Only one of Leeds’ five games played in the fifteen days prior to their matchup with the Foxes was at home. They have made visits to Bristol City and Swansea in addition to having to travel to Plymouth twice in the FA Cup and league.

“It’s a bit crazy,” said Leeds boss Farke. “In more or less every other country or every other league, you speak about a short week when you have just six days between the games or five days between the games.

“Yes, this league, the Championship, is relentless. I spoke about this: the Premier League is more or less the best league in the world and the Championship is all about consistency. This is what we are showing at the moment.”

“We need to calm the load a bit down right now, not just physically, but also mentally because, first of all, there was lots of travelling,” he added. “I’m not sure if any other side in Western Europe had more travel miles in the last couple of weeks than we had.

“Unbelievable, but we can’t influence this, it’s what it is and, for that, we must not forget we have a pretty young side, also one of the youngest starting line-ups in the whole Championship and definitely the youngest starting line-up in the top positions in the table.

“For them, it’s lots of pressure, mental pressure, and when you show such consistency, maturity, it’s also important you find the moments when you release a bit the pressure and release also, a bit, the mental load because our demands are high.

“We always want them to perform on the highest level and it’s important right now, especially after this week with two massive away wins, we need to calm the load a bit down in the next couple of days to be then ready, and also full of energy, for the upcoming games and also obviously for next week.”