Leeds United boss Sam Allardyce rung the changes for his sides defeat to Manchester City last weekend making four changes. They weren't quite able to come away from the Etihad with any points, but the 2-1 defeat was a lot less harsh a scoreline than many predicted.
The Whites have the worst defensive record in the division, while Newcastle United were free scoring leading up to the Arsenal game. Allardyce opted for more experience on the road at City to stop the free scoring league leaders, but has hinted he could opt for a different approach against the Magpies.
Adam Forshaw came into the heart of midfield, with the Whites operating with a midfield three rather than a 4-2-3-1. "[Forshaw will be] Tremendously important because it's been pointed out to me by coaches, by a lot of the staff at the football club that the midfield has been slightly weak in terms of particularly its out-of-possession work," Allardyce told Leeds Live.
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"I think he's got a lot of experience and know-how and of course, I played differently from previous managers by playing three in there to support that, which I think helps him."
Allardyce had plenty of options on the bench at the Etihad, with top scorer Rodrigo coming on to score. The former Newcastle boss has admitted he could make changes for the visit of his former side.
Allardyce added: "We will assess everybody on Monday, assess everybody's performance and see who we feel is going to go into the Newcastle game. So there may be a few changes next week.
"I put all five subs on as well, which was you could say a bit risky, but I think that the amount of energy that they gave and the times you have to run around against Manchester City without the ball, players tire much quicker with that so keeping fresh legs on and getting fresh legs on helped the team but didn't help the result.
"Yeah, I mean, Newcastle play differently from Manchester City and I think that's our key element. Our key elements is how can we adapt this week to get the right system, to play against Newcastle United.
"So our emphasis was to be on counter-attack today. Manchester City whether you want to close from the front or not, you can't because they force you back.
"So, Newcastle we’ll have a look at what they do, what they do out of possession, what they do in possession and what system we play from there and what players will be available or best to fit in that system."
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