Leeds United 0-1 Arsenal: Nobody's perfect
The least likely result from this game was Leeds beating Arsenal, and it didn't happen. But there was a really good game of football had here and it would be a shame to waste it.
The least likely result from this game was Leeds beating Arsenal, and it didn't happen. But there was a really good game of football had here and it would be a shame to waste it.
A report in The Independent listed the talented youngsters ready to come through. ‘But’, it concluded, ‘it is financial clout that is likely to determine whether George Graham stays to see them grow.’
Afterwards, Marsch tried focusing on the positives, repeating his recently acquired rhetoric that this is a young team and he loves the players. In attack, I'm not sure that it was Bamford or Rodrigo's youth that was the problem.
At the core of Jesse Marsch's strategy is an acronym, S.A.R.D., standing for a bunch of German phrases that translate as 'Get into 'em, fuck 'em up.'
As the curtain raisers for this season's short second act, Leeds' kids played with an anxiety to please that was denied them at Elland Road back in the other epoch.
Would I send him to a cashpoint with my card and pin? I would. I would ask him to watch my pint in a pub, I would let him look after my pet dog if I had one. He's the neighbour I want my parcels delivered to, the person I want to ask for directions in a strange town.
Ironically, this was one play when a teammate did help him to his feet, before everyone including Trey realised his right foot is supposed to point over there, not over there.
The 49ers season was going to be Trey Lance vs Jimmy Garappolo all season. Then came game two!
And between every known-unknown of Trey Lance one can see Jimmy Garappolo peering, his all-star eyes flashing, the cut-stone chin just visible.
As the new NFL season gets underway, it's time to check in on LUFC's most tenuous sporting connection since that racing car team.