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Ward warns Leeds
CARLISLE manager John Ward
has warned Leeds his side will
not be coming to Elland Road
to defend in the first leg of
their League One play-off semifinal
tomorrow.
The Cumbrians must pick
themselves up for the trip to
Yorkshire after throwing away
a golden opportunity to win
automatic promotion in the
final weeks of the season.
A month ago Ward's men
were second and looked a
decent bet to avoid the play-off
lottery but a dismal run of just
two points from their last five
games condemned them to
fourth place.
However, Ward has vowed to
attack Gary McAllister's side
in front of an expected capacity
crowd at Elland Road as
Carlisle seek to return to the
second tier for the first time
since 1986.
There has been nine goals
between ourselves and Leeds
already this season,'' said
Ward.
We beat them 3-1 at
Brunton Park and they beat us
3-2 at Elland Road.
I'm not suggesting there is
going to be that many goals
over the two legs but we'll be
going all out to win.
It would be folly of me or
Leeds to say let's be careful'
when the players are thinking
'we can go and win this'.
I think they will be very
open games and you've got to
focus on your own attacking
prowess.
We can't go to Leeds for 90
minutes and hope they don't
score.
"We'll push forward and see
if we can find a goal.''
The game looks set to be a
sell-out after a crowd of over
38,000 watched Leeds' final
league game of the campaign
against Gillingham.
And Leeds midfielder
Andrew Hughes believes such
huge backing from a raucous
Elland Road crowd could swing
the tie in his side's favour.
It takes your breath away
when it is like that,'' said
Hughes.
I was honoured to be on the
pitch in front of those fans
(against Gillingham), but that
is Leeds United football club.
There's no experience like that.
I've been at different clubs
and experienced different fans,
but you can't find the words to
describe what it was like
against Gillingham.
"We need to do them proud
now and do it for ourselves.''
But Ward insists Carlisle will
not be overawed, saying:
We've very much got the
picture of Elland Road - Leeds
United, the history of the club
and the dressing rooms - so
everything will be reasonably
familiar to us.
Elland Road was practically
full when we went there last
month and scored two goals
against them, so we know
we're capable of doing that.''
9:11am Monday 12th May 2008
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