Leeds United threw away a 3-0 lead to draw with Cardiff City.
Leeds United looked to be coasting to a 3-0 win over Cardiff City today, but fell apart in the second half to draw 3-3.
The Whites took the lead as Pablo Hernandez’s pass split the Cardiff defence on the counter-attack, freeing Helder Costa to fire home the opener.
Stuart Dallas then crossed for Patrick Bamford to make it 2-0, and Bamford got his second and Leeds’ third from the penalty spot to seemingly wrap up all three points.
However, Cardiff rallied as Lee Tomlin hooked a fine shot into the net for 3-1, before Sean Morrison headed in the second, only to pick up a red card shortly afterwards.
That should have been that, but Tomlin flicked the ball on for Robert Glatzel to nip past Pascal Struijk and fire past Kiko Casilla to win a 3-3 draw.
Leeds somehow collapsed from such a strong position, and it’s fair to say that substitute Struijk didn’t exactly cover himself in glory.
The 20-year-old Dutchman was brought on for Gaetano Berardi, but fans took to Twitter to describe his performance as ‘ropey’ having unsettled the Leeds back line and lost Glatzel for the goal.
It’s hard to slate young players as they’re still developing, but some fans don’t think Struijk is ready for Championship football, and don’t want to see him in the first team again this season.
Others slated Marcelo Bielsa’s decision to bring him on as ‘madness’ and ‘shambolic’, believing that Leeds win that game if somebody like Pontus Jansson is at the back.
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