This is exactly what went wrong last season.............everybody (incl the players ) staerted to believe that we were already up.........out came all the articles in the press about Bielsa and how Leeds would embellish the PL.......we went 1-0 up against Wigan who were down to 10 men...........then it all went wobbly and we could not get it back.
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 7:05 PM Richard Naef < [email protected]> wrote: > I don't buy that we are bottlers by nature and I really think we are a > different team this season and better prepared in almost every aspect. MB > has kept the players in as best condition as possible in the circumstances > and I'd bet on him over anyone else in this league, he's learnt from last > season. In fact I'll eat my VPs shorts if we don't go up! > > Sent from my Mobile. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Leedslist <[email protected]> on behalf of Robert > Heath <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:57:50 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Leeds List <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [LU] To play or not to play, that is the question > (Leedslist Digest, Vol 119, Issue 13) > > No no no............ > > There will sorry would be huge pressure if we got to the PL, but it would > be a totally different kind to the psychological pressure we will be under > if the games resume. > > On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 9:39 PM Guy Thornton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I'm with you 100% Alan. You mirror my thoughts exactly. > > > > When this came up last week on how to vote a number of people where for > > calling it done and > > dusted and not playing on with one of the reasons being the chance of us > > blowing it. > > Apart from Norwich whinging that if the Premiership is finished they > > shouldn't be relegated as it > > wouldn't be fair for Leeds or anyone to be promoted based on positions in > > an unfinished > > championship if anyone has worries about us bottling it then that would > > not augur well for the > > pressure of the Premier League. I don't think we will blow it but let's > > prove it, show we can compete > > at at higher level > > guy > > > > On 25 May 2020 at 11:25, alan.edgar--- via Leedslist wrote: > > > > If, from this position, we are going to submit to the pressure of getting > > promotion over 46 (or even 49) games as > > the rules stated at the start of the season I don't fancy our chances in > > the pressure-cooker that is the Premier > > League. > > Here's hoping the players are less pessimistic than you, Rob. > > Cheers, Al (VP of the Richard Naef Eternal Optimists Club) > > --------- > > On Monday, 25 May 2020, 12:00:07 BST, [email protected] < > > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > Send Leedslist mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Leedslist digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Delusional (Robert Heath) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 12:50:13 +0200 > > From: Robert Heath <[email protected]> > > To: Leeds List <[email protected]> > > Subject: [LU] Delusional > > Message-ID: > > <CAMf8ioHmYkNRrifPUvL2csvRXyDuD4thbzR_d=J0qMtsd=o...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > As a paid up member of the Grumpy Old Men Society, it is not surprising > > that I mutter "the world's gone mad" about three times a day.........but > > having said that, I really do think that the amount of delusional > thinking > > in all walks of life nowadays has reached, well dare-I-say-it pandemic > > proportions. > > > > And one example of such is all these Leeds fans and players who are > > blathering about wanting the season to be completed and to "earn > promotion > > on the pitch." They are completely deluded. > > > > If it does restart, this huge hiatus will have only ramped up the > > psychological pressure on the Leeds players. After weeks of reading and > > hearing how a) promotion was almost in the bag when it stopped, b) if it > > starts again promotion will be a formality, or c) the season should be > > stopped and Leeds should be handed promotion already, there will be > massive > > pressure on the players if they actually do have to go out and do it on > the > > pitch. > > > > I could easily see a superhyped-up Cardiff beating us in the first match. > > Imagine if we then do one of our classics and batter Fulham but fail to > > finish any moves and they get two chances all game and Mitrovic puts them > > both away. > > > > PRESSURE! > > > > And we showed in the playoffs last year that we have the capacity to > > completely fold when the pressure really mounts. Pablo, for example, was > a > > complete liability in those last few games. A bowl of jelly would have > > contributed more. Dallas, with his experience of big International > > occasions, was the only player who reacted well to the pressure. > > > > Anyway, that's why I've got everything firmly crossed hoping the season > > will NOT get finished. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Norman MOT > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Leedslist Digest, Vol 119, Issue 13 > > ****************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Norman MOT > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Norman MOT > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Norman MOT > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Norman MOT
