We should have won, we did more than enough to win this game, to come out with just one point is very frustrating” – Daniel Farke speaks out on Leeds draw Vs Coventry as he airs frustration at missed chances
Daniel Farke speaks of frustration after missed chances leave Leeds United having to settle for a draw with Coventry
Not for the first time this season Daniel Farke was left to bemoan missed chances as his Leeds United team somehow came out of their home game against Coventry City with just one point.
Soft defending at a vital moment also played a part as the Whites were held to a 1-1 draw, which was a big disappointment on the back of their midweek defeat to Sunderland.
United seemed to suffer a hangover from that loss in the early stages as their play was again flat, but they grabbed hold of the contest before half-time and were camped in their opponents half after the break only to have a draw to show for their efforts – and they still remain 10 points behind second-placed Ipswich.
“We should have won, we did more than enough to win this game. To come out with just one point is very frustrating,” said manager Farke.
“We’re all deeply disappointed. I want us to feel this. I don’t want us to speak too much about the positives, just frustration.
“In this league when you win a point you always see many positive aspects because it’s always valuable, but after this it just feels like two points dropped.
“We created more than enough to win two or three games. The amount of chances, not just the amount, the quality, was unbelievable. The header, one-v-one from five yards. We missed too many chances.
“Efficiency is also a quality you need to have. Normally when you create such an amount of chances, with this quality, you have to win this game. Sadly we didn’t show enough, it’s a quality we have to work on.”
Farke believes his players will be down after failing to win the last two games, but will be ready for a big test against Ipswich next Saturday.
He added: “I don’t want to make them get their chins up, I want them to feel the disappointment, this helps them next time to feel more brutal, more greedy, more focused.
“I don’t want to take this pain away, it’s quite crucial.
“I will allow them to be down for two days and then we will go again.
“We were not too high after seven wins in a row at Elland Road. It’s not also today we have to go to a funeral, we’re still unbeaten at home. It’s just frustrating. I want them to feel this and for the next game we’ll be ready to go again.”
The pattern of play was quickly established with Coventry getting 10 men behind the ball to try to frustrate the home side. Georginio Rutter did manage a 20-yard shot that was blocked and Joel Piroe saw a shot easily saved, but Leeds initially struggled to make the most of their possession and promising positions.
