Tony Mowbray sums up the Leicester City problem Leeds United are facing
Tony Mowbray sums up the Leicester City problem Leeds United are facing
West Brom’s Tony Mowbray has cast doubts on the survival prospects of teams that achieve Premier League promotion following his team’s 1-1 draw against Championship pacesetters Leeds United.
Darnell Furlong’s effort in the first half earned West Brom a well-fought point after Junior Firpo had given Leeds the advantage.
Despite believing Leeds will clinch promotion, Mowbray questions their ability to maintain their Premier League status – citing the problem Leicester City have faced this season. Have sealed the Championship title with relative comfort, the Foxes are having a nightmare campaign and are facing the prospect of an immediate return.
Mowbray shared his concerns, saying: “(Leeds) are very, very good. I’m sure in my mind that they are going up. I think for this football club it’s about what they do in the summer. I had a chat with Daniel [Farke], how much are they going to spend? How are they going to survive?
“Southampton and Leicester were amazing teams last year in this league and they can’t win a game. So is that going to be Leeds next year?
“There’s always this thing at the back of your mind – ‘what are we going to do in the summer?’ Are Leeds going to spend £200million just to give themselves half a chance? Or are they going to go with this team and probably get relegated by February? I don’t know the answers.”
Despite the uncertainties, Mowbray expressed satisfaction with his side’s performance against Leeds, suggesting it was a positive sign for their ambition to lock in a playoff spot in their next 11 matches.
“We’ll take the point, but there were opportunities for us and we could have won it and we could have lost if of course. We were playing against a very good team. This will give the lads confidence knowing they can go anywhere in this league and compete.”
Although his team had looked almost unbeatable in their previous two matches, Farke refused to criticise his side for not quite meeting those standards against West Brom.
“Obviously, we are used to winning games, especially home games, and we are are disappointed it’s not a win. You could see their equaliser coming because we didn’t fight like in the games before, with the knife between the teeth.
“We played with a bit of over-confidence and perhaps enjoyed ourselves too much and we lost a bit of our dominance and control over the game.”
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