Leeds United midfielder Marc Roca believes that making the fourth round of the FA Cup has restored the 'feeling of winning again' in Jesse Marsch's side after last night's 5-2 victory over Cardiff City.
The Spaniard has been a regular under Marsch so far this season since arriving from Bayern Munich in the summer, and has already made 20 appearances in all competitions.
Wilfried Gnonto got the goals flowing after just 30 seconds when he converted Rodrigo's cross with a fantastic volley before the Spaniard found his own goal after 34 minutes.
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Gnonto bagged his second before a Patrick Bamford brace over five second-half minutes secured the spot in the fourth round for the first time since 2017.
"Yeah, I thought we played well," Roca explained to LUTV after the match. "It was a very important game for us, we know that it was an important game we had to win and the team played so well, really good, so we're all very happy.
"It was very clear that we had to get a good start, a quick start, and we did that. Rodrigo did a super chip and Willy's finish was so good and I thought we played the game brilliantly.
"The first half was all us, we went into halftime 3-0 up and it was so good."
Roca then explained that while it was disappointing to concede the two late goals, it was great to finally be able to see the fans happy at Elland Road again.
"I think at the end of the match, we were looking for a clean sheet because of how important they can be but we played well, it was an important win because we needed to feel that feeling again.
"The feeling that we're allowed to win, win at home here with our happy fans and I think there were a lot of positives [to take away]."
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