I've not seen the TV coverage but my overall impression of the game.
Leeds did a really good job on our vulnerabilities. They correctly targeted the middle of our defence and equally flooded the centre of the park to stop Dec and Manu controlling the game. Manu ran the show last weekend but yesterday he was almost anonymous. The pockets of space he was picking up and even when the oppo was tight the space he created last week didn't happen yesterday. Wierdly we looked vulnerable on the flanks as well, and that's very unlike us.
Up front Micky seemed to drift out quite a lot. and was well shepherded but the movement around him felt a yard off the pace.
So...from a Leeds perspective it was a job well done.
Re Moyes. The problem we faced was the growing level of intensity Leeds brought. As the second half progressed and we started to make some headway they upped the intensity and that forced ever more errors. That's why, quite rightly, Moyes was pissed about the Norwich game. They had a week to learn and prepare, we had a week to prepare for two very different opponents, the second of which was against a rested Leeds side full of running and determination.
Yarmolenko and Arthur? I can only assume an attempt to desperately keep players fit and healthy.
...having said all of that, we could have won the game. We could easily have taken a point. Our finishing let us down and we were a little unlucky on occasion.
By the end, Diop looked completely shot. I'm sorry but he needs replacing. He was OK for a lower mid table club but if we've got aspirations then he's just not there. We badly need Zouma back and another top class central defender. Equally if we're relying on Yarmo and Arthur to be game changers then again, that's not enough. Carib jnr an I agreed on the way home that without genuine quality reinforcements we're relying on a a really good high quality 14-16 players...beyond that and we're just playing at it. We both accepted Lingard and a defender were a must for the window, with Lingard being held back till after next weeks game.
Yesterday felt like a game too far. Oh...and why oh why do we start games sooo poorly. We didn't wake up until they scored.
Still, loads of reasons to be positive, only 3 points from safety