"we are Leeds United and we're passing the ball" So sang the (albeit sparse) crowd midway through the second half and to me that pretty much summed it all up. McD has only been here a few days but he has totally changed the way the team plays for the better. Ok we still did not score in the first half, we did not win by more than one goal and we still had a shaky last few minutes, BUT overall it really has been a McDermott revolution even if it is too late to matter in a meaningful way. I know he has only managed us for 2 games and the real test will come over the close season with his transfers in and out, and then next season on the pitch but the early signs for McD are very encouraging.
Last night he brought back Lees after suspension and kept Varney upfront and recalled Diouf from the start and Tonge. We totally controlled the game (against poor opposition) and apart from one incident in the first half where we had a header cleared off the line and Varney headed the rebound onto the bar, we never looked like scoring but we played some nice to watch passing football. Second half was much the same with apart from the goal, Varney and McCormack came close whereas Kenny did not have a shot to save. We saw a great dummy by Varney and a lovely back flick by Diouf as the crowd were entertained. Of course all this passing and skill is no good without getting the win and to do that you need to score. and we did. and what a cracking team goal it was, We managed to put ten passes together then lost the ball but won it back and had another 4 or 5 passes that led to a lovely cross field ball from Ross (?) to Diouf who controlled it and put a brilliantly weighted ball onto the penalty spot where Austin ghosted in and slotted it home - proper football So an enjoyable night and we look a totally different team as we passed the ball and got stuck in as well - 2 crunching tackles by Warnock in the space of a minute showed that despite the change in ethos we will not become a soft touch It is a shame we could not have brought McD in when there were enough games left to get in the play offs but I am already looking forward to next season such is the lift we have had and the optimism now around ER Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
