Blackwell Hails United's Spirit
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United boss Kevin Blackwell says the win at Burnley shows his side have got the guts and talent to turn defeats into victories.
Leeds were set to lose out after Sean Gregan's foul on Ade
Akinbiyi saw Burnley take the lead from the penalty spot, but substitute David Healy won a free-kick that Eddie Lewis put away, and then Lewis turned provider with a cross that Rob Hulse nodded home for his seventh goal of the season.
It was the first time Leeds have come from behind to win a game since the 6-1 drubbing of QPR at Elland Road last November.
Blackwell was delighted with the three points that pushed the Whites up to fourth, and happier still to keep the momentum going.
"It was never an away performance because at times we looked as if we were the home side," said Blackwell.
"I said to the lads at one time that there was one team that could win it and one team that could lose it - and that was us. We nearly lost it because of a lack of concentration when Akinbiyi got in but we showed great tenacity after that.
"We should not have been in in the position to have to come back because we had some great chances but did not finish them, the lad Jensen made some unbelievable saves especially from Robbie Blake in and then from Derry and we had two great penalty appeals turned down ourselves.
"So to find ourselves a goal down was hard to swallow but the lads regrouped and came back.
"I changed things around a bit by making the substitution which made us more attacking and it helped us out a bit."
Both David Healy and match winner Rob Hulse had been pre-match doubts and United were grateful to their medical team for getting them fit enough to do a stint for the team.
"The problem with David is we were scared of playing him because he had treatment up until kick-off and we knew he wasn't fit enough to start, but I just wanted 20 minutes from him. The decision to put him on the bench was made at quarter past eleven when I put the team sheet in, it was as late as that.
"But he came on got the free kick and that helped turn it around.
"It was a great ball from Eddie Lewis to Rob, we've talked about improving our delivery into the box and if you get delivery like that you can't help but score. "Rob's got in the right place at the right time and a bit of cramp set in later and he just couldn't run anymore for us."
leedsunited.com
United boss Kevin Blackwell says the win at Burnley shows his side have got the guts and talent to turn defeats into victories.
Leeds were set to lose out after Sean Gregan's foul on Ade
Akinbiyi saw Burnley take the lead from the penalty spot, but substitute David Healy won a free-kick that Eddie Lewis put away, and then Lewis turned provider with a cross that Rob Hulse nodded home for his seventh goal of the season.It was the first time Leeds have come from behind to win a game since the 6-1 drubbing of QPR at Elland Road last November.
Blackwell was delighted with the three points that pushed the Whites up to fourth, and happier still to keep the momentum going.
"It was never an away performance because at times we looked as if we were the home side," said Blackwell.
"I said to the lads at one time that there was one team that could win it and one team that could lose it - and that was us. We nearly lost it because of a lack of concentration when Akinbiyi got in but we showed great tenacity after that.
"We should not have been in in the position to have to come back because we had some great chances but did not finish them, the lad Jensen made some unbelievable saves especially from Robbie Blake in and then from Derry and we had two great penalty appeals turned down ourselves.
"So to find ourselves a goal down was hard to swallow but the lads regrouped and came back.
"I changed things around a bit by making the substitution which made us more attacking and it helped us out a bit."
Both David Healy and match winner Rob Hulse had been pre-match doubts and United were grateful to their medical team for getting them fit enough to do a stint for the team.
"The problem with David is we were scared of playing him because he had treatment up until kick-off and we knew he wasn't fit enough to start, but I just wanted 20 minutes from him. The decision to put him on the bench was made at quarter past eleven when I put the team sheet in, it was as late as that.
"But he came on got the free kick and that helped turn it around.
"It was a great ball from Eddie Lewis to Rob, we've talked about improving our delivery into the box and if you get delivery like that you can't help but score. "Rob's got in the right place at the right time and a bit of cramp set in later and he just couldn't run anymore for us."