be criticised too much - especially since it was in effect our game in hand on
Charlton and we are now 9 points clear of promotion with a vastly superior goal
difference.
We had a few hiccups at home after the scouse game - losing first points v
Carlisle and then Charlton so it is way to soon to worry but yesterday was a
big dissappointment and a real come down but overall things are still very good
at ER
Dave
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