Leeds United manager Steve Evans admits that his side are in a way trying to emulate Watford, by putting together a team who are good enough for promotion to the Premier League.
The Whites will travel to Vicarage Road on Saturday to take on Watford in the fifth round of the FA Cup, knowing well that they are odds on favourites to exit the competition this weekend.
Despite a few shoddy performances recently, Leeds have done well against the teams fighting for promotion this season in the Championship and many believe that their performances against the top teams should be a confidence booster ahead of their Watford trip.
However, Evans feels differently as Watford have added a lot of quality after getting promoted this term and in a way what they have done is what he is trying to do at Leeds, which is to build a team good enough to be in the Premier League.
When asked whether Leeds’ performances against the top sides are a source of confidence ahead of Saturday, the Scot said on LUTV: “I think there is a difference.
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“I think the difference is that we are playing a team that have just come from the Championship and have added some really quality players.
"We are trying to emulate them; we are trying to get a promotion team together, which they have done over many years.
“I think when we would be in the Premier League, what would be demanded of us could be different than what’s been demanded at Watford.”
Leeds are currently 16th in the Championship table on 37 points.
