Leeds United 2-1 Swansea City: Marcelo Bielsa dedicates Elland Road victory to Jack Clarke after teenager’s illness scare

Leeds United 2-1 Swansea City: Marcelo Bielsa dedicates Elland Road victory to Jack Clarke after teenager’s illness scare
Marcelo Bielsa dedicated Leeds’ defeat of Swansea to Jack Clarke, the teenage winger who was taken to hospital last week after falling ill during a match at Middlesbrough.First-half goals from Pontus Jansson and Jack Harrison fired Leeds into a commanding position on Wednesday evening, but Bielsa’s side spurned a host of chances and had to repel a late Swans charge after Oli McBurnie’s 87th-minute penalty.3

Leeds players celebrate Pontus Jansson’s goal against Swansea

United held on to record a 2-1 win that moved them back to the top of the table following Norwich’s defeat at Preston, with the Whites now beginning a 10-day break in high spirits.The victory got Leeds back to winning ways after a home defeat by Norwich was followed by last weekend’s draw at Middlesbrough –a contest that was overshadowed by Jack Clarke collapsing in the away dugout in the closing stages.Clarke was taken to hospital and later discharged, and the 18-year-old continues his recovery ‘under observation’.

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Bielsa, who handed Clarke his debut earlier this season, dedicated Wednesday’s victory to the talented teenager.“We would like to dedicate this win to Jack Clarke because each of us feels he deserves this win,” the Leeds boss said.“We hope he will recover well and will let him take all the time he needs to recover.”3

Clarke was treated in the dugout at the Riverside before being taken to hospital

Bielsa went on to criticise his side’s efforts in front of goal, claiming Leeds should have won by a margin of far greater than one goal.“I think we deserved to win,” the Argentine added. “It’s hard to understand why we only won by one goal because we dominated the game and had many chances to score.“When we win the game we can wait for the next game with serenity.”The game had an edge after Swansea pulled the plug on Daniel James’ move to Leeds in the final stages of deadline day and the youngster produced a lively display on his first return to Elland Road since leaving in disappointment a fortnight ago.

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James was substituted midway through the second half to a good reception from both sets of fans.Swans boss Graham Potter was proud of the 21-year-old’s character after a difficult couple of weeks.“It was a tough evening for him but he gave his best,” he said. “It wasn’t an easy night for anybody.“He had some dangerous moments and you could see what he’s about. He’ll get better and learn from the experience.”3

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Despite suffering only a second defeat in eight games, Potter was encouraged by his side’s performance.“Leeds have got as good a chance of getting promoted as anybody from what I’ve seen,” he added.“That’s as tough a test as we’ve had this season. Leeds are a good team and played well.“You saw the character of our players not to go under because you can quite easily go under here. They didn’t and stayed in the game. That’s a learning point for them as they go forward.“You can’t just dominate games and play nice football at these places. You’ve got to survive and dig in. We did that to enable us to at least make a fight of it in the end.”

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