Leeds latest: Buonanotte signs on loan from Brighton
Leeds boss Daniel Farke praised his much-changed team for averting an FA Cup shock at Derby County on Sunday.The German rung the changes at Pride Park, bringing in eight players to the side that lost 4-3 at Newcastle United in midweek as he looks to keep the club in the Premier League.And with the visitors trailing to Ben Brereton Diaz's first-half strike and having also seen Joel Piroe miss from the spot, another FA Cup third-round upset appeared on the cards.However, two quickfire second-half goals saw Leeds turn the tie around as Farke's team eventually ran out 3-1 winners to book their place in the fourth round, with the Leeds boss especially pleased with how those who he brought in performed."We had 20 minutes, quite normal after so much rotation, the problem to get ready for the aggressiveness and intensity of a well-fighting Championship side," he told TNT Sports."After we adapted to it after 20 minutes, we were then the better side and missed just in the first half already an unbelievable amount of opportunities"The message was, don't get nervous, the goals are coming, stay on it, stay disciplined, a bit more switch on in your own box because one little detail in a situation can be costly. "Also not to lose the nerves, not to allow any counterattacks and to keep going, this is exactly what the lads have delivered. So many, many compliments. In a difficult game we have acted excellently. "Very pleased and many compliments also to them [players who came in] because the expectation is always high when they finally get the chance in such a game."For example, that everyone expects right now, OK, they have to cut the world into pieces and play outstanding and use their chance."It's never easy for the players who come in, especially when you rotate that much, if it's just one or two positions, you can expect a bit more."But if you have eight, nine players who are coming in, they also need to get used to each other and for that, many, many compliments because it's always difficult to play at a well-prepared Championship side."They had lately a clean sheet win against the top side in the Championship and we know how difficult it is in this league."And for that, many, many compliments because it's easy that you could fail in such a game, not us today and also not the players who were involved today. And for that, a big compliment."
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