Conor Bradley Leeds United
Daniel Farke and Leeds United once again pulled off a massive result in this festive period, this time against Liverpool at Anfield.
Many expected the Whites to not get a result based on how well the Reds had been performing over the past couple of weeks. The consensus was that this was not the same Liverpool side who were in poor form ahead of their visit to Elland Road.
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Arne Slot’s men had won three games in a row heading into Thursday night’s game, but Leeds were also in a five game unbeaten streak.
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Thursday night played out in a much less exciting way than when the two teams clashed a few weeks ago. This time around, there were less goals and more focus on being conservative among the two teams.
Farke’s side were able to pull out a huge result as they shut out the home side at Anfield for 90 minutes in an impressive fashion. After the game, Daniel Sturridge, who was on Sky Sports gave an excuse that fatigue played a huge role in the result on Thursday night:
“They’ll be disappointed with that performance. They looked a little bit tired, they lacked that sharpness.
“There wasn’t much from them, threatening Leeds. They controlled it quite well but they didn’t have that creative sharpness.”
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Daniel Farke’s side were just the better team on Thursday
Sturridge can make excuses for his former side all day long, but the fact was that Liverpool were just not good enough to take all three points on the night. Many might accuse Leeds of being defensive for the 90 minutes, but their display limited the home side to little chances in front of goal.
Daniel Farke has marshalled this team into a side that can pull results out of nothing no matter which ground they visited. Leeds had been strong in front of their home crowd, but have now gone three games without a loss on the road – something they struggled with earlier this season.
Now that the Whites have found a way to continue being competitive on both fronts, fans can be confident that survival is achieveable as the season progress. Leeds begin the year seven points above the relegation zone, and they have deserved each and every point they have fought for to reach this stage.