Leeds United lost against Burton Albion in the Championship at the weekend.
Leeds United suffered a huge blow to their chances of finishing in the top six of the Championship at the weekend.
The West Yorkshire outfit suffered a 2-1 defeat to Burton Albion away from home at the Pirelli Stadium in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.
After a goalless first half, Burton took the lead in the 75th minute when Marvin Sordell scored.
Michael Kightly doubled the home team’s advantage just two minutes later, and although Kyle Bartley halved the deficit for the visitors, Burton held on for the three points.
Former Leeds striker Noel Whelan was following the match, and he did not seem to be too impressed with the performance of Pablo Hernandez.
Hernandez, who is 32 years of age and can operate as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, started the game for Leeds and played for the entire 90 minutes.
Whelan believes that the Spaniard played a bit deeper than he should have against Burton.
“I think Burton were there for the taking a little – but more to the point, Leeds need players to help Chris Wood, look for the knockdowns,” Whelan told BBC Sport. “If you’re going to go direct, you need support.
“The number ten is meant to be a special player – but Hernandez was deep again at times today. It’s not about luck – you need to hit the target from good positions.”
Hernandez is one of the most creative players in the current Leeds team, but his recent performances have not been as good as they should have.
Garry Monk’s side are seventh in the Championship table at the moment with 73 points from 44 matches, just three points behind sixth-placed Fulham.
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