I don't know how to feel anymore as, yet again, we lose a game we should have won. Yes, as many have said above, we played well....well we did for 55 of the 80 mins but once again we dipped alarmingly for 25 mins of the 2nd half and, just like Hull, woke up again once we had gone behind. The difference in the 2 teams? In the first half our completion rate wasn't great but we still managed a lead as Leeds made their own fair share of errors too and we played well for a good part of the half. 2nd half Pauli Pauli gave away another pen that put us on the back foot, his knock on in the first half having led to a try too. We lost impetus as Leeds got their line speed on overdrive and tackled us into submission. We didn't seem to have an answer and the players looked very flat I thought. I am puzzled why, at one of the interchanges, we seemed to leave ourselves with only one prop on the pitch (is that correct?) This was definitely at the time when they started to steam roller us.
I don't want to be too critical but I am afraid saying 'oh we played well' only to lose narrowly again, is beginning to wear a bit thin.
I think Pauli Pauli could do to sit a few games out now. He is carrying that injury and has cost us quite a few points in quite a few matches. The rest of the team and CC need to really thrash out why we fold for periods of matches as it is getting ridiculous now.
