'Farke must be as bold when Leeds are winning as when they are losing'

The rigidity of Daniel Farke's use of substitutions came back to bite again on Monday night in Liverpool as Leeds snatched a draw from victory against a lacklustre Everton side who were there for the taking.

It was massively frustrating to watch the Leeds manager take 40 minutes to react to David Moyes' half-time change in system. It is the German's one glaring and consistent fault – he is too slow and passive to react to opposition momentum when Leeds are leading.

This frustration is compounded because when United are trailing and Farke needs to affect the game, he has proved capable of making aggressive decisions that have worked brilliantly.

On a February night against Sunderland last year, Leeds were 1-0 down to their promotion rivals. Farke boldly took off Ao Tanaka and Illia Gruev and brought on Joe Rothwell and defender Pascal Struijk. Both substitutes combined twice to win the game.

While 2-0 down against Manchester City in November, Farke made a double substitution at half-time and switched Leeds' base formation in perhaps the boldest gamble of his career – a move that didn't affect that game's result but has transformed Leeds' season.

Farke is capable of calculated but aggressive moves to affect games, which is why it is so frustrating when he seemingly refuses to make changes when in the lead, in spite of a clear momentum shift.

Everton's changes at half-time had such a spectacular effect they demanded a reaction.

From enjoying the lion's share of the ball in the first half (53%) United's passing fell off a cliff in the second (31%). It was clear by the 60th minute that Leeds' players were tiring and Everton were building up so much momentum and belief that they would likely get an equaliser.

United are very difficult to beat, but to convert these draws to wins, Farke must be as bold when Leeds are winning, as he is when Leeds are losing.

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