Good Morning Everyone,
With 3 points tonight, we will go 3rd in the table!
Would anybody else have even contemplated this after our first 4 or 5 games of the season?
Similarly though, if Brighton win, they go top!
Garry Monk has been talking to Phil Hay about Leeds chances of promotion, and he is not getting carried away:-
“We’ve done exceptionally well and I’m not taking anything away from the group but I know what it is to be successful and to have a team who can reach a higher standard,” Monk said. “We need to be better. “In this period, from Christmas and into the new year, every game becomes harder. People start to focus a bit more on where they are (in the league). When you’re winning games and doing well you’re looked at differently. You’re maybe given a bit more respect so teams work harder against you to try and stop you. We have to be ready for that.
“If we don’t make improvements we’ll end up standing still. For me it’s not about where we are in the league or promotion. Everyone else can worry about that. There are certain aspects of our game which aren’t at the level we need. When you come into the period where games become more important and things become a bit clearer in terms of where and what you’re fighting for, the games intensify and the focus intensifies.”
“Massive credit to the players for how far they’ve come in a short space of time but they know as well as I do that the message of improvement is most important. It’s not for the sake of saying it. It’s what’s going to be needed.
“But I guess we’ve accelerated our progress very quickly. When you look at how squads are built or at other teams who’ve been successful, they’ve had longer periods than we’ve had to establish themselves so in terms of where the group is, I’m happy with that. Maybe we are ahead of schedule considering the time-frame but there’s a lot of work to do.”
Leeds are likely to argue that the fines imposed on them from the FA are disproportionate compared to similar cases like Arsenal with Chambers or Brighton with Stephens.
Will it get them anywhere?
