Yes we did. We scored first against Palace in the first season at the Amex. Also my first sentence stated that we almost never did. Gus was a good manager and he got us to 4th in the championship which was no fluke. However, by his own admission, he only wanted us to play one way.
It really isn't. I don't think it was an accident that we almost never lost when we went in front and never won when we went behind in the latter years. Oddly Gus DID have several plans in his first couple of seasons but as the stakes increased he played it more and more safely.