Stuart Dallas played the full 90 minutes as Leeds United lost their first Championship game of the season.
Stuart Dallas has taken to Twitter to express his disappointment after Leeds lost for the first time this season, but to also thank the supporters for their efforts following the 1-0 defeat to Swansea City at Elland Road at the weekend.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side are outside the top two in the Championship for the first time heading into the international break after Wayne Routledge scored in the 90th minute to give Steve Cooper’s men the win.
It was an incredibly frustrating afternoon for Leeds, who had 21 attempts on goal during the game, but only managed to put three efforts on target.
It, unfortunately for Whites supporters, evoked memories of their struggles last term when they dominated games but watched their promotion push fade due to their inability to take their chances.
The performance will leave Bielsa with plenty to ponder over this fortnight. And after the game, the Leeds boss hinted, in comments by Leeds Live, that Dallas was one of the players that may need to use the break to properly recover from injury.
The 28-year-old has been one of the Whites’ best performers in the opening weeks of the campaign, doing an outstanding job of filling in for Luke Ayling at right-back. It is by no means a given that Ayling will immediately regain his spot upon his return from injury given Dallas’ form.
But, while Dallas admitted to being disappointed about what happened at the weekend, he may have provided a positive hint regarding his fitness as he also expressed his excitement ahead of linking up with the Northern Ireland squad for their upcoming internationals – seemingly confirming that he is fit enough to play in the coming days.
The wide-man also paid tribute to the Leeds supporters for the atmosphere that they created inside Elland Road on what proved to be an agonising day for the Whites…
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