As they trudged off the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium field, Leeds United’s players were no doubt filled with what is becoming a familiar feeling. Having led three times against Antonio Conte’s Spurs, they lost 4-3 and it’s fair to say it was a defeat of their own doing.
Everything was going so well as Leeds entered the final 10 minutes of the game, they had a 3-2 lead to show for their impressive efforts and they certainly looked capable of recording yet another win against a Champions League side. However, two Rodrigo Bentancur goals in quick succession spelt defeat for the Whites as they unravelled in north London and went on to finish the game with 10 men following Tyler Adams’ sending off.
As such, as he has done on a number of occasions this season, Jesse Marsch was left lamenting individual errors as he faced the press after the game. Rather than being able to see his players off into the World Cup break on a high, the head coach was downbeat, frustrated and angry after watching his side throw away three points.
