I like the fouls stats this combined with the shots show we have the hunger and winning mentality all over the pitch.
We were 2nd best for 60 mins. Once Crofts came on we looked far more likely to grab a winner than Leeds did.
The reason we looked poor was entirely the midfield having their hands full, and Leeds having busy players who were on form in this area. This led to such phenomena as Dunk seeming shit to half who watched, and like the MotM to the other half, due to the pressure that the midfield work of Leeds led to. It meant it didn't seem like we could get in the game as we have been, making it seem like a poor performance.
I speak as someone surprised as the rest of us by the stats. Leeds' chances were a bit more telling - other than the fact that the two clear ones Albion had, we put away. We looked under pressure most times they had the ball - a lot of our possession was containment compared to their high-energy hustle and bustle.
Just my take on it. I wonder if we'd have had Murphy it might have been more of a Ipswich end-to-end scenario - he as a player who could have definitely put a ropey Leeds defence on the back foot.
The reason we looked poor was entirely the midfield having their hands full, and Leeds having busy players who were on form in this area. This led to such phenomena as Dunk seeming shit to half who watched, and like the MotM to the other half, due to the pressure that the midfield work of Leeds led to. It meant it didn't seem like we could get in the game as we have been, making it seem like a poor performance.
I speak as someone surprised as the rest of us by the stats. Leeds' chances were a bit more telling - other than the fact that the two clear ones Albion had, we put away. We looked under pressure most times they had the ball - a lot of our possession was containment compared to their high-energy hustle and bustle.
Just my take on it. I wonder if we'd have had Murphy it might have been more of a Ipswich end-to-end scenario - he as a player who could have definitely put a ropey Leeds defence on the back foot.