Here are the latest Leeds United evening headlines on Monday, March 21.
Murphy warning
Former Premier League midfielder Danny Murphy is impressed with the job Jesse Marsch has done at Leeds United so far but still thinks there is work to be done to secure survival. Marsch secured his second win as Whites boss on Friday as they defeated Wolves 3-2 in a remarkable comeback victory.
That was just the second time this season that Leeds have been able to secure back-to-back wins in the league as they moved seven points clear of the bottom three. Speaking on talkSPORT, Murphy believes there is plenty of room for improvement but has so far liked what he’s seen.
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He said: “He’s likeable, he’s concise. He’s a bit emotional which is understandable in his first month in the job in the Premier League, with some of the games we’ve witnessed and results, with the ups and downs of being down at the bottom of the league.
“So yeah, it’s going to take him a little bit of time to plateau because at the moment he’s a rollercoaster with his interviews, but I quite like him. He’s quite infectious, he’s got a good passion for the game. I think the games I’ve seen, I’ve seen two of the games since he took over and they set up quite nicely and did okay in both games. They were more stable and more rigid in their formation which is important but there was still a good intensity.
“There’s still a big battle on for them. They are still conceding chances and if it wasn’t for the sending off they probably would have lost the game. So it’s a big job for him to do. It’s certainly not done just because they won.”
Marsch praise
Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch has been praised by former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher for the way he conducted himself on the touchline in the 3-2 win over Wolves. The two benches came together on a number of occasions in what was a fiery encounter at Molineux, particularly after Raul Jimenez’s red card.
Marsch, though, was often seen to be peacemaker of proceedings as he ushered the likes of Kalvin Phillips away when tempers flared. Speaking on Sky Sports’ ‘ref watch’ this morning, Gallagher believes that the Leeds boss deserves credit as he enabled the officials to ‘do their job’.
He said: "I think Jesse Marsch has done absolutely fantastic, he has helped the referee so much. He managed to defuse the situation and it allowed the fourth official then just to do his job. He allows Kevin Friend to do his job and I think that's to be applauded."
Lampard worry
Frank Lampard is worried about Everton's mentality to be resilient in their battle to stay in the Premier League as Leeds United moved four points clear of them on Friday night. This was after the Toffees were dumped out of the FA Cup with a 4-0 defeat against Crystal Palace - their fifth away loss in a row.
Everton have won just two matches in the Premier League since Lampard’s arrival in January and their misery was compounded at Selhurst Park as they were humiliated on the road once again. Speaking after the match, Lampard admitted he is worried about the lack of consistency in his side after failing to build on the 1-0 win over Newcastle United on Thursday.
Lampard told the Liverpool Echo: "Maybe it's not Everton's time, it's not my time as an Everton manager to be there at Wembley. Crystal Palace have been together for a while, with the manager since the start of the season, invested in really important areas of their squad and their team which they needed to do from last year.
"It's their time, and it's not ours. The job's to stay up, that's the reality of it. If you offer any Evertonian did they want to win today and get to Wembley or to stay up, we all know what the answer is.
"It's not that clear-cut, I know that. And that's not me getting out that that was anywhere near the message because the players just performed at 70% throughout the whole game. 70%.
"That's not good enough and the reality is that's the league. We've got 11 fights left.
"It's a challenge, because the issue of it has been here long before I got here. I don't have a magic wand to get inside people's heads and change a resilience across a whole squad," Lampard added.
"So it's a work in progress. The difficult thing is we don't have lots of time in terms of the league to do that. So when you see a lack of consistency - a resilient-looking team on Thursday and less so today - my job title is quite vast as a manager."
