Det blir mye negativ statistikk denne sesongen, men noen høydepunkter kan vi kanskje fylle inn etterhvert:After a comfortable 3-0 victory over White Rose rivals Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on December 14, Brian McDermott’s side were looking upwards and entitled to view sides entrenched towards the foot of the table with fair amount of disdain.
Back then, United were sixth in the Championship with a solid haul of
33 points from twenty matches. Lest we forget.
Just seven points behind the side occupying second place in Burnley and with a fair amount of wind in their sails coming up to the busy Christmas period, the second half of the campaign was one they could look forward to.
But this is Leeds United....And how that mid-December afternoon has felt like a world away in recent weeks.
In the
22 games since that outing at Rovers, Leeds have amassed just 17 points from a possible 66. Relegation form.
United were at least grateful for small mercies on Saturday when they secured just their fourth victory in 22 against another side whose star has seriously dimmed, even more spectacularly than their own this season, in Blackpool.
That 2-0 win over Blackpool, the
first time Leeds have won a league game without Ross McCormack scoring since the 1-0 victory at Bolton on September 14, extinguished any flickering fears of relegation.
McDermott was eager to share out the bouquets after
just the second victory he has presided over at Elland Road since December 4, revealing his delight for loan keeper Jack Butland, who claimed just his overdue second clean sheet in 12 appearances for the club and first since he made his debut in front of the cameras at Middlesbrough on February 22.
Home: 11 games: 2 wins; 3 draws; 6 losses, goal diff: 16-21, points 9 out of 33 !
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McCormack har aldri skåret så mange mål i en sesong før. Men bare 6 av målene (på 14 kamper) etter at Cellino kjøpte klubben den første uken av februar!!!!!! Det var vel også etter at han hadde bedt om å bli solgt til Cardiff ifølge Cellino.
