Joel Piroe ‘selfish’ as Leeds United man slammed for what he did v West Brom
Leeds United attacker Joel Piroe has been torn into by Andy Hinchliffe for a “really selfish” incident in the Whites’ clash with West Brom.
Daniel Farke’s side headed into the break against the Baggies level at 0-0 at The Hawthorns on Saturday (17 August) with both sides struggling to fashion any concrete scoring chances.
On the rare occasions Leeds did break forward, their final ball was left wanting and Sky Sports pundit Hinchliffe was quick to slam Piroe in particular when he opted to shoot instead of picking out Wilfried Gnonto.
Speaking on Sky Sports Main Event on Saturday (17 August, 12:52) he said: “It’s really selfish, he’s got Gnonto in acres of space to his left.
“Good work from Dan James, no communication to John Swift, he’s caught on his heels and the counterattack is on.
“Gnonto has burst forward to Piroe’s left. He needs to get his head up to release the pass and let Gnonto run at Semi Ajayi. Don’t shoot from there.”
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The first half at The Hawthorns summed up exactly what most supporters already knew about Leeds United. The Whites need some more attacking recruits if they want to challenge for automatic promotion this season.
Piroe was deployed in the ‘Georginio Rutter role’ as the Frenchman closes in on a summer transfer to Brighton [Florian Plettenberg, 17 August] but demonstrated neither the creativity nor attacking flair that is required in that position.
In the opening minutes of the half alone, the Dutchman overhit multiple passes to leave his teammates chasing lost causes and when he did have the opportunity to pick out Gnonto, he miscued a long-range effort instead.
The former Swansea man simply isn’t a number 10 and that is becoming more and more obvious. The 49ers need to back Farke in the final weeks of the transfer window so that he isn’t relying on him to start there.
If they don’t, they could well be risking their promotion push.
In other Leeds United news, the Whites’ stance on a summer transfer for Jack Clarke has been shared amid links with an Elland Road return
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