Leste at noen var skuffet over atmosfæren fra Elland Road. Muulig den ikke hørtes så godt i stadion-mikrofonene, men tror ikke de som var til stede syntes det var tamt. Her er Leeds-lives take on it:
Elland Road revived
It was impossible trying to fight the hairs on the back of your neck rising, even as the team warmed up with the cacophony of support along the Revie Stand.
If that was the hors d'oeuvre, the main course was something quite spectacular.
Yellow flags had been stationed by every seat in the stadium and the waving throughout the final 10 minutes before kick-off made for quite a scene.
The noise rose and rose until Marching on Together peaked before the players had even appeared from the tunnel, perhaps a sign of how eager everyone was to blow away the cobwebs.
The wall of sound showed no signs of diminishing until at least beyond the half-hour mark when the penny possibly dropped on the team’s precarious position in the game.
It’s arguably the least significant moments in a game where the crowd makes a difference. Colleague Joe Donnohue made an excellent point in the press box about Patrick Bamford’s pressing.
What was a seemingly innocuous charging-down of an Everton clearance, which only yielded a goal kick, was roundly applauded on all sides.
That support, that audible encouragement, appreciation, then stays with Bamford and the rest of the team the next time they try to assert Bielsa’s high press.
It was a welcome return and memorable occasion. Who knows what role the fans may yet have on where this campaign goes for the Whites.
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Tar også med et utdrag fra YEP (Graham Smyth) sitt "The Verdict" av kampen:
Once inside the church the choir began to sing, thousands of yellow flags making a spectacle of it as the two teams walked out and the miracle man himself Marcelo Bielsa took his place in the dugout.
He and his players have had plenty of football matches at Elland Road since the pandemic hit, but this wasn't so much a fixture as an occasion. The traditional songs made it familiar but the noise level made it special, adding an urgency and a tension the sport has lacked in its time behind closed doors.
The atmosphere 10,000 created for the West Brom game last season was good, but with the ground full and rocking, this was an atmosphere on steroids and amid the din, Leeds flexed their muscles. They pressed, harried, shoulder charged and tackled with an intensity to match the feeling in the stands.