Eight consecutive wins may have eluded Leeds United and Jesse Marsch, but the head coach feels there is much more to this run than the bottom line. Marsch may have tried and failed to find the winning formula for nearly two months, but he believes their matches have been in the balance and decided on fine margins.
While the draws with Everton and Aston Villa would have been tipped by one goal, the losses have been narrow save for the Brentford and Leicester City trips. Asked if he felt he still had the ideas to turn around this nosedive, Marsch backed what the team was showing on the field and the promise it showed in remaining competitive through this tough run.
“If we were getting killed in matches, and clearly the team that was worse, we would have more worry the direction of what we're doing is not good enough,” he said. “It's not like that.