I’m not quite sure how to read into this stat.
It’s either a great sign that you’re putting pressure on your opponents to force them into mistakes, a little bit of luck that the teams Leeds are playing are quite error-prone, or just a consequence of what happens when you dominate the league in terms of crosses into the box and shots on goal, that one or two of them are going to sneak in.
As a result of Jordy De Wijs’ own goal last night to give Leeds United the lead, Marcelo Bielsa’s men have now benefited from four own goals so far this season, and as @LUFC_Data pointed out ‘own goal’ became the White’s joint-third highest goalscorer of the season, trailing only Patrick Bamford and Eddie Nketiah for the title of leading scorer.
Probably delighted with the victory as well as the stat, United fans took to social media to laugh at the odd stat, with many of them making jokes about the situation. Although there were some who took it seriously and used it as an opportunity to praise the players for making it happen.
Great piece of business from Victor Orta
— Donal Ennis (@smackmabonzoup) December 10, 2019
Do we have him on loan and is there the option to make the loan a permanent signing?
🤭
— Dumpfor (@Dumpforsp) December 11, 2019
And still Bielsa is too stubborn to start him smh
— Alex (@Bazzbawls) December 10, 2019
Luck, or a natural consequence of delivering 4000 crosses per game?
— Matt (@_mattf7) December 10, 2019
Shows how much pressure we apply
— balhar bhachu (@BhachuBalhar) December 10, 2019
But like in tennis most are ‘forced errors’ and you must give credit to Leeds relentless Bielsa Ball attacks.
— ViduKewell (@ViduKewell) December 10, 2019
Better than A Trialist.
— Dave (@_Dave_Smith) December 10, 2019
He needs to up his game!!
— jordan hartley (@jordanhartley8) December 10, 2019
Is Bielsa laying the foundations for success?
Yes, we're taking the title this season
Yes, we're going up to the Premier League
No, we are still missing something
What about you? Do you think a stat like this comes through luck, or hard work?