Spiller: Brenden Aaronson

[peacock]

Offensive muligheter:
James, Aaronson, Rutter, Joseph, Bamford, Piroe, ny spiss og ny ving. Bør duge, dersom kvalitet kommer inn.
Regner med at Gnonto og Summerville er tapt.
"Ny" ving må gjerne være Harrison for min del!

[Asbjørn]

Vinduet åpnet i går.

Syns det er liiiit tidlig å konkludere ennå.
Selvfølgelig legitimt å være bekymret men jeg har troen på at 49'ers ønsker opprykk - da må de ta tæring etter næring...

[Sydhagen]

Er rimelig sikker på at salg kommer før 1.juli, og at kjøp kommer etter salg.
Lån (Rodon?) kan muligens komme før.


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[Milou]

For å bringe tråden tilbake til trådtittlen, så er eg ganske trygg på at Aaronson vil vere ein solid forsterkning av stallen for neste sesong. Dei som seier noko anna hugsar nok ikkje lengre tilbake enn siste halvdel av nedrykkssesongen, då Aaronson, i likheit med dei fleste andre på laget leverte under pari. Så vidt eg hugsar var Aaronson eit relativt fast innslag i MoM-trådene før VM-pausen.

Og så vil eg gjerne ta eit oppgjer med eit par flosklar i tidlegare innlegg:
1) "Championship er verdens mest fysiske liga". Dette kan ha samstemt med realitetene for 20-30 år sidan, og det er fortsatt lag på nedre halvdel av tabellen som kompenserer for manglande tekniske ferdigheiter med å spele overdriven fysisk. Men ser vi på dei 4 suverent beste laga forrige sesong, då er det ingen av dei som speler noko som liknar på knokkelfotball. Eg tenkjer Aaronson passar fint inn i Farke sin spelestil og om Farke ser nytten i å inkludere han, så er det godt nok for meg.

2) "Aaronson manglar lojalitet." Kva eller kven er det han har hatt grunn til å vere lojal mot. Han kom inn i klubben i det som utvikla seg til å bli ein kaossesong. Vi hadde fire ulike managere, og det var heilt klart ikkje nokon harmoni i spelarstallen på slutten. I tillegg hadde vi eit eigarskifte som drog ut i tid og ingen avklaring av kven som skulle bli manager. Å skulle bere nag til han for at han valde å gå til ein klubb som skulle spele i Champions League i den situasjonen klarar eg ikkje heilt å forstå.

Eg ønskjer Brendan Aaronson velkommen tilbake til Leeds, og håpar å sjå han bidra til ein vellukka sesong.

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[Russel_Doig]

For å bringe tråden tilbake til trådtittlen, så er eg ganske trygg på at Aaronson vil vere ein solid forsterkning av stallen for neste sesong. Dei som seier noko anna hugsar nok ikkje lengre tilbake enn siste halvdel av nedrykkssesongen, då Aaronson, i likheit med dei fleste andre på laget leverte under pari. Så vidt eg hugsar var Aaronson eit relativt fast innslag i MoM-trådene før VM-pausen.

Og så vil eg gjerne ta eit oppgjer med eit par flosklar i tidlegare innlegg:
1) "Championship er verdens mest fysiske liga". Dette kan ha samstemt med realitetene for 20-30 år sidan, og det er fortsatt lag på nedre halvdel av tabellen som kompenserer for manglande tekniske ferdigheiter med å spele overdriven fysisk. Men ser vi på dei 4 suverent beste laga forrige sesong, då er det ingen av dei som speler noko som liknar på knokkelfotball. Eg tenkjer Aaronson passar fint inn i Farke sin spelestil og om Farke ser nytten i å inkludere han, så er det godt nok for meg.

2) "Aaronson manglar lojalitet." Kva eller kven er det han har hatt grunn til å vere lojal mot. Han kom inn i klubben i det som utvikla seg til å bli ein kaossesong. Vi hadde fire ulike managere, og det var heilt klart ikkje nokon harmoni i spelarstallen på slutten. I tillegg hadde vi eit eigarskifte som drog ut i tid og ingen avklaring av kven som skulle bli manager. Å skulle bere nag til han for at han valde å gå til ein klubb som skulle spele i Champions League i den situasjonen klarar eg ikkje heilt å forstå.

Eg ønskjer Brendan Aaronson velkommen tilbake til Leeds, og håpar å sjå han bidra til ein vellukka sesong.

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Godt sagt. Når det gjelder illojalitet var det ingen som overgikk Gnonto som forsøkte å sutre seg vekk, han ble relativt fort tilgitt når han begynte å spille stabilt til 6 på børsen.
Og eg har prøvd å si det før, det er kanskje ikkje slik at det bare er lånespillerene som ønsket seg vekk. For at Leeds skulle klare FFP-kravene var det en forutsetning å få så mange som mulig vekk av lønningslista, så det var i Leeds` beste interesse at disse måtte lånes ut.

Eg håper vi nå er rustet til å ønske også først og fremst Harrison og Wøber velkommen tilbake, men eg tar gjerne også vel i mot Llorente og Roca også.

Det viktigste er uansett å få inn nok penger for Summerville, Gnonto og Meslier.

[leedslife]

For å bringe tråden tilbake til trådtittlen, så er eg ganske trygg på at Aaronson vil vere ein solid forsterkning av stallen for neste sesong. Dei som seier noko anna hugsar nok ikkje lengre tilbake enn siste halvdel av nedrykkssesongen, då Aaronson, i likheit med dei fleste andre på laget leverte under pari. Så vidt eg hugsar var Aaronson eit relativt fast innslag i MoM-trådene før VM-pausen.

Og så vil eg gjerne ta eit oppgjer med eit par flosklar i tidlegare innlegg:
1) "Championship er verdens mest fysiske liga". Dette kan ha samstemt med realitetene for 20-30 år sidan, og det er fortsatt lag på nedre halvdel av tabellen som kompenserer for manglande tekniske ferdigheiter med å spele overdriven fysisk. Men ser vi på dei 4 suverent beste laga forrige sesong, då er det ingen av dei som speler noko som liknar på knokkelfotball. Eg tenkjer Aaronson passar fint inn i Farke sin spelestil og om Farke ser nytten i å inkludere han, så er det godt nok for meg.

2) "Aaronson manglar lojalitet." Kva eller kven er det han har hatt grunn til å vere lojal mot. Han kom inn i klubben i det som utvikla seg til å bli ein kaossesong. Vi hadde fire ulike managere, og det var heilt klart ikkje nokon harmoni i spelarstallen på slutten. I tillegg hadde vi eit eigarskifte som drog ut i tid og ingen avklaring av kven som skulle bli manager. Å skulle bere nag til han for at han valde å gå til ein klubb som skulle spele i Champions League i den situasjonen klarar eg ikkje heilt å forstå.

Eg ønskjer Brendan Aaronson velkommen tilbake til Leeds, og håpar å sjå han bidra til ein vellukka sesong.

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Enig i mye, men noe uenig i nr 1.

Championship går altså fra begynnelsen av August til potensielt slutten av Mai for en klubb som Leeds.
Vi spiller godt over 50 kamper ila en sesong. For restitusjonens del er det bare lommer med landskamper mellom slagene som ofte gjennom 10 måned går Lør - Tirs -Lør.
Enig i at de beste lagene har fått en mer moderne tilnærming de siste 5-6 årene, men ikke glem at et lag som WBA spilte semi i årets PO. For meg et lag som har alle ingrediensene til et typisk CC lag man har sett siste tiårene. Så må man også se alt i større helhet - hvis utviklingen har blitt noe mer posession minded i CC så kan du gange det med 2 i divisjonen opp og ut på kontinentet.
Generelt synes jeg også dommerne tillater ganske mye mer enn hva de feks gjør i PL og store ligaer. Der mindre fysiske spillere blir i større grad vernet i PL, så synes jeg det er helt opplysende at de må "play the game" i divisjinen vi holder til i.
Har heller ingen statistikk over dette og mulig jeg tar feil, men synes også majoriteten av lag som rykker opp fra divisjonen har en sentrallinje av klassisk karakteristikker der det fysiske er bedre representert enn teknisk og taktiske kvaliteter.
Får man til å spille ut Josh Sargent spissegenskaper for Norwich i CC, så skal man klare å gjøre Brenden Aaronsen og til en forse i et langt bedre Leeds lag.
Jeg har troa på Leeds og Farke og ser på dette som null problem så lenge balansen opprettholdes og feks Summerville blir solgt og ikke Rutter.
Joda, såledragningene var flotte, men kan ikke ha vært en spiller i CC som tok mer dueller og gav mer juling enn Rutter. Helt eksepsjonell for i det hele tatt kunne sette Leeds i den posisjonen vi etterhvert kom i.
Hvis man skal konkludere i ettertid så er jeg mer åpen for at vi mistet nøkkelen da vi mistet dynamikken Bamf/Rutter og deres "usynlige" off the ball innsats for kollektivet enn bom i overgangsvindu, feil ved bytte eller overtrening.
Mao. En slagkraftig enhet i CC må ha stor fysisk kapasitet.

[lojosang]

For å bringe tråden tilbake til trådtittlen, så er eg ganske trygg på at Aaronson vil vere ein solid forsterkning av stallen for neste sesong. Dei som seier noko anna hugsar nok ikkje lengre tilbake enn siste halvdel av nedrykkssesongen, då Aaronson, i likheit med dei fleste andre på laget leverte under pari. Så vidt eg hugsar var Aaronson eit relativt fast innslag i MoM-trådene før VM-pausen.

Og så vil eg gjerne ta eit oppgjer med eit par flosklar i tidlegare innlegg:
1) "Championship er verdens mest fysiske liga". Dette kan ha samstemt med realitetene for 20-30 år sidan, og det er fortsatt lag på nedre halvdel av tabellen som kompenserer for manglande tekniske ferdigheiter med å spele overdriven fysisk. Men ser vi på dei 4 suverent beste laga forrige sesong, då er det ingen av dei som speler noko som liknar på knokkelfotball. Eg tenkjer Aaronson passar fint inn i Farke sin spelestil og om Farke ser nytten i å inkludere han, så er det godt nok for meg.

2) "Aaronson manglar lojalitet." Kva eller kven er det han har hatt grunn til å vere lojal mot. Han kom inn i klubben i det som utvikla seg til å bli ein kaossesong. Vi hadde fire ulike managere, og det var heilt klart ikkje nokon harmoni i spelarstallen på slutten. I tillegg hadde vi eit eigarskifte som drog ut i tid og ingen avklaring av kven som skulle bli manager. Å skulle bere nag til han for at han valde å gå til ein klubb som skulle spele i Champions League i den situasjonen klarar eg ikkje heilt å forstå.

Eg ønskjer Brendan Aaronson velkommen tilbake til Leeds, og håpar å sjå han bidra til ein vellukka sesong.

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Nå ville jo en gjennomsnittlig tenåringsbandar fra De Dype Skoger som gikk i kroppen på Aaronson under Marsch vippa ham over ende. Håper han har bedret balanse og kroppsbeherskelse voldsomt i Bundesliga.

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[Asbjørn]

Eg tar sjansen og oppdaterer tittelen - tipper han kommer tilbake før avreise Tyskland...
Lett å glemme denne ...forsterkningen i forhold til forrige sesong.
Han begynte jo svært bra de første månedene i Leedsdrakta før det hele rent ut i sanden...

Leeds-Live oppdaterer oss fra tiden i Tyskland, og har intervjuet gamle trenere og lagkamerater om innstillingen hans.
...og det minnes om transformasjonen vi så i Rutter fra en sesong til en annen.

The Daniel Farke effect (kanskje...)...

'I've spoken to him' - Leeds United may have found shock £25m solution after 'top buy' claim
Leeds United will reintegrate Brenden Aaronson following his loan spell at Union Berlin and Leeds Live has discovered that this is a player who is not about to give up

Looking back, those opening weeks of that ill-fated campaign feel like a fever dream. Brenden Aaronson was pouncing on an error from Edouard Mendy to fire Leeds United in front against Chelsea on a glorious sun-kissed afternoon. Leeds fans were singing about their American Boy. Even Brentford boss Thomas Frank felt moved to remark: "Aaronson. What a player. What a player. That is a top buy for Leeds."

The jury is definitely still out on that one. Aaronson, in truth, will return to Leeds with much to prove following a difficult first season at Elland Road and a testing loan spell at Union Berlin, but it would be dangerous to write the U.S. international off yet. Just ask Tommy Wilson, a boyhood Leeds fan, who was Philadelphia Union's director of academy and professional development when Aaronson came through the ranks.

"Over the last couple of years, Brenden has been back to the peaks and troughs in his career," the Scot told Leeds Live. "But, for me, there's only going to be one outcome and that would be that he succeeds again.


"I know he loved it at Leeds. I spoke to him and his family and I'm sure that the journey he has been on since he left - going to the Bundesliga, not playing a lot and finally working his way back into the team - he will be in a fantastic position to help Leeds this season.

"I would actually have been more surprised if he had not gone back. He will want to show that if they didn't see Brenden Aaronson before, they definitely will now."


There is an emphasis on the word now. Aaronson, after all, did not stick around last summer, and still has a relegation release clause in his contract, but the former Red Bull Salzburg star wanted to return to Leeds this time around after holding productive talks with Daniel Farke.

Farke kept an eye on Aaronson in the Bundesliga, where the German was managing little more than a year ago, and the Leeds boss has tellingly sought to reintegrate the attacking midfielder into the fold.

Farke is usually a little wary when it comes to working with former loanees and has amusingly likened it to how leftovers heated up in the microwave never taste as good as when food is cooked fresh, but the 47-year-old has made an exception. You might justifiably ask why?

On paper, Aaronson did not exactly rip it up in Berlin. In fact, Aaronson had as many goal involvements (four) at Union as he did in his one and only season at Leeds.

However, Farke, who took charge of Leeds just a few days before Aaronson's loan went through, has seen something in the £25m signing. Not least the character that Jacob Sweetman got to witness first-hand as a member of Union's media team.

"As a club at Union, we want fighters and hard workers - and that was precisely what we got in him," he told Leeds Live. "He fought back from every setback.

"When he got dropped out of the starting XI, he never gave up. He never whined or complained. He just got his head down and worked under three different coaches. Every one of them came back to him. He hit some form towards the end of the season and played a vital role in keeping us up.

"What he has always shown throughout his career is an ability to learn from everything. He's defined by his hard work. He returned back to Salzburg the F***est guy there after Corona. Whereas other people had not been working so hard, he had been working five times as hard. That sort of defines him.


"He will be a better player than when he came to us. He certainly left us a better player."

Aaronson certainly looks a stronger player having worked on his upper body strength, which was a well-documented weakness during his time at Leeds, and the 23-year-old will have benefited from a season in a demanding league like the Bundesliga. Whatever about the physical challenges ahead, though, Aaronson is a confidence player who just looks in need of some stability following a turbulent couple of years playing for five permanent managers at relegation-threatened sides.

Leeds, clearly, still have faith - the club would take a massive financial hit if they were to let Aaronson leave permanently - and it is easy to forget the Whites' longstanding interest dated back to Marcelo Bielsa's time in charge. That was how effectively Aaronson pressed opponents and carried the ball at Red Bull Salzburg.

You only have to look at Georginio Rutter's transformation since then to realise what can happen when a similarly-aged player ends up in the right hands. Aaronson, like Rutter, certainly won't give up having set out to do 'big things' at Leeds. As former team-mate James Chambers told Leeds Live: "He doesn't take no as an option." Friend Anthony Fontana, who played with Aaronson at Philadelphia Union, knows that better than most.

"I have spoken to him about his time at Leeds and the criticism and what not, and he had nothing but positive things to say," he told Leeds Live. "It made me happy to see that he was taking a lot of positives from the experience.

"He only said positive things about the Leeds fans and a lot of it was him saying how he wants to make them proud and do the best for the club game in, game out. He's going to fight for the club and do his best and, like he said to me, I know he's going to do everything he can to help them push back up to the Prem."

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/ive-spoken-him-leeds-united-29532516?ds=

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YEP har latt Brenden selv forklare utlånet og returen:

Brenden Aaronson cannot control how his explanation goes down with an 'emotional' Leeds United fan base, but he can explain.
The attacker made his first appearance back in Leeds colours on Wednesday during a 4-1 friendly win over Hannover 96. His no-look defence-breaking pass put Ilia Gruev in to score the opener and the American busied himself in a wide left attacking role during the first half.

How he came to be back involved with the Whites, having been one of the first to exercise his escape clause following the 2023 relegation to the Championship, is a story worth exploring. When the YEP first reported that the American was on his way back and would be accepted into Daniel Farke's plans, it came somewhat out of the blue. The smarter money felt like another loan and though the YEP understands he did not have a reactivated clause to get him out of Leeds, he did have other options. His story is that towards the end of last season he decided he wanted to come back. But he feels the need to track further back to begin his explanation.

"After the [2022/23] season, and everything like that, I of course made my decision to go on loan," he told the YEP. "I think at that moment in time it was a decision that I made because I didn't know Daniel Farke was going to be the coach, [or who would be] the sporting director, just the club was not in the best shape. And I just think that for me, it was just going off that - I had a good opportunity to go play in the Champions League and I made that decision. Going through the season, I think around six or seven months, I remember just talking to my girlfriend and my agent about what the next season's gonna look like and stuff like that. And in my mind, I had already made up that I wanted to come back to Leeds and prove myself and come back and help the team get up to the Premier League if they didn't get up that season."

Aaronson, who was on loan in the Bundesliga with Union Berlin, began to tune back into what was going at Elland Road in his absence. What he saw was a promotion push and a team dominated games in the Championship under Farke.
 
"I started watching all the games prior, from the six month period on and yeah, it was amazing to see the way they played. I mean, that's another reason why [I came back], I think seeing the way that they played, the style of play, everything like that and also talking with Daniel after the season and having a really good conversation with him. Also just my desire to be at this club - it's a club that I think is one of the best in the world with a giant fan base and amazing fan base and a world following so I want to be back."

Aaronson first addressed his return in a Stateside interview during the Copa America in the summer but his decision to leave was not explored to any level of discomfort or awkwardness. He was not asked if he regretted it. So does he?

"I live my life not having any regrets," he said. "You know, I live my life, knowing that you do stuff for a reason, it wasn't a good way the season ended. And as a young player, you know, mentally it's tough. It's not easy because, of course, I came in and a lot of things out of the season, the first four or five months went really, really well and then the level drops off a little bit and I think that's normal as young player now that I look back at it, but I don't live with regrets. I think that yeah, in moments it was tough because you're in Germany, you watch the team do super well and you want to be a part of it, because I mean, I love the guys the group of guys here and yeah, it was tough in moments, but I think like I said, I don't live with any regrets."

His and Leeds' decision to reunite for the upcoming season and a second crack at promotion was met with a mixed response from the fanbase, to say the least. Aaronson openly accepts that not everyone is pleased to see him.

"Yeah, of course I think that, I mean with Leeds' fan base, it's a fan base that's huge, that has a big following that really looks after the players and definitely has feelings at times," he told the YEP. "But I think yeah, it's always a little nerve racking because I'm an emotional guy. I like to be well-liked at the end of the day, but I know that there's going to be some people that aren't happy and that kind of thing. But what I will say is I'm just coming back to help the team and I always give my all on the pitch and I think they'll be able to see that."

Assists, like the one against Hannover, and some goals would help. The latter certainly paved the road back into fan affections for Willy Gnonto following his transfer request and downing of tools last summer. Aaronson isn't quite willing to go as far as to say he has a Leeds story in need of re-writing but he obviously knows what he needs to do on the pitch and what Farke wants from him.

"The word rewrite, I think that it's a tough word I would say," he told the YEP. "But I think for me, I think going off when I first got here, I think having that level and bringing it here and then also getting my confidence when I was at Union and getting my confidence back in the last 10 to 15 games coming back in, just playing the way that I know I can play with everybody behind me, I'm just looking to get back and really make an impact and help the team go up in the Premiership which is where we belong.

"I had discussions with coach and I'm a player that's always in between the lines, I like to create and stuff like that. I think all across the front four is discussions we've had, maybe not so much at striker, but across the front three, just being in between the lines looking to create and take people on and yeah, move the ball up the pitch and then get goals and assists. And that's my game. That's what I want to continue to bring in. That's the discussions we had."

Watching Aaronson working and existing with colleagues old and new in the Leeds training camp in Germany, it looks for all intents and purposes like he has been welcomed back with open arms and fully integrated into Farke's squad. He looks just like any other player with a job to do and however satisfactory his explanation will be to fans, he can only now get on with it. He feels ready to do so.

"Yeah I'm in a really good place, I feel really sharp, I feel really confident, I feel like I fit the system really well with the guys," he said. "I know most of the guys, we're really close and we have good relationships. So I think it's really great to be back and see the guys and I think I've been smiling the whole time and just really excited to be back.

"I mean, from the first couple days that I've got here, I said that it's so professional, it's super high standards, and I really liked that, you know, because I think that it creates this team that - I mean yesterday, I'll give you an example. It was my first game of course, but I think in friendlies teams can go out, we've had tough sessions here, but we went and we were on the front foot from the beginning, you know and I think that that just shows the standards here, it's to win every game, win every friendly game and play at the highest level which I think we did yesterday. We need to continue to have this high standard throughout, going to meals, regen sessions like today, and I think that yeah, we're gonna have a great season.

"I've heard about [how gruelling the Championship is] and I had some friends that also played on the national team in the Championship like Antonee [Robinson] and Tim [Ream] and they always were complaining coming into camp how hard the season is. I know I'm ready for it, but I'm the type of player that, I'm not gonna knock on wood right now, but I'm not injured too often and always fit and I always try to work hard for the team and yeah, I'm ready to go for the season, for sure."

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk//sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-uniteds-brenden-aaronson-opens-up-on-2023-exit-decision-and-reception-from-emotional-fans-4716793

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Hadde håpt han skulle nevne noe om muskler. Om han ble slått over ende i PL, så blir det ikke bedre her med dommere med enda lavere list. Håper at det er på programmet. Har ikke sett gutten siden i fjor.

[stian]

Det er ikke sikkert man trenger så mye muskler i Aaronsons posisjon og spillestil, hvis man ellers er rask nok i hodet og/eller beina. Det er mange glimrende spillere som kompenserer for manglende fysikk gjennom å være raskere i valgene og forflytningen enn motspillere med sterkere fysikk.

Aaronson har ikke vært helt der for oss enda, men jeg synes i alle fall han viser tegn på at det bor en smart mellomromsspiller i ham. Han kan sette bra driv med ball når han finner litt plass, og har tidvis bra overblikk. Han gir oss i så fall nye alternativer i 10-errollen. Om han er noen kantspiller er jeg kanskje mer usikker på.

[Dennis]

Det er ikke sikkert man trenger så mye muskler i Aaronsons posisjon og spillestil, hvis man ellers er rask nok i hodet og/eller beina. Det er mange glimrende spillere som kompenserer for manglende fysikk gjennom å være raskere i valgene og forflytningen enn motspillere med sterkere fysikk.

Aaronson har ikke vært helt der for oss enda, men jeg synes i alle fall han viser tegn på at det bor en smart mellomromsspiller i ham. Han kan sette bra driv med ball når han finner litt plass, og har tidvis bra overblikk. Han gir oss i så fall nye alternativer i 10-errollen. Om han er noen kantspiller er jeg kanskje mer usikker på.

Du har poeng her. Fart og styrke er alltid en fordel i fotball, men overblikk, teknikk og ro trumfer dette. De beste spillerne er som regel mindre spillere som ikke er kjent for sine fysiske fordeler. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Modric, David Silva osv osv osv.

Så skal jeg selvsagt ikke sammenligne Brenden med disse på noen som helst måte. Så tror jeg at Farke-fotball passer Aaronson langt bedre enn Marsch sin, selv om det er litt ulogisk ettersom Marsch og Aaronson begge er fra RB-skolen.

Bare bra om Aaronson kan gjøre som Rutter og finne beina sine i kommende sesong. Da har vi en 'ny' spiller i posisjonen. Spillet mot Hannover så da bra ut, men vi får se utover i sesongen. Han var sjanseskapende i Champions League for Salzburg, så det bør være mulig i Championship selvsagt. Vi trenger kreativitet fra flere hold.

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Farke post match:
Farke on Brenden Aaronsen
"We spoke about his relentless effort. Of course, sometimes he could be more tidy, he's still a young lad, but his numbers are quite good. He scores goals and he assists.

"In the first-half, he had a number of chances. At half-time, we spoke individually, to tell him to concentrate and bring the body over the ball because sometimes he has a tendency to put the ball over the crossbar. But then he had a well-taken goal with a tidy first-touch and ice cold finish. That'll be good for his confidence."

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Nancy Frostron skriver om Aaronson i dag. Interessant sammenligning med Hamer. Så langt har han fem mål og fem assists, mot Aaronsons 2 assists og seks mål. Ganske jevnt mao, om Hamer hadde omsatt flere av våre sjanser til mål vet man jo ikke, men han hadde jo kostet da...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5937503/2024/12/23/leeds-brenden-aaronson-usmnt-analysis/

[peacock]

Nancy Frostron skriver om Aaronson i dag. Interessant sammenligning med Hamer. Så langt har han fem mål og fem assists, mot Aaronsons 6 assists og to mål. Ganske jevnt mao, om Hamer hadde omsatt flere av våre sjanser til mål vet man jo ikke, men han hadde jo kostet da...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5937503/2024/12/23/leeds-brenden-aaronson-usmnt-analysis/

Aaronson har vel 6 mål?
Piroe er på 7. Muligens våre to mest utskjelte er våre toppscorere!

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Nancy Frostron skriver om Aaronson i dag. Interessant sammenligning med Hamer. Så langt har han fem mål og fem assists, mot Aaronsons 6 assists og to mål. Ganske jevnt mao, om Hamer hadde omsatt flere av våre sjanser til mål vet man jo ikke, men han hadde jo kostet da...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5937503/2024/12/23/leeds-brenden-aaronson-usmnt-analysis/

Aaronson har vel 6 mål?
Piroe er på 7. Muligens våre to mest utskjelte er våre toppscorere!

Jepps, tallene seks og to var riktig, men målprotokollen skulle være seks. 🙂

Editert nå...

[Hallgeir *]

Bedre enn da han var her sist. Han har absolutt ingen lunger; det er jeg sikker på. Må bare innrømme at jeg hadde dårlig tro på at han passet i denne fysiske ligaen, men foruten elendig skuddteknikk, klarer han seg overraskende bra.

[Sydhagen]

Brenden er nok nummer to på lagoppstllingen etter Ampadu. Utrolig viktig spiller.

[leedslife]

Brenden er nok nummer to på lagoppstllingen etter Ampadu. Utrolig viktig spiller.

Her tror jeg du har helt rett.

[Svada]

Jeg har veldig sans for Aaronson. Men grunnen til at mange kanskje opplever han som svak til tider er at han tydeligvis blir fratatt ballen ekstremt ofte i forhold til andre spillere i samme posisjon i ligaen. I følge FOTMOB så er han blant de 3% svakeste i sin posisjon i ligaen når det gjelder å bli fratatt ballen. Heldigvis scorer han veldig høyt på andre parametere 

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Flere nyhetssteder har brakt utdrag fra dette intervjuet i slutten av november (krever innlogging), men her er teksten.

Flere detaljer her, om bestefaren og forloveden som begge overtalte ham til å prøve England igjen...

Brenden Aaronson interview: I knew returning to Leeds would be hard, but I'm stronger now
Exclusive: USA international has embraced life in Yorkshire and reclaimed the love of Leeds supporters

Mike McGrath  28 November 2024 3:55pm GMT
Fuelled by a new diet and desperately wanting to prove himself to the Leeds United fans who turned on him, Brenden Aaronson is a leading candidate for comeback of the season.
The USA midfielder was the poster boy for the players who exercised relegation clauses 18 months ago, leaving on loan for Union Berlin. His name was first on a handwritten sign by Leeds fans outside the Thorp Arch training ground in pre-season, listing the players who had jumped ship.

Aaronson's name was on a sign outside Thorpe Arch of Leeds players who jumped ship
"Leeds fans never forget" was the sign-off. But Aaronson has done just that on his unexpected return to Elland Road. He could have moved again in the summer but his grandfather, Jan Evans, was in his ear about staying and his fiancee would also move to England this time around.

There were boos in pre-season but Aaronson has returned from Germany tougher – mentally and physically – for the Championship table-toppers. He now gets stopped while visiting Bettys Tea Rooms, an institution in Harrogate where he lives, and is getting nothing but love.

"I knew coming back that there were going to be people who were upset, they were going to be mad, and I completely understand that because it wasn't the best way to go," he tells Telegraph Sport. "Them seeing that I had the bravery to come back and want to be part of this club, part of the vision, has sold it to them and helped me.
"It makes a big difference. Feeling the love from them really gives you confidence as a player. Coming in, I knew it might be a little tough but I knew if I came in and did what I did, I would get it back. When they are chanting my name or singing the song they have for me, it makes a big difference."
The chant from fans was initiated when he first arrived at Leeds in a deal worth around £25 million under former manager Jesse Marsch, who worked with him briefly at Red Bull Salzburg. To the tune of American Boy by Estelle, the altered lyrics state he was "signed from Red Bull Salzburg and he's here to stay".
But by the end of the season, Leeds had used a Hail Mary, to use an American term, by appointing Sam Allardycem, who only used Aaronson as a sub. The move to Union Berlin seemed to suit all sides. It was in the German capital where the small steps to his comeback in English football were made.
Brenden Aaronson shields the ball from Bayern's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Aaronson left Leeds for German side Union Berlin Credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
This season has seen a stronger Aaronson in the Championship, less easily pushed off the ball. It has come from changes made away from the pitch, making him more powerful rather than more bulky.

"It was also mentality, not just lifting [weights], which I worked on a ton last year," Aaronson says. "I was on a diet, I was lifting and doing all that. It made me a different player and I got stronger towards the end of last season and got back here and just continued doing it. I'm working in the gym every day and also the mentality of it – to fight for everything.
"With my game, I don't want to be a player who is super-strong, brawny almost. I want to keep my ability to keep defenders off-balance and shift side to side and when you gain too much weight that will hurt you. It is the best mixture of both. Getting strong enough so your balance and agility is still really good but then keeping on top of the other side of things.
"I always ate a lot but the snacking would make me off a bit, so I stopped it. I would eat a ton during meals, which really helped. I've always been healthy but it is focusing on when I'm having my meals to have 200g of vegetables, 200g of meat, 200g of carbohydrates – those things I monitored and it makes a big difference."
Brenden Aaronson celebrates with Leeds fans

Aaronson has returned to Leeds bigger and stronger Credit: Getty Images/Gary Oakley
Aaronson's diet has been helped by his fiancee, Milana, who is studying as a nutritionist at university. They are now living in Harrogate together, which is a change from two seasons ago when he arrived in the country. Along with her advice, he had others in the family wanting him to give Leeds another shot.
"I felt like a lot of things pointed to here," he explains. "There were options but my heart was here, to come back and prove myself. I wanted to show everyone that I can do it. I had my grandpa saying how much he enjoyed it when I was here, the culture and everything. He came over a few times with my family.
"My fiance said the same thing so the lines all connected, and also me – the hunger inside of me to come back and prove myself. We're an English couple and we are loving it in Harrogate. She loves it too, just living and being at work every day has been great."

The only bump on the road the second time around in England has been passing the driving theory test, after two failed attempts. "In America it's so easy, almost just like common sense. Here there are so many signs and little things to know, it's crazy. Third time's a charm, we'll get it done," he says. But the rest has been a smoother, different experience embracing English ways.
"I'll say 'mate' now and little phrases. I'll have English tea and think the everyday culture is different," he says. "Everyone is outside here, walking through the parks. You don't see that so much in America as it is so big. When the weather is nice you see everyone outside, which is pretty cool.

"Coming back, there was a different playing style. It was something that I had to get used to at first but it just clicked for me. I felt it was an easy fit the way he [manager Daniel Farke] saw the game and the way I saw the game. It was just a good fit and the way the team is playing fits the way I want to play."

The target for the season is simple – a return to the Premier League and then a season in the top flight heading into a World Cup in his homeland, where the nickname "Medford Messi" was born.
"I have embraced it but it's not something I like to take seriously," he says. "Of course, there is nobody going to be like Messi again, ever. It's a great compliment and it is pretty cool but I don't take it too seriously. It was something from when I was young with the [Philadelphia] Union and it's funny that it just stuck with me the whole time. I like it in that respect, it's my home town and I have my home town in my nickname."
Medford will always be where he is from, although Yorkshire is now an adopted home.

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Intervju med Sky med masse lovord om Farke og lagkamerater.

Dette er en kar som spiller fast og har utsikt til spilli PL innen få måneder.

Ikke så sikker på at han blir fast på laget der, men fair play to him, han har hatt en bedre sesong enn de fleste så for seg.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18hhLTiyFF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[TK20]

Vært god i år, men det han har levert i de to siste kampene mot tøff motstand indikerer at han ikke er god nok for oss i PL.

[Sydhagen]

I PL trengs det en bred og god stall. Brenden passer nok fint inn der.

[leedslife]

Spilte tilnærmet fast sist vi var i PL.
Langt større forutsetninger for å prestere på jevnt over høyere nivå neste sesong i PL.
Klubben er mer stabil. Garderoben bedre. Klubben har hatt en nødvendig reset og vil gå opp med energi og momentum som i 18.
VM på hjemmebane sommeren 26.
25/26 er Brendens år. Absolutt nada som tilsier at han ikke skal bli en viktig bidragsyter.

[Cherry]

Spilte tilnærmet fast sist vi var i PL.
Langt større forutsetninger for å prestere på jevnt over høyere nivå neste sesong i PL.
Klubben er mer stabil. Garderoben bedre. Klubben har hatt en nødvendig reset og vil gå opp med energi og momentum som i 18.
VM på hjemmebane sommeren 26.
25/26 er Brendens år. Absolutt nada som tilsier at han ikke skal bli en viktig bidragsyter.

Trump omgjør nok på dette, vil jo ikke arrangere noe sammen med de landene der - i såfall blir det "US Trump Games"

[lojosang]

For å bringe tråden tilbake til trådtittlen, så er eg ganske trygg på at Aaronson vil vere ein solid forsterkning av stallen for neste sesong. Dei som seier noko anna hugsar nok ikkje lengre tilbake enn siste halvdel av nedrykkssesongen, då Aaronson, i likheit med dei fleste andre på laget leverte under pari. Så vidt eg hugsar var Aaronson eit relativt fast innslag i MoM-trådene før VM-pausen.

Og så vil eg gjerne ta eit oppgjer med eit par flosklar i tidlegare innlegg:
1) "Championship er verdens mest fysiske liga". Dette kan ha samstemt med realitetene for 20-30 år sidan, og det er fortsatt lag på nedre halvdel av tabellen som kompenserer for manglande tekniske ferdigheiter med å spele overdriven fysisk. Men ser vi på dei 4 suverent beste laga forrige sesong, då er det ingen av dei som speler noko som liknar på knokkelfotball. Eg tenkjer Aaronson passar fint inn i Farke sin spelestil og om Farke ser nytten i å inkludere han, så er det godt nok for meg.

2) "Aaronson manglar lojalitet." Kva eller kven er det han har hatt grunn til å vere lojal mot. Han kom inn i klubben i det som utvikla seg til å bli ein kaossesong. Vi hadde fire ulike managere, og det var heilt klart ikkje nokon harmoni i spelarstallen på slutten. I tillegg hadde vi eit eigarskifte som drog ut i tid og ingen avklaring av kven som skulle bli manager. Å skulle bere nag til han for at han valde å gå til ein klubb som skulle spele i Champions League i den situasjonen klarar eg ikkje heilt å forstå.

Eg ønskjer Brendan Aaronson velkommen tilbake til Leeds, og håpar å sjå han bidra til ein vellukka sesong.

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Nå ville jo en gjennomsnittlig tenåringsbandar fra De Dype Skoger som gikk i kroppen på Aaronson under Marsch vippa ham over ende. Håper han har bedret balanse og kroppsbeherskelse voldsomt i Bundesliga.

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Hvem er denne "Lojosang?" Åpenbart en fotballfaglig lettvekter uten peiling.

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Hvem er denne "Lojosang?" Åpenbart en fotballfaglig lettvekter uten peiling.

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Da passer han jo godt inn her 😅
Anyways, folk som evner å endre standpunkt når ting blir obvious setter eg pris på.

Setter pris på gode gamle Lojo eg 🙂