Could not agree more - with 5 or so minutes to go the general vibe around me was that this was the best we have played for years ! It really was the consumate performance in many ways.Going into it we all knew that this would be a 1-0 or 0 0 or at the most a 2 1 for someone, it was never going to be a 4 4 thriller. We did almost everything right against a well organised, well disciplined team. My mate was saying he had spoken to a Derby ST holder in the week and he has said Derby battered them with 23 shots to 4 but lost 0 1, and we expected something similar. As it turned out i dont recall Green having a shot to save and the back 4 just looked so at ease and comfortable we wondered if this was really LUFC. From this solid unflappable base the front 3 managed to put a few moves together and it was only a very bad miss from Sacko that stopped it being 2 -0 (that and the post that Wood hit)
Every single player did what he is expected to do and what we wanted him to do - every one earned his wages today. It was amazing in some ways - yes, not the most exciting or entertaining team and performance but from 1 to 11 they were on it today. Pontus Janson has made such a difference - we never expected to concede , and when was the last time we thought that ? Him and Bartley are defenders who just want to defend, every tackle, interception, header brought a smile and a fist bump from them and a cheer from the crowd. great but so unusual for us. This allowed the likes of Hernandez, Sacko etc the time and freedom to do what they are there for, taking the ball on and passing it etc. Wood, a player who attracts a lot of criticism (my son had a sportsmans bet with me as to how long it would take for my mate to slag him off - 4 minutes in fact) but he really looked the part today, hit the post, scored and just led the line well. Hernandez and Sackho just scared them to death. IT was the perfect performance and the goal summed it all up, a lovely flowing move and then a cross that Wood in the right place at the right time, just headed home - brilliant. IF Sacko had put his chance away then it would have been 2- 0 and a comfortable victory. The subs were all at the right time and all like for like - just what we needed and when we needed it If and it may be a big IF , Janson and Bartley can continue in this vein then we will not concede many and with the skill and pace up front we will score goals. I liked Bartley from the start but he needed a good partner and with Janson , he has found that - a cult hero in the making Not the most exciting game and not the most attractive performance BUT this was as good as we have been for years and years, we can all sleep soundly tonight and look forward to a bright future Dave Simon McNally <[email protected]> To: John Boocock <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 24 September 2016, 18:01 Subject: Re: [LU] Full time Leeds 1 Other mob O Don't want to tempt fate but we were excellent today. Hernandez ran the show - if Mowatt wants to be our number 10 long term that's how he needs to play. Thought Sakho was excellent too, a shocking miss second half apart. The Ipswich full back will have nightmares about him! Jannsson has deservedly got a lot of attention and he was good again. Particularly liked his proper Leeds style challenge early on when he won the ball and injured the Ipswich player! I think one player who has been quietly putting in good displays is Bartlett. He looks good on the ball, strong in the air and in the tackle and he does a good job organising the defence. Green looked good too - it's refreshing to see a keeper claiming crosses in the box! Not quite sure what to do with this sense of optimism! On and on! Simon Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Sep 2016, at 17:05, John Boocock <[email protected]> wrote: > > 3 pointer! > > Sent from the South > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
