Anton Stach's Leeds United vs Burnley verdict, rival Clarets man admission and what team 'deserved'
Star man Anton Stach’s assessment of Leeds United’s victory against Burnley under the Elland Road.
Whites star Anton Stach has saluted the importance and difficulty of Leeds United’s victory against Burnley, declaring what his team deserved with a rival Clarets man admission.
Leeds went into Friday night’s visit of the Clarets sat six points clear of the relegation zone but knowing that victory against the already-relegated visitors would take them nine points clear of the bottom three with just four games left for their rivals.
Despite having already been consigned to relegation, Burnley lined up with a back five and Stach admitted the Clarets presented a difficult proposition as they initially proved very hard to break down.
Stach, though, was responsible for providing the breakthrough as his brilliant low strike from around 25 yards out flew into the bottom right corner with Clarets keeper Martin Dubravka scrambling along his line.
Speaking post match to LUTV, Stach admitted he thought Dubravka would get a hand to his effort with his weaker foot but saluted the importance of a huge three points that the midfielder felt were deserved after United’s “intense” efforts.
Stach declared: “The three points today were so important because it's hard to play against a Burnley team like this.
"You need to be so intense in the game, you need to be on it in every duel and I think we did this.
"We played with lots of intensity and I think that's why we deserved three points."
“It was a bit far away with my weak foot”
Reflecting on his goal, Stach beamed: "I think I was in a good position.
"Jaka (Bijol) saw me, I had a very good first touch and then I thought I should try it to shoot and I think the shot was right in the corner.
"But I was also a bit surprised that he hasn't got his hands on it because it was a bit far away with my weak foot.
"But I am glad that I could score. I think it's always important to have a good opener because it can be difficult against these teams when you don't score a goal when you have to run against the time. Nice goal."