Where had all this been? There was so much more of it. Twice in a first half minute first Rutter then Gnonto went Maradona mode, slaloming upfield with the ball at their feet, evading tackles, gathering speed towards the goal(s) of the century(ies).
"Hopefully the second step, by scoring, comes this coming Thursday," said Daniel Farke. Hopefully!
The death of football is relentlessly demanding that the manager is held 'accountable' when organised chaos does not deliver perfection.
A lot of things could have been better this season. But not by much.
Ninety points say Farke does know what he's doing. But that those points haven't already secured promotion suggests Farke has been caught out.
"It's the Championship," said Farke. Never truer words spoken. "I think all the supporters have enjoyed the game," he added. Hmm. I'm not so sure about that one, Daniel. "I was about to throw up in the second half," said Firpo. Now, that I can believe in.
This is not to start arguments about one style being better than another, or one manager being better than another. But what people are finding to be faults in Daniel Farke's football would have solved many of the problems people had with Marcelo Bielsa's.
How have Leeds got themselves into this position, chasing wins out of draws and turning them into defeats, with three games left?
A lot of people will tell you that promotion at any cost is the only important thing. But the mood of Elland Road during the Sunderland game suggests Beeston is one place that still wants a little bit more from football.
Farke has shown a calm demeanour from the start, as if nothing can surprise him, so it’s likely that, yes, there is a plan after losing to Coventry. I don’t imagine it’s complicated.