Leeds boss Jesse Marsch had a message for his crew after they had been booed at half-time of Saturday’s 4-3 win over Bournemouth at Elland Highway.
- Supporters sad at half-time
- Leeds had been 2-1 down
- Hit again to assert wild win
WHAT HAPPENED? Leeds supporters booed their crew off the pitch at half-time at Elland Highway after seeing Bournemouth take a 2-1 lead. The hosts then went 3-1 down early within the second half however fought again to win 4-3 in a exceptional recreation. The jeers had been changed by big cheers on the remaining whistle as Leeds moved into twelfth place within the desk. Marsch stated after the sport that he had advised his gamers on the break to disregard the boos and give attention to the duty in hand.
WHAT THEY SAID: “The followers have the proper to opinion and emotion. All of us do. The game requires that. My focus is totally on ensuring the group is robust,” he advised BBC Sport. “At half-time I stated to them to not be phased by the negativity within the stadium and keep centered on the tactical facet of what we try to deliver, get into the sport increasingly and we’ll win. We did that.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Leeds put in a dismal exhibiting within the opening 45 minutes and should really feel lucky they had been solely a aim down. The crew did handle to show issues round within the second half to observe up final week’s shock victory over Liverpool with one other important three factors.
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DID YOU KNOW? Leeds got here again from a two-goal deficit at Elland Highway to keep away from defeat within the Premier League for the primary time since November 2000, after they gained 4-3 towards Liverpool.
WHAT NEXT FOR LEEDS? The Whites are at Wolves within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday after which tackle Tottenham within the Premier League on Saturday.