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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin at Elland Road

Max Wöber helps shut out Brentford on first start but Leeds cannot find winner

Leeds’s Max Wöber slide-tackles Brentford’s Rico Henry
Max Wöber of Leeds halts the progress of Brentford’s Rico Henry during the sides’ goalless draw at Elland Road. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock

Jesse Marsch has insisted in recent weeks that Leeds are very close to clicking, and they almost proved him right against Brentford but were unable to come up with a winner.

Anyone who watched the first 45 minutes could have been forgiven for not returning for the second half. Yet that was when Leeds showed what they were capable of through quick passing, relentless pressing and getting into dangerous positions but without creating enough chances. Improvement means very little when they fail to do the most important thing in football: score goals.

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