Boss gives message on Leeds United future and crowd after joy versus Manchester United under-23s - YEP 16/3/22
New boss Andy Taylor said his Leeds United under-23s had executed a plan to perfection in Tuesday night's victory against Manchester United, and saluted the mammoth Elland Road crowd.
By Lee Sobot
Former Whites loans manager Taylor is in interim charge of
the Whites youngsters following former boss Mark Jackson's move to be part of
Whites head coach Jesse Marsch's backroom team.
Taylor's tenure began with a 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town in
the Premier League Cup last week and United's youngsters then produced a superb
performance in Taylor's first home game in charge against their Roses rivals at
Elland Road.
Manchester United's under-23s lined up at Elland Road sat
fifth in the Premier League Two Division One table but fourth-bottom Leeds
steamrollered the Red Devils as Stuart McKinstry, Max Dean and Archie Gray all
bagged a goal apiece.
The Whites youngsters were cheered on by a bumper crowd of
9,808 and Taylor was left with huge praise for both his players and their
support, even if the energy involved in the success took its toll following the
game's conclusion.
Asked for his thoughts after such an amazing display and
evening, Taylor smiled to the YEP: "Tired actually! I'm losing my voice!
"I am really, really, really pleased - the level of
performance, the level of attention to the detail that we explained to them in
the build up to the game and how we wanted to set out as a group, as a team and
the key messages that we give them.
"They implemented them perfectly out there and I think
it was a very good performance from every single player who played."
Reflecting on the fact that United's youngsters were cheered
on by nearly 10,000 fans in the stands, Taylor beamed: "It's class. It's
brilliant.
"As a club, we know what the support is like for the
first team.
"That filters down into the under-23s.
"It's fantastic for us as staff and it's also fantastic
for the players to experience that level of support and they were great
tonight.
"I'm just really pleased that we put on another performance for the fans who can then go away and say 'I've just watched hopefully the future of Leeds United'."
