Are Farke's substitutions causing issues?
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Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix speaks about Daniel Farke's controversial substitutions on the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast after Leeds conceded late on in their 2-2 draw to Bournemouth: "You can't blame any of the players, maybe Ao Tanaka but he's playing in a position he's not completely used to playing. Everyone played well so it's got to be something else, management wise.
"He is a left central midfielder and he was playing on the right wing. It just makes no sense to me if Dan James is fit, or put [Jayden] Bogle or James Justin there. I just think there was other options.
"It seems like he just put Tanaka on because he's a good footballer, he gets about the pitch and creates some chaos, but I don't think he even really had a good touch.
"It's great to score from a set piece but to concede again from two, that's worrying. It's already a thing of the season, conceding late, and we need to stop that.
"But is it because we have a good 13 or 14 players, and if one or two of them are injured, you've got basically a good 11, whereas everybody else has got a good 20 players? And once your on your fifth fresh player you have to do something. Is the team looking quite thin?"
BBC Radio Leeds' Jonny Buchan added: "He went defensive and tried to see it out, but to take [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin off while defending that free kick, losing one of your most aerially combative players, and they then lose the first header that results in the goal. I just don't see what the benefit of making the sub was at that stage. Waste a bit of time? OK, wait until you've done that set piece and then make the sub to waste a bit of time."
