00:02Frustration was the dominant feeling for Daniel Farga and his Leeds United side after a damaging
00:071-0 home defeat to Sunderland. A result that left players and supporters wondering how the game
00:13slipped away. Yes one of this cruel evenings of football so yeah sometimes you have to take it
00:22so it's you are so dominant you dominate the game you create shot after shot cross after
00:29cross corner after corner you don't give one chance away but somehow the opponent is in the
00:34dressing room and wins this game 1-0 without really having a chance anyhow so yeah it's of course
00:41frustrating and disappointing and tough to take today. Leeds controlled large parts of the contest
00:47dominating possession and territory for long stretches. Farga's team had around 70% of the
00:53ball and produced close to 20 attempts on goal yet struggled to create clear-cut chances despite
00:58their pressure. The decisive moment came in the second half when Sunderland were awarded a penalty
01:05following a handball decision against Ethan Ampadu. Habib Diara stepped up and converted from the spot
01:11with goalkeeper Carl Darlow getting a touch but unable to keep it out.
01:16We expect this because they always set up so compact and also sitting deep and concentrating on counter
01:21attacks. It's difficult to open them. This is why they have won so many points on this level. I think
01:26what was a bit missing in the first half was a bit more clarity in the final third. We were
01:30so dominant
01:31but I think should have been a bit more precise with the final pass, precise with the corner,
01:36with the final corner kick, with the final cross. So to anticipate it a bit more like a bit more
01:41accountability in the final third. In addition to that I think also a ridiculous decision with the
01:48penalty situation against Pascal Stroik. What made the result particularly painful for Leeds was the contrast
01:54between the balance of play and the final scoreline. Sunderland managed only a single shot on target yet left
02:01Ellen Rowe with all three points thanks to a disciplined defensive display and a composed debut performance from goalkeeper
02:09Mel Corral Borg.
02:10Aston Villa away against Man City even away and also today that we just come out of this three games
02:16with just one goal
02:18is normally a joke but it's the reality and for that it's more like we have to concentrate to be
02:23more brutal in
02:24the final third. So if you create so many chances you need to score more goals and this is also
02:28something
02:28we want to address for the FA Cup. We expect them they are also like a compact Norwich side and
02:34we have to be
02:34brutal in front of the opponent's goal and this is what we need also for the for the run-in.
02:40After the match Farker expressed clear frustration pointing to both key decisions and his side's inability
02:46to turn dominance into goals. Leeds control of the game ultimately counted for little highlighting an issue
02:52that has surfaced at times this season's strong build-up play without the finishing touch when it matters most.
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