Well I predicted on here that we would lose 0 2 if Norwich did not get out of second gear and 4 or 5 nil if they turned the screw. Well although I got the scoreline right it was not quite that easy for them. We made them work hard for the win and had them worried right till the second goal at the death. Well I say worried, I think very slightly nervous would be nearer the mark, they just got a bit jittery since they were only one goal up and were scared that somehow they would throw 2 points away. As in the last 3 previous home games we have nothing at all to worry teams with. Following on from 3 shots on Saturday we were not quite so adventurous last night and settled for just the one shot - a long range effort from Mowatt that took a deflection and led to a great save from their keeper. That was all we had to show for 90minutes of football , and , frankly, it is just not good enough. OK, Norwich, unlike Cardiff, are a good team and they had to play quite well to beat us, but even though most of the first half was played in their half of the pitch we never looked like creating anything and they always looked dangerous on the break. We nearly gifted them an opener when with the ball in the air Howson, with his back to goal, going nowhere tried to get it under control and Cooper wrestled him to the ground. Yes Howson went down very easily but it was a foul and therefore a penalty. Luckily the lad blasted it as hard as he could and it hit the bar and rebounded to safety. The ref then blew and no-one was quite sure for a second or two if he was making them re-take it for some reason but thankfully it was for offside. So 0 0 at half time, so far so good, although even then we could not see how we would win so the game staying scoreless was the best we could hope for.Then suddenly a run down our right and the ball came in to Johnny Howson who controlled it and hit it with the outside of his boot giving the keeper no chance - a good strike and Howson was muted in his celebrations. After that we huffed and puffed a bit , never looked like scoring, made subs to no effect (why give Montenegro 6 minutes - what can he show you in that amount of time) They had a few breaks that could have sealed the game but then they began to defend a bit deeper as they worried about letting it slip. They had no need to worry, we went into injury time and a ball was clipped back from the byline and the lad just hammered it home from just inside the area. Cue mass departures of the Leeds fans.So 3 games in 10 days at ER, 3 defeats and less than 10 shots in total in those games - fans losing patience with everything including some grumbling about Redfearn and his tactics and subs.A bit disappointing to hear a few boos for Howson - he did nothing wrong, he looked after himself and his career.If he is to be booed then expect the same for Cook, Mowatt, Byram, and Taylor in the next couple of yearsThe season cannot end quickly enough for Leeds UnitedDave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected]
John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
