Leeds head coach reacts to loss.
Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen has been reflecting on the team’s defeat to Cardiff City.
Christiansen was asked by BBC Radio Leeds if there were any positives he could take from the performance.
Leeds were beaten 3-1 at Cardiff, playing much of the game with 10 men after Liam Cooper’s red card.
Christiansen responded: “The players who came in, substitutes, played very well.
“They responded in the second half, by going for the game. They did what I asked them to do.”
Leeds had brought in Matthew Pennington at half-time, already 2-0 down, needing to shore up the defence after Cooper’s dismissal.
He later took off Mateusz Klich and Ezgjan Alioski, bringing on Ronaldo Vieira and Jay-Roy Grot.
Eunan O’Kane missed the game due to illness, prompting a re-shuffle in midfield.
Cooper is suspended for Leeds’ fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, and Christiansen’s comments indicate Pennington is likely to get the nod.
If O’Kane is not fit enough to start then Ronaldo Vieira could get the big opportunity he has been waiting for.
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