Rodrigo explains impact of Leeds United crowd in dramatic Wolves draw and states case for Whites 'dominance' - YEP 24/10/21
Leeds United's record signing Rodrigo has explained the important role the Elland Road crowd played in Saturday's dramatic 1-1 draw against Wolves.
By Lee Sobot
One week after last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Southampton,
Marcelo Bielsa's Whites were heading for a second defeat in succession and a
fifth loss of the Premier League season as Wolves led 1-0 heading into
second-half stoppage time.
The Molineux outfit led via Hwang Hee-Chan's strike in the
tenth minute but United were roared on by a determined Elland Road crowd who
saw Leeds gradually create more and more chances.
United's stadium then erupted deep in second half stoppage
time as referee Robert Jones pointed to the penalty spot after Joe Gelhardt was
brought down and Rodrigo stepped up to slam home a 94th-minute spot kick to
send the home faithful wild.
The record signing then raced away to celebrate in front of
his side's fans - poleaxing the corner flag with a flying kick - and the
Spaniard has hailed the influence of United's supporters.
"Amazing," said Rodrigo, speaking to LUTV.
"I think we pushed inside the field and the crowd and
the fans feel that and push us on.
"The support was really, really important to keep
going, to maintain the faith in getting the win or drawing the match.
"They helped us a lot."
Assessing whether snatching a point felt like a victory,
Rodrigo reasoned: "Yes. I think we deserved more.
"We played really well, I think we dominated the game
from the beginning to the end.
"Unfortunately we conceded a goal almost from nothing.