Match Thread Coventry City vs Leeds United - Match Thread - Weds 5th Feb 7.45pm KO (66 Viewers)

[wingy]

In the first half, they didn’t threaten us that much. They ruthlessly punished our mistakes which were pretty basic.

Where was the defence for their first goal and Dovin should be glad he’s had a good run of performances otherwise he’d have been pelted for that mistake.

It’s academic now, but the most disappointing thing about today’s performance was the number of basic errors that made it easier than it should be for a superior team.

I can only think it was acceptable to the management to let the guard down in the prioritisation of effort spent overall!

 

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[lifeskyblue]

Schooled tonight by a v good championship side. Quick, skill full and aggressive. I had to check in the first half they only had 11 on the pitch as they always appeared to have at least one extra man. We gifted them both goals and they could/should have scored 3 or 4 more. They showed the gulf in class between an auto chasing team and one that aspires to sneak into the playoffs. Lampard will have learned a lot from tonight, and so too should we fans (and Doug), about what we need to make a realistic push for promotion next season.

 

[Skybluekyle]

Also, does anyone know if Jayden Bogle has some terrible communicable disease? We seemed petrified to get close to him!

 

[SkyblueTexan]

On the games I have seen only Leeds looked a class above and let’s be honest we basically put their goals in for them. Everyone else is fair game but these players have to believe they can do it.

Tonight the belief was never there.

We paid too much respect to them in the first half and basically self-destructed. The high line did nothing to stop them and they easily broke through it at will. Should have just parked the bus and countered when we could or settled for a 0-0.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Definitely think the Eccles Sakamoto Da Silva and Binks should be given a run for rotation

hopefully EMC can get half an hour

Really don’t care too much about the cup this season.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

The game reminded of Ipswich last season. A team in form came here to do a job and executed it well. A class above us, we need to invest some big money if we are serious about promotion as the league is improving each season.
Grimes looked class we need to build around him in the summer.
We need to see how Wright comes back and if he stays but BTA and Simms are not the answer.
Not sure at this point about defence. Seems harsh to let Kitch go but the rest are replaceable.

Kitch was ok. Not sure who wants him to leave. They were swarming, stifling and pressing us to bits. We just never got to grips with their pressure and pace. They tend to score a lot of early goals to kill teams off. In hindsight think we should have just parked the bus and frustrated them.