The #LUFC Breakfast Debate (Monday 2nd December) Whites drop to third after inept display
Good Morning. It's Monday 2nd December, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road...
Whites drop to third after inept display
Over 7,000 travelling Whites fans were left bitterly disappointed after suffering defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers on Saturday lunchtime. The only goal of the game came in the 22nd minute when Tanaka clumsily brought down Dolan in the box. Todd Cantwell, a former Daniel Farke protégé converted from 12 yards. Without a 'plan B', Leeds were unable to break down a well organised (and packed) defence, not helped by continually losing the ball in the final third.
Regardless of the 300% disparage in wages, Rovers were good value for their win. They may have only had 28% possession, but they were far better organised, more inventive and carved out better openings, rocking the woodwork early on, whilst Gnonto also went close after a mistake by Pears.
The loss see's West Yorkshire's finest drop to third place on 35 points, identical to where they were at this point last season. Despite not having to deal with the likes of Leicester City and Ipswich Town, both Sheffield Utd and Burnley are showing consistency levels that will make Leeds fans very wary!
Farke berated over tactics
Daniel Farke's tactics were embarrassing at times, packing the left flank like a rugby scrum, trying to inch their way to Rovers penalty area, but instead, constantly getting in each others way. Acres of space would go to waste in other advanced areas making most Leeds attack look disjointed, lop-sided and muddled.
In spite of completing almost two and a half times the number of passes, the home side were not being pulled out of position so did not tire. Instead, Rovers were content to match and nullify wave after wave of attack knowing exactly what would happen next.
Leeds inability to deal with the 'low block' has cost them their third defeat of the season (all by one-nil margins). Unfortunately, Managerial options are limited at the moment, with both Michael Skubala and Carlos Corberán being touted about - not because either are particularly strong candidates, more so, there is nobody else!