Sunderland 2-2 Leeds United: Wait for it...
No Leeds fan wants Illan Meslier to do... do that again. But every game is a kind of waiting to see if someone does.
No Leeds fan wants Illan Meslier to do... do that again. But every game is a kind of waiting to see if someone does.
Howard Wilkinson was never afraid that his way might be wrong — you could only do what you believed in and take your result. But if the result was that he was right, well, he absolutely loved that.
Performance: actually good. Vibes: manic. A point: it'll do. To look at Joe Rodon was to think, heck, let's just get out of here.
This is how it's done, just winning to nil over and over. It's something Leeds fans have wanted for a long time.
A lot has to be right about your team for winning 2-0 to feel like a letdown. Like it or not, fairly or not, 2024/25 is demanding more of Leeds United.
Outside Swansea, I doubt Alan Tate ever made anyone happier than he made Neil Warnock when he joined Leeds United.
Assuming Farke's messages about selling vacuums are getting through to the players, the next step is still about the time it takes for them to learn, act, and achieve.
The single-minded objective is to get promoted. That sounds good. But that single-mindedness increases the pressure, turning this season into an inflection point, or as we used to call it, shit or bust.
Fate might not always give our captains everything they deserve, but the good ones aren't playing for fate. They're playing for us.
I don't think it's true that nothing has changed since last season, but it is true that it isn't working yet.