Jesse Marsch hailed his Leeds United team after they stood tall against a “direct” Newcastle United side.
Eddie Howe’s third-placed side were held to a goalless draw at St James’s Park yesterday. Newcastle dominated a niggly and stop-start game, but couldn’t put the ball in the net.
And Marsch, Leeds’ head coach, spoke about the threat Howe’s team posed from set-pieces, and balls into the box, after the Premier League fixture.
“In the first half we were solid, didn’t give away huge chances,” said Marsch.
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“We could have found a goal, yes we could be a little bit cleaner around the goal, but I thought there were some good moments.
“In the second half, they are able to put a lot of pressure into it. We were a little bit tired. They played very direct, they get a lot of set-pieces. The crowd comes into the match.
“The very first one with (Miguel) Almiron, it’s 20 seconds into the half, and I think it puts a little bit more pressure, as they throw everybody in the box. They just decided ‘we’re going in the box’, so it’s a way to put pressure on the opponent, but we managed it fairly well.