Daniel Chapman biter seg merke i et avsnitt fra YEP om hvordan JKA kan lage avtaler med forsvarsspillere...
Peaceful today, mostly. My YEP column this morning gives a shoutout to the Pope in Rome, like I'm Joan Osborne; it's more about how Marcelo Bielsa encompasses more than just football, and that's why Big Kev has to fit in with Leeds, not Leeds fitting in with him. Short version: if everybody else had to go through the Bielsa bootcamp to get ready for the team, so does he.
There's a bit more today from Graham Smyth about Jean-Kévin's performance for the U23s yesterday, including one great detail:
It was playing long that almost got the best of Augustin in Monday’s game. In a peculiar moment, he trotted back to speak with centre-half Charlie Cresswell, who was in position to receive a goal-kick from goalkeeper Illan Meslier. The content of the discussion became clear within seconds, as Cresswell got hold of the ball, looked up to see Augustin making a blindside run behind his marker and played the ball over the top.
Augustin showed his pace, reached the ball long before a defender and uncorked a hard shot from an acute angle, Joe Wildsmith tipping it around the post.
On first view, the 22-year-old looks like a player who likes to dart in behind. But he also dropped deep to play his part in the build up of attacks – which earned him a clattering – and showed his strength by shrugging off two challenges in a bullocking run down the centre.