Not much to report really - we got totally outclassed by a good side (even if it is their 2nd / 3rd best eleven)To beat a much better team you need to play out of your skin (which we didn't), you need them to be below par (which they weren't) and you need luck at the right times (which we didn't get) The first goal was a total mis-hit and and 3rd which really killed us off (if we were not already dead) took a massive deflection. However even if these two goals had not gone in there was little doubt that we would still have been beaten. Apart from the early scramble and the last minute miss by Nunez we failed to create any chances of note, and at times they were walking though us with ease. Due to the results at Spurs and Arsenal away we have forgotten just how comprehensive the home defeats were over the last two seasons, so why should last night be any different?We can moan at Bates, or Grayson or the players or all of them but basically we are an Ok 2nd Division team who were playing against players who have / are or will be playing for the best side in the country.It would have been a big learning curve for some of them - only Bromby and Keogh of the starting XI have actually played in the Premiership.Lees , White and Clayton - the youngsters upon whom are future will be based all acquitted themselves reasonably well for the most part.If we cannot keep a clean sheet in our own Division what real chance did we have of stopping Owen, Giggs and Berbatov ?So to me, totally expected and no disgrace. Hopefully we can write it off and get on with the real task in hand - getting up the league table.For the record I also thought Forsell showed that he he has something to offer and although it was only a brief appearance I quite liked the look of Mika. Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
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