HIGHERSTATE Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Im not disapointed.. Just seen the score as i was out all day Realistically we were never going to get into the playoffs Last week it pretty much looked like the blades were nailed on to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 They were crap We we’re even worse And this is another crap championship Awful times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debram Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Think most of us knew it was a step too far, what a turnaround though and so much optimism for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 We were bobbar today yes, but I genuinely don’t think Leeds are that good a side. They play with high press and tempo, but they don’t wow as a side to watch.As said before, it’s another poor championship this season, if it wasn’t for that fvckwit Jos, who knows where we’d have ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 49 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: We were poor today against a very good Leeds side. It happens. But it's happened very rarely since Bruce and his team took the reigns, and the fact that we were even contemplating the playoffs after the second quarter of the season which we endured is really what I'm praising. Reading that back again, I can't disagree with what you have said. Still disappointed with the result today. though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Ironman said: We were bobbar today yes, but I genuinely don’t think Leeds are that good a side. They play with high press and tempo, but they don’t wow as a side to watch.As said before, it’s another poor championship this season, if it wasn’t for that fvckwit Jos, who knows where we’d have ended up. Agreed in the main I thought Leeds were ponderous, indecisive and careless - often choosing the wrong option or being so delayed in thought and deed that they wasted good opportunity. I thought we fell between two stools - if we had another combative/defensive MF in the centre alongside Hutch we would have fared better - or alternatively have more creativity and take the game to a reasonably open and vulnerable Leeds team The difference a maverick player like FF made kept us within touching distance of a win/draw throughout his short time on the field - not because he was particularly outstanding but the shift of emphasis from Leeds when he came on was tangible Bannan was wasted out there today - the epitome of falling between the two stools Hutch put a shift in and was one of our better players but was on a hiding to nothing in that formation But despite everything there wasn't much between the teams - bodes well for next season if we can continue to evolve a style for the vagaries of an attritional championship season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) I felt the only gap between the two sides was the desire to get a win. They played like their season depended upon it, we didn’t. Edited April 13, 2019 by McRightSide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shezzas left peg Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, Ironman said: We were bobbar today yes, but I genuinely don’t think Leeds are that good a side. They play with high press and tempo, but they don’t wow as a side to watch.As said before, it’s another poor championship this season, if it wasn’t for that fvckwit Jos, who knows where we’d have ended up. They will struggle against any side with real pace up top and out on the flanks.. It was alwsys gojng to be a struggle against the high press, fox and Lees arnt good on the ball and we had no real pace to play over the top of the high press which is the best way to combat it, turn them around when thier pushing your back four. One good ball over the top with someone capable of turning the defence around leaves it open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, archieswfc said: A bit rash mate. Today wasn't good but we haven't been outplayed by anyone really since the new year. We fallen short when it mattered. Today and last week against Villa. Different performances, but the squad overall isn't anywhere near good enough to go up. I thought man for man our keeper and defence played well today. It's a good job they did. Two or three others did ok, but they were feeding off scraps. As soon as Reach went off (losing our shape and our most willing runner) , the best we could hope for was a draw. Bruce has done well, he's the right man for the job. But why he kept Boyd on the pitch in the second half is anyone's guess. Edited April 13, 2019 by Sergeant Tibbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Cypriot Owl said: We just can't handle the big games, shown it time after time in the last few seasons As for this ref he has given us very little in the games he has officiated this season, (was a complete W#####r against Wigan). I think with a fit squad we will handle the big games. We are bereft of fit players, think all the injuries have finally caught up with us. Not great today but happy with Bruce and the effort from players who are obviously not 100%. All positive for next season, so start the rebuilding asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightlybruisedman Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Brucey will sort us out, no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfield Owl Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 hours ago, archieswfc said: A bit rash mate. Today wasn't good but we haven't been outplayed by anyone really since the new year. Since new year we've been outplayed by Hull City, Chelsea, Stoke City and now Leeds United. Our turnaround in terms of both performances and points since Luhukay was sacked speaks for itself. We've been much improved. Long may it continue. To state that we haven't been outplayed by anyone in 2019 is a hyperbolic statement that devalues your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rentaghost Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Not wanting to count any chickens, but if what’s happened since Christmas is anything to go by, we should be promoted this time next year. Lets not forget it’s still not mathematically impossible to get playoffs. If we can beat norwich, and Bristol, result depending, it could still be alive with the last few games to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 11 hours ago, TINKERBELL said: Got every confidence in Steve Bruce to sort us out. He is married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 10 hours ago, unkastav said: Plus the fact its the worst championship in years helped us Obviously it is the Owlstalk way to dismiss any positivity as happy clapping but what do you base this on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 We desperately need energy and pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I still don think the penny drops with many of you . It wasn’t a bad day at the office blah blah blah ,we are just not up to Leeds quality it’s that simple . Better teams generally beat the poorer ones , and we are poorer than them . Clear out the crocks and the oldies , few smart loans and we will have a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomas613 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 11 hours ago, ChinaOwl said: The silver lining is Lee has a few games now with no pressure on. It would be a massive boost if he could make a comeback. Will he do enough to earn new contract especially considering financial issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzabezza Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 11 hours ago, sherlyegg said: What? The mighty l**ds...they were biting their finger tips for 20 mins...and they had the ref on their side. Thought we did ok today, especially with Bannan giving the ball away...and givin hospital passes...he was off it today Yeah there seems a lot of despondency about last nights performance but for the first 15-20 mins and last 10-15 I thought we competed very well. They dominated the middle section and it was worrying that we couldn’t retain possession for longer than we did, which then just invited pressure. Defensively though I thought we were very strong, admittedly riding our luck at times. And we could have sneaked a goal ourselves. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty SB needs to work on over the summer, but 1-0 away to one of the top teams isn’t a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 It will be an interesting summer that's for sure because Bruce will be identifying the weak links but we also have the spectre of FFP hanging over us. Hence what you would like to do and what you can do are 2 different things. It has been clear for me for a while that once we are put under pressure we concede far too many good chances. In the main we defend well yesterday but it still took 4 or so class saves from Westwood and one off the line from Hooper. The real issue was in the transition, time and time a chance to relieve the pressure was stopped by very poor passing and decision making, not always due to Leeds pressing. So it move forward we need players that can wrest back control of midfield, indeed never lose control in the first place. Then our strikers would do the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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