Despite a brilliant start to the opening game of the season in which hit the bar three times and then Pascal Struijk scored a penalty, Leeds failed to hold onto three points and drew 3-3 at
Portsmouth took the lead against the run of play twice, leading 2-1 and 3-2. Brenden Aaronson made it 3-3, after coming off the bench to score only his second Leeds goal and should have scored a brace.
But the USA star went from zero to hero, back to zero again. His last-gasp effort sent wide when it was easier to score. Farke was asked about the substitutions he made after the game in his press conference.
Had it not been for Mateo Joseph’s stunning pre-season, Joel Piroe would have been expecting to start. The £16m signing himself scored twice in the off-season, both goals coming in friendlies in Germany.
But he was limited to a 72nd-minute sub alongside Aaronson. Piroe laid on an assist for Aaronson’s goal, though the American’s effort was largely the former Salzburg playmaker’s doing rather than Piroe’s vision.
“Our game was not great after the changes. Over-motivated maybe to show in this 25 minutes every player wanted to show their worth. Mistakes across the whole squad,” Farke said, talking to“Quite normal at 2-2 after 75 and you have missed chances, perhaps some lads get tired. Natural feeling you get that nervous. Brenden had mistakes. Joel trying to prove his worth too much. Difficult to say.
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