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CHRISTENSEN NEEDS TO FIND A PLAN B

Match Verdict

STAR MAN
JON DADI BODVARSSON Reading
IS it too harsh to say the wheels have come off Leeds’ promotion bandwagon? Undoubtedly. But the axle is certainly shaking.
Leeds’ transformation from obdurate possession hoggers under Garry Monk to ball-playing total footballers under Thomas Christiansen caught early-season opponents by surprise. Now, the cat is out of the bag. Well aware Leeds play out from deep and build through midfield, Reading sat deep and narrow, stifling space. It wasn’t pretty but it worked a treat, denying Leeds’ fullbacks room to raid a...

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