Leeds United Misses Opportunity with Draw Against Sunderland

Ironically, Leicester City’s loss made Leeds United ’s draw feel even worse. Yes, the Whites ended the day closer to the Foxes than they started it and, yes, they put themselves back into the top two, but it was impossible not to feel like this was a massive opportunity missed.

Even in the three matches they have not lost since reuniting, there were long spells they looked some way off their best. At Watford, a disjointed and undercooked United didn’t look dangerous until the final 20 minutes. The bar is extraordinarily high and unfortunately one of the best teams in Championship history is going to be forced into the play-offs.

On Good Friday, Junior Firpo’s 64th-minute arrival changed the flow of things, but, again, Joseph and Anthony did not emerge until the 84th minute, with Leeds still trailing at that stage. On Saturday, while Leeds lost the game, it felt like the subs, made earlier than usual, did have an influence on the game.

It’s hard to say much else about that, or the one in the first half from Dan Ballard as he leant on Crysencio Summerville’s goal-bound first-half shot. We all saw them, Robinson would claim he didn’t and everyone has to move on. Leeds would have probably beaten Rotherham without Bamford’s handling, but that is an eye for an eye.

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