Leeds United has only three games, only three games, and only three games, and can start making a life in the Premier League next season, and it is back to the summit after Friday's narrow victory at Oxford United.
The Yorkshire side has so far removed from the swing of March, with Daniel Farke's soldiers now having three consecutive victories to strengthen their desperate promotion in the month that has remained unbeaten in the championship game.
While history shows that it is silly to start popping up champagne now, this time whites seem to avoid the playoff lottery, and the strike at Manor Solomon proves the difference in Cassam Stadium.
After Jayden Bogle passed through the box's threaded pass, Loan Tottenham Hotspur skillfully converted on the backstage, and tourists almost doubled this after rest as Ao Tanaka hit the post office in particular from the series.
With the help of the defensive firmness of the likes of Joe Rodon and Ethan Ampadu, the whites didn’t pay the price for their inability to kill the game, although questions about attacking forces still need to be asked, including the young Wilfried Gnonto.
Wilfried Gnonto in the game against Oxford
If Leeds does book their own spots in top flights, the Elland Road side will be thankful to them for running just 29 goals in their 43 league games so far, which will be thankful to their success.
Although Farke's soldiers also ranked ahead in terms of goals – 24 more than Burnley behind Burnley, the recent situation has begun to dry up, with league leaders only getting five outings in four outings in April.
There is no doubt that winning the game is the most important thing, despite the concerns that Leeds didn’t really put the team on the sword and Gnonto is currently unable to fire.
Indeed, the short Italian – especially after the club’s relegation in 2023 – has scored only six goals and only five assists in the second inning of the season, a record that includes a lone goal since early February.
With summer signing Largie Ramazani waiting on his wings, Gnonto remains a man of choice, regardless of his willful form, seeing the 21-year-old fail to register a key pass or finish a dribble before he is late on Friday night.
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The 40-touch speed driver also lost five of his seven duels and had only one lonely shot in the shot below his influence, Yorkshire Evening Post reporter Graham Smyth gave his 5/10 rating a 5/10 rating while writing that he just “can't go on.”
In fact, Gnonto shows little signs that a player can ignite the Premier League next season – so does Joel Piroe.
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It is worth noting that Friday’s outing against the former Swansea City man was not a bad outing, while Piro played in the first half, especially Brenden Aaronson, and played with a clever backward pass – a total of two key passes registered for the night.
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24/25 Champion |
Joel Piroe |
|---|---|
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Appearance |
43 |
|
XG |
15.06 |
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Target |
15 |
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Key pass for every game |
0.9 |
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By accuracy |
77% |
|
Duel success rate |
33% |
|
Air duel success rate |
20% |
|
Dribble success rate |
31% |
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Statistics via Sofascore |
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That said, it's another example of the Dutch proof proceedings, even if his team pushed for a second, the 25-year-old got a total of 31 touches, more than teammate Karl Darlow recorded 31 touches (38).
While he can represent a valid linker, the mystery of £15,000 per week does not indicate the critical phase of the campaign, much needed for the forefront, and the 15-target scorer has now lost nine games.
To make the record even more frustrating, Piroe wasn't the focus of the team either, with Oxford's trip seeing him losing the ball ten times and losing 10 of his 16 finals.
Just as Smyth (who did award the former PSV man a 7/10 match rating), Piroe also significantly “faded” after the interval, which was no surprise when he was eventually replaced by Patrick Bamford on the 75-minute mark.
Regardless of Piro's struggle in recent times, Leeds seems to be going up, although that has little to no good impact as Farke's team competes for the best moves in the next semester.
While the signing of new goalkeepers this summer may be a priority list, Yorkshire costumes also need a real upgrade in the center ranks if they avoid a quick return to the championship.
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