We were lucky. And unlucky. For much of the game we looked second best. Southend could have scored two or three more. Eastwood hit the post. We should have had a last minute penailty but to win here would have been unjust. I must, however, speak out against Dennis Wise for the first time publicly. There were some morons chanting for his head before the match started due to him signing autographs for local kids and this I want to distance myself from. They called for his head again when, in the 64th minute, with us losing 1-0 and needing a spark of inspiration up front, Wise substituted Eddie Lewis for Ian Moore. On this point, some clarifications need to be made:
1) You are losing 1-0. You need to score. You do not take off one of our more creative players capable of crossing with aplomb and dangerous at free kicks.
2) You do not replace him with Ian Moore. I like Moore. He tries hard and I have praised him in this blog for his publicly aired, forthright opinions on the state of the club - but he is not the man to bring on to win a match. Healy is.
3) Healy comes on with eight minutes to go and scores after six. Lesson learnt.
Dennis, if I may address you so informally, that was a big mistake. Healy is a lazy little sh*t at times and whilst he scores for fun for Northern Ireland seems to have trouble replicating those performances week-in, week-out for Leeds. But he is gifted and a proven goal-scorer. He wins matches. Play him from the start for pity's sake. Together with Cresswell he is one ofd the few players who can rescue us from this mess.
I don't condone openly chanting for your manager to be sacked during a match. I think this is a time for unity. But Dennis, don't make the same mistake again. You don't have many chances left.
5 comments:
I think the Lewis decision is more to do with his back injury, he was a major doubt before the match and did well to play at all.
This is the wrong time to call for the managers head we all should be 100% behind the club whoever is in charge.
We must not forget how bad we were in the later part of last season and early this season under Blackwell.
I have to agree with WRB, we have improved under Wisey, when you think of the goals we used to leak. Call me daft,(considering his Chelsea connections) but I like him. This is purely on women's instinct though!
Anyone got a spare Colechester ticket?
Portentous words above considering Healy's performance this weekend, eh ? I have doubts about his commitment to the club to be honest - he cuts a lonely figure during warm ups, acts like a grump and yet was one of the first to congratulate a fine save with the penalty Luton got against us. It doesn't add up !
I wholeheaterdly agree about the Wise-bashing though - now IS a time for unity.
Marching on together - until the end of the season at least, eh, fellow Peacocks ??
Love Anon
If you know so much about tactics and substitutions how come you aren't managing Leeds yourself, so get off the managers back and let him get on with his job.
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