Few teams have left Elland Road without a bloody nose and Leeds United will be confident of causing Manchester City some problems.
Balance will be the buzzword for Leeds United ahead of their meeting with title contenders Manchester City, according to Tony Dorigo.
Leeds welcome the Premier League’s second-best team to Elland Road on Saturday having only really been outclassed by their title rivals, Arsenal. In a run that started the week after Daniel Farke’s side lost 3-2 at Manchester City, they have lost just once in seven games at home and given plenty of big teams a bloody nose.
Elland Road has been at its best this season when Leeds get after teams, no matter their financial muscle, and City boss Pep Guardiola has already spoken of the challenges his side will face. But the Whites will have to pick their moments against an admittedly superior opposition.
“I think we'll always try and take the game to the opposition, but especially against the better sides, it is really a balance,” Dorigo exclusively told the YEP via 7bet online casino. “You've got to make sure that you commit when you do go forward, but you've got to keep it sharp at the back. I think getting that balance will be vital against a City.
“We’ll do the high press and play with a high tempo if we can, but then you have to suffer in moments without the ball. I think that is something we've got better at, we've got used to, and we do it well.
“At home [it’s important] not to get too carried away but we haven't done that. We've been quite good at that. So I think we'll be positive at the right time, and we'll get the right balance, which is so important against a team like Manchester City.”
Dorigo on Leeds United run-in and survival chances
Leeds will be at least three points clear of the relegation zone by full-time on Saturday with a favourable 10-game run-in to look forward to. Four of the five teams due at Elland Road after City are in the bottom half and Dorigo feels that should be enough to get them over the line.
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“I just think our home form is always, and was always going to be key this season, and I think it's been really good. Then I just look at the home games. Forget Man City, we’ve then got Sunderland, Brighton, Brentford, Burnley and Wolves. I'm not sure you can get much more in your favour.
”It isn't going to be straightforward, but I think the boys will be really up for it. They'll also be thinking they can win some more away as well, because that's just the way they're built. Everywhere they've gone, they've tried to go on and win the game when they can.
”I don't see them getting ahead of themselves. And Daniel Farke can always bring them back to the here and now, which is exactly right. Focus is just on the next game. And I think if they keep doing that, they'll be fine.”
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