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Interessante betraktninger om Gnonto og Summerville/Rutter
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/every-word-from-daniel-farkes-press-conference-including-injury-updates-on-pascal-struijk-and-sam-byram-4514425?page=2#liveblogFarke on James v Gnotno[Gnonto] is playing with consistency and end product which is good, but it's also good to have James back because he's been fantastic. We have many games and for that it's good to have another option - and a really good option in Daniel.
Farke on James' finishingExperience is important but the most important topic is the work on the training pitch, during games and also to bring this hunger to score. Sometimes you have a natural goalscorer and out of a player who is not capable of scoring at all, you'd struggle to make a Golden Boot winner.
We got the feeling through James’ career that he could bring more consistency and for that we worked on a few bits, gave some hints and spoke about what he has to improve in other aspects of his game in order to be there with more confidence and clinicalness in front of goal.
All credit goes to Daniel because we can work and speak, it's him who has to go through the door. It's him who works on it and believes in it. That's what he's doing and for that he gets all the credit.
More on JamesHe’s an experienced member of the team with appearances for the national team. It’s quite natural that the older you get, your word in the dressing room is more important. He leads in the games, initiating the press or recovering the ball when sprinting back - this is also leadership and even more important than great speeches in the dressing room.
He’s known for his offensive qualities but is capable of sacrificing himself with a sprint back to win the ball. This has a big effect on the whole stadium so I think he’s not there every day with speeches but leads by example in training and games.
Farke on Rutter x Summerville partnershipGood players always play well together. Both are pretty creative and brave, doing sometimes some crazy and unexpected things on the pitch. Sometimes they have the same vision in a situation and the same technique, precision to find each other in difficult moments but certainly not in every moment.
If they could find each other in every moment then they’d be going for the Ballon D’Or so there is room for improvement. But they are really good players and have good understanding and interaction off the pitch. Overall we have a good relationship between players and this helps, especially for offensive players when they play together.
Sometimes I feel with Georgi that he likes it more when his teammates are in the spotlight and not himself. He can be a bit more selfish in order to add a few more goals but I like this mentality. We have the motto ‘side before self’ and this is what they are living, but still with a healthy selfishness.
More on Leeds' young starsYou need players who cheer everyone up and when you see them you just have to smile because they are the way they are. I have my own office so at my age, when you have Rutter or Summerville the whole day, you’d have a headache but I can hide in my office when it’s too much.
I hope the more experienced and calmer players tell them when it’s enough because they're joking every day. It's great to have these characters but you need this [seriousness] as well.
Farke on Gnonto's improvementWe spoke about this topic a lot in the beginning of the season. It was a difficult moment - also for the club - it’s also never easy when you have so much expectation and noise for a player who we must not forget was only 19-year-old at this moment. He has to handle many expectations and I think about when I was 19, there was not so much with social media and everywhere a mobile.
My life was much easier at this age and no one realised mistakes. It's so difficult in the spotlight but they are living a privileged life and have to grow up quickly. What Willy has done in recent months is developed his personality. Sometimes, tough times can help you to value the good times.
He’s still young but feels much more settled, more confident, he enjoys much more to be in this role and obviously being involved a lot and scoring goals helps. Everyone is singing his name again. I'm delighted for Willy.
Et par ganger trekker han frem 'soft skills' som en viktig egenskap - på norsk, blir dette myke verdier som den beste oversettelsen???
Soft skills
We speak a lot about soft skills that are necessary, you also have to lead by example, be a role model, send a message of confidence and belief. But also to stay cool when the going gets tough and show leadership in these moments because if you're jumping around as a manager its difficult for the players to believe you.
t's useful to have the experience in bringing it over the line, and also the players know you’ve done it before. But we speak about soft skills and mentality - you have to act like this.
