News regarding Leeds United as the former Whites manager identifies crucial adjustments in Millwall’s triumph

News regarding Leeds United as the former Whites manager identifies crucial adjustments in Millwall’s triumph
Neil Redfearn identifies Leeds United as the key factor in Millwall’s victory.
Neil Redfearn, a former Leeds United manager, was overjoyed to see his former team defeat Millwall on Sunday lunchtime. At The Den, Leeds held successive clean sheets for the first time since April 2022 thanks to a brace from Joel Piroe and a goal from Georginio Rutter as the Whites prevailed 3-0.
And it was Daniel Farke’s side’s organisation at the back that really caught Redfearn’s eye as he took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to give his verdict on the performance.
“Great performance from Leeds Utd at Millwall, good composure against tough opponents, never easy to win at the Den,” he wrote in the post. Significantly different organization from set plays when against a team that frequently scores from corners! Both strikers scoring is a huge plus.
Leeds United must batter lightweights when chances come to nail uneven field
Here are our five talking points from Leeds United’s 3-0 win over Millwall at The Den in the Championship as Joel Piroe and Georginio Rutter score the crucial goals
The perfect away win

History will tell people Leeds United visited Millwall in September 2023 and battered them in a 3-0 win. The scoreline does not tell the whole story, but, ultimately, who’s going to care?

The hosts only had two fewer shots than the visitors, the same number on target, 48 per cent of possession, 11 dribbles to United’s six and only two fewer key passes than the Whites. At the start of each half, Millwall brought the chaos and pressure of a visit to The Den, but, as the scoreline would eventually show, not the quality to put Leeds to the sword.
Farke’s bedrock breakthrough as Leeds United show progress signs at Millwall
Leeds United’s attacking riches were what grabbed the headlines after Sunday’s 3-0 win over Millwall and rightly so. The Whites ruthlessly sliced Millwall open on three occasions before demonstrating the clinical edge that ought to carry them into a promotion race as the Championship campaign progresses.