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MATEUSZ GLITCH

Pole star says Leeds paying price for wasting chances to score

- BY SIMON BIRD @SimonBird_

Hull v Leeds Kick-off, 7.45pm

MATEUSZ KLICH says Leeds need a morale booster against Hull tonight.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men were knocked off the top of the Championsh­ip by West Brom on Saturday.

Losing to Birmingham then a draw with Sheffield Wednesday, despite having “14-15 chances”, has allowed rivals to catch up.

The Poland midfielder (above) scored at Hillsborou­gh on Friday and believes the Hull derby is an ideal chance to get back on track.

He said: “You could see our faces – we weren’t happy. We were disappoint­ed because we had about 14 chances and should have scored a second goal and won the game.

“It is very important because after the game against Birmingham we wanted to win [against Wednesday] and we should have – especially in the second half when we were really good.

“We need to score more goals. We got one against Sheffield and one against Birmingham. Before, we were scoring a lot. After 10 games of the season, this is my best start. But it is not only me.

“A lot of players have started very well this season, as a team we play good. Now we need to win again.” Bielsa wants his side to be more ruthless, saying: “We had 15 chances to score last game, if we had kept the finishing average we had before we would have scored four goals.

“The leading teams in all competitio­ns, usually they need three chances to score.

“If you are efficient then you can lead the table, even if you’re not a big team. Efficiency is very important.”

 ??  ?? SAMU’S SORROW Leeds star Samu Saiz reacts after missing a chance to score against Sheffield Wednesday
SAMU’S SORROW Leeds star Samu Saiz reacts after missing a chance to score against Sheffield Wednesday

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