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Eunan O’Kane’s latest comments will surely please Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen

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Leeds United midfielder Eunan O’Kane has been a key part of Thomas Christiansen’s first-team at Elland Road.

Thomas Christiansen, Manager of Leeds United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Leeds United at Ashton Gate on October 21, 2017 in Bristol, England.

Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen must take great confidence from Eunan O’Kane’s latest comments to the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Leeds have lost six of their last seven matches, with the pressure starting to mount on Christiansen.

There are sections of the Whites support who have called for a managerial change to be made, as Leeds look to get back on track.

However, O’Kane appears to be fully behind Christiansen’s methods – with the midfielder suggesting that individual errors were to blame for poor results, rather than tactical decisions.

Michael Mancienne of Nottingham Forest closes down Eunan O'Kane of Leeds United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Nottingham Forest at Elland Road on January...

“When you go out and execute the game plan and you lose by one or two individual mistakes then it’s difficult to take,” Christiansen said.

“But at least you know the process is right. There’s a long term process in place here and one that we believe in. We are in a bad run but there’s a lot of football to be played.”

Mistakes have certainly plagued Leeds defensively in recent weeks, but Christiansen’s tactics have been heavily criticised.

Eunan O'Kane of Leeds United and Elliott Bennett of Blackburn Rovers in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United at Ewood Park on February 1,...

The Dane has shown a willingness to change from his favoured 4-2-3-1 system recently, but his hesitation over doing so did cause some frustration.

Leeds’ next match comes against Brentford at Griffin Park, and that will be a test of the Whites’ promotion credentials.

Brentford are unbeaten in their last eight league outings, and go into the match with momentum firmly behind them.