first round match thread *official Lappinitup playoff thread; Canaries V Whites*

[Gordon Bennett 864]

Ultimately today has to be judged after Thursday but we really could have done with a lead.

Whatever happens over the next couple if weeks I think we will see a more forward thinking manager/coach IN charge next season. 

Edited May 12 by Gordon Bennett

[DraytonBoy 231]

I don't think Wagner was brave enough today, Leeds were very nervous at the start and City should have capitalised. That said, 0-0 going into the 2nd leg is okay but they need Sargent to recover from the knock on his ankle, the possibility that SVH leads the line on Thursday as the only fit striker is beyond comprehension. 

[TheGunnShow 7,081]

Just woke up. What did I miss?

[Robert N. LiM 5,749]

1 minute ago, TheGunnShow said:

Just woke up. What did I miss?

A really cagey first leg that keeps both sides in it for the second leg.

[chicken 3,002]

Just now, DraytonBoy said:

I don't think Wagner was brave enough today, Leeds were very nervous at the start and City should have capitalised. That said, 0-0 going into the 2nd leg is okay but they need Sargent to recover from the knock on his ankle, the possibility that SVH leads the line on Thursday as the only fit striker is beyond comprehension. 

I don't think it's got anything to do with Wagner. I think we were set up well. Leeds aren't a rubbish side and we know Farke as well as anyone.

We didn't create enough chances when we had the possession to do so. That's not on him. He won't have told the players to shank shots or not to shoot or play good balls in. It was brave to give Rowe the start, it didn't pay off.

It is nice to take a 1-0 lead over any team into the 2nd leg but in reality, it's slim pickings. It's not really enough to be confident about. Used to be that if it was an away goal it'd be really worth having. I think that's why it felt Leeds weren't going to push hard for a goal and leave themselves overly exposed to a counter attack.

[TheGunnShow 7,081]

Just now, Robert N. LiM said:

A really cagey first leg that keeps both sides in it for the second leg.

Damn, my Egil Olsen, George Graham and Helenio Herrera-worshipping self missed a classic.

[Clever Farke 75]

34 minutes ago, Grumpy said:

Sargent and Rowe just had bad games,neither were really any threat.Defensively we are very poor.

Sargent isolated and looked off the pace.  Rowe def not match fit. But defensively ok, Gunn protected well, kept them at bay. It’s up front we were poor. Never looked like scoring. Even less so when El Sid came on. 
 

[Monty13 2,684]

Just now, DraytonBoy said:

I don't think Wagner was brave enough today, Leeds were very nervous at the start and City should have capitalised. That said, 0-0 going into the 2nd leg is okay but they need Sargent to recover from the knock on his ankle, the possibility that SVH leads the line on Thursday as the only fit striker is beyond comprehension. 

If that happens it’s not Wagner’s fault. 

[DraytonBoy 231]

1 minute ago, Monty13 said:

If that happens it’s not Wagner’s fault. 

Did Barnes really have to come on against Swansea?  

[S_81 1,021]

4 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

If that happens it’s not Wagner’s fault. 

Question perhaps needs to be asked however that if Wagner rates SVH so little, why has he not given Aboh more of a go. 

[Midlands Yellow 4,583]

12 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

Just woke up. What did I miss?

Highlights up soon, you won’t want to miss them. 

[dylanisabaddog 5,783]

15 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

Just woke up. What did I miss?

I dozed off and I was there. 

[BroadstairsR 2,272]

Wagner is a defensively minded manager blessed with exciting attacking talent and a bit of a dodgy defence, although the latter isn't as bad as some like to make out. 

[Virtual reality 819]

49 minutes ago, Grumpy said:

Sargent and Rowe just had bad games,neither were really any threat.Defensively we are very poor.

I couldn’t help thinking as Rowe went off on 60 minutes that it might have been better to have saved him to come on later in the match 

[Nuff Said 5,753]

47 minutes ago, pete said:

I can delete the recording of this match soonest.  This was the sort of performance expected from a Wagner coached team.  Been saying this all season, not going again until he is a memory

Can we assume you won’t be posting this depressing sh*t either? Please?

[dylanisabaddog 5,783]

Just a word about refereeing and consistency. 

It may not have affected the game but there were 3 clear incidents of shirt/short pulling by Leeds players but no one was booked. We got caught once and Stacey was booked. I must admit I don't know the rules but if it isn't an automatic yellow it should be. 

[Nuff Said 5,753]

50 minutes ago, Grumpy said:

Sargent and Rowe just had bad games,neither were really any threat.Defensively we are very poor.

We kept a clean sheet against Leeds today with a “very poor” defense, what would it look like if we were better? Negative goals against?

[Nuff Said 5,753]

47 minutes ago, Gordon Bennett said:

we will see a more forward thinking manager/coach on charge next season

Are we using battery powered coaches now?

[dylanisabaddog 5,783]

Although we were poor, so were Leeds. 

It's likely the tie will be decided by a set piece. I suggest Sargent spends the next few days practising going down 25 yards from goal. 

[A K Narey 206]

We will probably end up regretting that we did not score when on top in the first half.

Although another 0-0 on Thursday and winning on penalties does fit with Wagner's modus operandi!

OTBC 

[Monty13 2,684]

1 hour ago, S_81 said:

Question perhaps needs to be asked however that if Wagner rates SVH so little, why has he not given Aboh more of a go. 

Presumably he doesn’t rate him either?

[Yellow Fever 4,316]

57 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Although we were poor, so were Leeds. 

It's likely the tie will be decided by a set piece. I suggest Sargent spends the next few days practising going down 25 yards from goal. 

How about 18 😉 ?

 

[Haus 267]

Giannoullis looked good, we've missed him tbh

 

Other than that it was a hard watch

[Worthy Nigelton 1,232]

24 minutes ago, Haus said:

Giannoullis looked good, we've missed him tbh

 

Other than that it was a hard watch

He's so much better than McCallum.

[Nik Vawn 342]

Great atmosphere first half anyway👍

[Ken Hairy 4,207]

4 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Oh but the Leeds fans will.

Turns out they didn't give two ****s about him......or much else very quiet I thought 

[Capt. Pants 4,779]

Largely a ****3 performance. Wagner put out our strongest XI, Rowe and Sargent were utterly woeful.

Distribution from the back was horrendous. That ball over the top to beat the Leeds high press seldom looked like working.

Neither fullback got forward, we lacked ideas.

Leeds will be delighted, but we're still on the tie.

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,652]

1 hour ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Just a word about refereeing and consistency. 

It may not have affected the game but there were 3 clear incidents of shirt/short pulling by Leeds players but no one was booked. We got caught once and Stacey was booked. I must admit I don't know the rules but if it isn't an automatic yellow it should be. 

It is. 
The nonsense surrounding “blue cards” was on display today. The blue card debate was for “cynical” fouls. We saw at least three first half - the classic “take one for the team” stuff. 
There was no difference between Stacey’s and a few on the first half . 
The ref had decided he needed to “manage” the game on 60 mins. Not on 20 mins . 
As usual , pathetic interpretation. 

[Ken Hairy 4,207]

I thought 2nd half we showed our complete lack of depth in the squad, absolutely nothing on the bench to change this type of game

[JamieNorfolk 79]

Considering the season & roller coaster we've been on, I have no idea why there's any negativity on this forum after todays result at home to Leeds. 

Remember October / November? Regardless of results on Thursday, imagine if that level of performance continued. Quite nice to be able to say Sargent had a **** game & it was right to take Rowe off for Fass in comparison. 

I enjoyed today, Nunez MOTM for me. On to Thursday.