Admiration continues to grow for Georginio Rutter and Joel Piroe as they scored the goals that took Leeds United to the top of the Championship – but let’s spare a moment for fellow striker Joe Gelhardt.
Both Rutter and Piroe are in the top 10 best players in the league this season, according to WhoScored. The duo form a great partnership in the final third, scoring a total of six goals so far this season.
There is no doubt that the duo will start against Southampton on Saturday. Meanwhile, Patrick Bamford is expected to be available for selection come Saturday, recovering from injury and is back in training.
Mateo Joseph, too. The England U21 man was liked by Daniel Farke during pre-season, and he is more than capable of playing out wide – offering versatility. Gelhardt’s game time is already, incredibly limited.
While he has started both Carabao Cup games, Gelhardt only started two of our eight league games in August. Just six Championship minutes have come his way since August 18. Surely, a loan was needed.
Gelhardt had to ruin Leeds’ decision to repel many moves
TeamTalk reported late in the summer that Leeds had rejected multiple attempts to sign Gelhardt. Substitutes were unused in our last two matches. Micah Richards compares him to Lionel Messi.
Surely, it would have been beneficial for Joffy, to have been sent on loan – after spending the second half of last term with Sunderland. A Championship club, crucial game time. Sam Greenwood has done.
Instead, he is going to warm the bench for the next few months and with Bamford and Joseph back in the fold – Gelhardt may struggle to even do that. He needs a few injuries to go his way to get in the side.
