Leeds United need to return to winning ways against Queens Park Rangers at Elland Road this evening.
The Whites are already 11 points adrift of Leicester City in second place with both the Foxes and Ipswich Town looking relentless at the moment.
Though there is still a significant number of matches remaining, Leeds could really do with stringing some victories together to avoid falling even further behind the top two.
Leeds were beaten 3-1 by Southampton in their last outing in what was arguably their most disappointing performance of the season, with less than a handful of players anywhere near their best.
One player who was really below par was Joel Piroe. He struggled to have any sort of meaningful impact and whenever he did get into decent positions, let himself down with a poor touch.
Piroe needs to improve for Leeds tonight
Leeds are going to face another one of those home matches this evening in which the away side will be happy to camp at the edge of their own box and defend.
As such, Leeds are going to have be extremely clinical whenever they manage to create a chance, unlike what they were against Sheffield Wednesday last month.
Piroe is arguably Leeds’ only natural finisher in front of goal and so he is going to have to be clever to ensure he gets in the right positions to be on the end of opportunities.
If those around him are able to find him in those areas, Piroe will have to be at his clinical best, unlike what he was at Southampton.
These are exactly the type of matches Leeds spent £10.5 million to bring him in for, and if he manages to deliver, a return to winning ways is likely.
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