Javi Gracia insists he still has ‘belief’ in Leeds players after 4-1 defeat at Bournemouth
Javi Gracia insists he still has perception in his Leeds United players however concedes his facet “have to change the dynamic” after their 4-1 loss at Bournemouth on Sunday.
The end result leaves Leeds with out a win in 5 Premier League matches and solely some extent above the relegation zone, having performed a sport greater than 18th-placed Leicester City and 19th-placed Everton.
“We tried to change the dynamic,” Gracia mentioned after the match. “We had been coming from some performances the place we didn’t compete at the identical degree we may.
“We tried to discover a higher stability with the players who had been match. We misplaced Luis Sinisterra (to an ankle damage) with the final sport and it was a superb likelihood to see different players compete. That was my concept.
“I don’t like to talk a lot about our scenario in the desk however after all we now have powerful video games. We have to preserve our mentality to imagine, to work exhausting in these subsequent video games. It’s the one method I do know to cope with the scenario.
“You know when I arrived the situation was even worse than now. Of course, the last results are tough but we have to change the dynamic.”
Leeds had been 2-0 up at the Vitality Stadium inside 25 minutes due to a Jefferson Lerma double, earlier than Patrick Bamford pulled a aim again.
Second-half targets from Dominic Solanke and Antoine Semenyo, nevertheless, condemned Leeds to their fifth defeat in seven matches. Leeds have solely gained three of Gracia’s 11 league matches in cost for the reason that Spaniard took over from Jesse Marsch in February.
“We are a young team,” Gracia continued. “Young players generally want these course of, to make errors, to be taught from them. It’s one thing in this second that’s exhausting to simply accept.
“But I imagine in my players. You want character, you want different values, I believe my players have them. At half-time towards Palace, every part modified. We should discover a option to get well our degree. We should do it as quickly as attainable.
“The only way to try and change is to work and to believe in the players we have. I have to try to help my players to play better and to find a way to be better, defending better, attacking better. It’s my job. I have to try and help them in a better way.”
Leeds have 4 matches remaining this season, with their subsequent fixture a visit to Manchester City subsequent Saturday. They then host Newcastle United the next weekend, earlier than a visit to West Ham United and the go to of Tottenham Hotspur to finish the marketing campaign.
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