Farke on ten-man Leeds 2-1 defeat by Spurs

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Farke on ten-man Leeds 2-1 defeat by Spurs  04/101/2025  Elland Road, Leeds, UK

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00:00I will go around normal order, only exception is we'll start with Sky, so Pete, when you're ready.

00:13Daniel, I've got a hard-fought game that today.

00:18Probably a little unfortunate to come away with nothing. What's your initial reaction?

00:23Yes, very unfortunate. The first overriding feeling is, of course, we are disappointed because we're playing for results.

00:30There are no pictures on the table, you want to win points.

00:33This is why we play football and for that we are disappointed.

00:36Apart from this, I have to say, just many compliments, nearly congratulations to the Letts for this performance.

00:44Because after this game, I would be normally disappointed even with the draw, not even to speak about a loss.

00:51We were the better side today, we were the better side in all aspects.

00:55We had more possession, we had more passes, we had more expected goals, we had more shots, we had more shots on target,

01:00we had more big chances created, we had more big chances missed, we had more corners.

01:05In each aspect, we were the better side today, but football is decided by goals.

01:12Sadly, we missed too many of the good chances today in the first half and the second half.

01:18And we allowed ourselves in each half-time one bit clumsy loss of the ball.

01:24First half, bit unnecessary loss of the ball.

01:27Yes, on this level, each of a little mistake is punished, not always unlucky like today,

01:33because first half was just a deflected strike out of a situation that was not dangerous at all, I would say.

01:39But if the ball is deflected like this, it's difficult in the second half.

01:43Of course, out of good attention, Gabi wants to win the first touch, wins the first touch, but then slips away.

01:48And then out of this was more or less like a pass into the center for Kudos, I think.

01:53And then it was also punished with a deflection, otherwise the ball also wouldn't have gone in.

02:00It's tough today for my lads, because they scored two goals, more or less a bit out of nothing.

02:05And I think about our situations.

02:07First half, Joe Roden against the crossbar, against the post.

02:11Dominic Calvert-Lewin, big chance.

02:13Sean Longstaff, big chance.

02:14Second half, same more or less again.

02:17Sean Longstaff with a great shooting position.

02:19Great saves from Vicario against Joel Perrault, against Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

02:22The ball through the box, two inches missing.

02:25Pascal Zellers.

02:26He should have scored three or four today, but was not to be.

02:29And for that, of course, we are disappointed.

02:31Is that the message still adds then, look, you know, hey like that every week?

02:34We're going to be fine.

02:36With winning more points, yes.

02:38Because if you always dominate games and don't win points, then it will be difficult.

02:42But I've said this several times as a manager.

02:45I can't just pray for results or beg some results.

02:49What I can do with my let's is deliver performances.

02:52And this is what we did today.

02:54It doesn't take anything away that we have to take then also the chances.

02:58And yes, hope of course that the opponent's goalkeeper is not always man of the match with unbelievable saves.

03:03I would like to think that in two or three situations we should have hit the target with the good chances.

03:09But yeah, we have to be a bit more clinical in the finishing positions.

03:13And I also hope that not each and every mistake is punished with a deflected strike somehow.

03:20But we played today one of the top sides in this country who are currently sitting in the top four,

03:26who are playing on the Champions League level anyway with top class quality.

03:30Also what they are capable to bring in from the bench.

03:33And then to be the better side to have the better of them really in all aspects.

03:38Not like to have a tight game and to be in the game but also to dominate this at least in many periods.

03:44I can't do this in every period but in many periods.

03:47This is what is quite encouraging.

03:49This is also what I like to see and what I'm also proud of how we have come as a club and also as a team that we are capable to dominate on this level.

03:58And for that, many compliments to the leds.

04:01The only thing is what we have to add is to score a few more goals out of our big situations.

04:05Graham?

04:06Was there any frustration that the player would be officiated?

04:10It felt like it changed from everything that they let go at first off and then play and whistle?

04:15I have to be a bit careful.

04:20I also don't like to comment it in public.

04:24I think last time we had referee was also a big talking point and I think we received a formal letter.

04:31Anyhow, but again, I don't want to go into this topic.

04:34I don't want to comment it too much.

04:36Anyhow, I leave it with other people to comment about the performance of the referee.

04:40I concentrate on what I can influence and what I can influence is the performance of my leds.

04:46And this was quite well, of course.

04:49A bit was to improve, to be a bit more clinical, to play perhaps without one mistake per halftime in possession.

04:58This is what I concentrate on, on our performance, not of the performance of the officials. Sorry.

05:06Is there a danger in coming and coming and getting frustrated in the fact that he's doing all this hard work?

05:11He's helping you build and create chances, but it's not a drop-in for him when he gets the chance?

05:16No, it shouldn't be. It shouldn't be a danger. Also, again, good performance. Also, he played a major part in the first goal today.

05:22Again, great to hold up the ball and a good assist to Brennan, who then took this strike.

05:28Good workload again for the team. Again, yes, of course, the first half probably you should hit the target.

05:33Yeah, that the goalkeeper is in there with a top save and he's in perhaps two inches missing when the ball went through the box.

05:41Of course, it's a bit frustrating, but that's the fate of a striker. I was a striker myself, so sometimes you have the spirits

05:46when you find it a bit more difficult. I'm happy with his performance.

05:50If he right now thinks too much about goals and wants to force it too much, it will never work.

05:55So what he has to do is more like, come on, exactly what he does, work for the team.

05:59Relentless workload, bring yourself into good positions, and then sometimes you need also a bit of luck

06:05and perhaps a deflected strike or a scruffy goal, and then you find it a bit more easy.

06:10Yes, he had good chances and could have scored or perhaps should have scored also today, but we're all happy to have him

06:16and it was not a good performance of him.

06:18What was the club's assignment for Gabby's of this season so far?

06:22Yes, it's tough for Gabby because he's excellent in his performances. Also like how he defended really a top top winger today was outstanding.

06:32He was just unlucky somehow, because it's a good attention. He wants to win the first touch and not like to let his opponent more or less to get the first ball

06:42and then he has to defend him in the one against one on the wing. Of course, if you have this outcome, you would like to think, come on, let the opponent go

06:48and then you defend him on the wing and nothing will happen out of this, because you have defended him during the whole game.

06:53Yes, he decided to touch the first ball and then slipped away. It was just unlucky. So nothing to moan about.

06:59Yes, yeah, probably two tough, tough games within the last three weeks it was anyhow, but sometimes you can't choose.

07:07And that is then also punished with a again a deflected strike. Yeah, sometimes it's written in the stars.

07:13It should be. He shouldn't dwell on it and also doesn't have to think too much about it.

07:18When you're misfortune against Fulham, Bormann today, what can you say to the players?

07:28Not much. So my message also like not moan about it too much and think about what it could be.

07:36We are a newly promoted side and if we would have won each of the points that we deserve, we would be there with probably,

07:42yeah, I would say at least six points more during the season than we would be whatever, would be the talking point

07:48and would be in the top four. But this is also not realistic.

07:52And you know, it's also quite normal that sometimes you drop, you can't drop points, but you are unlucky not to win more points.

08:00And this is if you then think about it and doubt yourself or feel sorry for yourself.

08:06This is then when you struggle also to deliver performance like this.

08:09So it's more like I told them, listen, yes, of course, we are disappointed because there are no pictures on the table.

08:15But you don't in five minutes, you don't even have to think about this game anymore.

08:19Yes, there are a few details we spoke about in terms of possession.

08:25Don't underestimate a little situation. Don't give it away a bit more clinical in front of the goals.

08:30But if you overthink this situation is too much, if I tell right now Joe Roden, you have to score out of this and don't have to hit the post.

08:37Or like I mentioned, Dominic, just concentrate on scoring goals, not the performances, it will never work.

08:42So it's just like deliver performance like this and we will be fine.

08:46Yes, it was tricky today because I just had one winger on the bench with Jack Harrison, you know that Noah Okafor is not in the physical state to play 90 minutes already on this level.

09:07So you know from after a whole mark, you always have to be careful with him because he's still on his way to adapt a bit to English football.

09:17And then, yes, of course, you also have a second winger and it would have been a bit easier also like to have perhaps Willie and Danny James also available today.

09:29Also like, yes, Harry Gray, you can also play sometimes from the wing or it would have been a bit easier today than to stay in your structure.

09:37But I then took the decision out of this problem to take it more or less as a chance and then to change your base formation to a 3-5-2.

09:46At least we had then see three central strikers on the pitch, a little bit behind the two central strikers to work a bit more with crossing situations and also against the setup.

09:57It fit today because they played against the ball a 4-4-2 very often and then with three players in the build-up, we could play a bit around.

10:04Today it was possible also to change and we are prepared also for this.

10:07We know what we have to do if we change to a 3-5-2 due to our workouts from preseason.

10:11And for that we tried out of this bit difficult situation to take it even as little as we wanted to change it.

10:17It was a bit unexpected and I would have liked if one ball would have gone in.

10:22Joel Zweig, for example, or one of Pascal's headers in the end.

10:27I think it was also pretty close to a penalty call in the end.

10:30Yes, unlucky it was not to be, but that was the thinking.

10:34Were there any injury concerns?

10:41He had a little problem during the week.

10:44He missed one training session but nothing major.

10:47For that I think it was just that he was getting tired after 85 minutes.

10:52He was also good in the game.

10:54So no major concerns today.

10:56Thank God we can't afford many more injuries.

10:59It's true.

11:01As you mentioned, you feel over the course of the season you worked 6-4 points in terms of performances.

11:06Do you sort of look at that and just feel that if you played the same way your luck will even itself out?

11:13Or is that too simple?

11:14Over mid and long term I'm a big believer.

11:17It's more like that other than it's really equal.

11:19And I'm also pretty sure that there is also sometimes a game when we win a point lucky.

11:23Because we've not won one point so far lucky.

11:25But we've lost not one.

11:27I would say really at least six points.

11:30A bit unlucky anyhow.

11:32So it's not on the short term period and especially not in the beginning of the season as a newly promoted side.

11:37But if you deliver for the mature performance like we did so far, then I'm pretty sure it will also equal more or less.

11:44Perhaps not as much in comparison to a really mature top team anyhow.

11:49But it won't go like this.

11:50If you never win a point lucky and you always are then on the unlucky side.

11:54So in the middle and long term I'm pretty sure it will be more or less equal.

11:59I wouldn't label it that we didn't score goals.

12:11So I think six goals in the last three games is pretty good for a newly promoted side.

12:16And of course just by rated by the chances that we have created we could have been there with whatever twelve goals out of the last three games.

12:23But it's also perhaps not realistic that you use each and every situation.

12:27So again could also speak about it was a bit unnecessary to give the ball away in the first half.

12:33Or a bit unlucky that Gabi slipped away and then he would have won this game perhaps 1-0.

12:38So it's also what we've done against Everton so far.

12:40Also would like to return back to our clean sheet behavior.

12:43So we don't give many chances away.

12:45But I wouldn't blame it.

12:47It's just like we have to score more goals.

12:48We have to score more goals.

12:49We have created many chances.

12:51Yes we have to be a bit more clinical.

12:52But also not to lose our compactness and being rock solid at the other end.

13:00And of course it's important that it would have helped today if Joe would have had the ball in for example.

13:05Or Sean Longstaff who normally is capable to score goals.

13:08He had two fantastic shooting positions.

13:10It would have helped today.

13:11But it was not to be.

13:12And everyone has invited also to chip in with goals, yes.

13:15Mark?

13:16Oh yeah.

13:17Daniel, Aronson covered so much ground today.

13:20Do you know whether or not he was given the ball before?

13:24I think you could see in the last games that his confidence is growing.

13:30Also the last performance was excellent.

13:33Also involved in many things.

13:35We are asking a bit more.

13:36Always like going a bit less complicated.

13:38A bit more straight.

13:39And being involved in end products.

13:40But also today he wasn't there with a good assist.

13:42Or with a great strike.

13:44Which was more or less an assist than for Noah Okafor.

13:47Will be also quite important for his self-confidence.

13:50But he's a winger then for us in this season.

13:53And especially on the winger position.

13:55You also have to accept.

13:56If you then mix it up sometimes after 60-70 minutes.

13:59And you know this is what we did then.

14:02Also with Jack Harrison was also there.

14:04With many good performances when he came in so far.

14:07But I would think it was another decent performance also from Bren.

14:12Not perfect.

14:13There is always something that can be sometimes a bit less complicated.

14:16A bit more straight and a bit more effective.

14:18But we are all happy that we have him right now.

14:21And his work rate is never in doubt.

14:24Anyone else?

14:25Thanks everyone.

14:26Good.

14:28Have a nice break.

14:29Thank you very much.

14:32I appreciate it.

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