Farke has struck gold on undroppable Leeds ace who they didn’t want to sign

Leeds United‘s attackers were the talk of the town on Saturday after they ran out 3-0 winners over Plymouth Argyle in the Championship at Elland Road.

Dan James, Joel Piroe, and Brenden Aaronson all got on the scoresheet in the first-half to secure all three points for the Whites, whilst Wilfried Gnonto registered an assist for the first goal.

This meant that all four of the attackers who started the game in the front four ended the first half with one goal involvement under their belts for Daniel Farke.

As well as those attacking stars, there were a number of other strong performers across the pitch for the Whites in the win over Wayne Rooney’s side.

Leeds’ top performers against Plymouth

Ao Tanaka as the real star of the show for Leeds in midfield, after he completed 91% of his passes and won five of his six duels.

Central defender Pascal Struijk is another player who caught the eye with his display at the heart of the defence, winning seven of his 11 duels to prevent the away side from registering a single shot on goal.

Another player who produced a superb performance for the Whites was right-back Sam Byram, as Jayden Bogle was suspended after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season against Bristol City.

In the last two games, Byram has won 14 of his 19 duels and completed seven tackles without being dribbled past a single time by an opposition player.

He also created two ‘big chances’ for his teammates in that time, which shows that the former Norwich man has provided quality at both ends of the pitch to make him undroppable.

Leeds didn’t want Sam Byram

His performances for Leeds since the start of last season are particularly impressive when you consider that the club did not initially want to sign him in the summer of 2023.

The Athletic reported that the club had doubts over whether or not it was worth giving him a contract and only allowed him to train with the first-team on a fitness basis in pre-season initially.