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Leeds with Alex Ferguson as manager:

• Leeds finish 10^th under Ferguson on 67 points
• The fans dislike Ferguson from the moment he takes charge because of his affinity with Manchester United
• Ferguson plays a 4-2-3-1 tactic with a quick passing game and emphasis on counter-attacking
• The team struggle to adapt to this playing style until the second half of the season when they go on an 8 game unbeaten run
• The pressure from the fans also has an impact on the team’s results
• Ross McCormack is the stand out player of Leeds’ season, scoring 15 goals, making 9 assists and earning an average rating of 7.39
• Another excellent performer under Ferguson is Sam Byram who thrives at right-back with the more fluid system that his new manager operates with
Annons
• Stephen Warnock (left-back) makes 7 assists, the second highest in the Leeds side, as the counter-attacking football allows him to get forward and supply crosses into the box

Leeds with Pep Guardiola as manager:

• Leeds finish 12^th under Guardiola on 65 points
• Guardiola struggles to get the best out of a squad that doesn’t have the technical skill of the other teams that he has managed
• His side are very poor at defending set pieces, conceding the most from corners and free-kicks in the league which suggests that the team were not understanding Guardiola’s tactical instructions
• Guardiola plays a 4-5-1 using Randolph Austin in a similar role to Sergio Busquets and playing Ross McCormack as a False nine
• Sam Byram is the best player of the season for Leeds with an average rating of 7.25 with Stephen Warnock second on 7.08 as once again both full-backs enjoy being able to push forward under Guardiola’s tactics
Annons
• Ross McCormack is top scorer with 16 goals
• Luke Murphy is Leed’s top assist maker with 7 but the low number shows that the team cannot adapt to Guardiola’s tiki-taka style and the team’s pass completion average (71%) is amongst the bottom half of the league

Leeds with Jurgen Klopp as manager:

• Leeds finish 6^th in the league under Klopp on 74 points
• They win their play-off to get through to the premier league after defeating Crystal Palace
• Klopp plays a 4-2-3-1 tactic that focuses on a short but direct and quick passing game and an emphasis on pressing and hassling opponents when out of possession
• For long periods of the season, the Leeds players struggle to meet the stamina and fitness levels required to maintain a high energy style of play
• Ross McCormack finishes the season as Leeds’ top scorer with 17 goals
Annons
• Randolph Austin finishes the season as Leeds’ leading assist maker with 8 assists
• Sam Byram has the highest average rating with 7.20
• The attacking players in Leeds’ side cope better with Klopp’s style of play better than the defenders
• Defensively, both full backs are the stand out performers with Byram and Warnock enjoying the pressing and fluidity of Klopp’s tactic

Leeds with Nigel Clough as manager:

• Leeds finish in 16^th place on 58 points
• Clough plays a 4-2-3-1 but with a more direct style than any of the other managers
• He also plays El- Hadji Diouf on the right wing whereas the other managers had used him on the left wing and Diouf’s performances improve as a result
• The rest of the midfield perform averagely with the direct style of play
• McCormack is once again the team’s top scorer with 17
• Randolph Austin makes the most assists with 8
Annons
• Sam Byram is the team’s top performer with a 7.53 average rating, closely followed by Diouf