Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"Yup - not coincidence that in the last two games once Leeds have gone two scores behind they've capitulated having been competitive for the preceding 45-50 minutes.
I'd also question whether some of the senior players still have the desire to do anything other than swan around chelping at match officials or throwing the ball down in frustration after every error. Saints and Warrington have both looked not only more confident, but also a damned sight hungrier over the last two weeks - like the Leeds side of 2004-2009 in fact.
At least half a dozen of the current first team squad shouldn't be pulling on a Leeds shirt in 2012 IMO.
Whether a change in coach is going to stop players making basic errors and putting in half-hearted efforts on the field is another matter. Moan all you like about team selection, but does anyone seriously think that including Burgess, Clarkson and Pitts or giving McShane more game time would have changed the last two results?'"
I fear you are right. The malaise appears deep....still doesn't excuse the dropping of players who appeared more in form....or, in the case of Burrow, dropping him to the bench just when he seemed to be back to his best line breaking running confidence.
