Many expected Leeds United to return from the international break with a good result to continue their run of form. The Whites had picked up four points from three games and were in good shape heading into the break.
Despite the positives, the club failed to add attacking reinforcements on deadline day which angered fans. Daniel Farke also failed to get his wish as he asked for new signings since pre-season.
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The game at Craven Cottage was very contested in the early stages, but in the second half, it looked like Leeds were settling for the result. Daniel Farke’s side took a more conservative approach. This eventually backfired as the pressure was too much, and Gabriel Gudmundsson’s own goal late in the game sealed the win for the Londoners.
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Leeds tried something new on Saturday; starting Noak Okafor, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Brenden Aaronson in attack. It was the first time all three had started a game all season. The Whites had only managed two goals all season so the change in personnel was a roll of the dice from Daniel Farke.
Unfortunately it backfired; Calvert-Lewin missed a big chance, Aaronson had a poor performance and Okafor was just average. Talksport’s Danny Kelly has said that Daniel Farke should not tinker with his attack if he wants results.
“Fulham, in the end, got a bit of luck with their own goal, perhaps deprived of it at Chelsea. And Leeds, Farke’s got to decide what his forward line is.
“They changed all their forwards before the game and then again during the game. And I understand it’s early days and he’s shuffling the pack and all the rest of it, trying to see who is going to thrive in the Premier League.
“I just wonder sometimes whether, again, because they’re just getting these couple of wins to get you going, just 10 -11 players, you’re the starting 11, let’s get after this. There was nothing in the game at all, but an important result for Fulham.”
The problem is that none of them have proved they deserve to be consistent starters. So Leeds have a serious problem heading into future games.
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