Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has explained his decision to select Joel Piroe as the team's No. 9 in Patrick Bamford's absence as the Whites fell to a damaging 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road.
Leeds' result in the capital on Friday night was enough to see rivals Leicester City promoted back to the Premier League, but United's own hopes of an immediate return to the top flight were dented quite considerably by their poorest display of the season. Farke's side were without experienced forward Bamford in the matchday squad, despite the 30-year-old having travelled to West London, due to a bruised knee sustained in the 4-3 win over Middlesbrough on Monday night.
It's a reason why I loved to, in the last month to have Patrick on the bench. I would definitely prefer to have him available for this game but Joel was the natural replacement. 'I don't like to speak that with Patrick Bamford we would have won. In the first 20 minutes we didn't show enough resilience and investment, we didn't win any duels in midfield, and even in the goalkeeper position could have done better.
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