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Article: Eighth home defeat for relegation-haunted Whites.
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- Wakefield Express (Wakefield, England)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2007
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Leeds United 2
WBA 3
LEEDS jetted off to the warm climbs of Cyprus following this latest defeat, but there was nothing new under the sun regarding their open-house defending, writes Leon Wobschall.
Keeping the back door shut is the first prerequisite of a successful relegation fight, moreso in Leeds' case with the side going into the game with the worst defensive record in the division.
But some after-you defending in the first half once again confirmed the all-to-common defensive fragilties of United, with a second-half rally failing to rescue anything from yet another hair-pulling afternoon at the fortress formerly known as Elland ...