Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder opted for a 3-5-2 formation against Leeds United, inspired by Southampton's successful strategy last season. However, the change in tactics backfired as Leeds dominated the match.
Blueprints for beating Leeds United did not come much more successful than Southampton ’s last season. Chris Wilder studied the May meetings and chose to replicate the Saints’ back three on Friday, but saw it blow up in his face.
“That's no mind games or trying to stick pressure on them. I would imagine they were disappointed they didn't go up last year. So we studied them. “When you give a ball away, when there's no one near you, when you don't bounce it out, when there's a chance to bounce it out, it's quite easy and cheap to go ‘formation, formation, formation.’ We just weren't good enough individually and as a team on the night and made some poor decisions, turned the ball over cheaply.
When Farke commits six men to his attack, with the full-backs joining the front four, Wilder felt his established back four would have been overrun and overloaded. “You've got Gnonto and you’ve got the other boy off the other side and you’ve got Jayden and Firpo. They're good operators and you've got the 10, Aaronson, and you've got Piroe as a nine making forward runs.
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