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‘It’s important for us to be unpredictable’published at 23:12 GMT 3 December
FT: Leeds 3-1 Chelsea
Leeds United
Leeds boss Daniel Farke speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “For nights like this, we were so desperate to bring the club back to the top level. Elland Road was back to its best. A great shift from my lads, a great performance against one of the best sides in the world.
“To win the game in this manner, deserved by chances, expected goals, goals, shots on target, set-pieces. Of course they had more possession, I would have liked to have controlled the game a bit more, but overall a well deserved win, compliments to the lads.
“The key today was to return to our best behaviours in terms of defending, in our last games we didn’t give much away. For us it was crucial to reduce Chelsea to little, they didn’t have one proper chance in the first half.
“After they scored it was important not to allow any more chances. The key was to be rock solid at the back. As a side that dominated and won the title [last season] I would rather stick to a base formation and give a bit more consistency and safety in the processes, but it’s fair to say we are not the side with the highest quality in this league, we have to accept this.
“As a promoted side you have to concentrate to take the strength of the opponent away, mirror the opponent, play more pragmatic. I want to play more direct like we used to, but if you are promoted you have to be flexible and adapt to the opponent. I’m not married to a formation, but married to principles. I want to see the same principles on the pitch. It’s important for the future for us to be unpredictable and adapt to different scenarios.”
