Georginio Rutter wows as ‘impudent’ footage emerges from Leeds United v Valencia
Graham Smyth was using every descriptive word in the book after watching Georginio Rutter’s performance as Leeds United beat Valencia 2-1 on Saturday (3 August).
The two sides met at Elland Road in Leeds’ final pre-season match of the summer, preparing for their opening clash of the Championship season against Portsmouth.
Mateo Joseph superbly opened the scoring before the Frenchman attempted an audacious chipped effort over the goalkeeper, handing the Whites a two-goal lead.
Taking to X on Saturday (3 August), Smyth wrote: “You won’t see a more impudent finish all season long. Joseph bumps the centre-back as he emerges, Rutter strips the ball and goes in two v one with Joseph, backs himself, jinks the last man and dinks the ball over the keeper and recovering defenders.”
The Yorkshire Evening Post journalist had already described the attacker as “purring” against the La Liga outfit, and his cameo only got better with the goal.
Georginio Rutter in fine form for Leeds United ahead of new Championship campaign
With Crysencio Summerville close to joining West Ham United on a deal worth between £20million and £25million, according to Florian Plettenberg, Daniel Farke will need multiple members of his squad to step up and deliver.
After Summerville, Rutter was arguably the second-best player at Elland Road last season just for his sheer number of assists, having notched 15 in the Championship.
However, fans were still left wanting more by the 22-year-old, having only scored six goals alongside his assists despite having a trigger-happy shooting boost.
While Joseph has proven he can lead the line and score important goals, Leeds will turn to the more experienced Rutter to take the pressure that was carried by Summerville last term.
Based on the footage from Elland Road, the Frenchman has already taken it upon himself to be Leeds’ talisman next season.
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