Confidence, quality and belief were all missing as Leeds United slumped to a potentially fatal defeat at West Ham United on Sunday afternoon, according to Roy Keane.
A 3-1 reverse at the London Stadium - Leeds' sixth defeat in their last eight games - has left the Whites' Premier League status hanging by a thread, as Sam Allardyce side need results to go their way on the final day of the season next week.
After a positive start in east London which saw Rodrigo score the first goal of the afternoon, strikes from Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Manuel Lanzini piled yet more misery on the Leeds fans, who now appear to be reserved to playing Championship football next season.
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After watching Leeds' latest capitulation, former Manchester United skipper Keane pulled no punches with his assessment of what he had just seen when he was asked if Leeds would be able to take any confidence into the final day of the season.
"Not from today’s performance, I thought they were really poor," he said on Sky Sports. "Lacking confidence, lacking quality, lacking belief, they’ve lacked even strength and energy towards the end, looked really open and vulnerable. Obviously they’re at home to Spurs but they looked so short today - a real lack of quality.
Just 90 minutes of the season remain for Leeds, who host Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road on the final day of the season next Sunday.
But in order to preserve their Premier League status, they will need Everton - and likely Leicester - to drop points, while recording a convincing win against Spurs.
Leeds' job will be made harder by the fact that Patrick Bamford limped off injured before half-time against the Hammers, while Rodrigo appeared to be limping during the second half.
