Marcelo Bielsa is glad Leeds United picked up an ‘important point’ against Brighton at the Amex Stadium.
The Whites have been outplayed on the street as Graham Potter’s side had multiple correct possibilities to attain. Neal Maupay neglected a golden possibility eight minutes in, before Leandro Trossard had a shot tipped onto the put up by Illan Meslier.
Maupay could pass on to overlook any other evident risk as Leeds flirted with hazard. They got fortunate as Brighton could not discover the returned of the net, maintaining the score at 0-zero.
The draw places Leeds on 12 points from 13 games. They should drop into the relegation zone on Sunday if Burnley overcome Tottenham at Turf Moor.
During a post-fit interview with BBC Match of the Day, Bielsa meditated on his crew’s lacklustre performance. “The factor is an important point for us, within the first half of the differences have been massive in their favour,” the tactician stated. “And in the 2nd 1/2 it become greater even, there has been exchange dominance and comparable possibilities. After a lull first half, to have evened the sport, we cost it.
“In the first half we have been in conditions to play like we did in the 2d half of, the shape of the team became the identical.
“The changes we managed for them to lose self belief once they played out from the again. The duels, we evened them up, we improved the healing of the ball – it’s now not that not anything modified!”
Leeds midfielder Adam Forshaw, who is firmly returned within the facet after suffering a serious damage in 2019, said his team ‘will maintain going’.
“It wasn’t our satisfactory recreation however if you smash it down it is a easy sheet faraway from domestic and another factor at the board, so there are positives.
“Second 1/2, we went lengthy a chunk extra than we do as a group, maybe a little bit safe at instances. You are not going to play properly each week, so we are able to take it.
