A lot of Leeds United fans have responded to claims made by Marcelo Bielsa about who he thinks is the best team in the Championship.
The Argentine believes that Fulham are the best side, and despite his team losing to them on Saturday, he was happy with how Leeds played.
Which team is the best in the Championship?
Fulham
Leeds
West Bromwich Albion
This comment from Bielsa has led to a lot of Leeds fans responding.
Some think that Bielsa meant the referee rather than Fulham because of the soft penalty that he gave to Fulham.
? “We played against one of the more powerful opponents" Marcelo gives his thoughts on Leeds' first defeat in 12
— Leeds United (@LUFC) December 22, 2019
Yeah, the ref. #alaw
— PauLeedsArentWeHarrison?? (@paulharrison01) December 22, 2019
@EFL will be happy for #LUFC to stay in this league, big crowds and big team. Only way to keep us here is dodgy referees
— Feltman (@Feltman18839388) December 22, 2019
Other Whites supporters are worried that their side will fail to win promotion.
Indeed we did, however they weren’t powerful enough against teams in the league to which we want to be promoted to. #januarywindow #mot #lufc
— MagicHat?? (@bro4dylufc) December 22, 2019
So explain the plan for the PL. … won’t get there. That’s it
— Joe Zaccagnini (@jzaccag) December 22, 2019
Leeds do not score enough goals. West Brom have scored 10 more than us. In every game bar one we have had more possession than the opposition. Sometimes twice as much. Our striker has averaged less than one goal per two games, James Vardi more than one goal per game.
— Mike Wroe (@MikeWroe3) December 22, 2019
And battered them ????????
— Rich Wood (@Woodhead85) December 22, 2019
What do we think?
Fulham do have the Championship’s top goalscorer in Aleksandar Mitrovic and also possess a couple of other excellent players, including Tom Cairney and Anthony Knockaert.
However, the table doesn’t lie, and at the halfway stage of the season, Fulham are the fourth-best team in the league.
The Whites and West Bromwich Albion have emerged as the top two for very different reasons.
Leeds have built their season on a solid defence that before the 14th of December had only conceded ten goals.
The Baggies, on the other hand, have scored the most in the league and are now 11 points clear of third.
Bielsa is correct that Fulham have some fantastic individual players, but as a team, three sides are better than them.