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Leeds to turn up the heat
GARY McAllister has promised
a different Leeds side'' will
turn up tonight for the return
leg of their Coca-Cola League
One play-off semi-final at
Carlisle.
The Cumbrians stunned a full
house in the first leg at Elland
Road on Monday by cruising
into a 2-0 lead before Dougie
Freedman threw Leeds a lifeline
deep in stoppage time.
McAllister said: This is it.
There's an exciting game coming
up.
What we've learned from the
first game was that Carlisle were
better.
They've edged themselves in
front, but they can be sure it's
going to be a tough battle. We're
going to fight and scrap and go
right to the final minute.
We've got to improve right
throughout the team, from one
to 11. We have to hold our hands
up and admit that we didn't play
well.
But the fact is we gave ourselves
a better chance by getting
that late goal and on reflection
and looking at the video we did
make four or five chances, and
their goalkeeper was probably
man of the match.
As much as we were disappointed
with our performance,
we did create some chances. But
you'll see a different Leeds side
tomorrow night.
I'm absolutely sure that the
quality, the composure and the
way we approach it will be different.''
Carlisle will start clear
favourites for the second leg at
Brunton Park, with roles now reversed
after John Ward's side
turned in a classy performance,
but McAllister wonders how
they will handle the expectation.
They've got the expectation
and the pressure of the home
fans which we had the other
night, so we'll see how Carlisle
cope with that,'' he said.
McAllister expects striker Jermaine
Beckford's troublesome
ankle to settle in time and has no
other new injury problems, but
Alan Sheehan is still suspended.
Carlisle manager Ward agreed
the stage was set for another epic
encounter.
The three previous games between
the Blues and Leeds this
season have produced 12 goals,
with Ward's men running out 3-
1 victors the last time the sides
met at Brunton Park in Nov
8:58am Thursday 15th May 2008
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