Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones preview Leeds’ next match.
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00:00and Dan looking at Leeds
00:04and in terms of
00:06you mentioned
00:07the goals scored
00:09let's just touch on that
00:10I mean 80 goals
00:11in the championship table
00:13for them
00:13it's been quite a fantastic ride
00:16in terms of getting that
00:17sort of output
00:18what's been the key
00:19to that in terms of
00:20Daniel Farker's style
00:22it might be quite open
00:23quite free flowing
00:24but Leeds players
00:26have certainly took advantage of it
00:27I mean the amount of goals
00:28is unbelievable really
00:30in a championship season
00:31Yeah
00:34it's
00:35clearly
00:36they're just utilising
00:37the attacking talent
00:38they have at this level
00:39I mean some of the players
00:40that they've got
00:40in attacking areas
00:41wouldn't go and miss
00:42in some
00:43Premier League sides
00:44at all
00:45so the fact that
00:46they're able to
00:47use that in the championship
00:49just shows
00:50the quality they have
00:51within their ranks
00:51of course
00:52it will be a step up
00:55should they go up
00:55to the Premier League
00:56as well
00:56but this season
00:57at least in the championship
00:58they're just getting to
00:59enjoy their football
01:00in an attacking sense
01:01and play with
01:03as you say there
01:04the freedom
01:04of the pitch
01:06at Ellen Road
01:06or if they're away from home
01:08scoring
01:09lots of goals
01:10and at different times
01:11in the game as well
01:12you look obviously
01:13anyone can score
01:15sort of in the middle of the game
01:16but
01:16they've got the talent
01:18the attacking quality
01:19that
01:19they're able to keep
01:21going right to the end
01:22you saw the goals
01:22they scored against
01:23Sunderland
01:23or Sheffield United
01:24right in
01:25the end of games
01:26and to have that
01:27confidence
01:28and belief
01:29in their attacking
01:29capabilities
01:30to still keep going
01:31even when the games
01:32might look beyond them
01:33and to actually turn
01:34those draws
01:35or losses
01:36into wins
01:37with their attacking talent
01:38that's such a
01:40great commodity
01:41to have
01:41so yeah
01:42it's no surprise
01:44that the championship's
01:44top scorers
01:45are the best goal
01:45difference in the league
01:46but it's just making sure
01:47that they don't go
01:49missing when it matters
01:50because of course
01:50that can happen
01:51it's happened before
01:52for them at times
01:53not only this season
01:54but in previous years
01:55although you'd have
01:56to fancy them
01:57with the run of games
01:59they have from now
01:59until the end of the season
02:00of course
02:00starting with
02:01Preston North End
02:03at Elland Road
02:04at the weekend
02:05it's a game where
02:06Leeds should be winning
02:08let's be honest
02:09you probably make
02:10Leeds favourites
02:11for every game
02:12they go into this season
02:13just because of how good
02:14that attacking talent is
02:15but
02:16we know better
02:18of course
02:18Leeds don't always show
02:19in the way they probably should
02:20you just have to look
02:21at some of the results
02:22they've had
02:22especially on the road
02:23of this season
02:24where they haven't shown up
02:26or they've not put
02:27the chances they've had away
02:28but Preston
02:30in a game where
02:31if they win
02:31they will at least
02:32stay top of the championship
02:33on goal difference
02:34it's one where
02:36they have to be going
02:37and winning
02:37I mean
02:38what are your thoughts
02:38on the game?
02:41Yeah
02:42obviously massive chance
02:43I mean
02:43it's obviously
02:44Daniel Farker's
02:45100th game
02:46in charge of
02:46Leeds United
02:47sort of 56.6%
02:51win rated
02:52you know
02:52percentage
02:53is quite remarkable
02:54really
02:55he's done a great job
02:56he's been a real
02:57you know
02:58feather in the cap
02:59of Leeds United
03:00to get him
03:00his experience
03:01in the championship
03:02you know
03:02he's got Norwich up
03:03a few years ago
03:05and it was a great
03:06sort of shrewd bit of business
03:07to get him
03:07as manager
03:08when you know
03:09they did fall short
03:10in that Premier League season
03:11with a few managerial changes
03:13that was a great appointment
03:14100 games
03:16for Leeds United
03:17this weekend
03:18for Daniel Farker
03:19and I think
03:20you know
03:21the fans are
03:21really sort of
03:22enjoying his tenure
03:23Dan do you feel
03:25he can be the man
03:26to keep Leeds up
03:27if they are to go
03:28up to the Premier League?
03:32That's a really hard
03:33one to call
03:33because of course
03:34he's not always had
03:34the best of success
03:35when he was with Norwich
03:37in the Premier League
03:37but of course
03:38you'd have to think
03:38that Leeds probably have
03:40a more attacking talent
03:42at present
03:43than Norwich do
03:45and if they're able
03:45to keep hold
03:46of all that attacking talent
03:47when they go up
03:48and add to it
03:49with perhaps resources
03:50that Norwich didn't have
03:51you'd perhaps fancy them
03:53to do alright
03:54at least
03:54obviously
03:55we've had many discussions
03:57and many people
03:57have many debates
03:58about the gap
03:59between the Premier League
04:00and the Championship
04:00at present
04:01and how teams are just
04:02going up
04:03and then going straight
04:03back down again
04:04that looks to be
04:04the case this season
04:05and was the case
04:05last season as well
04:06but you'd like to think
04:08that Leeds would have
04:09enough attacking talent
04:11and enough quality
04:12throughout the pitch
04:12as well
04:13to book that trend
04:14because it's a bit
04:15of a worrying trend
04:16in terms of the division
04:18between the two leagues
04:19and just what's needed
04:20to actually stay up
04:21once a team goes up
04:22Daniel Farquhar clearly
04:23has the capability
04:24as a manager
04:25it's just whether Leeds
04:26show up in the right
04:28moments
04:28and are able to
04:29not only hold on
04:30to their good players
04:31but also add to their squad
04:32with the resources
04:32that they have as well
04:34but you'd like to think
04:35they would
04:35and I think they'd be
04:36the best players
04:37for the teams
04:37that could go up
04:38this season
04:38to stay up
04:40if they are to go up
04:41next season
04:42you
04:44You