After his time at Elland Road, Viduka joined Middlesbrough and then ended his career at St James’ Park and he talked readers through his exploits back in his playing days.
“Leeds had sent [assistant] Eddie Gray to watch me at Celtic,” explained Viduka. “They showed interest and told me they wanted me to come over and play. It was a difficult decision but when I looked at Leeds, they were on the rise. “They had just qualified for the Champions League and it was a good chance. “We turned Leeds into an Aussie club! We had Jacob Burns, Paul Okon, Danny Milosevic (and of course Harry Kewell) – there was a bit of a contingent going. I think a lot of Aussies began to follow Leeds because of us. “All the players were young and there was a really good atmosphere. We worked really hard for each other and everyone stuck together.” But Leeds hit some turmoil as 2002 and 2003 approached and Viduka said it was a sad time to depart the club under the circumstances. “We were struggling and heading towards relegation. I personally think the sacking of David O’Leary in 2002 was a big thing for us,” he added. “Up until then, we finished fourth or fifth and then all of a sudden we turned up to training and we didn’t have a manager. It ended up being Terry Venables. When he came, he probably didn’t know about the club’s financial situation either.” Sent from my iPad Dr. Michael Benjamin Community Psychiatrist _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
