Sky Sports 11/12/10
Grayson delighted with scalp
Whites boss thrilled, Laws disappointed
Simon Grayson was naturally delighted to see Leeds come from two goals down to beat Burley, although Brian Laws was less than impressed.
The Clarets took control of the contest in the first half thanks to goals from Brain Easton and Jay Rodriguez.
However, second half goals from Max Gradel, Luciano Becchio and Jonathan Howson capped a remarkable comeback at Turf Moor.
Grayson was unhappy with the ease at which Burnley opened up their lead, but he could not fault Leeds' character to fight back.
"We contributed to our own downfall in the first half with the mistakes we have made. We had to do the ugly side better in the second half and we knew we could be a threat still," he said.
"We have players in the team that can score goals and an early goal put us on the front foot. From then on we grew from strength to strength. It's a difficult place to come and we did feel at half-time we had a good opportunity to come back into it.
"We had to make sure we had better energy levels. Our fans keep driving us forward home and away.
"We showed good quality, we got the early goal which gave us a lift and we could have scored three or four more in the second half.
"We've got players who can affect the game and obviously it's a great result against one of the best teams in the division. I'm delighted to come here and win.
"It's hard not to see the table but there are far too many games to be involved in yet. We have got players that are adapting to the division and a fan base that demand the best from the team. Over the next months we will see where that takes us."
Disappointment
Burnley boss Brian Laws could not hide his disappointment at the loss, expressing his anger at letting Leeds score the first goal after half time.
He said: "It was a contrast of two halves. We were solid and in control and took a two-goal lead into half-time and the one thing that you do say at half-time is make sure the next goal is ours. That is important in a game of this magnitude.
"We stopped doing what we were doing in the first half and that's something I'm really angry about. We were going backwards instead of forwards and that put unnecessary pressure on us and that was the start of the rot in the second half.
"In particular the last goal, we concede from our corner, he's been allowed to run the length of the field. I am bitterly disappointed, we shouldn't be talking about a defeat.
"There's been a few words said and rightly so because that is unacceptable from our point of view. It is about being professional and switched on and organised. "But we are going to have to trawl through the second-half errors and get it right.
"It's not good enough, we have to make sure we eradicate those issues. The manager will always take the rap but the players have to take a portion of it because of the way they went out in the second half."
Grayson delighted with scalp
Whites boss thrilled, Laws disappointed
Simon Grayson was naturally delighted to see Leeds come from two goals down to beat Burley, although Brian Laws was less than impressed.
The Clarets took control of the contest in the first half thanks to goals from Brain Easton and Jay Rodriguez.
However, second half goals from Max Gradel, Luciano Becchio and Jonathan Howson capped a remarkable comeback at Turf Moor.
Grayson was unhappy with the ease at which Burnley opened up their lead, but he could not fault Leeds' character to fight back.
"We contributed to our own downfall in the first half with the mistakes we have made. We had to do the ugly side better in the second half and we knew we could be a threat still," he said.
"We have players in the team that can score goals and an early goal put us on the front foot. From then on we grew from strength to strength. It's a difficult place to come and we did feel at half-time we had a good opportunity to come back into it.
"We had to make sure we had better energy levels. Our fans keep driving us forward home and away.
"We showed good quality, we got the early goal which gave us a lift and we could have scored three or four more in the second half.
"We've got players who can affect the game and obviously it's a great result against one of the best teams in the division. I'm delighted to come here and win.
"It's hard not to see the table but there are far too many games to be involved in yet. We have got players that are adapting to the division and a fan base that demand the best from the team. Over the next months we will see where that takes us."
Disappointment
Burnley boss Brian Laws could not hide his disappointment at the loss, expressing his anger at letting Leeds score the first goal after half time.
He said: "It was a contrast of two halves. We were solid and in control and took a two-goal lead into half-time and the one thing that you do say at half-time is make sure the next goal is ours. That is important in a game of this magnitude.
"We stopped doing what we were doing in the first half and that's something I'm really angry about. We were going backwards instead of forwards and that put unnecessary pressure on us and that was the start of the rot in the second half.
"In particular the last goal, we concede from our corner, he's been allowed to run the length of the field. I am bitterly disappointed, we shouldn't be talking about a defeat.
"There's been a few words said and rightly so because that is unacceptable from our point of view. It is about being professional and switched on and organised. "But we are going to have to trawl through the second-half errors and get it right.
"It's not good enough, we have to make sure we eradicate those issues. The manager will always take the rap but the players have to take a portion of it because of the way they went out in the second half."
