Leeds United’s Tactical Shift Fuels Momentum — Farke’s Flexibility Sparks a Top-Flight Revival - video Dailymotion

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Leeds United’s Premier League return has gathered momentum through Daniel Farke’s willingness to adapt. A shift in shape has delivered greater balance, attacking support and defensive stability, transforming early uncertainty into renewed belief. With improved structure and clearer roles, Leeds now look more equipped for the demands of top-flight football, underlining how tactical flexibility can redefine a season.

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00:00Leeds United's Premier League return has been shaped by adjustment rather than upheaval with

00:07Daniel Farker's willingness to adapt proving crucial to their recent surge in form. After a

00:13difficult opening stretch that yielded just 11 points from their first 12 games, Leeds look

00:18vulnerable and short of solutions, particularly when trying to impose themselves in a familiar

00:234-3-3 system. The early inconsistency left Leeds in the bottom three and under growing pressure

00:30but a subtle tactical reset transformed their outlook. The switch to a 3-5-2 first to put away

00:36at Manchester City brought immediate structural improvements. Despite a narrow defeat, Leeds

00:41displayed a resilience and balance that had been absent and Farker has not looked back since.

00:47Boys have this attitude, so never know once they're beaten and they always try whatever

00:57is thrown at them in terms of difficulties or adversity, they always try to find the answer

01:02and try to find good solutions and then to come back also in this way after being too nulled

01:08down and to equalize the game was, yeah, of course outstanding, a bit over-motivated then

01:132-2, 80s minute. We stepped out of our block in the pressing and without a trigger and allowed

01:19them also has a top-class side to score the third goal. But again, then to come again back

01:26and find another answer and to equalize this game, it's just a point and of course it's

01:31just one point for the table but the leds should be really, really proud of themselves and can

01:36take lots of confidence and lots of belief out of this whole game.

01:40Results have followed. Leeds are now on a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League,

01:44their longest top-flight streak without defeat since 2001. Since the change in shape, only

01:50six teams in the division have collected more points, a statistic that underlines just how

01:55effective the adjustment has been.

01:59At the heart of the upturn is Dominic Calvert-Lewin, freed by clearer attacking patterns and greater

02:04support. The striker has scored seven goals in his last eight matches, providing the cutting

02:09edge Leeds lacked earlier in the campaign. Liverpool, or I win them perhaps also against

02:15other promoted sides, I don't mind, so I just take the points. On this level, each of

02:19the games is difficult and challenging and you always have to be on it. And when there

02:24is a chance to grab some points, you have to be ready and this is what we did today.

02:29At the other end, the back three has offered greater protection, reducing the defensive exposure

02:35that plagued them in the opening months.

02:39Leeds now sit with a strong cushion over the relegation zone and their points-per-game

02:42trajectory. Projects a finish around the low 40s, a total that typically secures safety.

02:49More importantly, Farka's adaptability has restored belief, giving Leeds both momentum

02:53and a sustainable blueprint for live back in the Premier League.

Leeds United’s Tactical Shift Fuels Momentum — Farke’s Flexibility Sparks a Top-Flight Revival

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