Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen has brought with him a few novel ideas, one of them being the implementation of a second wall at free-kicks to distract opposition 'keepers.
Leeds with the mad tactic of putting their own wall behind the opposition wall. Was followed by a suitably dreadful free-kick attempt. #lufc pic.twitter.com/43gOpWXu7x
— Mark Farrelly (@MarkFarrelly131) October 27, 2017
They pulled the same trick against Burton Albion today, much to the chagrin of Burton 'keeper Stephen Bywater, he formerly of West Ham and Derby County.
Bywater did not deal particularly well with the tactic, and responded by....jocking Eunan O'Kane.
Yep. Watch it below. It's admittedly slightly difficult to make out:
The full set up for the free kick #LUFC pic.twitter.com/C2mwVJZIvQ
— Adam Floyd Thomas (@adzng5) December 26, 2017
The managers spoke about the incident afterward, with Nigel Clough unimpressed:
Clough on Bywater pulling O'Kane's shorts down: "I said to him he should be concentrating on setting up his wall and nothing else." #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) December 26, 2017
Oh, by the way, Bywater conceded the free-kick. Admittedly, it was a moment of genius by Pablo Hernandez:
PABLO #LUFC pic.twitter.com/APzKgrvBKU
— Adam Floyd Thomas (@adzng5) December 26, 2017
Kemar Roofe scored three minutes later to hand Leeds a 2-1 win, meaning they lie fifth in the league.
