We need to play with more bottle because when we move it about with intent we are bang up there
The magic ingredient.
Confidence.
We need to play with more bottle because when we move it about with intent we are bang up there
Can't believe Liam stayed with the same 424 formation that didn't work against Coventry. Once we made changes against both Coventry and Leeds we looked miles better.
I'd like to see Morton and Tufan start and put Twine and Slater on the bench. Also Lokilo deserves a start, just not sure who I'd drop for him.
Was it because he wasn’t playing particularly well?…I wonder why he takes Delap off... I know the lad gets the doo daa kicked out of him, but when they're down to 10 you have to think why?
Was it because he wasn’t playing particularly well?…
Hull head coach Liam Rosenior told BBC Radio Humberside:
"No blame on Adama. We score that chance and everyone goes home happy with a great three points against a very good team.
"He knows he has to score and he is devastated - but I don't want a blame culture at this club.
"We had to be tactically right as first-half Leeds were outstanding. I thought we were the better team in the second half, even before the sending-off.
"The stats say no shots on target but I don't think that tells the full story from the chances we created. We are in a good place, with 12 points from seven games against very, very good teams."
Leeds boss Daniel ****e told BBC Radio Leeds:
"I am a bit divided because we were so dominant after a good start and we created so many good chances when I think about the first half.
"There was Georginio Rutter with a one-on-one and Summerville with top shooting positions and two great saves from the goalkeeper.
"Sadly we conceded the red card and then the opponent gets a bit more confident and you have to sit a bit deeper. After 89 minutes they had a monster chance and normally it is a goal.
"Under these circumstances it is definitely a good point. I am pleased with the clean sheet and the performance [but] we should be a bit more clinical with our chances."
He's not seen as ready for the first teamWonder what the story with Furlong is.
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I thought we did well tonight. A game of two halves. Leeds had the upper hand in the first, we had the upper hand in the second. I thought we were the better team in the second half even before the sending off. The Leeds ‘chances’ in the first half were generally created through our mistakes. It was a tight game between two good sides. Traore should have scored, thought Delap had a good shout for a penalty in the second half.
The referee was diabolical.
Totally forgot about that penalty shout. Looked stonewall from where I was sitting
Not a surprise to see the reaction on here being more negative and dramatic than elsewhere.
First half was the worst I've seen us this season, though I wasn't at Norwich. Second half was more like our usual game.
I don't like people writing off Twine. You can't spend all summer courting a player, making him your big statement signing and then giving up on him after a couple of games. We know he's hugely talented and has goals and assists in him. They'll come. In the meantime, he's working hard and is a functional part of a system that's working well.
Obviously Traore has missed a sitter, but I feel like it's part of a wider theme of wastefulness in front of goal by the whole team. The final pass and the finish never seem to be there lately. I think over the years City have often had these spells; consistent wastefulness in the box is a fundamental part of The City Way. With the current squad of attackers on the pitch, we really should be finishing these moves off more often. Whether it's Traore, Twine, Philogene or whoever, far too many shots going way off target or crosses from good positions being overhit, and from very good players.
Morton looks the real deal. Can see him becoming a regular starter pretty soon. If there's anyone I'd drop it's probably Connolly. Like someone else said, he's a bit of a scrappy player in general who comes alive in moments, but they're usually late on and I wonder whether he'd be better coming off the bench and us having someone with a better overall game play from the start.
And finally, I think it's gone quietly under the radar that Delap has been ****ing brilliant. People weren't too hot on him in the summer but he looks our best attacker. Brilliant with his back to goal, turning and running defenders.
Disagree, him and Lokilo down the wings was creating plenty of space for us. He got past Cooper a couple of times and whipped a great ball across the box late on.
You can say that about us too!
Lay off the sauce if you want to discuss things on here mate, or have a lie down. Or re-read my post and understand I was saying 'Yes they're doing well and have won a lot of games but if you examine the results they're not travelling as well as results might suggest'. Which is exactly what I said about Leicester before we beat them.