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Great win tonight! 
A travesty we were 2-0 down at half-time but nevertheless we were excellent in the 2nd half and should have won by more than just one. However, for me it was the fight and character we showed that was really important - with the way recent results have gone they could have folded but there was no sign of throwing-in the towel and if anything the intensity went up in the 2nd half. If we show that sort of spirit and resilience for the rest of the season we'll be firmly in the mix for automatic promotion IMO; Bamford getting back on the scoresheet was just the icing on the cake!
A travesty we were 2-0 down at half-time but nevertheless we were excellent in the 2nd half and should have won by more than just one. However, for me it was the fight and character we showed that was really important - with the way recent results have gone they could have folded but there was no sign of throwing-in the towel and if anything the intensity went up in the 2nd half. If we show that sort of spirit and resilience for the rest of the season we'll be firmly in the mix for automatic promotion IMO; Bamford getting back on the scoresheet was just the icing on the cake!
I just hope this gives the team a much needed boost, Millwall are always a bogey team and that nearly came to pass again. Tbh that penalty was an absolute travesty they were unfortunate to be 2-0 down but that fight back was immense. Trust Bamford to get 2 now they have a new striker! 
grassomaniac said:
I just hope this gives the team a much needed boost.
Agreed! It feels like we've been in the doldrums since throwing away that 3-0 lead against Cardiff so hopefully turning it around against Millwall will have the opposite effect. Thought we played some great stuff tonight and if we can combine that level of performance with the character we showed I think we'll win a lot more games than we'll lose between now and the end of the season...Ist half shocking, not one of our boys turned up. Terrible ref BUT we did not put our chances away, their keeper played really well..
2nd half, not sure what Oranges Marcelo gives out but i want some..
Millwall looked out on their feet, their No 5 was turned inside out by Alioski, Harrison, Pablo and Costa, he must be knackered this morning, No 7 gave up when Pablo did him on 80 mins. The atmosphere was electric again. Can't wait for Saturday.
Mateusz Klich vs. Millwall:
104 touches
82% pass accuracy
65/79 successful passes
30/39 attacking third passes
9 ball recoveries (most for Leeds) 🌟
5 tackles won (joint-most) 🌟
5 long ball passes
3 chances created
3 shots
Key man in a magnificent second half display. 👊
NEC3 said:
Ist half shocking, not one of our boys turned up. Terrible ref BUT we did not put our chances away, their keeper played really well..
There's no doubt we played better in the 2nd half but I wouldn't describe our 1st half performance as shocking! If we'd taken only the most clear-cut of our chances we'd have scored at least two and their second goal shouldn't have stood as the ball clearly went out for a throw just before they were awarded the penalty (how the officials missed that I don't know as it wasn't even a particularly difficult decision to make). So for me 2-0 to them at half-time was an absolute travesty and in no way reflected the balance of the game - on another day we'd have been ahead at the break and gone on to win the match by something like 5-1! IMO the only shocking performances in the 1st half were from the referee and his assistants!
At 20 minutes to go in the second half, I decided that it just wasn't going to be our night and doing my tax return was probably going to be the least depressing option and turned off the radio.
Idiot!
Attitude and spirit is everything for LUFC. Deal with this the right way and it could make the run-in an absolute dream. Fail, and it is a nightmare. One way or the other, in 50 years time we will still be talking about Bielsa and what he did for Leeds.
Idiot!
Attitude and spirit is everything for LUFC. Deal with this the right way and it could make the run-in an absolute dream. Fail, and it is a nightmare. One way or the other, in 50 years time we will still be talking about Bielsa and what he did for Leeds.
grassomaniac said:
Unfortunately I think Bielsa is far too stubborn for his own good. Made the wrong substitution and didn’t change the system that wasn’t working. Once that goal went in Leeds were never coming back.
Please Marcelo don’t start Bamford next time out!!!
Bielsa's team and indeed squad selections frustrate me at times as well. There's been a lot of muttering from him about Arsenal recalling Nketiah but if you don't give him game time what do you expect? And then when we finally manage to land a replacement he's not even given a place in the match day squad which leaves us without a recognised striker as an option from the bench when things go wrong (as they did yesterday). Please Marcelo don’t start Bamford next time out!!!
Don't get me wrong, I like Bielsa; he has many good qualities and his coaching certainly seems to make players better. However, sometimes his apparent reluctance to shake things up is, as I say, frustrating; no matter what the sport you have to be prepared to change a losing game but we appear to have only Plan A and when it's not working we've no alternatives to fall back on.
Anyway, we now have three fixtures coming along that may well define our season; win them all and we'll be looking good for automatic promotion but lose them all and I think we run a real risk of fading away (again)....
CustardOnChips said:
This is the worst game of football I have seen in a long time.
Leeds have been poor. But this Forrest team are s
t. We don't deserve to go up getting beaten by these and Wigan.
Yep, we were truly awful and beat by a very average Forrest.Leeds have been poor. But this Forrest team are s
t. We don't deserve to go up getting beaten by these and Wigan. MB needs to turn it around now as we won't even be making the playoffs on this form.
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