I think I want a Norwich win to keep West Brom further back
On Saturday, January 12, 2019, 9:30:56 AM EST, John Lee via Leedslist
<[email protected]> wrote:
Great report Dave, and re-energised me after all the Sky/spy bollocks.
Presumably there will be some future ditties about the utter arsehole Keith
Andrews?
I thought Alioski was superb last night - a good mix of defending, attacking
and niggle :-)
Hoping for a Norwich/West Brom stalemate now, with a couple of sendings off!
Sent from my iPad
> On 12 Jan 2019, at 13:51, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The last time we played Derby on a Friday night I had to miss due to a
> birthday party and have spent the last 2 seasons with my mates telling me how
> brilliant that performance was !
> Well now I have seen us better it both in terms of peformance and in terms of
> result.
> In the pub pre match we all agreed that if it was not a must win game it was
> certainly a must not lose - 3 on the bounce and panic would set in certainly
> amongst the fans.
> The pub (West Ridings) was bouncing with a bunch of Dublin lads who spent the
> whole time singing and dancing - their favourite was
> "Biiiiielsa he comes from Argentina, he knows exactly what we need, Jansson
> at the back, Pablo in attack, taking us to the Premier League"
> A very lively ditty but a bit tedious when it was sang 40+ times on the run
> (thats what it felt like)
> So the fans were certainly up for it with another home sell out. The team
> news was met with some relief in that Pablo was declared fit and some
> excitement with Clarke getting a start, and some (as it turned out, totally
> unnecessary) worry with Alioski at left back (my mates are NOT Alioski
> fans)The bench on the other hand was a cause for concern with only Roberts a
> genuine first team squad player and the only one with a shirt number under 40
> ! What would happen if Cooper and or Hernandez could not last the 90 mins ?
> We all agreed that we needed to be at our best and needed to really get at
> them from the start, and we certainly did that with a penalty given (and then
> rescinded) in the first two minutes. We totally dominated from start to
> finish and I dont think Derby had a shot on target all game.
> We attacked and attacked and were quick, decisive and totally relentless - we
> chased them down, harried and just got at and in amongst them , making them
> look second rate
> The only criticism / worry was that it was only 1 0 at half time (having said
> that we have won every game when we scored first according to Sky stats) -
> then at the start of the second we got the killer goal - at 2 0 I never
> thought we would not win . Sky love saying that 2 0 is a 'dangerous'
> scoreline with the team in the lead never knowing if to stick or twist and
> one goal back puts in on a knife edge. Well we know we never stick and were
> always going to carry on attacking and always felt even if Derby did get a
> goal back (though no idea how that could happen) we would get a third
> At the final whistle I just said "Magnificent" and all the fans around me
> agreed, that was a brilliant performance and once again the perfect riposte
> to the 2 league defeats
> There were heroes and great performances all over the pitch in a white shirt
> , so tens all round, but special mentions to Alioski who gets a lot of stick,
> Harrison who is growing into his role in a Leeds shirt, Forshaw who had by
> far his best game for us really getting the tempo going, and of course
> match-winner Jack Clarke who on from the start really came of age and scared
> them to death. Often in discussions we agree that we do not have a player who
> frightens the opposition, well Jack will do so from now on.
> Some good chants "we're Leeds United we spy when we want " "all spies are we"
> and to Derby fans who instead of putting fans in the bottom tier filled it
> with a massive flag "Take your flag and F off home"
> So, after a wobble we returned to our best - this was the Leeds United that
> started the season v Stoke - fast, one touch exciting possession football
> with a cutting edge
> Magnificent
> Dave
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