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Maguire makes claim about Leeds’ pitch after playing on it on Sunday
Harry Maguire that the Elland Road pitch was jusℱt about playable following their win over 💃Leeds United in a stunning game on Sunday.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side we🌌re beaten in an amazing spectacle. The conditions were awful from the outset. However, that only seemed to enhance the experience as it inspired p𒁏layers to produce some brilliant sliding challenges and desperate lunges.
And as the rain did not let up, it appeared to be in the second-half when the two teams were r෴eally forced to try and adapt. It seemed that Leeds were 🔥set to benefit as they went from 2-0 down at half-time to 2-2 in about 80 seconds early on in the second-half.
Hoꦍwever, the pitch then went on to hurt Leeds. Junior Firpo lost possession before the visitors’ third goal as the ball stuck in the turf following a long pass. And Pascal Struijk misjudged the bounce for what proved to be the fourth.
Of course, Leeds fans are no strangers to seeing the Elland Road pitch come under scrutiny. It was a t𓃲alking 𝓀point throughout last season.
And Maguire commented on playing on the Elland Road surface following the game𒊎.
“The conditions in the second-half were jusജt about playable I’d say, especially this half which we were defending and trying to build up in,”ജ .
“It was waterlogged in a lot of areas so we came out in the second-hal🐻f and we were still tried to play our football and we got caught on it too much. We tried dribblin🅰g in our own half, and you couldn’t dribble in those conditions in that half of the pitch.”
Last game Leeds needed after amazing derby at Elland Road was visit to Liverpool
Leeds have struggled when they ꦜhave had a short break between games♉. They do not have the depth to rotate. And injuries have decimated the squad at times this term.
And that is why some will be worried about how the conditions may impact them aꦍgainst Liverpool on Wednesday.
Maintaining Leeds’ intensity would have been so much tougher on that pitch on Sunday. And with that, recove🍃ring from the 4-2 ✨loss is likely to take longer.
Leeds were already behind the eight ball with Livꩲerpool getting the sniff of an open title race this weekend. The demands of Sunday’s game will only mak♏e their task tougher.