Well, similar to the last home game v Coventry this was 2points thrown away by awful defending in a match that we should have won.A Sunday lunchtime kick off does no one any favours - and this was reflected in the poor crowd and the even worse atmosphere we generated. For my own part the normal hour long train journey took nearly two hours and included a replacement bus - not the best way of getting in the mood for it all.Last year v Cardiff I expected a stuffing and we got one - this time I thought we ought to win and I was right we should have done.We started brightly but it took a great save from Rachubka to stop us going one down. We then had a couple of half chances including one from a corner,and then with 15mins gone - we gifted them a goal - how many times have we said that this season and how many more times before we defend properly ?A ball over the top, and O'Dea was in between the forward and the ball - simple basic defending - he could have shepherded it out or gone for proper safety and hoofed it behind - instead he made a total hash of it , miskicked it and stumbled (replays on the big screen did seem to show he got a bit of a nudge but even so...) and the forward nipped in and despite pressure from Lees and the keeper he scrambled it home. An awful goal and one that is so typical of our season so far. From then till half time we huffed and puffed a bit, but with both Howson and Clayton being largely annonymous all our best chances came from set pieces - Snoddys corners are now a dangerous weapon in our armoury. Second half we did a bit better with the midfield taking control but they defended with confidence - they held their shape and let us come on to them.Whenever we created a chance their keeper,having the game of his season, was there to thwart us. Just as it looked as if we might have thrown away all 3 points, a free kick was well met by Lees and the ball ran to Snoddy who scrambled it home from close range. Great almost 20mins to go, surely we would go on and win it now ? Instead we seemed to lose our heads and all our composure and all our passing and good play stopped. We still had time to create a couple of half chances and long range efforts and we were on the end of a few flag happy off side decisions but we never looked like a team who wanted to go on and win and move up to 3rd place and so the game fizzled out without us ever getting the rewards our possession deserved - it all may have been different if Max were still here.So another 2 points wasted due to school boy errors at the back and the general decline in atmosphere and commitment among the crowd continues apace. There really is a general malaise now amongst fans and it is hard to see how it will end - even a brief appearance at half time by Wilko and his Championship winning team did little to raise the moodAll in all a disappointing day Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
