The sad thing about the decline of this Leeds United side was that it wasn’t some major tactical difference there was a large amount of bad luck and it spiralled and just kept going and going. And.....
Finishing 5th was poor considering Leeds were top on Jan 01st, but I would hardly call it a decline as they could of gone again next year with that squad. People say he spent a lot of money, but teams have spent far more since then & got nowhere near 5th, he was trying to close the gap to Man United, Arsenal & Liverpool who all had better squads than Leeds at the time, only signings i felt were unnecessary were Fowler & Johnson, other than those two the rest of the players he brought in were good. Venables came in after with the same team minus Ferdinand & Keane & was nowhere near it even before that January where more players were sold.
Great job? He spent 100 million (probably nearly 1 billion in todays money) on transfers, didn't won a single trophy and bottled two champions league qualifications... If Pep Guardiola missed 2 champions league qualifications with Man City these days he would be laughed out of the country.
The best teams don't win the Cup's. They get into the Champions League. Them missing it two years in a row given what happened afterwards just show's how important is it from a football and financial standpoint. Take a note Arsenal fans.
"Top four." "Champions League." Looking back the number of times O'Leary mentioned that should have been an early clue, obviously every club wants to be on European football's gravy train but Leeds seemed pathologically obsessed with that and that alone even when they were leading the Premier League itself. Now of course we know exactly why it was so vital.
The sad thing about the decline of this Leeds United side was that it wasn’t some major tactical difference there was a large amount of bad luck and it spiralled and just kept going and going. And.....
Top of the league on 1st January that year such a shame it all went pear shaped :(
Finishing 5th was poor considering Leeds were top on Jan 01st, but I would hardly call it a decline as they could of gone again next year with that squad.
People say he spent a lot of money, but teams have spent far more since then & got nowhere near 5th, he was trying to close the gap to Man United, Arsenal & Liverpool who all had better squads than Leeds at the time, only signings i felt were unnecessary were Fowler & Johnson, other than those two the rest of the players he brought in were good.
Venables came in after with the same team minus Ferdinand & Keane & was nowhere near it even before that January where more players were sold.
I think they finished 5th in the top flight the year he left.
He done a great job there....
Great job? He spent 100 million (probably nearly 1 billion in todays money) on transfers, didn't won a single trophy and bottled two champions league qualifications... If Pep Guardiola missed 2 champions league qualifications with Man City these days he would be laughed out of the country.
The best teams don't win the Cup's. They get into the Champions League. Them missing it two years in a row given what happened afterwards just show's how important is it from a football and financial standpoint. Take a note Arsenal fans.
"Top four." "Champions League." Looking back the number of times O'Leary mentioned that should have been an early clue, obviously every club wants to be on European football's gravy train but Leeds seemed pathologically obsessed with that and that alone even when they were leading the Premier League itself. Now of course we know exactly why it was so vital.
remember this leeds United team like is yesterday
'The best teams don't win the cups'
Small club mentality
They never beat top teams enough to be up there to win the league
Andrew Wright AC Milan ?
@@patrickdalton3174 been dead for years
From 2000 they did but it was the smaller sides.
All managerial careers end in failure.
Except Ferguson
Paisley?
Top 4 was needed not desired no top 4 the rest as been a 14 year old wait to get back an this time 17th is the aim
Actually it was a 16 year wait, then a 9th place finish, followed by 17th.
awful. look at them now. championship canon fodder.
Champions 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛 Brighton hove albion u never seen that
.....you were saying ?
this didn't age well did it! haha, soft Brighton twat ;)
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