February hasn't been kind to Leeds United. They've conceded 20 goals during a month that saw them draw one game and lose four more as they tumbled closer to the relegation zone. What has happened to last season's Premier League darlings? How did they go from a newly promoted team that finished ninth to a team at risk of dropping back to the Championship? Questions were asked about Marcelo Bielsa's extremely open style of play, but before analyzing that, it's important to note that he was without Kalvin Phillips, Patrick Bamford, Diego Llorente, Robin Koch and several other members of the team for large portions of the season. Leeds had a thin squad to begin the season, so the numerous injuries have cut extra deep.

But even so, enough losing and a contract that runs out at the end of the season caused even the most loyal of front offices to move one from their manager in order to save them from freefall, especially after losing their last two matches to Liverpool and Tottenham while being outscored 10-0 over that span. The hallmark of this Bielsa side had been that they'll score plenty of goals to make up for an open but that hasn't been the case as of late. As the defense has gotten worse, the attack has as well.