Marcelo Bielsa makes honest Leeds admission after being hammered by Tottenham

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Marcelo Bielsa confessed Leeds deserved to be thrashed after the crisis at Elland Road intensified with another heavy defeat on Saturday afternoon.

The Whites were beaten 4-0 at home by Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off, conceding three goals in the first half an hour en route to their fourth consecutive Premier League loss.

The result followed a 6-0 drubbing away at Liverpool in midweek and leaves Leeds lingering dangerously close to the relegation zone ahead of the remaining weekend fixtures.

The Yorkshire club have the worst defensive record in the top flight having let in 60 goals in 26 games, while they have also struggled going forward in the absence of injured striker Patrick Bamford.

Bielsa is under increasing pressure with each poor result and offered a frank assessment of the match, admitting Spurs were deserving of their emphatic victory.

"I think the result is fair," the Leeds manager told BT Sport. "We could have reduced the differences but we were never able to dominate the game.

"Even if we created goalscoring chances we never had a feeling of dominance over the opponent."

Bielsa also suggested his tactics did not produce the desired effect after his "more defensive" team selection wholly