A look at the national media take on Leeds United's 3-0 loss to Chelsea...
'Chelsea stroll to victory and crank up pressure on 10-man Leeds'
The Guardian's Aaron Bower reckons the nature of Leeds United's two recent defeats to Arsenal and Chelsea is what should worry Whites fans.
He wrote: " Jesse Marsch has spoken effusively of his use of motivational quotes from the likes of Mahatma Gandhi to inspire his Leeds players but at the rate his side’s fortunes are spiralling, he would perhaps be wise to draw inspiration from Harry Houdini instead.
"Rudyard Kipling’s legendary poem, If, discusses the importance of keeping your head when all around you are losing theirs but as the door on Leeds United’s Premier League status inches shut, the last four days show they are playing with an inverse mindset.
"Defeats to Arsenal and Chelsea should not ordinarily define a team’s Premier League survival chances but it is the nature of them which are concerning.
"Conceding early is disastrous enough, as Leeds did on Sunday and again here when Mason Mount struck past Illan Meslier after four minutes. But to receive red cards in the first half of both games for tackles which are entirely avoidable is the very definition of deepening your own mire.
"After Luke Ayling’s dismissal at Arsenal three days earlier, Dan James followed suit here with a terrible tackle on Mateo Kovacic that left Anthony Taylor with little choice but to dismiss him."
'Motivator Marsch needs a miracle from Mother Teresa'
The Daily Mail's David Coverdale reckons Jesse Marsch and Leeds United need a miracle to secure Premier League survival.
He wrote: "It is no wonder Jesse Marsch cited Mother Teresa as one of his great inspirations. Because the way things are looking for his Leeds side, they are starting to need the sort of miracle the saint is said to have performed.
"Or perhaps it is Teresa's charitable nature Marsch most admires. For the Whites have certainly mastered the art of giving their opponents a helping hand.
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"Against Arsenal last Sunday, they gifted the hosts a fifth-minute opener and were reduced to ten men after 27 minutes following Luke Ayling's reckless two-footed tackle.
"On Wednesday night, they outdid even that, allowing Chelsea to score after only four minutes before Daniel James saw red in just the 24th minute for another wild, studs-up lunge.
"It was the sort of tackle that would have made Mother Teresa wince. And whatever words of wisdom Marsch used on his players before kick-off on Wednesday night, they spectacularly backfired again."
'A definite red card'
There can be little doubt surrounding Anthony Taylor's decision to send off Dan James, as the Daily Express' Charlie Malam wrote.
He wrote: "You're not fit to referee," was the response from the Leeds fans to James' red card, which came after a studs-up challenge on Mateo Kovacic. But match official Anthony Taylor got the game's biggest call spot on - it was a stonewall red, the Welsh winger's tackle the very definition of reckless.
"Kalvin Phillips' booking on the night means Leeds are now likely to become the first Premier League team ever to pick up 100 yellow cards in a single season, having collected a record 96.
"Such a record won't help that infamous 'Dirty Leeds' nickname."
