Leeds United head into the international break sitting third in the Championship table.
Marcelo Bielsa has expressed his worry at Leeds United’s home form heading into the international fixtures.
Over the weekend, Leeds were beaten by Swansea City when Wayne Routledge netted a late winner – it now means that Bielsa’s side have already dropped five points at home.
It will be a worrying sign for Leeds because last season one of their main issues was their inability to punish opponents and, at times, their home form.
Bielsa made it clear that Leeds ‘needed’ to beat Swansea on Saturday, as he expressed his disappointment that they didn’t at the very least walk away with a point to their name.
“We needed to win [against Swansea],” said Bielsa, as quoted by Leeds Live. “Or the minimum don’t lose the game. We lost one game that we could win perfectly.
“We have lost five points playing at home, then you have enough space you can be a little bit disappointed. We cannot criticise the style of the team who play but we were creating conditions to win all six games.”
Despite going into the international break with a defeat to their name, it has been a healthy start by Leeds as they sit third in the Championship table.
Following that win at Elland Road, Steve Cooper’s Swansea top the table with 16 points from a possible 18, whilst Lee Bowyer has his newly-promoted Charlton side in second place.
But, as mentioned above, the one worry for Leeds fans will be that they are not making the most of their performances, something which they did last season. But there is still a long way to go for them to put that right.
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