Forward Noah Okafor says it would have been “impossible” for everything to be “perfect” from the beginning of the season for Leeds.
Daniel Farke’s side struggled to find their feet back on their return to the Premier League, but a win over then in-form Chelsea in December started their current seven match unbeaten run.
“In the start, it was sometimes a [story of being] little bit unlucky losers,” Okafor, who joined the club in the summer, told BBC Radio Leeds.
“We had to find each other, but from the first day I joined, I felt like home. I felt really comfortable. It’s like a family and I knew maybe we need some time.
“This wasn’t normal [form] because we were loads of new players. It’s impossible that after two, three weeks everything is perfect and smooth. You have to be some weeks with them [new team-mates], to train and work on some tactical stuff.
“Now, even every day, every training, every game, it gets better and better. So now we also can see it on the pitch that we are like one family, we fight for each other. That’s why we are unbeaten for seven games.”
Boss Farke had been coming under pressure before this recent run of good form, but a tweak in system has helped the team move away from the relegation spots.
“In football you always have time pressure,” Okafor said. “He’s [Farke} a really good coach. He’s so clear in what he wants and, how he wants to play.
“From the first day, when he spoke to me, he gave me freedom on the pitch. Sometimes, he wants small details. I think he’s one of the best coaches that I had.
“He gave me full confidence. I can be how I really [want to] be on the pitch, so for me this is the most important.
“I’m so happy that we are now unbeaten and that he’s the coach of Leeds. We have so many goals to achieve this season and we take it day by day, training by training.”
Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds