Two games. Two dwelling defeats. Eleven dreams conceded. Unwanted club history for Leeds United.
Javi Gracia’s side had been thrashed 6-1 by Liverpool on Monday, good eight days after their 5-1 loss to Crystal Palace. The abet-to-abet defeats at Elland Avenue imply Leeds have conceded 5 or more dreams in consecutive league games for the first time.
On top of that, the Whites have let in 16 dreams in their four Premier League games in April – that is eight better than any other side, and one better than they conceded in the future of January, February and March blended.
Leeds are soundless two aspects above the relegation zone, with Gracia’s document now standing at three wins, one plot and 5 defeats since he modified the sacked Jesse Marsch in February. So is there motive for wretchedness? Or has the entire lot been blown out of percentage?
We asked our Leeds fan writer for his look and looked through an complete bunch of feedback sent to BBC Sport after Monday’s result.
Outdated Whites goalkeeper Paul Robinson also had his say on BBC Radio 5 Are living’s Monday Evening Club.
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‘Leeds fans is no longer going to accept going down with out a fight’
Adonis Storr, The Roaring Peacock and BBC Sport Leeds fan writer
It is keen to say that this Leeds United side are no longer enormous at defending.
The Whites have traditionally favoured attack over defence. From Don Revie to Marcelo Bielsa, attacking soccer is the club’s identity. George Graham – an exception – employed a defensive map. It change into efficient nevertheless not at all consuming.
Graham would play six defenders. But that side had potentially the club’s finest goalkeeper – Nigel Martyn – with just a few of the handiest defenders ever to wear a white shirt, together with Tony Dorigo and Lucas Radebe.
This day’s side is no longer that team of the mid-90s, no longer even shut.
If Leeds are to handbook faraway from relegation they have to play to their strengths: attacking with formative years and saunter. Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto have at instances been Leeds’ handiest avid gamers – audacious and reveal – and that is one thing the team wants.
Assault as the handiest invent of defence is a favoured approach.
Play attacking soccer and Gracia and the Leeds avid gamers will acquire Elland Avenue can intimidate the opposition into error. But Leeds fans is no longer going to accept going down with out a fight.
‘There’s loads going corrupt for Leeds at the corrupt time of the season’
Outdated Leeds goalkeeper Robinson is anxious by what he’s seeing from his dilapidated club and says issues are going corrupt at the worst which you may well perchance factor in time.
The ex-England world told BBC Radio 5 Are living’s Monday Evening Club: “Their purpose distinction change into favourable sooner than, now it be taken another hit. Aim distinction can almost be another point in a relegation fight.
“It change into the performances and the method they conceded those dreams. You peep abet at the Crystal Palace sport – the first half of, they had been in the sport. They had been aesthetic, they performed neatly and then capitulated in the 2nd half of.
“They invent no longer have another approach to playing. When they had been 2-1 up in opposition to Nottingham Forest, they had been committing bodies forward and almost conceded potentialities.
“Liverpool almost gave the impact to make a selection them off at will in the 2nd half of. Leeds came out with a minute of fight, acquired the purpose and lifted the crowd – and you understanding we had been in for an valid sport. Once another time, Leeds had been exposed at the abet and Liverpool had been aesthetic going forward.
“Leeds may well well perchance have misplaced this by rather more. It change into avid gamers’ performances, the lack of verbal replace there. Liam Cooper hasn’t performed. I invent no longer know why the manager is leaving him on the bench – he clearly doesn’t admire him.
“He took Luke Ayling out – there doesn’t peep to be any concord in the abet four. There’s loads going corrupt for Leeds at the moment at the corrupt time of the season.”
Ben: We would no longer pause the hotfoot in my look. Here’s all the chickens coming dwelling to roost at the same time – horrific recruitment, an apathetic possession ready to promote in summer season. We threw our playing fashion in the bin for Jesse Marsch, then refused to withstand the truth he wasn’t up to the job sooner than it change into method too listless.
Luke: Here’s being a minute of blown out of percentage. Leeds are in a considerably better feature than when Marsch left. The handiest genuinely frightful result below Gracia change into in opposition to Palace, which I invent no longer maintain would have took place if Max Wober change into playing. All individuals knows in opposition to Liverpool that can happen. The next three games will give us a valid picture.
Martin: A complete embarrassment and an sing shambles for the 2nd sport running. We’re out of our depth and devoid of any suggestions and have no clue the solution to defend. The avid gamers, board and manager are a disgrace to the badge and the name of Leeds United.
Simon: We’re great improved since Gracia came in, nevertheless the defence is and has repeatedly been awful. Shedding Wober in the world smash change into killer.
Dave: I will’t watch Leeds getting another point with the destructive ways. The previous two games have been unacceptable. The next three games are mandatory. Leeds have to be great braver.
Cameron: We are in a position to positively find yourself. We have the quality nevertheless good have to make a selection ourselves up from some scary dwelling results. Need at the least four aspects from the next two games in opposition to Fulham and Leicester.
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