Leeds United boss Daniel Farke makes surprise claim about Luton Town draw as Burnley move top
Daniel Farke, a little surprisingly, opted to see it as a point gained for his Leeds United side despite dropping out of the Championship’s top two.
Leeds were leading the way only a week ago, but now find themselves third following a run of just one win in their last six games. Sheffield United stay second despite losing 1-0 to lowly Oxford United.
Despite dropping two points away at lowly Luton, Leeds boss Farke felt it was still a valuable result in the quest for promotion.
"Because they [Blades and Burnley still have to] play against each other it's still in our hands, I think,” he said.
“We can't influence what happens on other pitches. You just have to concentrate on yourself and this is important.
“I would have preferred three points, it would have made life easier but I have to judge what I see.
“I liked our spirit and togetherness. It's definitely one point gained. Never underestimate a point on the road against a side fighting with the knife between their teeth.
"It's always difficult of course, especially here away at Luton. It's always easier to go in the lead, the opponent has to open a bit more and we can use our strength in counters. Instead the other team can concentrate on being rock solid.
“I would prefer to be in the lead again at some point in an away game to make our life a bit easier.
“You can have wishes and dreams but they don't all happen in crunch time and for that, you have to dig in and grind results out and that's what we did.”