The word ‘hubris’ has appeared in a number of posts recently and rightly so. ‘Hubris’ is the term for ‘pride’, usually associated with pride before a fall. Greek mythology is full of examples of hubris. Odysseus, Achilles and Bellerophon, to name a few. The history of LUFC is similarly full of hubris, among owners and players, most recently exhibited by Marcelo, and Kinnear, as though we were immune to the rigour and the challenges of staying up in this division.
There is another, less well-known term among the Greeks of old, and this is Kleos, immortality gained through deeds of valor, notably on the battlefield. Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the land between Greece and the Ganges, was not only a supreme tactician, he was a warrior who fought alongside his troops when the odds were stacked against them. He was the Bremner of his generation. He understood and craved kleos. Even in his final battles, he called for his troops to stand alongside him for one last charge. It was Alexander the Great who said, ‘An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.’
Everton have their lions in Pickford and Richarlison. Burnley have theirs in Pope and Tarkovsky. We are in the battle of our lives on Sunday, and we need our lions to stand up. Raph, Coops, and KP, if there is a moment In your lives to gain kleos, this is it. Storm the gates of the enemy and bring him to his knees. Sacrifice yourselves and etch your names into the history books forever. And when we are assured of victory in the final moments of the season, let us say to our vanquished enemies, in Brentford and Burnley, ‘ours is the triumph and the glory and we are Leeds United’.
Hubris
posted on 21/5/22
5 stars...."hubris" excellent read!!
posted on 21/5/22
comment by Real Estate - Podemos ser Top Four de nuevo (U21471)
posted 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
As a Leeds fan sometimes it can feel like being Sisyphus.
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And sometimes like having syphilis
posted on 21/5/22
Do you pronounce it
Huh Brie
Or
Hugh Briss
posted on 21/5/22
comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Arsenal shat it on 16/01/22 - Conte’s magic syrup (U18109)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Do you pronounce it
Huh Brie
Or
Hugh Briss
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The latter
posted on 21/5/22
comment by Shaun M - Everywhere you go, always take Raphinha with you! (U9955)
posted 12 hours, 25 minutes ago
We have Hermes but he's suspended.
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Hermes? Never turns up when you need it.
posted on 21/5/22
"Storm the gates of the enemy and bring him to his knees. Sacrifice yourselves and etch your names into the history books forever. And when we are assured of victory in the final moments of the season, let us say to our vanquished enemies, in Brentford and Burnley, ‘ours is the triumph and the glory and we are Leeds United’."
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If Burnley win on Sunday then that statement will be a load of,.......hubris.
posted on 21/5/22
Hubris perhaps, but complacency is more appropriate - management gambled on a myth based on our ninth placed finish last season. They thought Bielsa could continue to squeeze the lemon when it was already pretty dry! The results and performances to xmas said as much.
posted on 21/5/22
comment by Jaz63 (U8369)
posted 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
They thought Bielsa could continue to squeeze the lemon when it was already pretty dry!
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Both James and Firpo have definitely been complete lemons, that for sure.
posted on 21/5/22
Great article, 5 stars, good luck to you and Burnley, I used to live there. Leeds should be premier league.
posted on 21/5/22
This is our greatest test since we played Swansea away. We don’t have a Pablo, but we do have Raph. If we play like we did in the second half last week, we have a chance, and I’m backing Raph to ensure our survival as his parting gift. A final word from King Leonidas, whose 300 men defended the pass at Thermopylae, from the massed ranks of the Persian army, ‘give them nothing, take from them everything!’ Hope we can sneak him in at left back.