Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa accepted responsibility after the Whites fell to a 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
Leeds Boss ‘Touched’ by Players’ Efforts Despite Defeat to Nottingham Forest
Marcelo Bielsa: The Team Made a Big Effort
The Yorkshire side suffered a fourth defeat in five Championship matches thanks to goals from Sammy Ameobi and Tyler Walker.
Unlike previous defeats, the sticking point from Saturday’s defeat at the City Ground came as a result of Leeds’ inability to create chances.
Sammy Ameobi shot past Kiko Casilla at the near-post to open the scoring on 31 minutes.
Leeds dominated proceedings with 70 per cent possession but, Bielsa’s men were only able to register one shot on target across the 90 minutes.
Walker scored his first Forest goal since December 2017, slotting into an empty net after Casilla was caught out by a blistering counter-attack.
Leeds United fans voiced their frustrations on Twitter but Bielsa said he could not fault his players’ efforts.
“The team made a big effort,” he said.
“How the team ran today, all the effort the players did, really touched me tonight.
“We had better players than the opponent, but what we did wasn’t enough to avoid another defeat.
“Trying to give an explanation now is not useful. The resources the have is enough.
“We cannot demand more effort from the players.
“So clearly it is not player responsibility at this moment, it is necessary to say that the responsibility for this moment of the team is mine because clearly if you have good players and those players give all on the pitch, the conclusions are clear.
“I have to understand that it is me who has to find the solutions.”
He added: “If you have resources, players, who give a lot of effort and it’s not enough, if the opponent finds solutions we are not finding, it is fair to not put the responsibility on the players.
“I know that this one was not a match of 10 chances missed, it was a very close match where none of either team had a lot of possibilities, what both teams did in attack was quite similar.
“But of course we needed goals and they scored once before us.
“If tonight we didn’t create the same chances we used to create that makes the situation worse. It is, for this reason, I feel responsible.
“But of course I am ready, prepared to give solutions in this moment for Leeds and overcome all the difficulties during all the competition to try to resolve this situation.”
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