Leeds United will keep plugging away during preseason, hoping that Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto can stay in the building for as long as possible.
However, neither the Dutchman nor the Italian played significant minutes in Leeds’ most recent match in Germany, as the Whites defeated Schalke 2-0 in another behind closed doors affair.
Aside from the incessant speculation around these two attacking talents, there will be plenty of positive lessons from this pre-season triumph, as Jayden Bogle shone once more on defence.
Jayden Bogle’s performance in preseason.
The former Sheffield United player has now recorded two assists in the pre-season camp in Germany, partnering with Mateo Joseph once more to help the young Spanish centre-forward score against Schalke and aid him in his efforts to knock down Daniel Farke’s door for more first-team opportunities when competitive football resumes.
Bogle did come to Elland Road with a reputation as an attack-oriented full-back, having previously recorded 16 assists in the Championship, and he has already began to demonstrate that for his new team, albeit only during pre-season run-outs.
The expansive nature of Bogle, who will constantly be looking to put a ball into the danger zone for the likes of Joseph to score, will undoubtedly help Leeds become an even more devastating team when venturing forward this season, having bagged an impressive 81 goals during the regular season last time out.
That goal tally might rise even further with the former Blades player present up and down the right wing, who will have been equally thrilled to keep a clean sheet against Leeds’ 2. Bundesliga opponents in Germany, as he will be tasked with shutting out some dangerous Championship attackers.
Graham Smyth, a Yorkshire Evening Post journalist, was particularly impressed by the 24-year-old’s recent performance, giving him an 8/10 rating in his post-match comments and noting that Bogle did “both sides of the game well.”
Leeds may have found a permanent solution to their problems at right-back, with Archie Gray’s temporary presence now a thing of the past.
How Bogle can convince Farke to forget about Gray.
Farke will be pleased to have an out-and-out right-back available to him next season, rather than having to fit Gray into the starting lineup in defense.
Even during what was a dismal collective season for Chris Wilder’s men, finishing last in the Premier League with only 16 points, Bogle maintained a positive attitude and even outperformed Gray’s numbers from last season in a variety of areas, even as Leeds eyed promotion to the division below.
Therefore, Bogle is also a wise signing, and one that can make Farke forget about their ex-wonderkid quickly, based on the reality that he can struggle away in a basement battle if Leeds do win promotion soon, while also delivering much more in attack than the new £30 million Spurs buy was capable of.
Leeds supporters will have to wait and see how their new 24-year-old acquisition performs in the second division’s grind this upcoming season, but all signs point to this being a great deal that will weaken Wilder’s team and make them want to win promotion at the expense of the Whites.
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