There's no getting away from the fact that Leeds versus Fulham was a poor game of football. The sight of Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez, with their combined 19 goal involvements, trudging off in the 88th minute, screamed to me that Marco Silva was understandably content with a point on the road. When speaking to the written press afterwards, one journalist felt the need to double-check with Farke that he hadn't been mistaken in hearing his opening comments, which described the result as Leeds' "best win of the season".
There's no getting away from the fact that Leeds versus Fulham was a poor game of football. However, it did offer perhaps the clearest evidence so far that Daniel Farke's side possess both the bravery and quality required to win tight matches in this league.
I found the optics surrounding Fulham's late changes telling. The sight of Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez, with their combined 19 goal involvements, trudging off in the 88th minute, screamed to me that Marco Silva was understandably content with a point on the road.
However, whilst I can't prove it, I'm sure the Leeds players and coaching staff would have seen this as an act of 'weakness' from the opposition, and further reinforced their belief that maximum points were still there for the taking. Three minutes later, Lukas Nmecha is knee sliding towards the corner flag, celebrating the winning goal.
When speaking to the written press afterwards, one journalist felt the need to double-check with Farke that he hadn't been mistaken in hearing his opening comments, which described the result as Leeds' "best win of the season". The German, without hesitation, was once again happy to double down and explain his reasoning behind such a bold statement.
It was ugly at times, but Farke, his staff, and Leeds supporters know it was the type of performance which demonstrated how their players have grown to possess the necessary minerals required to preserve their Premier League status.
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