Your Leeds United headlines for Monday, March 20.
Keys blasts VAR call
Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has blasted referee Michael Salisbury for failing to award Wolverhampton Wanderers a penalty on Saturday. With the scoreline at 1-1, Nelson Semedo went down in the area after a challenge from Junior Firpo - but the official waved play on.
The incident enraged Wolves players and manager Julen Lopetegui at the final whistle. In his personal blog, Keys ripped into Salisbury - and VAR - for failing to award a spot-kick.
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“Wolves have every right to feel aggrieved about the decisions that have been going against them,” he wrote. “Of course, they should’ve had a pen when they were only one down to Leeds on Saturday. If they get the pen and score it’s a very different game.
“Junior Firpo caught Nelson Semedo in the box. Michael Salisbury didn’t think so and David Coote sat on his hands in the VAR bunker. Why? It was clear and obvious to everybody watching - except that pair.”
Klich takes aim at Marsch
Mateusz Klich has slammed former manager Jesse Marsch after the American severely reduced his role at the club, a decision that culminated in the midfielder's early departure to MLS outfit DC United.
He told WP SportoweFakty : “I wanted to finish my contract at Leeds and leave in one and a half years.
"Before the season, I knew that I would not be a starting player and I would be coming from the bench. I had a loan offer from the Netherlands, but I decided that it was okay.
"I agreed to the role and was curious myself how I would handle it. I like to play football and I want to do it as often as possible.
“For the first few games it still looked good, I felt OK. After that, we started to play very poorly and I think I should have had a few chances from the first minute of the game. However, I didn’t get any, which I was angry about.
“I saw that the coach was messing with the squad, throwing other players in different positions, and not taking me into account at all, although, for example, in the previous match I played well. Eventually, I started to get nervous. It was pure ambition.”
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Joseph relishing international break
Leeds United's under-21s will look to make the most of the international break as they gear up for one final push for promotion. That’s according to Mateo Joseph, who bagged a brace on Sunday afternoon as the young Whites saw off Sunderland 3-1 at Elland Road.
“We feel really well,” Joseph told LUTV after the game. “In the dressing room we’re happy, we have three finals to play now if we want to get promoted and we have to win them.
“We’re looking forward to them. Now in the international break rest, improve our weaknesses, let’s keep going.”
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