Satisfied With Crystal Palace Vs Leed United Draw, Jesse Marsch: Not The Best Performance But Very Stable Defense

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JAKARTA – Leeds United coach Jesse Marsch is satisfied with the draw against Crystal Palace. The result made their hopes of remaining in the Premier League next season even bigger.

Leeds have an away match to the Eagles headquarters at Selhurst Park Stadium in the 34th week of the 2021/2022 Premier League, Tuesday, April 26 2022 in the early hours of WIB. Both teams share the points after a goalless draw.

"I think it's a very big point. This point brings us closer to our final goal. The result is big. Every point is important, the performance is not the best, but the defense is very stable," said Marsch as quoted by The Independent, Tuesday.

It was Crystal Palace's 27th goalless draw since their return to the Premier League in 2013-14. Only Manchester United have drawn more goalless draws in this competition than the Eagles, at 30.

As for this result, Leeds recorded their second clean sheet in a row. In addition, this is also their five-match unbeaten run in the league with two draws and three wins.

Those interesting stats aside, taking home a point is much more important for Leeds. They now have a greater chance of remaining in England's top-flight competition next season.

"We just need to take the positives. This result is not easy with 16 days to keep the game sharp and it shows a bit (of improvement), but the mentality of the team and the ability of the team to fight in every inch of the pitch I think really helped us get the points." marsch.

Now Marsch's squad occupies the 16th position in the standings with a collection of 34 points from 33 matches. They are 5 points ahead of Everton who sit in 18th place or the relegation zone.

However, to be able to stay in the league next season, Leeds' journey is considered very difficult in the five remaining matches they have. The reason, three of the five that they are scheduled to face Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

League leaders and reigning champions City visit West Yorkshire on Saturday night. This is clearly an important match for The Citizen in maintaining the chances of winning when competing with Liverpool.

Previously, Marsch had met Guardiola when he was in charge of RB Leipzig. Back then his team lost 3-6 at the Etihad in last year's Champions League group game.