Ganske tøff sak av Farke å vrake Ayling og putte Gray på back. Ayling var svak sist med et elendig touch, så helt riktig at han ble benket. Gamlegutta sliter med spilletid, Bamford inkludert. Blir ikke enklere med Spence og Gnonto tilbake.
Vi har en manager med bein i nesa som har begynt utfasingen av gamlegutta, som er ganske naturlig nå som vi har gode, unge alternativer.
Det er ikke bare tøft, men også fornuftig og naturlig. Det finnes en tid for alt, til og med for Cooper og Ayling. Jeg setter stor pris på det de har betydd for klubben over snart ti år, flotte representanter er de, men laget betyr mer enn enkeltspillere.
Her er du inne på noe, Hallgeir. Utfasingen er i gang, og det er på tide vi gjør det.
Men, gamlegutta er fortsatt utrolig viktige! Farke får et spørsmål om Struijk i kapteinsrollen men svaret handler om at det er Cooper/Ayling som er sjefene,fortsatt utrolig viktige i garderoben (Dallas nevnes også, helt not slutten).
What kind of captain is Pascal Struijk and what leadership qualities have you found in him?Yes, today he had the armband, but our club captain is definitely Liam Cooper. It's always good to have him because he's a leader together with Luke Ayling, both with this experience leading the group. I'm pretty grateful that they were also there today as leaders with a group because we had an average age in the starting line-up, I don't know exactly how young it was, but must be one of the youngest in the last decades here for Leeds in a league game. We need this leadership and for that Liam and Luke are really, really crucial and although they perhaps both would have preferred to play each and every second, they were outstanding in the dressing room and just can praise their characters and their behaviour and how much they are there for this group. This is crucial, yes, when they're not in the starting line-up, of course, and someone has to wear the captain’s armband, it's also not that Pascal won this in the lottery. He's also done a lot for this group. He’s important for our group and I think he's on the way to grow more and more into this leader role and play a more significant part I think from year to year, that he will add to his CV.
We need also young players to grow into this role. In addition to Liam to Luke, Stuart Dallas is quite important for us.
TROSS ALT DETTE altså, utfasingen av 'gamlegutta' er i gang og den må gjøres.
