Play-off king Farke shows Leeds the Wembley way
The Independent|May 17, 2024
Perhaps it only took Leeds United 37 years to master the playoffs. The oldest curse in the Football League’s end-of-season exercise in delight and dejection may only have another 10 days left to run.
RICHARD JOLLY
Play-off king Farke shows Leeds the Wembley way

Leeds 4
I Gruev (7), Piroe (20), Rutter (40), Summerville (68)

Norwich 0

Leeds, beaten in the second tier’s inaugural final in 1987, invariably unsuccessful in such knockout ties ever since, will be marching on together down Wembley Way after a display of blistering brilliance.

Their promotion specialist of a manager, Daniel Farke, subjected his former club Norwich to a harrowing night as Leeds transformed their form and the mood. They lost their way and their automatic play-off place in the last six weeks of the season. And then, suddenly, came a display to support the theory they had it in them to be the best side in the Championship this season. They outwitted Norwich even before they outsprinted and outran them. Opposing fans are fond of chanting that Leeds are falling apart: Elland Road reverberated to it, the Leeds supporters launching into a mocking chorus as Norwich collapsed and capitulated, three goals down by half-time, perhaps fortunate to only lose by four.

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