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Jesse Marsch said this week he now has an ‘arsenal of weapons’. Well, they fired blanks here against Brentford.
With Rodrigo and Willy Gnonto bang in form, Patrick Bamford and Luis Sinisterra back from injury and Georginio Rutter signing for a club-record fee, Leeds boss Marsch has been purring at the array of attacking talent he has at his disposal.
Yet none of their forwards looked like breaching the Bees backline at Elland Road on Sunday, leaving the Whites without a Premier League victory since November 5. That is a damaging winless run of six top-flight games and it means Jesse Marsch’s men remain only one point above the relegation zone.
Jack Harrison reacts during his Leeds side's frustrating goalless draw at home to Brentford
Leeds' Tyler Adams clashes furiously with Brentford's Mathias Jensen in front of Whites fans
Rodrigo Moreno attempts a shot from the edge of the box as the hosts pressed forward
The closest they came to breaking the deadlock against Brentford was through in-form Italian Gnonto, who forced a good save out of David Raya deep into the second half. Meanwhile, £35.5million new boy Rutter was left shivering under a blanket on the bench for 90 minutes, perhaps wondering what he has let himself in for following his move from Hoffenheim.
The positive for Marsch is that his defence looked uncharacteristically solid, with January signing Max Wober impressing in a new-look centre-half pairing with Robin Koch.
But the worry is he cannot seem to get his forwards and backline firing at the same time, and his side remain in real danger.
Jack Harrison tries to pull away from Brentford defenders during the Premier League game
Rico Henry of Brentford leaps a challenge from Max Wober of Leeds during the first half
Leeds' Marc Roca and Brentford's Jensen battle for the ball in the midfield at Elland Road
