Simon Grayson in awe of Dan James after what he did for Leeds United v Cardiff
Simon Grayson couldn’t believe what Dan James did for Leeds United in the first half against Cardiff City.
The Whites hosted Cardiff at Elland Road on Saturday (1 February) with Pascal Struijk travelling with the squad after missing the last four Championship outings.
Despite reservations Daniel Farke would get his team selection wrong in West Yorkshire, James stole the lime light as he played a part in both first half goals leaving Grayson in awe live on BBC Radio Leeds (1 February, 3:15pm).
He said: “What a perfect start for Leeds. Just when you think Dan James is going to hit it across goal he finds Manor Solomon who is not going to miss from there. Unselfish from James there.”
Dan James is running the show for Leeds United v Cardiff
The Whites are absolutely flying at the top of the Championship, thanks to James.
Of course, Farke enjoyed a 2-0 win against Cardiff away from home last time out and matched the feat within 13 minutes of action this time.
Aaronson opened the scoring after James laid the ball on a plate for his teammate before replicating his effort for Solomon to double the advantage.
The Welshman is head and shoulders above the rest at Elland Road and has now taken his goal contributions to 13 in 24 Championship outings thus far.
James has done superbly well responding to critics after Dean Ashton scapegoated him for failing to break the deadlock in the 0-0 draw against title rivals Burnley on Monday (27 January).
His performances from now until the end of the season will undoubtedly be under the microscope as the West Yorkshire outfit chase a long-awaited Premier League return.
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old is proving his worth to Leeds once again and has single-handedly put the hosts into cruise control heading into the second half.
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