Leeds 1 Coventry 0 : Match Report .... ish


By CovSid67
February 11 2011

I've put it off for long enough - here's the details you're past caring about from last weekends fixture.

According to one or two reports, Coventry City were better than they have been of late; according to the BBC: "Leeds [were] dominant".

According to BBC stat's (Which doesn't quite back-up the above statement), possession was 55/45 in favour of Leeds; both sides had five shots on target, while Leeds had nine to Coventry's 6 off target; with the corner count 5-2 in Coventry's favour. Dominant might have been a slight exaggeration, but they won, so they probably don't care what word(s) described the match, as the points belong to them. So does a chance of reaching the Premiership.... 

This is the opinion of a Leeds United supporter, whose views I sought as I couldn't be bothered:

"Your man of the match was Kieran Westwood. Leeds were never going to beat him on a crossed effort. Clarke and O'Halloran struggled to contain Gradel and Snodgrass for the whole game. Eastwood played a good holding midfield role rather than a strikers role. Other than Woods chance at the start, and Jutkiewicz effort after our goal, there weren't many Coventry City chances on goal. Saying that, there were some nice passing moves for brief moments for Coventry. I just think Coventry lacked passion, heads were down. The Coventry fans were great, sang loud and proud, so different from the home fixture" (Cheers Mr I!).

TEAM: Westwood, Keogh, O'Halloran, Wood, Cranie, Clarke, Gunnarsson, Eastwood, Baker, Platt, Jutkiewicz. SNU: Ireland, Cameron, Ruffles, Bell, O'Donovan, Jeffers, McSheffrey.

PS: Meanwhile, in a land far, far away, some idiot that believed his own hype all those years ago (And ended up warming Barnsley's bench, and not playing for Real Madrid) was scoring a hat-trick on his debut. He could have been a hero had he stuck around, and maybe even got the move he thought he was worthy of. Aron Gunnarsson, be warned....

Leeds 1 Coventry 0 : Match Report .... ish
Posted by: Covcitytilidie (IP Logged)
Date: 11/02/2011 19:39

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Re: Leeds 1 Coventry 0 : Match Report .... ish
Posted by: @petersatweeter (IP Logged)
Date: 12/02/2011 00:50

I'm a Leeds fan (born in Earlsdon - fortunately I didn't stop too long!). We absolutely dominated you last weekend, I remember turning to my mate a few times during the match saying 'I can't believe it's only 1-0', 'we can't not win this' etc.

A Leeds win was a foregone conclusion, your boys appeared resigned to defeat from the first whistle and didn't demonstrate any innovation whatsoever (to be expected from a Boothroyd team).

Your full backs were cannon fodder throughout and only wasteful finishing prevented an embarrassing scoreline. That said, you could have had a point in the final minutes if it weren't for Schmiechel's brilliance.

Re: Leeds 1 Coventry 0 : Match Report .... ish
Posted by: CCFC Sid / CovSid67 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/02/2011 11:13

We decided to try keeping the ball on the ground a few weeks ago (As too many supporters were trying to sue the club for neck-ache), and absolutely battered Sheffield United 0-0 - I think failure to not score, and not win, might have knacked our already fragile confidence. We nearly always seem to have an inferiority complex at grounds with history too. As for our full-backs, Clarke should not have been selected, or should have been subbed at half-time. O'Halloran was rated as a real prospect at Villa, got knacked, got released, spent half a season injured at our place, came into the side, did OK (Considering a massive lack of match practise), but seems to have been affected by our crisis of confidence. Added to the the above, people think we might be about to drop deeply into the 'brown stuff' off the pitch .... the future looks great here!

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