Daniel Farke, the manager of Leeds United, responds to the pivotal choice that led Hull City to a draw.
Before being sent off against Hull City in the second half, Leeds United manager Daniel Farke believes that Joe Rodon’s first yellow card wasn’t even a foul.
The Whites got the better of the first half and came the closest to scoring, so they would not have been satisfied with a point and a 0-0 tie at halftime. Ryan Allsop made a superb save to stop Georginio Rutter from scoring after making a clean break on a ball from Crysencio Summerville. In a great effort, the Dutchman himself forced two more saves from Allsop after replacing the injured Willy Gnonto early.
After the break, Leeds appeared to be the team with the best chance of scoring until Rodon was sent packing after receiving a second yellow card. The center-back was harshly reprimanded in the first half for a foul that referee Stephen Martin considered deserving of a yellow, and shortly after that, Hull broke, forcing him to rush into a tackle without the ball.
When Adama Traore hit the post rather than a gaping net as Hull surged through the visitors’ defense, Leeds, despite having a few more chances of their own, were fortunate not to fall behind.
Leeds had to settle for the point in the end and their first streak of three straight shutouts since Marcelo Bielsa’s promotion season.
Although Rodon was dismissed, Farke felt the defender must take something positive away from it.
Yes, he is unfortunate to be dismissed, remarked Farke.
Let’s be upfront. If you were to evaluate a game, it would seem harsh to prevent him from winning. The number of technical fouls committed against Cree is excessive in my opinion. No one can explain to me how the first half was a yellow; it was never a yellow and it wasn’t even a foul. The second half’s duel demands that you handle it a little more deftly. That’s
The result was not what Farke wanted, having felt certain at half-time that his side would go out and score an opener, but it is one he can accept after events of the second half.
“This is a really good side, a footballing side, if you had offered me a clean sheet I wouldn’t have taken it because I always want three points but it was a good result in the end,” he said.
“After 65 minutes it was not the question, if was not if but when we go into the lead. We created so many good chances, two times Cree with top shooting positions, Rutter one on one, a situation after a corner, nearly two times handball, we had shooting position with Joel Piroe. Second half started the same, James great chance we should be putting away, Summerville with the rebound should be a goal. The goalkeeper had an outstanding performance.
“It’s football, a situation can change the momentum. The red card meant we couldn’t press the tie any more, the opponent gets more confident, more brave, you have to sit deeper without so much possession. You have to dig in. We had the better chance with Rutter. But then they had a monster chance, normally it is a goal. In football you normally lose such a game and ask yourself how, so for that I would say it’s definitely a good point in the circumstances. I’m pleased with the clean sheet and performance. We should be more clinical but I’m happy with what the lads did, the mentality, to dig in in the last minutes.”
Farke lost Willy Gnonto to a first half injury and can not yet say how serious it will be. The Italian attempted to run off the knock but had to come off early on.
“A knock on his foot, rolled his ankle a little,” said Farke.
“Pretty painful, we have to wait for further assessment.”
