After the international break, the Championship resumes this weekend, and Leeds United forward Daniel James should be chosen over Jaidon Anthony for the encounter against Norwich.
The game between Leeds and Norwich is crucial, as the former is fifth in the league while the latter is seventh. They are just separated by two points.
With this in mind, manager Daniel Farke must ensure that his starting lineup is flawless against his old team.
The game will also be played at Norwich, which will make it more difficult for Leeds, and Daniel James has clearly demonstrated for both Leeds and his country Wales that he deserves to start in the Championship.
Daniel James is deserving of a starting spot for Leeds this weekend.
This season in the Championship, James has started seven of nine games. The Welshman was dropped for one of Leeds‘ last two games and started the other.
This stresses that his spot in the starting lineup is no longer safe, and he was replaced by Jaidon Anthony in the game in which he was dropped.
The winger is on loan from Bournemouth for season and is now totally fit to start in the Championship for Farke.
Despite this, James’ recent form for both Wales and Leeds suggests that he should start the key game against Norwich.
James, who Farke described as ‘excellent’ earlier this season, has one goal and four assists in the Championship this season, demonstrating that he is a crucial creator for the club.
During the week, he came on for Wales in the final 30 minutes of a critical game against Croatia and contributed an assist. Then, just a few days before, James had two assists against Gibraltar.
He’s in great shape and needs to get started if he wants to keep this momentum going. Anthony, 23, hasn’t quite found his peak at Leeds yet, and starting him over James in this crucial match feels risky.
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