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Aston Villa 0-3 Leeds (0-0)
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Ten minutes had passed when Pascal Struijk entered the court for Jack Grealish when the clock showed 44 minutes.
It didn’t seem to worry Struijk much, who went straight into a hard new inning just after the free kick for Aston Villas Douglas Luiz ended.
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– When he has a yellow card from before and enters with the knots in Luiz’s foot, he is lucky not to get his second yellow, says TV 2 soccer expert Erik Huseklepp.
If Struijk didn’t care, at least Marcelo Bielsa. Nine minutes later, the evening’s homework was over for the Dutchman. 21 minutes into the game had elapsed when he was replaced by Jamie Shackleton.
– Show how Bielsa is. Just think about what’s good for the team right now. Now it was Struijk who had to leave, because Bielsa was terrified that he would get his second yellow card. There are many coaches who would be skeptical of taking that change already after 20 minutes, but Bielsa is ruthless, emphasizes Huseklepp.
– That’s what a good father does. You can’t be afraid of hurting players’ feelings, says artist and Leeds supporter Lars Vaular in the Premier League studio.
The Leeds manager had this to say about the change after the game:
– He got an early yellow card and there was a lot of movement in the middle of the field, so I took him out for that, explains Bielsa to BT Sport.
Bamford-hattrick
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Aston Villa had the best chances in the first 45 minutes, while Leeds had struggled to achieve good results. But the guests got off to a dream start in the second half when Patrick Bamford made it 1-0 at 10 minutes into the half.
The same man melted the ball into the center from 17 meters in the 67th minute of play and thus led Leeds 2-0.
But neither Bamford nor Leeds ended up there. With a quarter of an hour on the clock, the hat trick was a done deal.
– It’s just a very high level of what Bamford is doing in this second round here, says TV 2 commentator Endre Olav Osnes.
– It was a dream come true. When the third came in, it was a joy. It was a great moment for me. “I will tell my children about tonight, and I will never forget this,” Bamford told the BBC after the game.
It ended with a 3-0 Leeds win and thus was the end of Aston Villa’s winning streak. With Friday’s victory, Leeds move up to third place in the Premier League with ten points.
– People say that Bielsa is a myth. but I think we have shown that Leeds are here to compete, emphasizes Bamford.
– It was a good performance, but we were better in the second half. We defended well, we attacked well and were lucky to score before them, says Bielsa, who also praised Bamford:
– I am very happy on your behalf. All the goals were very good, some of the best goals he has scored for us.
