Leeds United boss Daniel Farke backs James Trafford after blunder in 2-0 loss to AFC Bournemouth
Daniel Farke has reflected on Leeds United’s 2-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth - and backed James Trafford
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has backed James Trafford following the goalkeeper’s blunder against AFC Bournemouth.
Farke’s men suffered their second defeat of the Premier League season at the Vitality Stadium, losing 2-0 to the Cherries.
A wayward Trafford pass gave Evanilson the chance to fire Bournemouth ahead and Aminde Adli made sure of victory late on.
Daniel Farke backs James Trafford
Farke said: “James is a terrific young goalkeeper. He was outstanding during this season. I’m pretty sure he will save us way more points than he perhaps has cost us today. But in general, we win together, we lose together.
“We’re all happy to have him. For me, he’s still top class and has all my trust and all my love.
“My recommendation is he shouldn’t watch the scene back – it makes no sense. Football can have annoying days and it was one of those days for him and also then more or less because of this for us. He won’t dwell on it.”
Leeds United boss on 2-0 defeat
Leeds made a bright start and were denied an 11th-minute opener when Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s close-range finish was disallowed for handball following a VAR review.
Farke lamented the unforgiving nature of football after suffering only a second league defeat this season.
He said: “Football is brutal, sometimes it can feel like the most unfair sport in the world because one goal is very often decisive.
“If you play basketball, you can be unlucky and hit the ring sometimes and the other team not. Or you play tennis and sometimes you are lucky or not but always the better player wins, or the better team wins.
“Football, because it’s very often just about one goal, it can be the other way around.
“First half, especially the first 30 minutes, we were terrific, played fantastic football, scored one of the best team goals of the season and thought we would be in the lead.”