This wildly entertaining contest was a good advert for playing on. Although Leeds United resembled the walking wounded at times, they have set the standard for the rest of the Premier League to follow. Cry off because of a draining injury list? Not a chance withAs ever, the Argentinian stands apart as something different in English football. For all his side’s naive tendencies, there is a purity to Leeds under Bielsa’s watch.
Too open in midfield without Tomas Soucek, who was still in quarantine, there was a vulnerability to West Ham. The hosts barely had a touch at first and could have no complaints when a silky run from Raphinha, who had beaten Aaron Cresswell to a long ball down the right flank, led to Harrison sweeping Leeds into a deserved lead.
Gradually, though, West Ham began to impose themselves. Pascal Struijk made a vital block from Antonio, who was fortunate only to be booked for a wild challenge on Robin Koch, and Bielsa’s problems increased when Forshaw and Junior Firpo limped off midway through the opening period, although there was something admirable about Leeds’s fearlessness in the face of adversity.
Panic over? Not quite. Leeds were ahead again three minutes later. Raphinha swung in a corner from the left, Luke Ayling attacked it and Harrison took advantage of dreadful marking by bundling the ball in at the far post.
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