Here are our five talking points from Leeds United's 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road in the Championship as Illan Meslier secures a long overdue clean sheet between the sticks
It may have worked like a charm against Ipswich Town seven days earlier, but against a deep-lying, belligerent, limited rearguard action, Joel Piroe and Georginio Rutter did not have much joy for Leeds United. Eyebrows were raised when Daniel Farke used the division’s most prolific striker since 2021 as a deeper-lying option in Suffolk, but with the Tractor Boys committing to attacks, there was space to exploit.
READ MORE: Sinisterra gets a Leeds United send-off, Ayling's hot-headed Gnonto warning and moments missed Last weekend’s goal was too thrilling to suggest it won’t come good for Rutter, but perhaps a different combination, out wide maybe, will suit him and Piroe better.It’s not an especially deep observation which needs to be laboured, but Jamie Shackleton went from strength to strength against Wednesday. The 23-year-old was, predictably, stuck in at left-back where he did so well as a sub in Suffolk seven days earlier.
There was the speed, the strength to hold off challengers, the intelligence of his positioning and the technique of his dribbling. A penny for Luke Ayling’s thoughts as he watched his replacement from the dugout. There has only been one win, but also only one defeat. Norwich, Leeds fans will remember especially well, began 2018/19 in dire fashion. Their opening five games were rounded off by a visit to Carrow Road of Marcelo Bielsa’s Whites.
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