Leeds United’s winless run continues - should there be worry creeping in?
An underwhelming start as LUFC are still hunting their first win of the Championship season.
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00:00 So, Lee, just on Leeds, their winless run continues in the Championship West Bromway, a draw there.
00:06 I mean, is this a bit of a worry?
00:08 You know, where are the fans sort of at now with this because they are desperate for that first win?
00:14 Yeah, I think it'd be a worry if you're expecting Leeds, you know, to absolutely storm the league and go up as champions and, you know, run away fashion.
00:20 And I know there were second favourites, you know, when the market was formed for the Championship,
00:24 but that's not going to be, you know, that's pretty always going to be the case with the three teams usually that go down.
00:29 But, you know, it's obviously a turbulent summer in terms of exits and stuff.
00:32 And Daniel Farker said himself as soon as he came in, he said it'd be a bumpy start.
00:36 And he obviously knew what was going to happen in terms of player exits and stuff.
00:39 And so it is going to take time, obviously.
00:41 I think I don't think there's any doubt at all about it that Leeds will be a better side, you know, in the latter stages of the season compared to at the start of it.
00:48 But that said, obviously, two points out of nine, you know, is a disappointing start.
00:53 What I would say, though, is that Leeds looked an awful lot better against West Brom.
00:56 I know, obviously, they're only left with a point, but I mean, it really should have been three.
01:01 And I know should of and would of gets you nowhere really in this game, but you can definitely be heartened by the performance.
01:07 It was really worrying leaving the Birmingham game because they didn't offer very much at all.
01:11 It was an awful game, but so much better against West Brom.
01:14 Obviously, their goal, Thomas Assane, I mean, to all extents and purposes, it was handball.
01:18 You know, if it was VAR, it would have been disallowed, but there isn't.
01:21 So, I mean, obviously, if that doesn't go in, it's Leeds get a 1-0 victory.
01:25 And, you know, the stats sort of tell, you know, 16 shots for Leeds and four for West Brom.
01:28 And again, that doesn't win you points.
01:29 But, you know, that looked a lot better.
01:32 And obviously, this was an awful lot of players out, a lot of injuries still, a lot of speculation, obviously, about who will stay and who will go, etc., etc.
01:39 So, you know, that definitely felt like a step in the right direction.
01:43 And the other thing with the Championship, of course, is it's a marathon, isn't it?
01:46 You know, 46 games and stuff.
01:47 So you can sort of soon make ground up.
01:49 But, you know, you would say that already, you know, less than nine points out of nine, Ipswich, looking like the surprise package, maybe Southampton have had a decent start.
01:57 And they can't afford to get too far behind, that's for sure.
01:59 And, you know, you'd want to pick up that first win sooner rather than later.
02:02 But, you know, I do think it will come for Leeds as long as they get the right, you know, sort of additions in the remaining days of the summer window.
02:08 But, yeah, it's a disappointing start.
02:09 But I don't think there's anything to be sort of too alarmed about, albeit, you know, you would have liked something a little bit better.
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