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It was 1 nil hammering in the first half.
Leeds were always flirting with trouble failing to add to that tally.
Leeds tapered off badly in the last 10 minutes after all the pressing, and became fruity target for Derby and Cocu's brilliant strategy of hitting Leeds with a sucker punch.

The rest as they say is history.
 
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Nothing new. If we take some of our chances we win comfortably and everyone says great. If we don't we invite pressure and give away a needless goal. Bielsa needs some plan for game management when we can't convert...especially at home.
 
Bielsa action-pack high pressing game is untenable.
Leeds must kill games off, slow things down and learn to smell the flowers a little.
In this instance, Bielsa is the problem not Bamford as he played well.
Bielsa had molded Bamford into a package, not an assassin.
He had lost the predatory instinct Nketiah possessed and is couple yards behind.

Stats showed Leeds dominate possession and passes but omit to look at quality.
Stats are static, not dynamic.

They do not measure the quality of the crosses, penetrative or cursory?
Were Leeds dominance in possession because other teams dictate it and allow it to be that way?
For excellent evidence of killer delivery to the box, watch how the Netherlands destroyed Germany in the Euro Qualifications.

Blame on points lost were put on to how they played at home.
If they could lose points at home, then they could so easily lose it away too, playing a set pattern.

Ultimately the biggest threat to Leeds United is their ability to keep White for the full season.
 
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Some good points there. We could do with more goals from corners and shots outside the box. I now it's cliche but we're like the old Arsenal and we think we're Man City.
 
Thinking behind Bielsa is, introducing Nketiah would disrupt the services to Bamford.

Having bucketful of ammunition is not going to work, if Bamford keep losing his compass.

For this Leeds need Costa to deliver quality ammunition that is incisive and ready to fire, not some damp squid.

Shackleton as an attacking force is perfect when the tails are up, but when the heads are down, Leeds really need someone like Forshaw who could give more protection to the defense.
 
Chris Wood's one-man show destroyed Norwich.
The inch perfect crosses coupled with Wood's excellent movement around the box equals GREAT GOALS.
 
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