Leeds manager Simon Grayson watched his side end a horror run with a dramatic win over Burnley and declared: "We can achieve anything".
Three successive defeats had seen the 42-year-old, who is carrying the burden of chairman Ken Bates' public demand for promotion with him, come under scrutiny. That only looked set to intensify when Charlie Austin put <http://topics.skysports.com/burnley/?section=football> Burnleyhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif ahead with 21 minutes left, some 40 minutes after his side had lost Kieran Trippier to a second yellow card. But Leeds were given a leg-up by Brian Easton's 86th-minute own goal and then turned things around in the fifth minute of injury time, when Ross McCormack pounced on goalkeeper <http://topics.skysports.com/Lee+Grant/?section=football> Lee Grant'shttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif error, sending his manager off on an emotion-charged run down the touchline. "I've had a bad knee and I thought it might go, but it showed the passion and belief of everyone," <http://topics.skysports.com/Simon+Grayson/?section=football> Graysonhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif said of the late drama. "I wasn't going to just stand on the touchline and accept it. We can achieve anything, because the division is so tight. A couple of wins gets you up there." In Grayson's own words, Leeds were "embarrassing" in losing 4-1 at <http://topics.skysports.com/barnsley/?section=football> Barnsleyhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif on Saturday, and he stayed true to his pledge to change things around, making five alterations to his side, the most notable of which was giving a debut to on-loan Tottenham winger Andros Townsend. Both of Trippier's cautions came for fouls on the livewire winger, and it was his shot that Grant spilled into McCormack's path. "He's a talent, he's played against us a few times and (Spurs manager) <http://topics.skysports.com/Harry+Redknapp/?section=football> Harry Redknapphttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif rates him highly," Grayson said of Townsend. "He trained with us briefly, he had his boots sent to us by taxi this morning. I might try and send the bill to (Bates' home) <http://topics.skysports.com/monaco/?section=football> Monaco!http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif "With five minutes to go, we were staring down the barrel of another defeat. I thought we played well and had enough chances. I'm delighted we stopped the rot. "It's massive for us. We're at home, we don't want to get adrift of the play-off positions and it's important we win football matches. I made five changes today and we could have made 11." Burnley manager <http://topics.skysports.com/Eddie+Howe/?section=football> Eddie Howehttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif pinpointed the dismissal of Trippier as a key moment. His second foul on Townsend did appear soft at best, and Howe was in no doubt as to how crucial a decision it was. "I'm bitterly disappointed," he said. "I'm proud of the players and I thought we deserved all three points for the defensive display. It was heartbreaking to concede but we can take great heart. "At 11 v 11 I thought we were the better team. The ref changed the game with a really poor decision that made it a difficult afternoon for everyone. The second booking isn't even a foul and it was a big decision to make. A disgraceful one. "Townsend told Kieran he slipped. Even if it was a foul, the referee has to use common sense. But I thought Townsend was excellent and we had aimed to keep him quiet." -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 49 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/leedslist/attachments/20120102/fdc17832/attachment.gif> _______________________________________________ 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
