Millwall 2 Leeds United 1 | Vital Football

Millwall 2 Leeds United 1

Whiteknight

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Baetano Berardi does not deserve a red and Millwall do not deserve a penalty after he was adjudged to have fouled Tom Bradshaw in the box and was sent off.

Replays suggest it was a very harsh call and Bradshaw should have had a yellow for simulation.

Leeds could have won, had Bielsa changed the “structure of the team” earlier.

Leeds rightfully deserved to be hoping for more on evidence of a galvanised second half.

But repeatedly, possession does not mitigate for quality.

Millwall had 32% with Leeds 68%

But with the very little, Millwall were the ones asking the questions.

Their aerial crosses into very menacing areas in the box were always teasing invitations for strikers to attack.

In contrast creativity ended in the final third for Leeds, drawing innocuous and speculative shots from beyond the box.

Bielsa is probably playing a system that is too advance for his Leeds players.

And it does not take much to figure it out, given Millwall were playing with a days-old interim coach.
 
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IMO the decision was hard to call. Seen it many times on TV and Berardi possibly did just touch him. He didn't complain much did he. The Millwall player made the mosty of it just as players often do. The red did seem a little harsh but maybe Berardis reputation counted against him.
We looked better than them in the 2nd half. We caught them cold to get a goal but thereafter it was hard to work the opening with them sitting back and marking up. I thought Bamford should have stayed on with Nketiah.
Never much fun going there and losing but a good day out with The TVWs.