Five at the back and defending 1-0 leads is not the way Jesse Marsch hopes to take Leeds United in the weeks and months to come. After more than three years of attacking at all costs under Marcelo Bielsa, it felt like something of a departure to see an injured Rodrigo hobbling off for a defender on Sunday.
The Whites laboured in the latter period of the match as Norwich City began finding space to create danger in, especially once Robin Koch was on the field and Rodrigo’s attacking menace was lost. In this early period, while the fans are still trying to work out what Marsch is about in various match situations, the decision to defend a 1-0 lead against the Premier League’s worst team raised some eyebrows.
However, Marsch has said, generally, he will not look to go into preservation mode within games, but on this occasion, with the second goal proving hard to find, he felt it was necessary.
