Daniel Farke will welcome leading Georginio Rutter statistic, but Leeds United man must improve in other key area
Leeds United are now flying high in the Championship, with only Leicester City and Ipswich Town above them in the table.
It has been a real team effort from Daniel Farke’s side, although there have been some superb individual displays over the months.
One player who is in red-hot form for the West Yorkshire club is striker Georginio Rutter, with the 21-year-old impressing in the final third.
As per the official Leeds Twitter account (30 October), the Whites ace has created 33 chances from open play in the Championship this season. That figure places him top of the list, with Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall his closest competitor on 29.
It is a superb feat from the young Frenchman, who has two goals and five assists to his name in all competitions this season.
The goal-creation statistics will be warmly welcomed by his manager, but Farke will undoubtedly want to see more goals from the striker.
He is constantly leading the line for the club, and really needs to start accompanying his assists by finding the back of the net himself.
Leeds fans don’t need reminding of the club record signing’s struggles in the Premier League last time out, but the situation could repeat itself if the Whites are promoted this season and Rutter is entrusted to lead the line. It is a massive step up from the Championship to the top flight, an issue that both Rutter and Farke are well aware of.
If the striker can start firing goals into the back of the net over the coming months, his confidence will be in a very good place to allow him to successfully compete in the Premier League.
In other Leeds United news, a journalist has shared a “best week of his career” verdict on one Whites ace after recent developments.