00:01For League United, the run-in is less about the aesthetic of the performance and more
00:06about the relentless pursuit of the finish line.
00:09At this stage of the season, the atmosphere around Ellen Road shifts from optimistic
00:13anticipation to a grit-teeth determination.
00:17With the big games against the league's traditional heavyweights have often resulted in harsh
00:21lessons, the true character of this squad is revealed in the matches that follow.
00:26Great night for everyone who is involved with Leeds United.
00:32I'm very proud of my players and just have compliments for them for such a fight back.
00:37It was, of course, a difficult game here at Chelsea.
00:40Before in red-hot form, Andre Liam just wins in the Premier League, just wins in the Champions League.
00:45And then, yeah, we as a newly promoted side have to come here and have to play here in the
00:50game.
00:51Several key players out, Dominic Luin, Anton Stach, Pascal Struik.
00:56More or less, our whole backbone of the team missing.
01:01Some players first print in the starting line-up after injury, after a while, like Jacob Biol, like the Bastian
01:07Bonneau.
01:10And, of course, the quality that Chelsea has.
01:12If you then go to Null down, of course, can be also sometimes a long night.
01:16But not more players.
01:17We have this never-say-die attitude.
01:19We always have this self-belief that whatever happens, we always can come back.
01:23The challenge for the manager is maintaining a sense of perspective.
01:27It is easy for a squad's confidence to waver after being outclassed by elite technical sides.
01:33Yet the all-leads-arm-we-spirit hinges on the ability to shake off those defeats successfully.
01:39They have found the glamour fixtures.
01:41It's in the rainy away days and the pressured home ties against mid-table scrappers, where the margin for error
01:48is razor thin.
01:50James Justin and Jaden Bogle on the right side.
01:53This is why I played with both of them.
01:55But it was, of course, a bit risky because in this role, Jaden has never played.
01:59But, yeah, my players have shown so many times tactical flexibility and they are ready to, yeah, fulfill different roles.
02:07And today, without so many key players, and, you know, without Dominic, without Pascal, without Anton, it was a time
02:12to use this.
02:13And thank God it was not just a theoretical plan that would work.
02:17Thank God they brought us into reality.
02:19And for that, all the credit goes to my players.
02:21Every point earned against a direct rival acts as a double blow, a concept the fans understand implicitly as they
02:29turn the stadium into a cauldron of noise.
02:31It's a period defined by pragmatism over philosophy, whether it's a scrappy goal from a set piece or a desperate
02:38defensive block in the dying seconds.
02:40These moments carry more weight than any tactical masterclass against a top four side.
02:47For Leeds, the mission is simple.
02:49Ignore the giants and focus on the equals and ensure that by the time of the final whistle of the
02:54season blows, they're exactly where they need to be.
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