Report reveals veteran player who Leeds’ Premier League hopes rely on absolutely
The Leeds United bid for promotion this season doesn’t depend on any one person – not even Marcelo Bielsa – but there are those who are more vital than others.
There are a number of key players who will have to be at their best if the team is to rebound from their recent lapse and charge on to the promised land.
You have the likes of centre back Ben White, who has been a revelation, holding midfield maestro Kalvin Phillips and, like it or not, striker Patrick Bamford.
However, there is another man who is absolutely crucial to everything the Yorkshire giants do offensively.
A report from the Daily Express identified playmaker Pablo Hernandez as the main man for the Whites moving forward.
They claim that keeping the Spaniard fit and healthy could be the difference between a successful promotion push and collapsing like last season.
It’s easy to make a case that Hernandez could be the key. When you look at the statistics from this season, he’s performing at an astonishingly creative level.
The 34-year-old has scored four times and provided four assists in the Championship this campaign.
He’s also averaging 2.2 shots, 2.3 key passes and 1.1 successful dribbles per game, on his way to a phenomenal average WhoScored rating of 7.13.
That really is exceptional, and it indicates that when Hernandez plays, he plays well. His guile and ingenuity cannot be replicated by his peers in this Leeds squad.
Whether he can stay fit and sustain his terrific form from now until the end of the season could be the decider for Leeds.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the team’s promotion hopes could weigh almost entirely on the diminutive Spaniard’s shoulders.
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