Leeds United: Saiz's bottle, the next Charlie Taylor and a first win for Forshaw - Talking Points

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Apr 2018, 13:19 BST
Updated 22nd Apr 2018, 13:31 BST
MOMENT TO SAVOUR: Leeds United's Tom Pearce is hugged by Kalvin Phillips after scoring his first goal for Leeds United. Picture by Simon Hulme.MOMENT TO SAVOUR: Leeds United's Tom Pearce is hugged by Kalvin Phillips after scoring his first goal for Leeds United. Picture by Simon Hulme.
MOMENT TO SAVOUR: Leeds United's Tom Pearce is hugged by Kalvin Phillips after scoring his first goal for Leeds United. Picture by Simon Hulme.
AFTER seeing Paul Heckingbottom finally record his third win as head coach of Leeds United, the YEP's Lee Sobot looks at few talking points from Saturday's 2-1 defeat of Championship visitors Barnsley at Elland Road.

Relief for Heckingbottom

Defeat for Heckingbottom against his former side would have been a disaster on Saturday with the head coach approaching the fixture after just two wins from his first 13 games in charge which had accumulated just ten points.

Even taking into account United’s horrendous list of injuries and bans, that run of form was naturally raising big question marks over the security of Heckingbottom’s job.

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The 40-year-old will have been mightily relieved to get a third win in the can though it has to be said United’s performance wasn’t exactly great with their first-half display particularly disappointing after the Whites had gone 1-0 up.

After an improved second half display, it ended up being merely a case of job done but nothing has changed in regards to the fact that huge work is needed on United’s squad over the summer.

Is Tom Pearce the next Charlie Taylor?

One recent Whites Academy graduate has already made himself a first team regular in young shotstopper Bailey Peacock-Farrell who again made some superb saves that were crucial in bagging Leeds all three points.

Peacock-Farrell has now started United’s last nine games and the no 1 jersey is rightly his at present with United now facing a very tricky dilemma on that score over the summer as to whether to head into next season with BPF as clear no 1 or no 2 beh