Leeds United manager’s ‘overconfident’ warning after 5-point Sheffield United gap closed
Sheffield United closed the gap on their Championship promotion rivals on Saturday.
Daniel Farke has warned against his Leeds United side becoming ‘overconfident’ after throwing away a lead to draw 1-1 at home to West Brom.
Leeds missed the opportunity to pull eight points clear of Sheffield United on Saturday lunchtime, with West Brom’s Darnell Furlong cancelling out Junior Firpo’s headed opener. The left-back scored inside nine minutes as Farke’s side looked set for another comfortable afternoon at Elland Road, but things got nervy as they faltered.
United duly closed the gap on league leaders Leeds to just three points after winning 2-1 at Queens Park Rangers, with the title race far from over despite recent overwhelming praise for the West Yorkshire club. And reflecting on two points dropped, Farke suggested his stars were feeling a little too comfortable at 1-0 up on Saturday.
“I’ve addressed it straight away in the dressing room that you take also the experience,” he told the Yorkshire Evening Post. “We spoke a lot even before this game that it’s important that we start on the front foot. But to be honest, I’m not sure how often it was since I took over the regime, but the feeling is, whenever we go and lead, we never lose the game. And normally we always win it.
