Soccer Saturday studio in rare collective moment thanks to Anton Stach’s Leeds brilliance
Anton Stach had everyone in the Soccer Saturday studio applauding after his free-kick goal for Leeds United against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Villa Park hosts Daniel Farke’s team in the Premier League on 21 February, with the visitors going into the break with a one-goal lead after the German midfielder’s wonderful strike in the 31st minute.
Soccer Saturday host Simon Thomas revealed that in a rare moment, those in the “cheap seats” had to acknowledge what the 27-year-old did against Emiliano Martinez.
Stach surely caught everyone off guard, and the West Yorkshire outfit’s fans will be delighted to learn that he has such moments in his locker.
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Villa have been one of the best teams in the Premier League this season, with many considering them a dark horse for the title.
In the reverse fixture at Elland Road, Unai Emery’s team made a comeback after Lukas Nmecha gave the Whites the lead early on.
Farke will now hope the West Yorkshire outfit can pull off something special and not allow the likes of Morgan Rogers to get a foothold in the game after the break.
Speaking on Sky Sports News on 21 February after Stach’s goal, Thomas said, “I tell you what, there aren’t many moments on Soccer Saturday that gets a round of applause from the ‘cheap seats’, but we had it there. That’s a brilliantly taken free-kick.”
The Peacocks have a chance to further increase the gap with the relegation zone, and there were already some tense moments right before half-time that the German manager wouldn’t want to see his team repeat.
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Karl Darlow returned to the starting lineup against Villa, and the Leeds goalkeeper had some crucial moments in the opening 45 minutes.
Farke opted to drop Lucas Perri back to the bench for the Whites’ trip to Villa Park despite the Brazilian shot-stopper’s impressive display at St Andrew’s in the penalty shootout win over Birmingham City in the FA Cup.
It looks like the former Olympique Lyon star has a long way to go before becoming the number one again at Elland Road, and only time will tell whether that will happen.
Perri will have a big decision to make over his future if he continues to play second fiddle to Darlow until the end of the season, and his exit shouldn’t be ruled out.
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