Leeds United have been on a poor run of form recently.
Former Leeds striker Noel Whelan was critical of they way in which Marcelo Bielsa’s side seem to want to score the perfect goal all the time, when speaking exclusively to BBC Radio Leeds last night, suggesting that they need more variation to their attacking play.
The Whites have made an incredibly inconsistent start to life under Bielsa, and currently sit in third spot in the Championship table, having taken 30 points from their opening 17 league outings.
They do sit just three points off the top of the table, however, so there is still every reason for the Leeds fans to be positive.
Whelan, who spent two-and-a-half years at Elland Road in the early 90’s, criticised his former club for the manner in which they go about their business in the final third, when speaking exclusively to BBC Radio Leeds:
“Once again we’ve scored a pretty goal. Was [Dwight] Gayle’s a pretty goal? No. It was well taken, but it was scruffy. We score very pretty goals because that’s all we seem to be able to score at the minute. I just think we want to play too much in certain areas, tippy-tappy football. That’s not going to hurt teams at times. You need someone piling in there, getting a foot on it, a scruffy one. You can’t always walk the ball in. It’s like what they used to say about the old Arsenal side, they have to score the perfect goal. I do love the goals we score, but give me a couple of tap-ins or shots off the knees all day long. I’ll take it.”
Next up for Leeds is a home game against Bristol City on November 24th, and Bielsa will be desperate for his side to bounce back with a victory.
Whether they will take Whelan’s advice, though, remains to be seen.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
