Regarding Leeds’ first performance on their resumption following international business, the mark was a middling to poor C-.
Burnley did not have to produce an A-star display, but it was enough on the day.
Leeds had a few select moments, especially in the first half, but aside from a couple of occasions, there was an alarming drop-off in the second period.
Instead of knocking on the door, Leeds tapped at it tentatively, despite a surfeit of possession. Back in numbers and organised, Burnley were happy enough.
There was a lack of urgency and wit from Leeds, it was all too methodical.
Burnley weren’t great, but didn’t have to be, more importantly.
IN GRADING Leeds United’s transfer window, managing director Angus Kinnear recently awarded a grade of B+.
Regarding Leeds’ first performance on their resumption following international business, the mark was a middling to poor C-.
Burnley did not have to produce an A-star display, but it was enough on the day.
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Leeds had a few select moments, especially in the first half, but aside from a couple of occasions, there was an alarming drop-off in the second period.
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Leeds United’s Brenden Aaronson in action in the Championship loss to Burnley. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Instead of knocking on the door, Leeds tapped at it tentatively, despite a surfeit of possession. Back in numbers and organised, Burnley were happy enough.
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There was a lack of urgency and wit from Leeds, it was all too methodical.
Burnley weren’t great, but didn’t have to be, more importantly.
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It made for a frustrating spectacle, much like United’s previous Saturday lunch-time match at West Brom last month, albeit for different reasons.
The game-breaking episode came on 18 minutes and it was a Burnley moment, courtesy of Luca Koleosho’s very good finish.
From Leeds’ perspective, it was a very poor concession in a game which looked close to call beforehand and one where the first goal had the makings of being particularly important. And so it proved.
With Leeds caught with their pants down in transition following Manor Solomon’s unfortunate slip on 18 minutes, the winger feasted on acres of space to run into down the right, with Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon stranded upfield.
Regarding Leeds’ first performance on their resumption following international business, the mark was a middling to poor C-.
Burnley did not have to produce an A-star display, but it was enough on the day.
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Leeds had a few select moments, especially in the first half, but aside from a couple of occasions, there was an alarming drop-off in the second period.
Instead of knocking on the door, Leeds tapped at it tentatively, despite a surfeit of possession. Back in numbers and organised, Burnley were happy enough.
There was a lack of urgency and wit from Leeds, it was all too methodical.
Burnley weren’t great, but didn’t have to be, more importantly.
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It made for a frustrating spectacle, much like United’s previous Saturday lunch-time match at West Brom last month, albeit for different reasons.
The game-breaking episode came on 18 minutes and it was a Burnley moment, courtesy of Luca Koleosho’s very good finish.
From Leeds’ perspective, it was a very poor concession in a game which looked close to call beforehand and one where the first goal had the makings of being particularly important. And so it proved.
With Leeds caught with their pants down in transition following Manor Solomon’s unfortunate slip on 18 minutes, the winger feasted on acres of space to run into down the right, with Pascal Struijk and Joe Rodon stranded upfield.
Last man Jayden Bogle attempted to cover, but was aware of the presence of ex-United loanee Jaidon Anthony to his right and tried to undertake a half-and-half ‘botch job’.
It enabled Kolescho to power into the danger zone and convert with a deadly low drive following his 70-run run with Leeds’ central defenders nowhere to be seen, let alone left-back Junior Firpo.
The first half was one in which Leeds – unchanged from their previous game – see plenty of the ball in the final third, with Brenden Aaronson producing some clever moments from the number ten role and offering vestiges of threat.
Being critical, they were overly intricate at times.
Burnley, on the counter especially, had a touch more conviction.