Leeds boss Gracia admits goalscoring problem after Chelsea defeat

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5 Mar 2023 • 8:16 AM MYT
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Leeds United boss Javi Gracia admits goalscoring is a problem after defeat at Chelsea.

Leeds are missing a recognised No9 with Patrick Bamford injured.

Gracia said, "The big problem is not creating the chances, first of all. After that we need to improve the effectiveness to finish better, to be more clinical but if we analyse the game, the opponent had two or three clear chances, some of them coming from set-pieces. Today they score one and we weren't able to score. We are coming from the other game during the week in the Cup that happened even worse, we created 16 shots and had more clear chances and we didn't concede the chances we conceded today.

"It's something we have to improve but I prefer to be calm and work on it and try to solve working because it's the only way to have to do it and with confidence we need to finish better next time.

"I thought for today it was better to try two wingers like Jack and Summerville, I think it was my decision, try to think and counter and think during the game they will be important as well. Today, my thinking about today was that we will get points during the game not only with the first XI, we need all the players to get the points when in play."

On the lack of goals, Gracia also said: "We need goals like all the teams. If you don't score, you don't win. We are thinking we have many options, some players are injured. In the next games I am sure we have more options for strikers, for example. I think the goals is not only about the strikers, all the team has to be ready to collaborate in scoring. I am sure in the future we do it.

"I can tell you it's very difficult or whatever you want but I have to look for the solution. If you have or don't have, or one or two, I try to look for the solution. After two Premier League games, we score one goal and conceded one goal. We need to work on it and if we are not able to score too many goals, then we have to be more compact and solid to concede less goals."