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Did Brentford defeat prove why Lasogga is all wrong for Leeds?

Pierre-Michel Lasogga of Leeds United reacts after a missed chance during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Derby County at E...
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga had just nine touches in the defeat to Brentford. Are he and Leeds under Thomas Christiansen incompatible?

Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Leeds United at Griffin Park on November 4, 2017 in Brentford, England.Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen during the Sky Bet Championship match against Brentford.

Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen is feeling the pressure currently having lost six of his last seven Championship matches.

This poor run of form has seen the Whites go from the promotion places to tenth in the table, with a 3-1 defeat at Brentford the latest in a sorry series of results.

Yoann Barbet (R) of Brentford puts a tackle in on Leeds Samuel Saiz (L) during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Leeds United at Griffin Park on November 4, 2017 in...Yoann Barbet (R) of Brentford puts a tackle in on Leeds Samuel Saiz (L) during the Sky Bet Championship match.

If one positive, if it can be called that, is to come out of that loss at Griffin Park, however, it could be that Christiansen will see that Pierre-Michel Lasogga and his styles are not compatible.

Before being taken off for Kemar Roofe at half-time, Lasogga had managed just nine touches on the ball. That is pretty woeful by any standard.

In fairness to Lasogga it is not entirely his fault, rather that his presence as a physical target-man does not suit the high intensity passing system that Christiansen is trying to employ. It is in the same mould as Liverpool or Manchester City, for instance, both of which are more comfortable operating with a technical forward in the false nine mould.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga of Leeds United reacts after a missed chance during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Derby County at Elland Road on October 31, 2017 in Leeds,...Pierre-Michel Lasogga of Leeds United reacts after a missed chance during the Sky Bet Championship match against Derby County.

Which is what Roofe offers and Leeds looked a lot more comfortable once the 24 year old was on the pitch, equalising through Ezgjan Alioski before late Yoann Barbet and Ryan Woods strikes sealed victory for the Bees.

The Whites have a few more issues to address than just Lasogga, but with the international break to mull things over Christiansen will either have to change his style to suit the German, or leave him out altogether.