Leeds United malaise needs snapping and Farke may need to bruise another ego

Thursday’s second leg between Leeds United and Norwich City is neatly poised. At 0-0, everything is still to play for across both sides, who demonstrated enough on Sunday to suggest widespread changes are not needed.

After a dodgy early header back to Meslier, Sam Byram did settle down to become a very tidy performer for Leeds in Norfolk. The 30-year-old made some crucial tackles, including a last-gasp stop on a goal-bound Borja Sainz, and got forward to useful effect too, even if he did land an air kick from a good spot inside the box.

Retaining this core, which Gray can bring some attacking flair to, feels important. Even as an 87th-minute addition, Daniel James quickly showed why he has been such a livewire this season. Gray’s inclusion on Sunday showed there was now a different option for Farke in the hole. Rutter’s move to the head of the attack might have been the change he needed to snap out of this malaise, but he again failed to make an impression on a Leeds game.

The former, on the paper, should have had the pace and mobility to hurt Norwich’s ageing centre-backs, but they were comfortable. Perhaps Piroe, at least with two goals since the start of April, might edge out French flair needing a reset.

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