The League Paper

THERE’S NO TIME TO REST ON YOUR LAURELS

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The LeaguePaper Team
28 October 2018

PLANS: Tony Mowbray

TONY Mowbray had every right to blow his own trumpet after last weekend’s tactical masterclass in victory over Leeds.
His Blackburn side found every weak point in the leaders’ armour and exploited them all. The 2-1 result did not fl atter them.
Yet having explained in detail how he and his staff had dissected reams of footage, he added a telling caveat.
“We had an international break to prepare,” said the former Celtic boss. “It gave us two weeks to watch Leeds play, to come up with gameplans.
Now I’ve got two days to prepare for Sw...

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