Every omen and indeed solid trend was against us going into this match, and I sat down to watch with a deep sense of foreboding...........given which, this was an absolutely BRILLIANT performance and result. Exactly the same could have been said of the Scumderland match (which pyschologically speaking was also a win!)
We've now played all the top teams and clearly there is nothing there to worry us. Without wishing to jinx anything, I am feeling quietly confident at the moment. P.S. Does anybody else think that R/well & Ao are an UPGRADE in midfield? On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 11:10 AM nattan--- via Leedslist < [email protected]> wrote: > " scored from a corner, we've only scored from a corner"Well that was fun. > A brilliant performance where we totally outplayed and outclassed the > supposed best (other) team in the Division. 90 plus minutes without them > having a shot on target or a chance worthy of the name, that is pretty > conclusive. > Not sure if our defenders were worried about Meslier after the last game > but they made sure he couldn't make a similar error by not letting > Sheffield have a sniff > When we signed Rothwell and indeed when we saw him play it was very much " > meh " but he was magnificent last night running the show and unlike Gruev > and Kamara last season , he along with Tanaka , was always looking to drive > us forward. > We should have been ahead at the break, Largie had a good shot well saved, > Gnonto having been given the ball by them should have done better and > Aaranson had 2 attempts, the first a snap shot with the keeper out of his > nets, the second a difficult volley that went over ( he had a 3rd chance, > easier than the first two, in the second half that he blasted over)They > offered next to nothing so it was a question of could we break down a > defence that had had 5 or 6 clean sheets on tbe bounce. > We relied on our secret weapon - a corner !We had had a few corners that > brought 2 comments from fans around me - either a sarcastic " great, its a > corner" or " this is the one" followed by " well maybe the next one will > be"It did not look like a good kick when Rothwell fired it towards the > penalty spot at knee height but the big sexy pirate (tm the square ball) > got ahead of his man and volleyed home - cue amazement and delirium- "get > in / f me we've scored from a corner."For once after going ahead we kept on > going rather than shutting up shop, and there was none of the usual panic > in the crowd, we wanted another but it felt like one was actually > enough.Then came the icing on the cake, a quick break , Solomon fed Piroe > who carried it forward and then fed a lovely ball through to Joseph, who > despite falling and having a man literally on his back ( like a rucksack) > he slotted home > Cue chants aimed at Wilder and general happiness > We are going up ! > Roll on Tuesday night.My man of the match was Rothwell but it was 8 out of > 10s all round except Meslier who just gets a chair and a cigar , so easy > was it for him > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ 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/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
