Leeds United 3-0 Norwich City: Weekend off
I'm content for Joel Piroe to pop up on a weekend like this, when we had much to fear, and finish off a move and a game with the nonchalance we needed to get over the rut we were getting in.
I'm content for Joel Piroe to pop up on a weekend like this, when we had much to fear, and finish off a move and a game with the nonchalance we needed to get over the rut we were getting in.
At Elland Road, the Peacocks were giving the Canaries every chance to play fair. Well, apart from the scoring after thirty seconds thing, but in some ways that was a kindness.
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.
Where had all this been? There was so much more of it. Twice in a first half minute first Rutter then Gnonto went Maradona mode, slaloming upfield with the ball at their feet, evading tackles, gathering speed towards the goal(s) of the century(ies).
Kalvin Phillips threw himself at the ball to stop Norwich taking a shot at Peacock-Farrell, and it was a moment when Bielsa's principles of complete commitment from first to last combined beautifully with Leeds United's principles of side before self and effort for the cause.
What shirt will Byram, Mowatt, Taylor or Cook be wearing next time they score at Elland Road?